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On-line Interactive GIS Map Platform: An Enabling Initiative for the Emerging Tidal Energy Industry

April 2015 – April 2016

A proof-of-concept Geographic Information System (GIS) platform was developed aiming at building a decision-making tool that integrates complex spatial information of importance to the tidal energy industry while also being scalable, flexible and accessible. The platform was built on open source

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Joint Partnership Identifies Fundy Lessons Learned

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Dr. Lukas Swan

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Dalhousie University

Lukas Swan was first introduced to renewable energy and battery electric vehicles while growing up in California. “I became fascinated with energy use, saw a unique role for my skills, and applied them to batteries for grid storage,” he says.

Dr. Nathaniel Pearre discussing modeling projects with the RESL team.

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Optimized Combinations of Tidal, Wind and Solar Electricity Generation with Energy Storage to Meet Nova Scotia’s Electrical Demand

Wind, solar and tidal-generated electricity have different — but potentially complimentary — cyclic times, which creates some interesting possibilities. This project looks at how best to meet Nova Scotia’s electricity load requirements through a combination of energy storage, intermittent renewable energy output, thermal and hydro generation.

Jordan Kamga (on the left) a Mechanical Engineering coop student from Dalhousie University and NSCC Research Assistant Shaza Abumousa

Image courtesy of Dr. Etienne Mfoumou.

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Jordan Kamga

Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Dalhousie University. Research Associate in Dr. Etienne Mfoumou’s Applied Research Engineered Technologies Lab at the Nova Scotia Community College.

Growing up, Cameroon native Jordan Kamga longed to know more about the inner workings of the stuff he encountered in his daily life. It’s a desire that helped set him on the path he’s on today.

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Turbulence in High-Flow Tidal Channels

‘Omics project takes de-risking NS’s offshore to next phase

Joint Partnership Identifies Fundy Lessons Learned

Dr. Lukas Swan

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Dalhousie University

Optimized Combinations of Tidal, Wind and Solar Electricity Generation with Energy Storage to Meet Nova Scotia’s Electrical Demand

Jordan Kamga

Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Dalhousie University. Research Associate in Dr. Etienne Mfoumou’s Applied Research Engineered Technologies Lab at the Nova Scotia Community College.