Presently, wind farms in Canada have a capacity of 4,588MW while Newfoundland and Labrador have a capacity of 54MW. Canada’s wind resource is immense and well distributed in rural areas throughout the country and more wind farms are under construction. Utilities need information about wind farm output power few hours in advance so that they […]

The goal of the proposed research project is to use bias corrected climate model output to drive a hydrological model of the Churchill River Basin in Labrador. This represents a major milestone in an existing research collaboration between Memorial University and Nalcor Energy, the primary objective of which is to determine the effects of climate […]

With dramatic improvements in vessel performance and tactical systems of high speed crafts in recent years, naval, coast guard and law enforcement agencies increasingly task them to complete a growing range of operational objectives. The combination of faster vessels, more sophisticated systems and extended responsibilities has driven fleet operators to re-examine how their boat crews […]

The project is focusing on developing a silica breccia product having a superior reactivity that allows this product to be used widely as an alternative supplementary cementing material in cement mixtures. The new developed silica breccia product will be tested for effectiveness as a supplementary cementing material based on the Canadian Standard Association (CSA) test […]

Onshore and offshore pipe systems may be subject to loading events that result in mechanical responde exceeding the material strength. There are technical and economic incentives for developing non-conventional, higher strength materials for use in long distance, large diameter and high pressure transmission pipeline systems. There exists uncertainty on the key factors influencing the mechanical […]

The project is focusing on developing a silica breccias product having a superior reactivity that allows this product to be used widely as an alternative supplementary cementing material in cement mixtures. The new developed silica breccias product will be tested for effectiveness as a supplementary cementing material based on the Canadian Standard Association (CSA) test […]

Pile foundations have been widely used in many offshore structures and oil and gas development programs such as tension leg platform, jack up platform, spar platform, and mooring of floating production, storage and offloading units (FPSO) units. The FPSO units are usually moored to the seabed with various kinds of anchors, including offshore piles. These […]

The project will research software and models of plume migration for subsea oil and gas productions. Plume migration is important because when a leak takes place subsea, it needs to set off a sensor, and to do that for point sensors, the product must come near the sensor. Knowing how oil will move under water […]

This Mitacs Internship with Virtual Marine Technology in partnership with Chalmers University and Memorial University will focus on improving the safety of crew who work at marine and offshore environments. The intern will work with researchers at Chalmers University to identify safety and risks concerns relating to operations in marine vessels (Le. preliminary engine room […]

The proposed project will focus on the development of low-cost, self-consolidating concrete (SCC) mixtures containing a high volume of silica breccia. The workability, fresh properties and local unit cost of SCC containing 0-70% silica breccia (as a partial replacement for cement) will be investigated and compared with the control mixture and with other SCC mixtures […]

Failure of reinforced concrete plates is caused by the decrease in its stiffness as a result of cracking. This leads to corrosion of the steel reinforcement. Conventional concrete mixtures may not be sufficient to provide the tensile resistance required to minimize cracking. Using fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) can be considered a practical and economical solution […]

Subsea pipelines play a significant role in transportation of hydrocarbon. In deep water trenching is difficult and therefore pipelines are often laid on the seabed. However, these pipelines could be penetrated into the seabed a fraction of its diameter during installation. Pipelines might experience thermal expansion due to low ambient and high internal temperature during […]