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Jurisdictional scan of suitable area definition for offshore wind development
Jurisdictional scan of suitable area definition for offshore wind development
Offshore wind technology scan: Atlantic Canada
Offshore wind technology scan: Atlantic Canada
Effect of Cold Climate on Wind Energy Production in Canada (2010 - 2016)
Effect of Cold Climate on Wind Energy Production in Canada (2010 - 2016) (PDF - 1,245 KB)

Groundbreaking Solar-Drake Landing Solar Community: Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
Authors: Bruce Sibbit, P.Eng, CanmetENERGY Doug McClenahan, P.Eng, CanmetENERGY Reda Djebbar, Ph.D., P....
The Performance of a High Solar Fraction Seasonal Storage District Heating System – Five Years of Operation
Authors: Bruce Sibbit, P.Eng, CanmetENERGY Doug McClenahan, P.Eng, CanmetENERGY Reda Djebbar, Ph.D., P....
Survey of Active Solar Thermal Collectors, Industry and Markets in Canada (2009)
Download Full Document (PDF document, 995,5 Ko) CanmetENERGY CETC Number CanmetENERGY_2010-08-31 / 2010-08-31 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report is a summary of a survey of the Canadian solar thermal...
Solar Water Heating Systems - A Buyer's Guide
Abstract Download Full Document (PDF document, 1 304,3 Ko) Prepared for Natural Resources Canada with the assistance of Michael Noble, EnerWorks, London, Ontario CETC Number ISBN:0-662-28486-0 /...

Photovoltaic Technology Status and Prospects: Canadian Annual Report 2017
Download Full Document (PDF, 289 KB) Authors: Yves Poissant and Christopher Baldus-Jeursen, Natural Resources Canada, and Patrick Bateman, Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) CETC...
Photovoltaic Technology Status and Prospects: Canadian Annual Report 2015
Download Full Document (PDF, 294 KB) Authors: Yves Poissant and Lisa Dignard-Bailey, Natural Resources Canada, and Patrick Bateman, Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) CETC number...
Photovoltaic Technology Status and Prospects: Canadian Annual Report 2014
Download Full Document (PDF, 553 KB) Authors: Yves Poissant and Lisa Dignard-Bailey, Natural Resources Canada, and Patrick Bateman, Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) CETC number: 2015-...
Photovoltaic Technology Status and Prospects: Canadian Annual Report 2013
Download Full Document (PDF, 267 KB) or access HTML version Authors: Dr. Yves Poissant and Dr. Lisa Dignard-Bailey, Natural Resources Canada, and Paul Luukkonen, Canadian Solar Industries...
Photovoltaic Testing Facility at Natural Resources Canada’s CanmetENERGY Laboratory in Varennes (QC)
Download Full Document (PDF, 586 KB) Author: Véronique Delisle, Natural Resources Canada CETC number: 2014-107 Publication date: 2014-06-26 Abstract: Natural Resources Canada’s...

Small Hydro Power
Download Full Document (PDF document, 126,9 Ko) CanmetENERGY, Ottawa CETC Number 2008-47 / 2006-08-08 Abstract Canada has tremendous potential for small hydro development with more than 5500...
An Introduction to Micro-Hydro Power Systems
Download Full Document (PDF document, 247,0 Ko) Renewable and Electrical Energy Division Natural Resources Canada CETC Number ISBN066239914 / 2005-01-01 Introduction Hydropower technology has been...
Emerging Hydropower Technologies R&D in Canada - A Strategy for 2007-2011
Download Full Document (PDF document, 2 023,6 Ko) Natural Resources Canada Hydraulic Energy Group CETC Number 2009_Hydro_01 / 2009-10-01 Executive Summary Hydropower is clean and renewable, and...
Micro-Hydro Systems - A Buyer's Guide
Download Full Document (PDF document) About this Guide Micro-hydropower systems are receiving increasing interest from homeowners and others who have property that is not served by the...

River hydrokinetic turbine modeling
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has identified a need for effective numerical modelling tools and turbine-array layout guidelines to support the industry to develop river hydrokinetic (RHK)...
Study on the interaction of two cross-flow hydrokinetic turbines in a stream-wise tandem configuration
Laval University in collaboration with Mavi Innovations Inc., Lambda2 Engineering Simulations and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), has developed a computationally inexpensive simplified turbine...
Validation of a simplified numerical model using laboratory testing results of river hydrokinetic turbine arrays
An updated EPTM model was developed using full-rotor simulations, intended to reflect the low Reynolds number conditions observed in the laboratory testing facility. This was due to the small...
Development of an effective performance turbine model for a river hydrokinetic cross-flow turbine with supporting struts
The effective performance turbine model (EPTM), developed by Laval University, Mavi Innovations Inc., Lambda2 Engineering Simulations and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), enables the simulation of...
Assessment of Canada’s Hydrokinetic Power Potential
Download Full Document (PDF document, 2 207,9 Ko)Canadian Hydraulics Centre National Research Council of Canada CETC Number Canmet_March_2010 / 2010-09-16Phase I Report Methodology and Data...

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