Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00062, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Pasca, Sorin (College of New Caledonia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for colleges, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les collèges, program purpose english : The College of New Caledonia is collaborating with Brew Creek Lodge 2000 Ltd. and Bionera Resources Inc. to develop a hydraulic Ram pump system used for off-grid irrigation. Ram pumps apply the energy of the falling water to lift a fraction of the flow to an elevation surpassing several times the input water head. Ram pump technology is a low lifetime cost, environmentally friendly and zero energy solution to deliver water for farm livestock, crop irrigation, off grid property, water intensive commercial enterprises such as golf courses, vineyards, hotels, water treatment plants, and humanitarian projects._x000D_
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This research will provide solutions to several technical challenges: (i) a high delivery head through developing a two-stage pump (in series) system at Brew Creek, (ii) a large delivery flow through installation of two pumps in parallel at Bionera, and (iii) filtering the water through a side stream bifurcated pipe filter. The study will benefit the two companies with significant savings from eliminating the use of conventional energy-based irrigation equipment. The savings are the result of lower pumping costs but also, of reduced capital and maintenance costs. The research outcomes will be shared broadly. Participating CNC students will acquire skillsets in the fields of clean energy, irrigation and hydraulic pumps._x000D_
_x000D_, program purpose french : The College of New Caledonia is collaborating with Brew Creek Lodge 2000 Ltd. and Bionera Resources Inc. to develop a hydraulic Ram pump system used for off-grid irrigation. Ram pumps apply the energy of the falling water to lift a fraction of the flow to an elevation surpassing several times the input water head. Ram pump technology is a low lifetime cost, environmentally friendly and zero energy solution to deliver water for farm livestock, crop irrigation, off grid property, water intensive commercial enterprises such as golf courses, vineyards, hotels, water treatment plants, and humanitarian projects._x000D_
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This research will provide solutions to several technical challenges: (i) a high delivery head through developing a two-stage pump (in series) system at Brew Creek, (ii) a large delivery flow through installation of two pumps in parallel at Bionera, and (iii) filtering the water through a side stream bifurcated pipe filter. The study will benefit the two companies with significant savings from eliminating the use of conventional energy-based irrigation equipment. The savings are the result of lower pumping costs but also, of reduced capital and maintenance costs. The research outcomes will be shared broadly. Participating CNC students will acquire skillsets in the fields of clean energy, irrigation and hydraulic pumps._x000D_
_x000D_, agreement title english : Developing a multi-stage hydraulic Ram pump system for off-grid irrigation, agreement title french : Developing a multi-stage hydraulic Ram pump system for off-grid irrigation, agreement number : CARD1, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-10-18, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada