Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00387, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Cooke, Steven (Carleton University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Energy Ottawa is a fully-owned subsidiary of Hydro Ottawa, and is Ontario's largest municipally-owned_x000D_
provider of green power. Their largest facility is located at Chaudière falls, a site with local and National_x000D_
historic importance located adjacent to Parliament Hill. Their Chaudière Falls Expansion Project is currently_x000D_
underway, and the new facilities will begin operating in summer 2017. In addition to providing open public_x000D_
space and recognition of Canada's First nations and Ottawa's industrialist past, the goal of this project is to_x000D_
produce renewable energy in an environmentally responsible way. In particular, the project was designed to_x000D_
have minimal impacts on the aquatic environment, with an emphasis on the endangered (in Ontario) American_x000D_
Eel. The expansion project will include the installation of an eel ladder to offer an upstream migration route_x000D_
for juveniles, as well as safe downstream passage for adults. Downstream mortality is particularly problematic_x000D_
for the species, and cost-effective solutions are limited particularly on large rivers. Energy Ottawa is in the_x000D_
process of installing a technologically innovative solution that includes a screen to prevent fish from entering_x000D_
the turbines, coupled with bypass channels that provide safe passage around the turbines. This also required a_x000D_
re-design of the forebay channel to ensure that water velocities were low enough for fish to avoid impingement_x000D_
on the screen. Screens and bypass channels have been installed successfully on smaller rivers, but this is the_x000D_
first time that this technology has been used in Ontario and on such a large river. This technology has the_x000D_
potential to minimize or eliminate turbine mortality for American Eel during downstream migration while_x000D_
continuing to produce clean, renewable energy in a profitable manner. Dr. Cooke and his team would assist the_x000D_
industry partner in evaluating the biological response to the safe downstream passage technology using_x000D_
defensible research methods. Does it work? And if not, how could the infrastructure be refined to improve_x000D_
outcomes for American Eel? Such research is essential to maintain the social contract with the community and_x000D_
to ensure that Energy Ottawa has scientific knowledge to inform their interactions with provincial and federal, program purpose french : Energy Ottawa is a fully-owned subsidiary of Hydro Ottawa, and is Ontario's largest municipally-owned_x000D_
provider of green power. Their largest facility is located at Chaudière falls, a site with local and National_x000D_
historic importance located adjacent to Parliament Hill. Their Chaudière Falls Expansion Project is currently_x000D_
underway, and the new facilities will begin operating in summer 2017. In addition to providing open public_x000D_
space and recognition of Canada's First nations and Ottawa's industrialist past, the goal of this project is to_x000D_
produce renewable energy in an environmentally responsible way. In particular, the project was designed to_x000D_
have minimal impacts on the aquatic environment, with an emphasis on the endangered (in Ontario) American_x000D_
Eel. The expansion project will include the installation of an eel ladder to offer an upstream migration route_x000D_
for juveniles, as well as safe downstream passage for adults. Downstream mortality is particularly problematic_x000D_
for the species, and cost-effective solutions are limited particularly on large rivers. Energy Ottawa is in the_x000D_
process of installing a technologically innovative solution that includes a screen to prevent fish from entering_x000D_
the turbines, coupled with bypass channels that provide safe passage around the turbines. This also required a_x000D_
re-design of the forebay channel to ensure that water velocities were low enough for fish to avoid impingement_x000D_
on the screen. Screens and bypass channels have been installed successfully on smaller rivers, but this is the_x000D_
first time that this technology has been used in Ontario and on such a large river. This technology has the_x000D_
potential to minimize or eliminate turbine mortality for American Eel during downstream migration while_x000D_
continuing to produce clean, renewable energy in a profitable manner. Dr. Cooke and his team would assist the_x000D_
industry partner in evaluating the biological response to the safe downstream passage technology using_x000D_
defensible research methods. Does it work? And if not, how could the infrastructure be refined to improve_x000D_
outcomes for American Eel? Such research is essential to maintain the social contract with the community and_x000D_
to ensure that Energy Ottawa has scientific knowledge to inform their interactions with provincial and federal, agreement title english : Evaluating the biological response of American eels to safe downstream passage technologies at Chaudiere Falls, agreement title french : Evaluating the biological response of American eels to safe downstream passage technologies at Chaudiere Falls, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, 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