Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00660, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Ghoreishi-Madiseh, Seyed Ali (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Remote mining operations that have no access to the North American electrical grid and natural gas pipelines_x000D_
rely heavily on fossil based power generation. Not only does this reliance increase their operating costs and_x000D_
subject the mine-sites to fuel supply and price volatility, but it also results a substantial carbon footprint._x000D_
Renewable energy systems offer a unique solution, as they reduce reliance on fossil fuels, as well as_x000D_
significantly lower carbon emissions. The main barriers to greater renewable energy penetration at remote_x000D_
off-grid mining operations are higher upfront costs and uncertainty over long-term economic and technological_x000D_
viability._x000D_
Fireweed Zinc Ltd., a Canadian based mining and exploration company, is conducting a preliminary economic_x000D_
assessment on one of their properties in the Yukon territory, and is intent on exploring alternative energy_x000D_
solutions to supply power to their prospective mine-site. The site is in a remote location, without access to the_x000D_
province's electrical grid, therefore a unique opportunity is presented to explore the use of renewable energy_x000D_
technologies to partially, or fully, offset fossil based power generation. Experts at the University of British_x000D_
Columbia and Fireweed Zinc Ltd. believe that using a hybrid energy system should sufficiently supply power to_x000D_
the mine-site, and replace use of the far more polluting diesel generating-sets. Therefore, Fireweed Zinc Ltd._x000D_
has asked researchers at the University of British Columbia to help them with conducting the techno-economic_x000D_
analysis of this hybrid energy system. Fireweed Zinc Ltd. is interested in implementing the result of this_x000D_
research project in remote mining operations._x000D_
Experts at Fireweed Zinc Ltd. and researchers at the University of British Columbia will work collaboratively_x000D_
to improve this novel, yet immature technology with a comprehensive techno-economic feasibility study._x000D_
Energy profiles of operating remote mines will be studied in terms of their on-site energy generation_x000D_
methodology and associated costs, to better perceive and shape the nature of prospective solutions. By, program purpose french : Remote mining operations that have no access to the North American electrical grid and natural gas pipelines_x000D_
rely heavily on fossil based power generation. Not only does this reliance increase their operating costs and_x000D_
subject the mine-sites to fuel supply and price volatility, but it also results a substantial carbon footprint._x000D_
Renewable energy systems offer a unique solution, as they reduce reliance on fossil fuels, as well as_x000D_
significantly lower carbon emissions. The main barriers to greater renewable energy penetration at remote_x000D_
off-grid mining operations are higher upfront costs and uncertainty over long-term economic and technological_x000D_
viability._x000D_
Fireweed Zinc Ltd., a Canadian based mining and exploration company, is conducting a preliminary economic_x000D_
assessment on one of their properties in the Yukon territory, and is intent on exploring alternative energy_x000D_
solutions to supply power to their prospective mine-site. The site is in a remote location, without access to the_x000D_
province's electrical grid, therefore a unique opportunity is presented to explore the use of renewable energy_x000D_
technologies to partially, or fully, offset fossil based power generation. Experts at the University of British_x000D_
Columbia and Fireweed Zinc Ltd. believe that using a hybrid energy system should sufficiently supply power to_x000D_
the mine-site, and replace use of the far more polluting diesel generating-sets. Therefore, Fireweed Zinc Ltd._x000D_
has asked researchers at the University of British Columbia to help them with conducting the techno-economic_x000D_
analysis of this hybrid energy system. Fireweed Zinc Ltd. is interested in implementing the result of this_x000D_
research project in remote mining operations._x000D_
Experts at Fireweed Zinc Ltd. and researchers at the University of British Columbia will work collaboratively_x000D_
to improve this novel, yet immature technology with a comprehensive techno-economic feasibility study._x000D_
Energy profiles of operating remote mines will be studied in terms of their on-site energy generation_x000D_
methodology and associated costs, to better perceive and shape the nature of prospective solutions. By, agreement title english : Techno-economic analysis of application of alternative energy solutions in remote mining_x000D_
operations, agreement title french : Techno-economic analysis of application of alternative energy solutions in remote mining_x000D_
operations, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, 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