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Régions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area

étiquettes: physical sciences, solar energy

Objectif(s): To calibrate existing local solar resource monitoring equipment as well as confirm data available through various national and international solar irradiance databases such as the Canadian Weather Energy and Engineering Dataset (CWEEDS).

Description du projet: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5156. The objective of this solar resource monitoring campaign is to calibrate existing local solar resource monitoring equipment as well as confirm data available through various national and international solar irradiance databases such as the Canadian Weather Energy and Engineering Dataset (CWEEDS). Providing this calibration will in turn inform future solar energy system installations in Inuvik. The research team will establish a solar resource assessment station on the grounds of the Western Arctic Research Centre. Power generation data will also be collected from the SolarWall and the Fronius Solar Electric systems already installed at the Western Arctic Research Centre. Once established, the data logger will be left running, collecting data without any human interaction. Due to the relatively simple terrain and small size of Inuvik, this single site will be able to act as a reference for future solar installations inside the municipal boundaries of Inuvik. The research team will correlate the data provided by the monitoring station with the performance of the following already existing systems: 1) 20kW solar electric system at the Western Arctic Research Centre. 2) 20kW solar electric system on the Government of the Northwest Territories Records buildings in Inuvik. 3) The solar wall installed on the 3rd floor of the Western Arctic Research Centre. 4) Solar irradiance data from CWEEDS and similar national inventories for the region. The results of this project will be made available on the nwtresearch.com website. These results will include any posters, promotional material, and results summaries as well as the complete feasibility study and field reports. Aurora Research Institute (ARI) staff will create and share a slideshow presentation containing the findings of this project as part of the Summer Speaker Series hosted at ARI. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from January 25, 2022 to December 31, 2022.