NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Baldwin, Blair E
Licensed Year(s): 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5602. Collect instantaneous flow rates at the Duport and James River crossing locations. Flow discharge monitoring will be collected at the two identified crossing locations following the manual quantitative stream discharge protocol as described in Section 4: Module 5 of the Ontario Stream Assessment Protocol (OSAP 20...

Principal Investigator: Collier, Joe
Licensed Year(s): 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5529. The objective is to identify these technical obstacles within specific neighborhoods that anticipate high rates of EV and smart heating unit adoption. We will model these neighborhoods in high detail and present our stakeholders with a suite of possible solutions to any encountered challenges. The Yukon portion of ...

Principal Investigator: Schwarz, David
Licensed Year(s): 2023 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5366. The objective of this project is to conduct a wind and solar resource assessment monitoring campaign in the community of Paulatuk, NT. Lidar has emerged as a powerful tool to remotely sense wind characteristics via measurement of the Doppler shift of light emitted by the lidar and scattered back from particles in ...

Principal Investigator: van der Sanden, Joost J.
Licensed Year(s): 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5480. This project aims to collect field data for use in the development of methods that will enable the application of images from Canada’s RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) to the mapping and monitoring of river and lake ice properties and processes. The research team expect the fieldwork to take place on approximat...

Principal Investigator: Schwarz, David
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5430. The objectives of this project are to conduct a wind and solar resource assessment monitoring campaign at the Northland Utilities site in Wekweètì. Lidar has emerged as a powerful tool to remotely sense wind characteristics via measurement of the Doppler shift of light emitted by the lidar and scattered back from p...

Principal Investigator: Schwarz, David
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5384. The objectives of this project are to conduct wind and solar resource assessment monitoring campaigns in the communities of Fort McPherson and Tsiigehtchic, Northwest Territories. Lidar has emerged as a powerful tool to remotely sense wind characteristics via measurement of the Doppler shift of light emitted by the...

Principal Investigator: Gall, Patrick N.
Licensed Year(s): 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5159. The objective of this wind monitoring proposal is to continue to measure the wind energy potential at CN Hill (approximately 130 km from Yellowknife) until the site is next serviced and the equipment removed. This is part of an alternative energy study for the Yellowknife area. Wind data will be collected using instru...

Principal Investigator: Gall, Patrick N.
Licensed Year(s): 2021 2020 2019 2018
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4927. Aurora Research Institute (ARI) will determine the economic, social, and environmental value from local production of pellets for biomass boilers. During this study ARI work with an industry partner to valuate and improve the quality of the product, and measure the efficiency and maintenance costs imposed by the cardb...

Principal Investigator: Dares, Matthew J
Licensed Year(s): 2020 2019 2018
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4692. The objective of this wind monitoring proposal is to develop further insight into the wind energy potential for the economic feasibility of building a wind farm in Norman Wells, a remote community that is dependent on gas-electric generation. A 60m meteorological tower will be installed in September 2018. This towe...

Principal Investigator: Doré, Guy
Licensed Year(s): 2020 2019
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4629. The main objective is to develop a practical method for the mechanical and thermal design of embankments built on permafrost based on the properties of the active layer and of the permafrost as well as the loading conditions. The development of decision-making tools to select the optimal course and the optimal embankm...