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AI-Driven Benchmarking Tool for Emission Reduction in Canadian Dairy Farms

December 2023 – March 2025

Central to our project is the development of the Sustainable Dairy Farming Navigator (SDFN). This tool, leveraging artificial intelligence, is tailored to address the complexities of dairy farming.

Sujets en rapport avec les technologies propres » Emerging Concepts and Technologies Research Program

Photocatalyts for sunlight driven simultaneous hydrogen generation and plastic degradation.

December 2023 – March 2025

Hydrogen is an important feedstock for various chemical processes and a promising green energy source for producing electricity and heat. However, its production via steam-methane reforming releases ~8.6 tons of carbon dioxide per ton of hydrogen manufactured.

Sujets en rapport avec les technologies propres » Emerging Concepts and Technologies Research Program

Developing a toolset to evaluate carbon sequestration in New Brunswick mudflats

December 2023 – March 2025

Mudflats are a globally common intertidal ecosystem, typically located seaward of salt marshes and beaches.

Sujets en rapport avec les technologies propres » Emerging Concepts and Technologies Research Program

Development of a regionally validated mid-infrared soil spectral library and predictive models to enable efficient, accurate and low-cost characterization of soil carbon content and sequestration potential in Nova Scotia agricultural and forest soils

September 2023 – March 2025

Drawing upon existing and new agriculture and forestry soil collections acquired from diverse project partners (NSFA, NRCan, NSDA, OMAFRA, IRDA), this project will characterize soil organic carbon (SOC) content and storage potential, as influenced by inherent soil properties (e.g., soil texture)

Sujets en rapport avec les technologies propres » Emerging Concepts and Technologies Research Program

Reducing Greenhouse Gases and Improving the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Nova Scotia’s Wild Blueberry Industry

September 2023 – March 2025

Bragg Lumber Company is a Nova Scotia based food production and forestry company.  The company focuses on wild blueberry and carrot production.  The company owns or leases 48,000 acres of commercial fields and provides custom farm operations for an additional 10,000 acres of wild bluebe

Sujets en rapport avec les technologies propres » Emerging Concepts and Technologies Research Program

Exploring pathways to net-zero: utilizing advanced energy system modelling to investigate the impact of long-duration energy storage on Nova Scotia's energy transition

September 2023 – March 2025

This research project seeks to determine the potential role of long-duration energy storage in achieving a decarbonized electricity system in Nova Scotia by 2050.

Faits marquants sur l’énergie marémotrice » plancher océanique, sédiments et domaine benthique

Testing of Temporal Monitoring Techniques for Benthic Habitat Impacts of Tidal Energy Developments

September 2011 – November 2014

This project tested and developed monitoring procedures for assessing the impact of the placement of in-stream tidal devices (e.g. turbines, cables and other seafloor hardware) on the seafloor environment.

Faits marquants sur l’énergie marémotrice » plancher océanique, sédiments et domaine benthique

Implications of Tidal Energy Extraction on Sedimentary Processes within Shallow Intertidal Environments

September 2011 – April 2014

This project assessed the implications of tidal energy extraction on sedimentary processes within shallow inter-tidal ecosystems.