Researcher Spotlight

Energy researcher Wayne Groszko helps shape OERA’s energy system model

An impressive combination of experience in the energy sector and graduate-level education enables OERA Research Manager Sven Scholtysik a strong ability to chart Atlantic Canada’s course as the region makes the transition to a cleaner energy future.

As OERA’s Project Manager, Climate Change Mitigation, Tilda Hadley takes the lead in ensuring the Atlantic Hydrogen Alliance achieves its substantial energy transition-related goals on time and on budget.

Thanks to Victoria Watson’s thoughtful instruction and the robust training tools she’s created, learning to use OERA’s open-source Atlantic Canada Energy System (ACES) model is straightforward and manageable.

As Education & Outreach Coordinator for the ACES model project, Victoria’s work is focused on ensuring a wide range of prospective model users understand how to use the model to explore and better understand future energy system scenarios for the Atlantic region.

As the project manager for OERA’s open-source Atlantic Canada Energy System (ACES) model, Kathleen is a driving force behind the model’s creation and rollout. We asked her to share details of the experience and education she brings to the project, what her day-to-day work entails and why she believes the ACES model project is important to our region’s future.

Why did you want to become involved with the ACES model project?

Expert advisor Taco Niet brings experience and insight to the ACES Model project.

Prepping OERA’s Atlantic Canada energy system model for widespread use when it launches later this year is Emma Fudge’s focus as a tester with the project. 

A recent graduate of Dalhousie University’s Mechanical Engineering program, Emma became involved in the modelling project through a Renewable Energy Resources class she took with Dr. Lukas Swan during her final semester. In addition to her work testing the energy system model, Emma is currently working for Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax as a Junior Field Service Engineer. 

Acoustic Doppler Aquatic Animal Monitoring (ADAAM) project
A Discussion with Greg Trowse

The Acoustic Doppler Aquatic Animal Monitoring (ADAAM) project is advancing research led by Dr. Len Zedel of Memorial University with the support of Nova Scotia firm Luna Ocean. Greg Trowse of Luna Ocean took some time recently to respond to a few questions, sharing details of his collaboration with Dr. Zedel, talking about the importance of this work and what he hopes to achieve moving forward.

Using new environmental DNA (eDNA) technology, it’s possible to rapidly identify and determine quantities of different fish species in high-flow marine conditions.