Applied Research

Applied Energy Research

The Applied Energy Research team develops and tests sustainable energy alternatives and has extensive experience in solar energy technologies, monitoring devices, and microgrids.

The team, led by Dr. Wayne Groszko, tests better methods of collecting, managing, analyzing, and communicating findings from 'big-data' related to energy use. Thanks to the support of a $2.3-million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), AER developed the EnergyData Program. This five-year project with industry aims to integrate energy hardware, sensors, software, and data analytics to generate new energy products and services. 

Applied Ocean Research

Applied Ocean Research Group Lab – Among other projects, they are working in the Bay of Fundy (funded by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and in collaboration with the scallop fishing industry), which has potential relevance to tidal energy. We are turning the existing seafloor multibeam echosounder data collected by the Canadian Hydrographic Service into interpreted seafloor habitat maps for management purposes (at this stage, primarily fisheries management). However – the same maps could be useful for selection of sites for offshore energy infrastructure (down the line).

Engineered Technologies Research

Engineered Technologies Lab is currently working on a project funded through the Offshore Energy Research Association and addressing the feasibility of deploying ROVs in the Bay of Fundy. The expected outcome is the enhancement of marine operations capacity and efficiency through cost-reduction, operational safety, and the overall advancement of marine renewable energy industry in Canada.