Organization: Manitoba Hydro

NSERC and Manitoba Hydro fund three research teams

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Manitoba Hydro and the Univ of Manitoba have announced $13 million in cash and in-kind for three research teams in the province. NSERC is providing $6.25 million augmented by $4.27 million from Manitoba Hydro and $2.5 million from the Univ of Manitoba. A project led by Dr.…

NSERC and Manitoba Hydro fund three research teams

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Manitoba Hydro and the Univ of Manitoba have announced $13 million in cash and in-kind for three research teams in the province. NSERC is providing $6.25 million augmented by $4.27 million from Manitoba Hydro and $2.5 million from the Univ of Manitoba. A project led by Dr.…

Project to use battery packs for renewable power storage

Toronto-based Electrovaya Inc has signed a contract with the Manitoba HVDC Research Centre to develop, construct and demonstrate a utility-sized battery system using end-of-life electric vehicle battery packs. The $7.6-million project ($4.3 million from Electrovaya and $3.3 million from the Manitoba government) is intended to show the viability of using the repurposed batteries to store…