Organization: University of New Brunswick

Could small modular reactors help to achieve Canada’s net-zero emissions goals?

Proponents say small modular nuclear reactors will be needed for Canada to meet its climate goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. But opponents argue that spending public money on the nuclear technology doesn’t make economic or environmental sense, and they’re calling on the federal government to immediately cease all such investment.

Survey: Canadian universities are increasingly cutting fossil fuels from their investment portfolios

A growing number of Canadian universities, including some of the country’s largest, are significantly reducing the industrial carbon in their investment portfolios, a R$ survey shows. Less than a handful of universities are divesting specifically from fossil fuel holdings, but many schools also are using a “responsible investing” approach which considers environmental, social and governance factors.

UNB gets $2.9M for surveillance applications in defence

The University of New Brunswick received $2.9 million for two defence projects to develop the next-generation sensors and systems for surveillance and detection capabilities for continental defence.

New website to tally salmon count in Miramichi River

Researchers at the University of New Brunswick recently launched a website to raise public awareness on the revival of Atlantic salmon stocks in the Miramichi River. The website, www.castsalmon.com, will be linked to underwater sonar cameras to determine the daily salmon count for better information management.  The project, called the Adaptive Resolution Imaging Sonar (ARIS),…

Siemens and NB Power growing smart grid innovation cluster

By Debbie Lawes This article is from the March 2017 issue of Canadian Innovation News. You can read the full issue here. Sometimes it takes a looming challenge to spur innovation. That’s what happened in New Brunswick about seven years ago when a strategic review revealed that the province’s century-old utility would be unable to generate enough electricity, or purchase…