Publicaciones

08 ene 2026
Minería y metalurgia

Electric vehicles and power distribution: considerations for underground mine operators

Shifting to electric vehicles in underground mining offers significant benefits, but it also introduces new challenges. Power feeds often lack the capacity to handle the large power demand during charging; infrastructure upgrades require large capital investments; and even the overall service to site may not be sufficient. Without careful planning, mines risk load imbalances, brownouts, nuisance tripping of power distribution systems and possible reductions in production without significant capital investment. There’s no single fix to address all these obstacles. Instead, success depends on adaptive integration designs that evolve alongside the technology: solutions that demand ingenuity, innovative thinking and close collaboration across teams and vendors.
Jason James Gander

Senior Technologist
27 ene 2020
Biocombustibles, petróleo y gas

Improved methodology for liquid/liquid separation design
27 ene 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Advanced data analysis: What is it and what is it used for?
- Arbi Bouchoucha, Ph. D.
  
  Advanced Data Analyst
18 dic 2019
Minería y metalurgia

Tailings disposal: choosing the right technology
- Guylaine St-Jean, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Industrial and Hydro
11 dic 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Are you PRC-005-6 compliant ready?
04 dic 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Is SD-WAN for everyone? Almost!

The digital revolution is transforming how we work and communicate. It’s also changing how we connect and manage links between buildings using wide area networks (WANs) and software-defined WANs (SD-WANs). In an SD-WAN, the WAN is defined dynamically by a software layer that sits on top of the standard telecommunications links. But many wonder whether an SD-WAN solution is right for them and whether it will really reduce their connectivity costs. Let’s take a closer look at these questions.
Daniel Leblanc

Telecommunications and Networking Analyst
27 nov 2019
Minería y metalurgia

How to properly prepare your data for a mineral resource estimate?
21 nov 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Effective mitigation measures for environmental impacts
18 nov 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Loads during construction: what to consider and what methods to use
13 nov 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Industry 4.0 for power plant owners and operators
12 nov 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Metal structures near high-voltage power lines: What are the risks?

High-voltage transmission power lines (69 kV and up) are designed to meet numerous performance criteria that, when combined with construction restrictions in the right-of-way, help keep people safe. However, developers of major infrastructure assets, such as pipelines, railways and telecommunications systems, have come under increasing pressure in recent years to use available rights of way. For example, there’s interest in reducing environmental impacts by using available corridors, even though transmission lines already run through them.
Eric Breault, P.Eng.

Senior Engineer, Electrical - Power Systems, Protection and Control
05 nov 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Hydro generators: inspecting stator windings
- François St-Germain, P.Eng.
  
  Principal Engineer, Industrial and Hydro
28 oct 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Should liquid rheostat drives be considered obsolete?
- Léo Roy, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Electrical
16 oct 2019
Minería y metalurgia

Integrate strategic mine planning
- Amanda Fitch, P.Eng.
  
  Regional Director, Mining and Metals Market, Western Canada
14 oct 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Transformer failure investigation process
11 oct 2019
Minería y metalurgia

Optimally manage your mine tailings
Luciano Piciacchia, P.Eng., Ph.D.

Senior Consulting Expert, Earth and Infrastructure
08 oct 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Operational readiness and commissioning plans: setting up effective controls
- Sylvain Boily, P. Eng., MBA, P.M.P.
  
  Commissioning Manager, Operational Readiness and Commissioning
03 oct 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Demystify the integration of new technologies
- Marc-André Perron, P.Eng.
  
  Director, Management - Digital Power Systems
01 oct 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Hydro generators: introduction to stator windings
- François St-Germain, P.Eng.
  
  Principal Engineer, Industrial and Hydro
23 sept 2019
Otras Industrias

Save time and money when integrating your new systems
- Mario Côté, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Automation
16 sept 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Alarm rationalization: a guide for quick wins!

If you type “alarm management” in a search engine, you will get hundreds of results including articles, papers, presentations and guides. Those results may contain some useful information, but in many cases, they deal with the complete process of alarm rationalization. The problem is that not everyone will dedicate the time and resources needed to implement an exhaustive alarm rationalization process that includes a comprehensive audit and the development of an alarm management philosophy document. This blog presents an easy and concrete method for quickly reducing the number of alarms received.
Maxym Lachance, P.Eng.

Senior Engineer, Process Control and Operational Technology
04 sept 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Stationary batteries: Will yours work when you need them?
- Dominic Dubreuil, P.Eng.
  
  Electrical Engineer
04 sept 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

The challenges of integrating renewable energy sources into off-grid power systems
- Stéphan Landry, P.Eng.
  
  Principal Engineer, Electrical - Power Generation and Apparatus
15 ago 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Integrating a renewable energy source into mining: six key steps
- Jean-Philippe Castonguay, P.Eng.
  
  Director - Off-Grid Hybrid Power & Energy Storage
09 ago 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Supporting indigenous communities with environmental management plans
- Vincent Clément, P.Biol., RP.Bio., QAES
  
  Profesional Senior de Medio Ambiente
05 ago 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Do you need advanced control?

Advanced process control (APC) improves performance, stabilizes production, handles constraints, protects equipment and manages grade changes. At first glance, this solution might seem interesting to businesses. However, before adding an APC to an existing system, it would be wise to take a step back and assess the situation. For example, studies show that you can increase production by 1.5% by optimizing equipment use and basic control loops; however, advanced process control can increase production by 1.4%, for a total of around 3%. Of course, the first 1.5% is much easier to obtain and requires little investment. The simplest solutions are always the best: why make things more complicated if performance (production, quality, etc.) does not justify it? Profitability analyses should be conducted to validate project viability. Needs—not trends—should dictate choices! We have prepared a few questions that will help you start your planning, especially if you are thinking about implementing optimization solutions in the near future.
Michel Ruel, P.Eng.

Expert, Process Control
22 jul 2019
Minería y metalurgia

Slurry engineering: what to consider
- Roman Dorfman, P.Eng.
  
  Principal Engineer, Piping
05 jul 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Promoting environmental and social compliance of your projects
- Vincent Clément, P.Biol., RP.Bio., QAES
  
  Profesional Senior de Medio Ambiente
03 jul 2019
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Digital power systems
02 jul 2019
Minería y metalurgia

Structural expertise in ore loading pockets
27 jun 2019
Biocombustibles, petróleo y gas

Proven methods for reducing sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions

More stringent regulations have been adopted to help reduce SO2 emissions measured under various parameters. In Canada, four provinces are reducing SO2 emissions (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Québec and Ontario) to comply with specific regulations and the Canada-wide Acid Rain Strategy. The 2019 review of Regulation 419/05 in Ontario is a clear example of the new limit reduced to more than 2.5 times compared to previous levels. Strict standards are also in effect in Québec (chapter Q-2, r. 4.1 of the Clean Air Regulation) and have been updated continuously since 2016. Canada has also adopted Ambient Air Quality Standards. In the United States, the Clean Air Act has required sustained monitoring measures and mitigation plans for over 10 years.
Joe Nava, Ing.

Director global, combustibles y productos químicos avanzados