Insights

04 Mar 2026
All industries

Restoring together: a comprehensive approach to wetland and waterbody planning
Marie-Claire LeBlanc,

Environmental Professional
04 May 2020
Mining and Metals

Slurry pump design: what you need to know
- Roman Dorfman, P.Eng.
  
  Principal Engineer, Piping
30 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

Civil or structural engineering?
27 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

Hazardous locations: the game rules – Part 2
- Hugues Châteauneuf, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Consulting Expert, Ventilation, Hazardous Locations, Explosion Hazards
21 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

COVID-19: 3D virtual visits, as if you were there
- Mathieu Brochu
  
  Visual simulation specialist
16 Apr 2020
Mining and Metals

Passive water treatment in the mining sector

In 2021, new standards for maximum concentrations of harmful substances that may be released into the environment will take effect under the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations [1]. Many mining clients are opting for water treatment methods and technologies that can be easily adapted to these new standards. Given the current situation, clients prefer technologies that are both efficient and economically viable. This article explores passive water treatment technologies which have tangible benefits in terms of capital costs, but which also could involve risks that need to be considered.
Jean-Louis Bandu, P.Eng., M.Env., M.P.M., P.M.P.

Senior Engineer, Earth and Infrastructure
14 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

Operating industrial electrical networks remotely
07 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

The key elements to field testing power transformers
- Gregory Sines, P.Eng.
  
  Electrical Engineer
01 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

Operating remote assets
- Jean-François Beaulieu
  
  Director, Digital Consultant
05 Mar 2020
Other Industries

Hazardous locations: the game rules – Part 1
- Hugues Châteauneuf, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Consulting Expert, Ventilation, Hazardous Locations, Explosion Hazards
21 Feb 2020
Power and Renewables

Beyond IT. Think industrial cybersecurity.

According to an article published on the Canada News website, “Cybersecurity: Canadian businesses don’t feel the urge to act”, nearly half of Canadian companies have not seen fit to strengthen their IT security in 2019. However, this article refers only to information technology (IT) security, an area where practices are much more advanced than those of operational technology (OT), which is still in its infancy in terms of industrial security.
Marc Potvin, P.Eng.

Senior Engineer, ICS Cybersecurity
13 Feb 2020
Mining and Metals

Slurry flow simulation with 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
10 Feb 2020
Power and Renewables

The PRC-005-6 and TET-APE-N-0005 standards in Québec: Are you ready?
- Dominic Dubreuil, P.Eng.
  
  Electrical Engineer
06 Feb 2020
Power and Renewables

Getting started with an ICS cybersecurity program
- Pierre Janse Van Rensburg, GCIH
  
  Senior Consulting Expert, ICS Cybersecurity
05 Feb 2020
Power and Renewables

Authenticating 3D models by professional engineers: moving away from 2D drawings
27 Jan 2020
Energy and Chemical Processes

Improved methodology for liquid/liquid separation design

The purpose of this new design methodology is to improve on technology selection and equipment specification for bulk liquid/liquid phase separation at the “Primary Separation” stage of a process. It is critical for the primary separation unit to meet its target separation efficiency, since poor performance will impact negatively on any downstream treatment systems (i.e., secondary, tertiary separation stages) and possibly result in non-compliance with stream specifications. The two liquid phases are identified as “Light” (i.e., lower density liquid) and “Heavy” (i.e., higher density liquid) in Figure 1 since this procedure applies to any two immiscible liquids with different densities. In many cases the light phase is liquid hydrocarbon (i.e., oil) and the heavy phase is aqueous (i.e., water) and therefore this system is used as an example in the material below.
27 Jan 2020
Power and Renewables

Advanced data analysis: What is it and what is it used for?
- Arbi Bouchoucha, Ph.D.
  
  Advanced Data Analyst
18 Dec 2019
Mining and Metals

Tailings disposal: choosing the right technology
- Guylaine St-Jean, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Industrial and Hydro
11 Dec 2019
Power and Renewables

Are you PRC-005-6 compliant ready?
04 Dec 2019
Power and Renewables

Is SD-WAN for everyone? Almost!
- Daniel Leblanc
  
  Telecommunications and Networking Analyst
27 Nov 2019
Mining and Metals

How to properly prepare your data for a mineral resource estimate?

In most cases, when we receive a client database to perform 3D modelling or run an NI43-101 compliant resource estimate (or JORC), the data is incomplete or may contain errors. The following are examples of steps you can take before sending your database to modelling or resource geologists, either internally or to an independent firm to save time.
21 Nov 2019
Power and Renewables

Effective mitigation measures for environmental impacts
18 Nov 2019
Power and Renewables

Loads during construction: what to consider and what methods to use
13 Nov 2019
Power and Renewables

Industry 4.0 for power plant owners and operators
12 Nov 2019
Power and Renewables

Metal structures near high-voltage power lines: What are the risks?
- Éric Breault, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Electrical - Power Systems, Protection and Control
05 Nov 2019
Power and Renewables

Hydro generators: inspecting stator windings
François St-Germain, P.Eng.

Principal Engineer, Industrial and Hydro
28 Oct 2019
Power and Renewables

Should liquid rheostat drives be considered obsolete?
- Léo Roy, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Electrical
16 Oct 2019
Mining and Metals

Integrate strategic mine planning
- Amanda Fitch, P.Eng.
  
  Director, Mining and Metals
14 Oct 2019
Power and Renewables

Transformer failure investigation process
11 Oct 2019
Mining and Metals

Optimally manage your mine tailings
- Luciano Piciacchia, P.Eng., Ph.D.
  
  Senior Consulting Expert, Earth and Infrastructure
08 Oct 2019
Power and Renewables

Operational readiness and commissioning plans: setting up effective controls

In my last blog post entitled ”Operational Readiness and Commissioning Plans: the Key to a Successful Start”, we looked at how BBA gets started with creating an operational readiness and commissioning plan that includes the following seven steps.
Sylvain Boily, P.Eng., M.B.A., P.M.P.

Commissioning Manager, Operational Readiness and Commissioning