Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
College of New Caledonia
$25,000.00
Heating optimization to increase economic viability of mobile hydroponic units in northern British_x000d_ Columbia
EF 2020-21
Résumé
ACE/Victory Building Centre, a local business in Mackenzie, BC, has partnered with CNC to research the_x000d_economic viability of building mobile hydroponic units for residential use in their community. Ace/Victory_x000d_Building Centre is a business that is closely associated with the forestry industry in BC, which has recently_x000d_taken a downturn as several mills have been closed across the province in the last year._x000d_This collaboration between CNC and ACE/Victory Building Centre will focus on finding a model for mobile hydroponic units which that increases energy efficiency and thus reduces cost by utilizing the heat component generated by the LED lighting equipment to reduce the external heating component._x000d_The data collected in this study will be transferred from CNC to ACE/Victory Building Centre, allowing the company to optimize energy consumption and heating requirements for the proposed mobile hydroponic units, and to determine the economic viability of such a model based on projected production revenue.
Programme
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
British Columbia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
548970-2019
Name nom
Pasca, Sorin
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
22211
Institution établissement
College of New Caledonia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
100
Area of application group en
Agriculture and primary food production
Area of application group fr
Agriculture et produits alimentaires primaires
Area of application en
Agriculture and primary food production
Area of application fr
Agriculture et produits alimentaires primaires
Research subject code
1200
Research subject group en
Agricultural engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie rural
Research subject en
Agricultural engineering
Research subject fr
Génie rural
Installment
inst:1 - 1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Heating optimization to increase economic viability of mobile hydroponic units in northern British_x000d_ Columbia
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
ACE/Victory Building Centre, a local business in Mackenzie, BC, has partnered with CNC to research the_x000d_economic viability of building mobile hydroponic units for residential use in their community. Ace/Victory_x000d_Building Centre is a business that is closely associated with the forestry industry in BC, which has recently_x000d_taken a downturn as several mills have been closed across the province in the last year._x000d_This collaboration between CNC and ACE/Victory Building Centre will focus on finding a model for mobile hydroponic units which that increases energy efficiency and thus reduces cost by utilizing the heat component generated by the LED lighting equipment to reduce the external heating component._x000d_The data collected in this study will be transferred from CNC to ACE/Victory Building Centre, allowing the company to optimize energy consumption and heating requirements for the proposed mobile hydroponic units, and to determine the economic viability of such a model based on projected production revenue.
