INNOVATION May-June 2018

Project Highlights •

WIND FARM WITH INNOVATIVE FOUNDATION Boralex Inc. and its partner Aeolis Wind Power Corporation developed the 15-megawatt Moose Lake Wind Farm, located approximately 40 kilometres north of Tumbler Ridge, BC. The project consists of four 4.2 megawatt Enercon EP4 turbines with 126-metre diameter blades. For the project, WSP (Nicolas Simon, P.Eng.) was contracted by Enercon to engineer an innovative and low-cost foundation utilizing prefabricated concrete components. The project will be commissioned in late 2018 and will deliver renewable electricity to the BC Hydro grid. Boralex Inc., Aeolis Wind Power Corporation, Enercon, Borea Construction, Wildstone Construction, WSP Engineering, Struthers Tech, Hemmera, Englobe IMAGING FOR A NEW BRIDGE In June 2013, a significant rainfall event triggered debris floods on a number of watercourses in Kananaskis, AB, washing away the Big Elbow trail bridge and depositing over three metres of debris at that location. The Big Elbow trail is used for backcountry hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian (summer) and snowmobile (winter) campsite and trail access. With the assistance of an unmanned aerial vehicle “drone” survey of a two-kilometre river section, SweetTech recommended a new “canyon” location for the bridge and a trail reroute. This location offers excellent protection from future flood events and will provide users with a unique backcountry experience. The image of the canyon location was created using digital imagery draped onto a digital elevation model created with photogrammetry technology and data obtained from the drone survey. SweetTech Engineering Consultants: Eric Sweet, P.Eng., Austyn Schutta, P.Eng. 3-D digital image: Skymatics Ltd. VEHICULAR ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM The Vehicular Access Control System—part of the Deltaport Terminal, Road and Rail Improvement Project—is a sophisticated security and access control system overlaying an active transportation corridor. With significant Intelligent Transportation System components, it serves as a means to monitor, manage, and control all vehicular traffic entering and exiting the Roberts Bank causeway, which leads to the terminal. Project oners: Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Province of British Columbia, Global Container Terminals Canada. PBX Engineering Ltd.: Rob Grant, P.Eng., Ian Steele, P.Eng. Parsons: Palmer Wright, P.Eng j

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