INNOVATION-May-June-2020

CABLE FERRIES REPLACEMENT PROJECT Cable ferries have a long history providing vital lifelines for local inland communities of British Columbia. In 2019 alone, cable ferries carried about 1.2 million passengers and 750,000 vehicles. In February 2016, Waterbridge Steel Inc., a BC shipbuilder in Nakusp, was awarded the contract to design and build four new cable ferries to replace the existing aging fleet. Working in partnership with North Vancouver’s Capilano Maritime Design Ltd., Waterbridge successfully delivered one new vessel per year: Adams Lake II , Glade II , Harrop II , and Arrow Park III . The project was complex, involving remote-site builds at different waterfront locations. Owner: BC Ministry of Transportation. Owner’s Engineer: 3GA Marine Ltd. Participants: Maryse Langevin, P.Eng., Callum Campbell, P.Eng., Chris Mulder, P.Eng., Richard Wagner, P.Eng., John Shaw, P.Eng., David Mietla, P.Eng.

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LONG-RANGE HYDROGEN FUEL CELL POWERED AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE The Solus-LR Autonomous Underwater Vehicle was developed by Cellula Robotics for Defence Research and Development Canada’s All Domain Situational Awareness program. The program is intended to provide Canada with persistent, long-range surface and subsurface surveillance assets for the Arctic. Solus-LR boasts a 2,000-kilometre submerged range through the use of a hydrogen fuel cell, and is able to hold station in a low-power state using a suction anchor. The range capability of Solus-LR enables autonomous “port-to-port” surveys, eliminating the need for vessel-based launch and recovery. This project will culminate in a month-long demonstration in 2020, where the vehicle will perform laps around two subsea nodes to cover over 2,000 kilometres. Participants: Eric (James) Jackson, P. Eng., Don Clarke, P.Eng., Reuben Meikle, P.Eng., Sina Doroudgar, P.Eng., Charles van Aert, EIT, Elizabeth Hunter, EIT, Keira Lane, EIT, Peter Hampton, EIT, Tyler Wickett, EIT, Thomas Deaton, EIT, Drew Davison, EIT.

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