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Yves Gagnon, P.Eng., D.Sc.
K.C. Irving Chair in
Sustainable Development, Université de Moncton
After
his undergraduate studies in New Brunswick and Québec as a mechanical
engineer, Dr. Gagnon obtained graduate degrees from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in the United States, and from the Université de
Toulouse, in France. Very active in
research, Dr. Gagnon is supported through various grants and research
contracts. His work, done in national
and international collaborations, has appeared in over 100 publications and reports; and
his contributions have been recognized by several prizes. Regularly solicited as an external
expert, he is actively
involved in committees, organizations and Board of Directors devoted to
technological advancement, the development of knowledge and public
policies, and economic and community development.
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Tim Weis, M.Sc., P. Eng.
Director of Renewable Energy and
Efficiency Policy, Pembina Institute
Tim Weis is
a professional engineer and the Director of Renewable Energy and Efficiency
Policy at the Pembina Institute. His research focus is on technical and
policy options to advance efficient and sustainable energy systems in
Canada. Tim has written numerous reports and manuals on renewable energy
and energy efficiency on issues at national, provincial and municipal
levels as well as issues specific to First Nations’ and northern contexts.
He has assisted more than 20 communities at various stages of development
of renewable energy projects. Tim is also currently completing his PhD at
the Université du Québec à Rimouski studying wind energy development in
remote Canadian communities. Tim has also worked as a renewable energy
consultant examining wind energy challenges in Northern communities. Tim
has a Masters of Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of
Alberta where he studied ice adhesion to wind turbine blades.
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Jason Aspin
Chief Executive Officer,
Aspin Kemp & Associates
As CEO, Jason Aspin is responsible for driving
corporate engineering strategy and business development. An innovator and
design engineer of extraordinary talent, Jason is committed to creating
alternative means of power generation. He dedicates a considerable amount
of his time to designing solutions which are both socially and environmentally
responsible.
A native of Prince
Edward Island, Jason is a second-class marine engineer having graduated
from the Canadian Coast Guard College. Co-founder of AKA, he has over
twenty years of progressive experience in systems engineering in the Marine,
Offshore Petroleum and Industrial environments. Jason has travelled the
world for AKA, providing project management and technical support/expertise
in the design, development, implementation, commissioning and ongoing
maintenance of automated process control systems.
Jason is also
recognized for the development and delivery of system-specific training. An
accomplished instructor, his courses have been lauded as extremely
informative, practical, and inspiring.
Prototype Hybrid Tug: Dolphin Class Tug Boat
AKA, in collaboration with their Hybrid Technology partner, XeroPoint
Energy, has been contracted by Foss Maritime to provide the propulsion and
control systems for the world’s first hybrid tug. The project, which
will be completed in 2008, will incorporate a combination of diesel
engines, electric motors, generators, electrical storage, modern power
conversion techniques and control technology to produce a system cable of
significantly reducing emissions and fuel costs. One of the key
technological advances of this project will be the power management system.
It will be capable of choosing the most efficient combination of power
inputs to match the required propulsion and auxiliary needs at a given
point in time.
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Cedric
MacLeod, M.Sc., PAg
President,
MacLeod Agronomics
Cedric MacLeod grew up in Carleton County, New Brunswick
working in the family concrete construction business. While working there he developed an early
love for agriculture - as many of the construction jobs were in the
agricultural field; potato storages, dairy, beef or hog barns, silage
bunkers, food processing facilities, etc.
MacLeod graduated in 1999 with an undergraduate degree
in agriculture from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, soil science
major, plant science minor. Worked
part-time as assistant swine herdsman at the College Farm Swine Unit. He graduated in 2004 with a Masters of
Science Degree from the University of Manitoba, after four years tenure at
the Department of Soil Science as a grad-student, lab technician and
undergrad lab instructor.
Mr. MacLeod then spent four years with the Canadian
Pork Council as the National Environmental Programs Coordinator and
recently opened the doors of MacLeod
Agronomics, an agri-environmental consulting company in April
2007. Services include basic agronomic
services for NB ag-producers, GHG management consulting for farms and
agri-business, renewable energy consulting and energy auditing.
MacLeod also manages 150-acres of pasture and forage
crops with wife Alanda, Mom, Dad and family, suing intensive rotational
grazing systems and extended grazing season concepts. The local farm model has been producing
grass-finished beef for direct market to local customers for three years.
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David MacKay –
Consultant
David MacKay is a graduate of the
University of PEI and holds a degree in political science and a bachelor of
education degree. He is also a certified engineering technician
and graduate of the Holland College Electro-Mechanical Technology program.
In 1997 he established the ENVIRO home energy conservation program, a
program that
provided energy conservation audits to Island homes, churches and various
other
institutional buildings.
In 2002 he was named part time executive director of the PEI Certified
Organic Producers
Co-operative, an organization dedicated to the expansion and development of
organic
agriculture within Prince Edward Island. During this time he also
established a
consultancy practice focussed on food, agriculture and energy efficiency
In 2008 he undertook an energy audit and study project in partnership with
Tony
Glencross, P Eng, for the Young Farmers Association of P.E.I., which
involved audits and
analysis of energy use on 15 farms. The “P.E.I. Farm Energy Conservation
Project” was
unique because it was the first time that farm energy efficiency issues
were examined in
a co-ordinated way across a variety of agriculture sectors, within P.E.I.
The analysis of
on farm energy use, both in terms of quantity and application, identified a
number of
opportunities for on farm energy efficiency.
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Gerald Giroux, Project Engineer
Wind Energy Institute of Canada
Gerald Giroux the Project Engineer for the Wind Energy
Institute of Canada has 15 years experience. Gerald is responsible for the
development, implementation and ongoing operation of testing and technology
development projects in support of WEICan’s mandate.
Gerald skills include control system design and
installation, computer programming and instrumentation. He has experience
with execution of construction projects, the preparation of project
proposal submissions, development of operational and testing procedures in
accordance with technical standards applicable to wind turbine testing and
certification – IEC 61400 series, CSA, etc – and measurement and
instrumentation standards.
Gerald also participates in wind technology development
and prototype testing, preparing technical papers, and presents technical
results at various industry forums.
One of his current projects is the Community Rink Wind Project.
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Matthew McCarville – Project
Coordinator
Matthew
McCarville is the project coordinator for the ECO-PEI Energy Project and a
graduate of the UPEI School of Business.
His research focus is on emerging clean technologies and alternative
models with potential applications for Prince Edward Island. His outreach work has focused primarily
on assisting with community-based energy projects rooted in maximizing
local benefits.
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