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Published in Engineering Inc: Power Transmission Sector Exhibiting Strong, Durable Growth
Stantec’s Bill Shelley is featured in an article that focuses on the strong and growing transmission market
Published in Ontario Technologist Magazine: Wood Pole Design for Overhead Power Lines
Daniel Petahtegoose discusses how we can use continue to refine wood pole designs for overhead power lines.

How to not be caught in the dark after the next big storm
3 steps utilities can take to ensure their communities are prepared for the next natural disaster

Mehrdad Rostami published in IEEE Smart Grid white paper: Battery Storage System
This white paper provides solid insight into the role of energy storage, especially as it relates to the Smart Grid.

Microgrids: An energy solution for small towns with big aspirations
A solution for the “chicken and egg” conundrum of smaller municipalities that lack the grid capacity to attract more industry

How can utilities help solve the pollinator crisis?
Utilities should ask themselves three questions before committing to enhancing pollinator habitats: Why? What? Where?

A powerful lesson: Selecting a consultant based on price alone is a risky decision
Building on past client-consultant relationships optimizes project budget and schedule, and promotes innovation in the power industry

What utilities can do now to prepare for a major storm event—4 key initiatives
In hurricane-prone Florida, preparing power delivery systems for resiliency in advance of storms can reduce restoration time and costs
Electrical vehicle charging best practices
Helping clients select suitable electric vehicle charging stations in Canada and other cold climates.

Can Caribbean islands modernize their way to affordable, resilient energy grids?
Storms like Irma and Maria expose the cost and vulnerability of diesel-based energy; renewables and battery storage will change the game

BESS connection impact assessment, considerations, modeling and case study
Mehrdad Boloorchi, Mehrdad Rostami and Vince Green published a paper in IEEE about the considerations required to study and assess the connection impact BESS onto utility grids.
Smart grid technologies for the workplace and community
An overview of the impacts of a “Smart Grid” to our electrical grid, and to our communities and homes.

Mehrdad Rostami co-authors article in Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mehrdad Rostami published a paper "Inrush current limiting of transformer primary winding with grounded Y-Connection using diode-bridges" for IEEE's CJECE.

Interconnected smart grids
In IEEE's September 2017 special issue on transmission, Mehrdad Boloorchi's article "Interconnected Smart Grids" was featured.

Classification of external faults, incipient faults, inrush currents and internal faults in power transformers
Mehrdad Rostami co-authored an article in IEEE's Generation, Transmission & Distribution Journal.
Together, designing our sustainable future
Exploring the concept of a commercial microgrid where tenants are separately metered and yet wish to enjoy the financial and sociological benefits of being part of a microgrid.
PowerShift Atlantic - 4 year Canadian - NRCAN clean energy project
A joint energy demonstration project in the Maritimes.
Energy storage opportunities
Energy Storage: A granular roadmap from procurement to implementation

Ferroresonance after islanding of synchronous machine based distributed generation