Carbon dioxide pipelines are an important part of the Canadian federal government’s carbon capture plans. These pipelines prevent greenhouse gas emissions from reaching the atmosphere by transporting them to an underground storage. Several carbon capture projects are being planned out or are already in operation. As carbon dioxide pipelines expand in order to reduce emissions, experts warn of the health risks that come with carbon dioxide management.
In Canada, there are currently no official regulations for carbon dioxide pipelines at the federal or provincial levels. The “Canada Energy Regulator” regulates pipelines that cross provincial or international borders using a standard called CSA Z662. The pipelines are also similarly regulated in Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. Unfortunately, trust in Alberta’s provincial regulator has fallen this year due to news that the Alberta Energy Regulator and Imperial Oil knew of a tailings leak at the company’s Kearl site and failed to communicate the risk to the country.
Jason MacLean, a professor at the University of Saskatchewan, mentions that aside from the health risks associated with the pipelines, it is apparent from climate science that fossil fuels must be phased out to prevent global warming from reaching a 1.5 degrees Celsius increase. Canada needs official regulations for carbon dioxide pipelines.
The Anorra Turbines and Towers can help rural homeowners, cottage owners, and tiny homeowners make the transition from fossil fuels to clean renewable energy and reduce carbon-based emissions.
]]>This June, Canada’s Energy Regulator declared a list of net zero scenarios that Canada could reach by 2035. Canada is already doing significantly better than competing countries. The grid is currently 84 percent non-emitting, while America’s grid is 40 percent non-emitting. Certain industries such as the Canadian steel industry are also in support of measures to increase clean energy production.
According to the federal government, consumers are expected to benefit from a transition to clean energy as well. One of these benefits includes reduced energy costs, which is due to efficient technologies such as electric vehicles and heat pumps while reducing the volatility in fossil fuel prices. However, Canada is going to require more electricity as consumers plug their cars, homes, and factories into the grid. Ontario recently offered up six new contracts for natural gas-fired power in order to deal with its increasing energy needs.
Creating a clean electricity infrastructure will help achieve a sustainable future for Canada. Not only are there environmental benefits, but consumers may gain financially as well. Our Anorra Turbines and Towers are the perfect solutions for rural homeowners, cottage owners, or tiny homeowners to reduce their dependency on the grid while also reducing their carbon footprints and energy costs.
]]>The event was a success considering that students learnt about wind energy and successfully install a microgeneration wind turbine on top of a guyed wire tilt tower system. Finally, the college will benefit from the electricity generated by the installed Anorra microgeneration wind turbine.
We at Borrum Energy Solutions are very proud of this project as it supports the economic and social development objectives that are a part of our mission!
Special thanks to Iron & Earth for sponsoring this project!
Make sure to check out some photos from this training event.!
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To find out more about its features and specifications, take a look at our Anorra 1.4 infographic.
]]>This service takes the guess work out of identifying the ideal location to place the tower base and anchors while ensuring all safety standards are met, saving you time and peace of mind. Take advantage of this free service by sending an email at Inquiries_BorrumEnergySolutions@outlook.com with your address (longitude and latitude), preferred tower location perimeters (example images below), your name and we’ll get back to you with the optimal tower base location and orientation.
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]]>If you do not know your wind profile, provide your targeted location Longitude and Latitude to inquiries@borrumenergysolutions.ca, and BES will provide the targeted location wind profile.
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]]>Gusts between 90 and 120 kilometers per hour were predicted.
The Anorra turbine has been engineered to operate in extreme weather conditions. The turbine and blades have been tested to deal with wind speeds up to 189km/hr. Also, they have been tested to -50 degrees.
At BES we are not concerned about wind gust’s impact on the Anorra. In fact we welcome them!!!
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Our questions can be generalized into 3 categories; electricity cost concerns, knowledge about microgeneration, and concerns regarding clean energy. Our research shows over 75% of cottage owners are either concerned or extremely concerned with electricity costs. From this survey, about 50% are knowledgable in basic wind energy but more than 60% answers showed less than basic knowledge of microgeneration wind energy.
Once analyzing these numbers, we were able to conclude that electricity is a growing concern for cottage owners and yet they are not aware of the simple solution offered by Borrum Energy Solutions. The Anorra is designed and manufactured to tackle the top 3 concerns for cottage owners: reducing electricity costs, producing clean energy, and avoiding blackouts.
If you’re a cottage owner, look no further! Contact inquiries@borrumenergysolutions for more information and in the meantime check out these resources to help better understand the concept of microgeneration wind turbines.
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On the channel you will find educational content about microgeneration, wind power, and distributed energy resources.
]]>Check out this live recording of BES’s presentation from Arctic C-ICE Expo.
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As a leader in innovation and design, we felt that it is necessary and important for that to be reflected on our online platform. BES wants to ensure that the website is easy to navigate and user friendly. Our goal is to provide both returning and new users with a clear understanding of our company and more importantly The Anorra. The new website gives users improved access to who we are, what we do, how we work, and more.
The biggest update to our site features is creating customer categories so you can easily identify where you fit and how we can help solve your electricity issues. We have also launched exciting new resources along with this update such as our E-book, which can be requested here.
For any questions, comments, or feedback, send us an email at inquiries@borrumenergysolutions.ca
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This project has been awarded to BES after the submitted proposal in response to a call for proposal under the Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program.
This award showcases DND’s confidence in BES’s strong engineering competencies in successfully designing and assembling microgeneration wind turbine for the harsh Canadian weather. The design for this project will build upon the concepts and principles of the commercially available wind turbine at BES: The Anorra.
For more information on the Anorra as a microgeneration wind turbine, click here
]]>This expo will be taken place from March 16th-17th with the objective of reducing the gap between innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities in the Arctic. BES plans on renewing awareness to the Anorra’s capabilities and benefits especially for Canadian Remote communities in the arctic and sub-arctic regions. If you are interested and looking for product and technology resources for the Arctic region, be sure to sign up for the virtual event.
While you’re at it, be sure to stop by at our booth for questions about microgeneration, wind power, and grants available to sustainable energy users!
]]>Borrum Energy Solutions is proud to announce that it will be present at the Arctic Indigenous Investment Conference (AIIC) as both sponsor and exhibitor. Given our current circumstances, BES will be attending this event primarily in a virtual manner. We are looking forward to discussing how the Anorra can help bring clean energy to the Canadian North!
This show will be taking place online from Feb 17th – 19th. During this period, our goal is to discuss microgeneration wind energy and all the benefits to come with it. This even is a great opportunity for local communities to connect with us as we are currently accepting applications for distributors of the Anorra. At the conference, we will be able to chat virtually and answer many of your questions that may range from sustainable wind energy to grants that are available for sustainable energy users. If you are someone interested in learning more or becoming a value added reseller or distributor, make sure you register for the event by visiting the event website here.
We are so lucky to be able to connect virtually even during our current times. We look forward to chatting and learning of your unique situation at the show!
We are happy to announce that Borrum Energy Solutions now has a YouTube Channel!
On the channel you will find educational content about microgeneration, wind power, and distributed energy resources. Also, there are going to be behind-the-scenes videos looking at our microgeneration wind turbine, the Anorra. These episodes go over some of the key components that ensure our turbine can generate power in the toughest of conditions. Check out the first video below!
]]>Check out our warranty infographic for more information.
At Borrum we pride ourselves in being able to provide peace of mind to our customers and this warranty extension does just that. Thanks for reading!
]]>Ensuring that our customers can have peace of mind about their turbines is a top priority here at Borrum Energy Solutions, and is why we have designed our turbine, the Anorra, to put up with extreme conditions while still generating you your valuable power.
It is also why we can offer a 10-year “bumper-to-bumper” warranty for the Anorra system, and why we offer extended options for up to 25 years of additional coverage.
To outline why we can offer such a warranty, we have created a useful info graphic which can be found on our resources page. But, for the sake of convenience I will summarize it here.
You can trust our Anorra because we design it with the most extreme Canadian climates in mind. To put up with such conditions, we start with choosing the best materials for the job.
The Anorra’s tower is constructed of galvanized steel and aluminum. This combination provides us with the best mix of being both strong enough to handle extreme winds, and light enough to be raised with an ATV or small car.
The blades are made from carbon fiber, an advanced material often used in the aerospace industry where maximum strength is needed while weight must be kept at a minimum. We chose it for our turbine blades because it is extremely resistant to deformation when temperatures shift.
To ensure the blades do not get eroded by airborne particulates, we designed them with added protection on the leading edge. This is especially important in sea-shore environments where there is a high concentration of salt in the air.
This combination of materials paired with our thorough engineering results in a turbine that can put up with almost anything mother nature can throw at it. To prove this, the Anorra has been put to the test, meeting, and exceeding the ASTM B117 standards for corrosion resistance and the IEC 61400-2 standards for extreme-weather worthiness. The Anorra has also been tested by an independent agency down to temperatures of -50 degrees Celsius, far colder than anywhere on Earth.
Thanks for reading! Be sure to check out our other blog posts as well as our resources page where you can find all sorts of information about our products and why wind is the best energy solution for you.
]]>"A comprehensive blade design program was followed to ensure the robustness and reliability of the Anorra blades. The most advanced simulation and analysis tools were employed to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the assessments. The Anorra blades' shape is aerodynamically optimal, and the structural design conforms to stringent safety criteria and with significant margins of safety. The result is an extremely high confidence level that the Anorra blades will survive various abnormal environmental conditions that the turbine will encounter. I am pleased to have been a part of the design team leading to a 'Top of the Line' Canadian designed blade".
"Meeting, if not exceeding, the international standard is particularly important in ensuring high reliability for our target markets in Northern Canada and across the country".
According to Dr. John Montesano, Assistant Professor and Director of the CRG at the University of Waterloo, “Our group is highly motivated to engage with Borrum Energy Solutions on this exciting research partnership. We have expanded our group's capabilities in the fabrication of cutting-edge composite materials and developed an improved understanding of the mechanical behavior of these new material systems. This partnership has also exposed our group members to real industrial challenges through which we are contributing to an important collaborative initiative.”
According to Odilon P. Lemieux, Borrum Energy Solutions’ founder and President, “This research partnership with the UW CRG has the potential to identify and validate carbon fiber’s substitutes for the turbine’s blades. The substitute materials will have to perform well in Northern Canada’s cold temperatures and meet a lower manufacturing cost objective. This project is supporting our mission to provide customers with cost-effective clean energy solutions towards a more sustainable energy world."
We would like to thank our sponsors and investors who helped make this project a reality.
]]>According to Dr. Mihaela Vlasea, Assistant Professor, UOW Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering,” Additive manufacturing (AM) has the potential to improve the performance of generators by virtue of enhanced geometrical design and spatially-tailored material properties of the electromechanical components. The use of AM for the fabrication of magnetic/soft-magnetic parts is the early stages of development and has attracted attention from industry and researchers alike. We are enthusiastic that such momentum will bring about research discovery and timely industrial solutions”
According to Odilon P. Lemieux, Borrum Energy Solutions’ founder and President, “This research partnership with a world-renowned organization has the potential to develop and test 3D metal printing commercial processes that will substantially improve turbine generators’ efficiency, providing more clean generated electricity to Canadians at lower unit cost. We are excited about the future that this project can bring and would like to thank our sponsors who helped make this project a reality.”
A step forward towards a more sustainable energy world.
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