ABEC News for March, 2008
ABEC’s NEWS
MEETING
With the Honorable Member of the Parliament of Canada,
Mr. Ken Boshcoff,
and the Members of the Association of Bulgarian Engineers in Canada ABEC
will be on
March 16, 2008 – Sunday starting at
12 – noon,
in the lower Hall of the Macedono-Bulgarian East Orthodox Cathedral
“Sts. Cyril and Methody”,
237 Sackville Street,
Toronto, Ontario, M5A 3G1
Tel: 416 368 2828.
The Honorable Member of the Parliament of Canada, Mr. Ken Boshcoff, (www.kenboshcoff.ca) is born in Canada and his parents are from Bulgarian origin.
Mr. K. Boshcoff is representative of the constituents of Thunder Bay-Rainy River.
“Ken is presently the Official Opposition Critic for Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FEDNOR). Ken also serves on the Standing Committee of Agriculture and the Standing Committee on Natural Resources. He is member and past Chair of the National Liberal Rural Caucus, where his aim to bring a bigger voice to the issues facing Rural Canada.”
The main topics of discussion will be around:
- The Canadian Experience and Integration of Engineers with overseas experience, coming from Europe into the Canadian Labor Market.
If anyone has questions, comments and personal experience or ideas, they may be directed to Mr. Boshcoff at the time of his visit.
In the second part of the meeting, we will read the Activity Report and after will proceed will the
Elections for new Council of ABEC.
Prospectors and Development Association of Canada. The PDAC International Convention, Trade Show and Investors Exchange –Mining investment show 2008
Is the most important event in the world of exploration, bringing together over 18,000 attendees from all over the globe on March 2-5, in Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Center- South Building.
The PDAC exists to protect and promote the interests of the Canadian mineral exploration sector and to ensure a robust mining industry in Canada. The PDAC encourages the highest standards of technical, environmental, safety and social practices in Canada and internationally.
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) is a national association representing the interests of the mineral exploration and development industry. The association, which includes individual and corporate members, was established in March
1932.
Mr. Kroum Stamenkov in his Booth on the PDAC - 2007. He is the first Bulgarian Engineer to participate on the Exhibition with his own line of Geophysical Instruments.
http://www.kroumvsinstruments.com.
The Council of ABEC is congratulating our Colleague Mr. Kroum Stamenkov with his participation on this year’s PDAC – 2008, and wishes him health and success with his professional achievements.
The Bulgarian Engineers are highly knowledgeable professionals working with honesty, competence and integrity all over the world.
Picture with Salute from Dr. Tania Ilieva, P. Geo., Exploration Manager, from the field in Northern Ontario. “I am in Dryden and its -32C without the wind child.”
Job Proposal
D & H Chemicals And Fibres Company (dnhchemicals@libero.it)
January 13, 2008 12:59:41 AM D & H Chemicals & Fiber Corporation Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dear Sir/Madam,
The above named company based in Amsterdam Netherlands, deals on the
exportation and importation of Chemicals and Fiber. Based on a medium to
long-term perspective, the D & H Group is working toward a corporate
structure that can achieve stable and high income levels, supporting its
goal of becoming a truly international competitor.
The corporate image that the Group is striving for can be described by
the following three objectives: evolving to react effectively to a
dynamic operating environment; exhibiting broad earning power; realizing
employees' full potential in contributing to operations Initiatives in
fulfillment of these aims is helping the D & H Group to achieve the
right chemistry for success.
We need distant part time workers in USA, Canada, Mexico and some parts
of the World. This Job will only cost you 3hours per week of your time;
you do not need to travel out of your country or your area to carry out
your duty.
You will be paid every month starting from the very date your acceptance
letter is issued to you. Our salary varies. If you are interested send
an email to our enlistment officer with the information below:
Name: Mr. Van Bohmer
Email: dnhchemicals@hotmail.com
(1) YOUR FULL NAMES
(2) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND CONTACT ADDRESS
(3) AGE
(4) NAME OF YOUR COMPANY OR OCCUPATION
(5) TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS ON WHICH YOU CAN BE REACHED
We look forward to working with you and receiving the very best of your
qualitative services.
Thank you
Dieter Fischer
CEO
D & H Chemicals & Fiber Corporation
Tel:+31-634-666-457
Fax:+31-847-320-284
TRAINING
Please refer to your local EI and Employment Ontario Office for information on a technical courses and new*** Programs for Internationally Educated Engineers and especially for Electronic and Electrical Engineers.
http://www.ontarioimmigration.ca/english/index.asp
http://www.settlement.org/site/events/nic_home.asp
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citdiv/apt/index.html
Brown Fleming Catholic Adult Center
870 Queen Street West
Tel.905-891-3034
Website: www.dpcdsb.org/coopcentre
Skills for Change
Engineering Your Future (EYF) ***
http://www.skillsforchange.org/eyf/index.html
Teach in Ontario
http://www.skillsforchange.org/teachinontario/index.html
Skills for Change is a
United Way
Member Agency
791 St. Clair Avenue West · Toronto, Ontario · P 416.658.3101 · F
416.658.
Job search for Southern Ontario
Applicants Inc., www.applicants.ca
CAES Career Advancement Employment Services Inc.
Caledon Community Services and Upgrading
Canadian Executive Consultants Inc.
Canadian Jobs Catalogue Table of Contents (D)
Careerclick.com | Welcome | Careers, Resumes, Jobs
EngCen.ca - jobs and resumes for Canadian Engineers
GOjobs -- Government of Ontario Job Opportunities
HRDC Labour Market Information
Visit the Career Resources for valuable resume writing tips, networking tips , interviewing tips and more.
http://www.possibilitiesproject.com/index.asp
Canadian Recruiting Firm WWW Site Links http://www.directoryofrecruiters.com/wwwsites.html
Stoakley-Dudley Consultants Ltd.
The Toronto Star Careers - a workopolis.com Community
Workopolis.com - Canada's Biggest Job Site
The Liberal and The Era Banner
CSME -- Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
http://www.brainhunter.com/bhnh/eng/index.html
http://www.applicants.ca/joblistings.html
http://www.maple-reinders.com/careers.php
http://toronto.ieee.ca/careers/index.html
Canadian
Technoskill Jobs Listing http://www.technoskill.com
Canadian
Career Click Jobs Listing http://working.canada.com/toronto/index.html
Canadian
Technical Employment Network CTEN) http://www.cten.ca
T-Net
- British Columbia
http://www.bctechnology.com/frameset_emp.html
See also jobs in Canada
http://engineering.thingamajob.com
http://www.infomine.com/careers/
http://www.pythonrecruiting.ca:8080/careers.html
http://www.northernminerjobs.com
This list is ours – ABEC’s and is the product of many hours of volunteer work collecting
and organizing
information for the benefits of our newcomers Colleagues- Bulgarian
Engineers.
Engineering Forum for Renewable Power in Ontario
On the Invitation of APEC for participation in the Engineering Forum for Renewable Power in Ontario – organized jointly by IEEE Toronto and Association of Polish Engineers in Canada, ABEC was represented by two membes.
The Forum took place in the Polishe Veteran’s Building
206 Beverley Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1Z3
There were five speakers discussing different aspects of a power generation and conservation in the province of Ontario.
(Here are my -P.L. brief notes of the Forum.)
The main Speaker was Mr. Allan Jenkins from Ministry of Energy, Government of Ontario. He gave detailed picture of Ontario Power Generation and the location of different Generating Stations.
As one of the largest
producers of electricity in North America, Ontario Power Generation
operates
64 hydroelectric -
http://www.opg.com/power/hydro ,
5 fossil -
http://www.opg.com/power/fossil and
3 nuclear-
http://www.opg.com/power/nuclear and 3 wind generating stations
producing more than 22,000 megawatts of electricity.
OPG also owns two other
nuclear generating stations which are leased on a long-term basis to
Bruce Power L.P.
In fact, OPG owns one of
the most diversified, low cost and low emission portfolios in North
America.
During 2006, OPG increased production from its economical and virtually
emission free nuclear and hydroelectric stations.
OPG's 2006 Generating Mix
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Hydro:
33.3 Terawatt Hours
Nuclear:
46.9 Terawatt Hours
Fossil:
25.0 Terawatt Hours
Increased nuclear
production also reduced the number of times OPG's fossil fuelled plants
were called upon to generate electricity for the Province - helping to
reduce air emissions and moderate the price of electricity for Ontario
consumers.
OPG’s 64 hydroelectric stations also produced more electricity than in
2005. Total hydro production in 2006 was 33.3 TWh compared to 32.6 TWh
the year before. This increase resulted from higher water levels in
Eastern and Northeast Ontario.
The Ontario government is committed to increasing the province’s renewable energy capacity. In fact, the government has set two clear targets in this regard. Ontario will obtain an additional 5 per cent of the province’s generating capacity from renewable sources by 2007 and 10 per cent by 2010.
Large Renewable Energy Projects - Total Capacity
Source Total MW
Wind 1,259.8 MW
Hydro 51.0 MW
Biomass 9.1 MW
Natural Gas 3,000.0 MW
Total New Energy 4,319.6 MW
Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
A typical Solar System
http://www.enviro-energytech.com/typical_solar.htm
Representative of Enviro-Energy Technologies Inc. - based in Markham, Ontario, gave a talk about a photovoltaic (PV, solar electric) system which converts the sun's rays into standard household current and feeds into the home's electricity circuits, providing power for your home. Enviro-Energy Technologies Inc. specializes in custom design and installation of solar power, wind power and other clean renewable energy systems. With extensive knowledge and experience in solar and wind energy generation with grid-tie connections and off-grid installations they offer solutions and products for energy conservation and backup power systems.
Enviro-Energy Technologies Inc. continuously researches the latest products and technologies in renewable energy, especially in solar energy and wind energy, and makes them available to businesses and homeowners.
For more see.. http://www.enviro-energytech.com
Wind Power Generation
Large & Small Wind Energy
Small wind turbines are very different than large wind turbines. Large turbines, often grouped in wind farms, are widely used by utilities across Canada to provide grid electricity. Although small wind turbines may look like "miniature" versions of these large turbines, they are actually very different. Compared to large wind, small wind involves different:
- Purchase decisions. The decision to install a large wind turbine is largely based on financial considerations such as return on investment and payback. In contrast, the decision to install a small wind turbine can be based on a wide variety of factors including energy independence, energy price stability and a desire to make a personal or corporate contribution to a cleaner environment. These "soft" components do not have a numerical value that figures into typical cost payback calculations.
- Value of generated electricity. "Large wind" generates electricity at the wholesale price while small wind systems offset utility supplied electricity at the retail price level. Note that in certain cases, small wind can produce power at less than half the cost of "traditional" electricity sources (e.g. northern or remote communities with diesel electric generators).
- Technology. Small wind turbines involve different materials and technologies, including the mechanisms for transferring energy.
- Installation requirement. Small wind installations involve different by-laws, tax treatment and local installation requirements than large wind. There are also differences in terms of the requirements for wind studies and environmental assessments. The minimum period to be hooked to the grid is 20 years.
http://www.smallwindenergy.ca/en/SmallWind.html
Canadian Wind
Power Inc.
provides wind, solar and
water renewable energy solutions to homeowners,
businesses and agricultural communities. Established in 2001, Canadian
Wind Power Inc. is located in the heart of Ontario and is a wholly owned
and operated Canadian provider of renewable energy solutions.
The Company is a member of the Canadian Wind Energy Association and
works in partnership with a network of "best of breed" engineering,
technical and other specialists.
All installations carry a full guarantee, meet applicable CSA standards
and conform to applicable local and provincial requirements. Canadian
Wind Power's renewable energy solutions convert the energy found in
wind, sunlight and the force of water into a usable form such as heat or
electricity.
Renewable energy generation can provide homes, businesses and
communities with their total power requirements, supplemental power or
back up power.http://www.canadianwindpower.com
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Deep Lake Water Cooling System
“Enwave” and the City of Toronto have created an innovative cooling system that brings an alternative to conventional air conditioning to cool Toronto's downtown core — one that is clean, price competitive and energy efficient. A permanent layer of icy-cold (4°C) water 83 meters below the surface of Lake Ontario provides naturally cold water. This water is the renewable source of energy that Enwave's leading-edge technology uses to cool office towers, sports & entertainment complexes and proposed waterfront developments.
Kevin Loughborough
Vice-President, Major Projects
Kevin Loughborough has served in the position of Vice President, Major Projects at Enwave since January 2000. A licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario, Kevin joined Enwave in 1998 as the Director of Engineering and Construction after seventeen years with the Metropolitan Toronto Works Department. His position at Metro Works and his previous seven years experience working with leading consulting engineering firms on major municipal water infrastructure projects, gained him specialized knowledge of water engineering and major water infrastructure.
At Enwave, Kevin directs the work of consultants designing the deep lake water cooling system. He is now involved in directing the construction phase of the $175 million dollar project, which includes 15 km of intake pipe, a new pumping station addition and Energy Transfer Building, and improvements to the Simcoe Chilled Water Plant and chilled water distribution system in downtown Toronto. http://www.enwave.com/dlwc.php
Deep Lake Water Cooling is Clean, Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Enwave's three intake pipes draw water from 83 meters below the surface of Lake Ontario. Naturally cold water makes its way to the City's John Street Pumping Station. There, heat exchangers facilitate the energy transfer between the icy cold lake water and the Enwave closed chilled water supply loop. This cold energy cools Toronto's leading office buildings.
Enwave uses only the coldness from the lake water not the actual water to provide
the alternative to conventional air-conditioning.
Enwave's Deep Lake Water Cooling is the smart energy that will lead Toronto towards a sustainable future. Toronto's unique characteristics of being a dense, urban center that is close to a body of deep cool water makes it an ideal site for this sustainable technology.
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Niagara Falls Hydro Expansion
It was a representative of OPG and the Project “The Niagara Tunnel”, who talk in the end about the progress of the work, the challenges of the complexity of the project and the work of the Tunnel Boring Machine TBM –Strabag.
As part of its commitment to maximize existing generation potential in Ontario, the government is expanding power generation in the Niagara region through the Niagara Tunnel project. The Niagara Tunnel Project will increase the amount of water flowing to existing turbines at the Sir Adam Beck Generating Station to produce an additional 1.6 terawatt-hours of renewable electricity per year — enough power to meet the annual needs of 160,000 homes, or a city twice the size of Niagara Falls. It is expected that the project will take approximately four and a half years to complete.
World’s Biggest Rock Boring Machine – “The Big Becky”
Looking like a cross between a space capsule and a showerhead, the Tunnel Boring Machine (or TBM as the engineers call it) makes a hole 14.4 metres in diameter under the city of Niagara Falls. By the time it finishes the 10.4 kilometre underground grind from the Niagara River to the Sir Adam Beck Complex, it'll chew up 1.6 million cubic metres of rock and dirt
http://www.opg.com/pdf/ntbrochure.pdf 
For more information visit http://www.opg.com/power/hydro/howitworks.asp
http://www.opg.com/power/hydro/new_projects/ntp/index.asp
The Presentations were quite detailed and interesting for the audience and were followed by many Questions & Answers. The Forum adjourned around 10.0p.m.
Science News
Easing Concerns About Pollution From Manufacture Of Solar Cells
ScienceDaily (Feb. 26, 2008) — In a finding that could help ease concerns about the potential environmental impact of manufacturing solar cells, scientists report that the manufacture of solar cells produces far fewer air pollutants than conventional fossil fuel technologies. Their report is the first comprehensive study on the pollutants produced during the manufacture of solar cells.
Manufacturing solar cells, which harness the energy of the sun, produces far few pollutants than conventional fossil fuel technologies, scientists say. (Credit: Courtesy of NASA)
Solar energy has been touted for years as a safer, cleaner alternative to burning fossil fuels to meet rising energy demands. However, environmentalists and others are increasingly concerned about the potential negative impact of solar cell (photovoltaic) technology.
Manufacture of photovoltaic cells requires potentially toxic metals such as lead, mercury and cadmium and produces carbon dioxide, which contributes to global warming.
In the new study, Vasilis M. Fthenakis and colleagues gathered air pollution emissions data from 13 solar cell manufacturers in Europe and the United States from 2004-2006. The solar cells include four major commercial types: multicrystalline silicon, monocrystalline silicon, ribbon silicon, and thin-film cadmium telluride.
The researchers found that producing electricity from solar cells reduces air pollutants by about 90 percent in comparison to using conventional fossil fuel technologies.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080225090826.htm
NASA adds technologies Web feature
by Staff Writers
Denver (UPI)
Feb 26, 2007
http://www.space-travel.com/reports/NASA_adds_technologies_Web_feature_999.html
The U.S. space
agency has added an interactive program to its Web site, allowing users
to discover some of the space technologies that now impact daily life.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Deputy Administrator Shana Dale unveiled "NASA at Home" and "NASA City" Tuesday in Denver during the 3rd Space Exploration Conference.
Dale said the interactive site takes users on an illustrated tour of the commercial technologies and products in their homes and cities that trace their origins to NASA's space and aeronautics research and development. NASA has documented more than 1,500 examples of how its technologies have been used for bettering life on Earth.
Visitors can scroll over technologies grouped by themes such as the home, airport, grocery store, sports arena, hospital, public safety and manufacturing.
After entering an area, users can read a short description of the technology to learn more about products such as temperature-regulated clothing developed from materials used in astronauts' suits and gloves, wireless headset telephone technology pioneered to transmit the first words from the moon and remote-controlled ovens based on International Space Station technology.
The new Web features are available at
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/mmgallery/index.html.
Successful EGNOS Trial In San Sebastian
by
Staff Writers
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 25, 2008
Earlier this month, at
San Sebastian airport in Spain, a successful test using the European
Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) to guide an aircraft
during landing was carried out. EGNOS is a joint programme of the
European Space Agency, the European Commission and Eurocontrol. EGNOS is
made up of a network of more than forty elements all over Europe that
collect, record, correct and improve data from the US Global Positioning
System (GPS).
The modified signals are then relayed via geostationary satellites to user's terminals, offering a positional accuracy of better than two metres, compared with 15 to 20 metres for GPS alone. In addition, EGNOS gives a guarantee of quality for these signals that GPS does not provide.
http://www.gpsdaily.com/reports/Successful_EGNOS_Trial_In_San_Sebastian_999.html
EU official heads to US to discuss greenhouse gas deal
by
Staff Writers
Brussels (AFP) Feb 25, 2008
http://www.terradaily.com/reports
EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas traveled Monday to the
United States for talks on a possible binding international agreement on
reducing greenhouse gases, his spokeswoman said.
The news came after a senior White House official announced in Paris that the US is ready to accept "binding international obligations" to cut emissions of the gases blamed for global warming.
"Commissioner Dimas is on his way to the United States for discussions with US authorities on the details of a possible agreement... on an international accord after 2012," the spokeswoman said in Brussels.
"There's a whole UN process under way as well and in that context we are discussing with the US but with other partners as well," she added.
Daniel Price, assistant to US President George W. Bush for International Economic Affairs said in the French capital earlier Monday that "the US is prepared to enter into binding international obligations to reduce greenhouse gases as part of a global agreement."
The agreement could be announced "in conjunction" with the G8 summit of the world's must industrialized nations in Japan in July, Price told journalists, without fixing a date.
The United States has not ratified the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, the world's most ambitious environment treaty born in the eponymous Japanese city, because it does not cover developing nations.
The international Kyoto agreement, in which around 175 countries agreed to reduce their carbon emissions, expires in 2012.
Membership fee, due for 2008 year is $50 per year. Please send your cheque (making it payable to ABEC) to our Treasurer Eng. Tonya Bojkova at the address:
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