Publications

25 Nov 2024
Mining and Metals

High-purity iron ore: a key asset for decarbonization

High-purity iron, which was recently added to Québec's list of critical minerals, could play a pivotal role in global decarbonization efforts. Catherine Pelletier, Senior Engineer, Mining and Metals, at BBA, and Isabelle Leblanc, Vice-President, Mining and Metals, at BBA, explain how this mineral can be used to produce greener steel—a key material for the energy transition
16 Feb 2023
Power and Renewables

Carbon neutrality: What if the first step to achieving it is closer than you think?
- Dave Olsthoorn, P.Eng., M.A.Sc.
  
  Engineer, Energy and Air Quality
08 Feb 2023
Energy and Chemical Processes

Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to meet Paris Agreement targets
- Anthony Blouin, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Advanced Fuels and Chemicals
07 Feb 2023
Mining and Metals

Managing hectic projects with agility and efficiency
- Bernard Gilbert, P.Eng.
  
  Principal Project Manager, Project Management Services
26 Jan 2023

Ingenious women – Angela Hsu
- Angela Hsu, P.Eng.
  
  Department Manager, Mechanical and Structural
25 Jan 2023
Power and Renewables

Digital technology helps industrial companies rebuild trust
Jean-François Beaulieu

Director, Digital Consultant
11 Jan 2023
Power and Renewables

Circular economy: Industry is revving things up. Here's how.
- Jérôme Pelletier, P.Eng., M.B.A.
  
  President and Chief Executive Officer
22 Dec 2022

Ingenious Women – Hassiba Lkoun
- Hassiba Lkoun, P.Eng., M.A.Sc.
  
  Director, Engineering and Business Operations, Operations - Salt Lake City
14 Dec 2022
Power and Renewables

Implementing a production management and monitoring system: the importance of preliminary studies
- Branko Radulovic, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Operational Technology and Infrastructure
28 Nov 2022
Power and Renewables

Reverse osmosis: a reliable technology
24 Nov 2022

Ingenious women – Mélanie Chouinard

''I’m a very analytical person, but I also listen to my instincts a lot, and by trusting myself, I’ve been able to make the important decisions that have shaped my career. If I think something’s wrong, I stop, ask questions and sometimes, take a step back so I can start again... just like in innovation! If, on the other hand, I feel good about it, I go for it. So far, it’s served me well!
Mélanie Chouinard, P.Eng., M.Eng.

Director, Innovation
07 Nov 2022
Power and Renewables

Multi-tiered bracing systems design
18 Oct 2022
Mining and Metals

Using 3D laser scanning in project life cycles
- Kristian Leach, C.Tech.
  
  Principal Designer, Civil
14 Oct 2022

Ingenious women – Isabelle Leblanc
- Isabelle Leblanc, P.Eng.
  
  Vice-President, Mining and Metals Market
22 Sept 2022

Ingenious women – Jenn Wilson
19 Sept 2022
Energy and Chemical Processes

Ammonia revisited: carbon-free fertilizer, hydrogen carrier and fuel—from alleviating famines to contributing to a carbon free planet

Ammonia (NH3) has evolved from a key fertilizer, that historically helped alleviate past global famines, to becoming the most reliable and carbon-free hydrogen (H2) carrier that can be used for storing any colour hydrogen (grey, blue or green).
Joe Nava, P.Eng.

Global Director, Advanced Fuels and Chemicals
01 Aug 2022
Mining and Metals

Three strategies for ventilation control in underground mines
21 Jul 2022

Ingenious women – Valérie Houle
- Valérie Houle, P.Eng., M.Eng.
  
  Department Manager, Structural
15 Jul 2022
Power and Renewables

Ten potential pitfalls to avoid when designing a power plant at altitude
- Nicholas Allen, P.Eng.
  
  Engineer - Energy and Air Quality
10 Jun 2022
Mining and Metals

How to effectively establish static head while sizing centrifugal pumps in mining applications
- Roman Dorfman, P.Eng.
  
  Principal Engineer, Piping
21 Apr 2022
Mining and Metals

Chute design: what you need to understand and the relevance of the DEM tool

Mining companies, ports and all industries handling bulk material in conveying systems often experience problems that cause major production losses and higher operational costs when transfer points are poorly designed.
18 Apr 2022
Power and Renewables

When is voltage safe?
- Éric Breault, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Electrical - Power Systems, Protection and Control
12 Apr 2022
Power and Renewables

Bringing data science to wind energy, driving the energy transition forward
07 Apr 2022
Power and Renewables

Collaborative approach: sensible use of 3D models for steel structures
- Patrice Pelletier, P.Eng.
  
  Department Manager, Structural
30 Mar 2022
Power and Renewables

Successfully digitalizing electrical infrastructures
28 Feb 2022
Power and Renewables

Application of photogrammetry on rock slope characterization

Analyzing discontinuities in the rock mass is important when evaluating rock slope stability. Conventional methods for collecting joint data, such as field joint study, window mapping and scanline mapping, are time-consuming and labour-intensive when studying joint sets, fault zones and rock mass classification. It’s even more challenging when there is limited access. The photogrammetry method has been widely used in constructing digital terrain models and rock slope characterization in the past decade and offers a fast and inexpensive way over other remote sensing methods and approaches, such as LiDAR and 3D laser scanning.
21 Feb 2022
Power and Renewables

Migrating a distributed control system: modernizing industrial controllers and I/O boards
14 Feb 2022
Power and Renewables

Pile design and construction
- Masood Meidani, P.Eng., Ph.D.
  
  Senior Engineer, Civil
04 Feb 2022
Power and Renewables

Advances in the design of geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) retaining walls
- Cong Xu, Ph.D., EIT
  
  Geotechnical Engineer
31 Jan 2022
Power and Renewables

Digital power systems: an influencing tool in asset management
- Lyle Neumann, P.L. Eng., C.E.T., S.C.O.
  
  Department Manager, Industrial and Renewable Power
21 Jan 2022
Power and Renewables

Managing ICS cybersecurity incident response: going beyond containment, eradication and recovery

As demonstrated by the recent spate of software compromises, exploits and vulnerabilities (e.g., Solarwinds Orion, Colonial Pipeline and Apache Log4j), along with the integration or convergence between corporate information technology (IT), and industrial control system (ICS) and operational technology (OT) systems, more and more frequently, a software compromise or cyber attack impacts not just a single IT or ICS/OT software system, but directly or indirectly affects cross-functional operations, including cyberphysical processes. In a previous blog article,1 we laid out some fundamental topics to consider when developing an ICS and OT cybersecurity incident response plan. In this article, we’ll go deeper and explore an approach to integrate our cybersecurity incident response into organizational all-hazard and inter-agency response processes. We’ll be exploring the use of the Incident Command System for responding to ICS cybersecurity incidents.
Pierre Janse Van Rensburg, GCIH

Senior Consulting Expert, ICS Cybersecurity