Oilsands power and process engineering lab generic version 2013 updates el
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$22 million state-of-the-art laboratory and classroom facilities
Will feature a power and H-VAC plant.
Lab will provide steam time for 4th
and 3rd class power engineers.
Enables new programming in: instrumentation, fluid mechanics, pneumatics and building operations.
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Source: The Decade Ahead: Labour Market Projections & Analysis for Canada’s Oil & Gas Industry to 2020 -Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada (March 2011)
Currently Keyano instructs 165 students per year in power engineering and process operations co-op programs.
The new lab will increase our instructional capacity to 468 steam time blocks per year.
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Classrooms have direct visibility into the laboratories.
Steam turbine generators, high pressure boilers and turbine steam condensers are aligned as in an actual oils sands facility.
Locally trained graduates are more likely to stay, work and live in the oilsands region.
The Oilsands Power & Process Engineering Laboratory will provide our industry partners with access to skilled employees with a solid understanding of oilsands operations - without the added costs of outside recruitment.
Lead Sponsor
Groundbreaking Ceremony: June 1st, 2012
Expected completion: Late Fall 2013
First intake of new students: January 2014
