Ryan Jansen

Energy

Job Title

Research Engineer

Ryan Jansen is a Research Engineer and has been working in the area of alternative energy at the Saskatchewan Research Council since 2009. He graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Engineering Physics from the University of Saskatchewan in 2007, and is currently a Masters of Science Candidate in Electrical Engineering specializing in the area of reliability. He is a P. Eng. and has technical expertise in areas including renewable energy systems, remote monitoring systems, programming, microgrids, and district heating systems.

Posts by this Author

January 10, 2017

7 Ways to Reduce Your Energy

written by Ryan Jansen

Energy is an intrinsic part of our daily lives, and it has become so common to simply make toast or coffee in the morning that we often forget how valuable energy is. For National Cut your Energy Costs Day on January 10, 2017, we are sharing seven ways to reduce your energy costs.

Hybrid Energy Container at Gunnar Mine Site

November 23, 2015

Case Study: Powering a Remote Remediation Camp with Hybrid Energy

written by Ryan Jansen

There are several off-grid communities and industrial sites in Saskatchewan that use diesel generators to meet their electrical power needs. But what if there was a more efficient way to generate power? SRC developed the Hybrid Energy Container (HERC) Power System in response to this challenge and put it to work at one of the mine sites they're remediating to demonstrate the technology.

April 09, 2014

Smoothing It Out: Improving Wind Turbine Reliability with Energy Storage

written by Ryan Jansen

Renewable energy generation from sources such as wind is largely unpredictable. What if you could smooth out the volatility and make a wind turbine act like a conventional generator? This is exactly what we are trying to achieve in a wind-battery project we’ve developed alongside Cowessess First Nation.