Comparative Calculations of the Life Cycle Cost (LCC) of a steel vs aluminum vs aluminum-scandium hockey goal.
Challenge number : | 75051 | Opening Date : | 2021-09-21 |
Status : | Solution Analysis | Closing Date : | 2021-12-31 |
Context
We are a young Quebec company with high potential that is transforming arenas into more eco-intelligent places to ensure their sustainability for future generations.
To prevent the risk of workplace accidents related to moving goals in arenas, we have developed a remote-controlled ringette hockey goal which was one of the ten inventions of the year according to Quebec Science in 2019. https: // www .quebecscience.qc.ca / inventions-de-lannee / inventions-2019 / phaneuf-international-goals-hockey-intelligents /. One day these goals will "dance" with our autonomous ice resurfacer Phaneuf.
This goal is much too heavy when it cannot be moved with the motorization. To alleviate the goal, we turned to aluminum. We had a traditional 6061 - T6 aluminum goal manufactured to replace 50W steel. Somewhat by accident, this traditional aluminum goal seems to be a financially advantageous and sustainable alternative to steel goals which have a planned obsolescence of around 3 years.
We were invited to submit our traditional aluminum goal project to the Défi Québec Aluminum-Scandium.
We are looking for strong scientific justifications and evidence to support the concept of an aluminum vs steel goal for our clients.
We are looking for strong scientific justifications and evidence supporting the concept of an aluminum vs aluminum-scandium goal to be able to quantify the advantage or not of scandium (Sc) in terms of the value of use.
Description of the challenge
We are looking for collaborators to assess the life cycle cost (LCC) for this "simple" product, a hockey goal and to build a relationship of trust and mutual aid win-win to apply this technique to all our products. to develop.
Transforming arenas also means reducing their carbon footprint and actively participating in the reduction of GHGs and the sustainable development of our communities.
Constraint(s)
No budget for this first CCV project unless you are chosen among the three finalists in step 1 of the Défi Québec Aluminum-Scandium (November 12, 2021).
Open sources of statistics on aluminum-scandium seem very limited.
Sustainability is or should be at the center of all investment decisions, but the scientific evidence to demonstrate the advantages of an innovative product over a traditional product is yet to be built.
<6 months
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Cloé Bouchard-Aubin, chimiste, MBA
Advisor, Technology and Innovation
514 632-2429
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