Lambton Energy Research Centre (LERC)

萨尼亚-兰姆顿地区的主要经济活动历来以农业和化学工业为基础。最近，利用区域能力吸引能源公司，建立独特的“萨尼亚-兰姆顿可持续能源集群”，使区域产业多样化，利用当地能力，区分区域经济，从而能够吸引公司，创造新的就业机会，并最终发展成为能源项目的中心。许多已建立的区域性或新吸引的能源公司是缺乏研发能力的中小企业。为了与该地区的战略愿景直接一致，兰姆顿学院作为当地唯一的高等教育机构，正在建立一套全面的应用研究和开发服务点，将形成“兰姆顿能源研究中心（LERC）”。LERC的目标是通过提供研究设施、实验室、学生和教师支持，支持能源工业的应用研究、技术开发和知识转移。

The Sarnia-Lambton region's dominant economic activities have historically been based in agriculture, and the chemical industries. There has been a significant regional effort recently to utilize the regional capacity to attract energy companies to establish unique "Sarnia-Lambton Sustainable Energy Cluster" to diversify the regional industry, utilize local capacity, differentiate the regional economy to be able to attract companies, create new jobs and ultimately develop a hub for energy projects. Many established regional or newly attracted energy companies are SMEs lacking R&D capabilities. In direct alignment with the region's strategic vision, Lambton College as an only local post secondary institution is establishing a suite of comprehensive applied research and development service points that will form the "Lambton Energy Research Centre (LERC)". The LERC's goal is to support the energy-industry with applied research, technological development, and knowledge transfer by providing research facilities, laboratories, students, and faculty support. Lambton College through LERC will collaborate with industrial partners to conduct applied research in the areas of: a) renewable energy system design and development, b) microgrid and smart grid development c) system optimization, and d) pilot plant construction and testing. The initiative has attracted nine projects in partnership with six SMEs. The LERC will also benefit from close partnerships with local organizations in the energy-industry value chain including Sarnia-Lambton Economic Development, Sarnia Lambton Research Park and Sarnia Lambton Industrial Alliance to develop more projects, bring new and improved technologies to market and consequently generate economic impact in our community and beyond. The LERC will also provide an excellent opportunity to educate highly qualified personnel for energy and renewable energy industries and enhance Alternative Energy Engineering Technology program at Lambton College. The LERC initiative will stimulate economic development through technology transfer to the partners, local and regional SME's and will allow the Sarnia-Lambton region to exploit the global energy-industry market.