About
Founded in 2000, ASL AQFlow is a renewable energy company headquartered in Victoria, Canada specializing in Hydro.
ASL AQFlow Inc. develops and supplies the Acoustic Scintillation Flow Meter (ASFM) for measuring turbine discharge in hydroelectric plants, particularly low-head plants with short or irregular intakes. Products include the portable ASFM Advantage for one-time absolute or relative flow measurements and the ASFM Monitor for permanent, real-time long-term discharge monitoring. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASL Environmental Sciences Inc. and organises the IGHEM conference.
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Products & services
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Service areas (1)
Hydroelectric turbine flow measurement
Acoustic Scintillation Flow Meter products (ASFM Advantage portable and ASFM Monitor permanent) for turbine discharge measurement, monitoring and efficiency testing, sold or leased with installation, commissioning and training.
Locations
Headquarters
Rajpur Place 6703, V8M 1Z5, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Service regions
Projects
5Beaucaire Hydropower Plant
ASFM used by Compagnie Nationale du Rhône for flow measurements as part of an electrical production optimization program; instrumented frame with 30-path ASFM array.
Wahleach Project
ASFM installed as a replacement for an existing Over-Velocity Detection System to detect tunnel or penstock leaks or ruptures.
Kootenay Canal Power Plant
CEATI-sponsored blind comparison flow measurements at the intake of Unit 1 in October 2009.
McNary Dam
ASFM measurements of fish diversion screen effects on turbine efficiency at Unit 5 and related testing.
The Dalles Dam
Turbine efficiency testing before and after rehabilitation for the US Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District.
Credentials & affiliations
Partnerships
Nova Scotia Power, Hydro Québec, Korea Water Resources, Douglas County PUD, Electricite de France, Gas Natural Fenosa, Compagnie Nationale du Rhone
