NRCan’s ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat

Program Update CanSIA National Conference ‘09CanSIA National Conference ‘09

Toronto, ON - December 8Toronto, ON - December 8thth, 2009, 2009

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Al Clark & Jeff KnappAl Clark & Jeff Knapp

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Presentations

Al Clark 2008 Solar Thermal Survey ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat

Commercial Deployment Incentive Industry Capacity Building Activities

Jeff Knapp ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat

Residential Pilot Initiative

John Glowacki CSA-I Solar Collector Listing Service

Suzanne Deschênes ecoENERGY – Retrofit Homes

Questions

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Solar Thermal Survey Web Site

English:

http://canmetenergy-canmetenergie.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/eng/renewables/solar_thermal/publications

Français:

http://canmetenergy-canmetenergie.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/fra/energies_renouvelables/energie_solaire_thermique/publications.html

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Applications by Month

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Key Dates

• October 1, 2010– Last date to apply for incentive

• December 31, 2010– Last date for project commissioning

• January 30, 2011– Last date to receive payment requests

• March 31, 2011– Program ends– All projects have to be paid out

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Project completion times shrink….

• Since projects have to be completed by December 31, 2010…

• …As the year progresses, you will have less and less time to complete projects.

• We will not be able to amend agreements for commissioning to after December 31, 2010– Late commissioning means no $

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Months before Project Commissioning

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Month of Project Approval

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Industry Capacity Development

• Standards– Published CSA F379-09 and F383-08– Update of CSA F378 underway

• Certification Support to Packaged SDHW Systems– 5 certified packages (9 models)– 11 more systems currently undergoing certification– 11 NRCan supported

• NSTF – 2 shifts of testing– 3 test drivers upgraded

• Related Developments– Collector and other component certification– Collector verification & listing– SDHW Performance Directory

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Skills Development

Three-Part Skills Strategy1. Occupational Standards

– $150K to ESC for Solar Thermal and PV Occupational Standards

– info@brightfutures.ca

2. Curriculum Development– $425K to ACCC curriculum for designers and installers– Solar thermal and PV

3. Certification– ??????

Additional Fnding for Labour Market Information– $50,000 to ESC– www.brightfutures.ca

Residential Pilot Initiative

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Residential Pilot Initiative

$9 million - Apr 2007 – March 2011 Targeted ~ 8,000 systems Funding: $750 - $1,436 / unit 14 projects underway in 7 most

populous provinces

Barriers encountered Target now ~ 6,000 systems

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Barriers Encountered…

Cost of systems creeping up Certification of systems Issues with standards

back-flow preventers roof loading

Municipal inspectors personally accountable concerned about single-walled heat exchangers

No certified systems with dbl walled heat exchangers

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…Barriers Response

NRCan Certification of packaged systems Worked with NSTF to speed certification Creation of STACCS committee Spearheading a new best-practices for municipal

inspectors with City of Toronto TAF ON MEI ON MMAH BC MEMPR CSA CanSIA

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Current Status

Organization Prov. Deployment of Systems

Sustainable Ecologics NS 250 by raffle & sales

ENMAX Corporation AB 425 by rental or sale of solar energy

Utilities Kingston ON 187 by rental or sale of solar energy

Rock Paper Sun Ltd. SK 105 by sale of systems or solar energy

EAGA BC 900 by sale to solar communities

Bullfrog Power Inc. ON & AB 1,200 by sale or lease-to-own (util + retailer)

Taylor Munro Energy Systems BC 906 financed – First Nations communities

Sustainable Ottawa ON 225 for sale via buyers’ group

Town of Vulcan AB 173 solar district energy system - new homes

L'Agence de l'efficacité énérgetique QC 600 via solar distributors’ buyers’ group

Illingworth Development Ltd. BC 150 new home installations

Reliance Comfort Ltd. ON 500 by rental or sale of solar energy

Fortis BC BC 350 new home installations

Manitoba Hydro MN 252 by sale of systems

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Contact Us At

ecoACTION.gc.ca/HEAT