Canada APEC 2007

Building and Renewable Energy

for Rural Areas Programs

Mark Stumborg, P. Eng.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

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Building Related Programs

1. Solar Thermal Wall Targeted to industrial, commercial, and

livestock structures for ventilation air pre-heating.

2. Energuide® Program for Appliances3. 1 Tonne Challenge®

4. R-2000® Residential Program (needs to be updated and replaced). Involved Insulation levels, window R values,

and ventilation / infiltration management.5. Furnace and Water Heater loan program.

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Rural Communities

1. Targeted Rural Communities Program Aimed at off-grid Communities. Often done in conjunction with

collaboration with First Nations.

2. Wind Energy 2¢ kWh benefit federally, and provincial

incentives in 4 provinces.

3. Low Head and River-Run hydro program.

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NS: 50 MW; RPS

PEI: 10% increase in wind by 2010

QB: 1000 MW of wind, 100 MW biomass by 2012

ON: RFP 5% by 2005; 7% by 2010

BC: 50% from clean by 2010

AB: 3.5% by 2008; 90% gov. procurement

SK: 140 MW windfarm

Renewable Energy Map for Canada

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Rural Wind Energy Projects

1. Recent commissioning of 84 – 1.25 MW turbines.

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1989, Northland Power developed a combined cycle power generating plant in Northern Ontario.

Total power capacity of 102 MW, with the majority of power coming from 3 gas turbines while 17 MW comes from a wood waste fired steam plant.

KMW developed a conceptual design to fit the budget, which resulted in 3 shop assembled and shop tested combustion and boiler modules.

KMW was contracted to engineer, design and supply the wood waste fired combustion systems for this project.

This innovative design, the first of its kind in North America, proved to be very successful.

Consuming 720 tons per day.

Kirkland Lake Power Project

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Fuel Bin

Leveling Screw

CombustionChamber

Boiler

Economizer

Multi CycloneWet

ScrubberStack

Ash Collection Screws

Note:

3 identical systems, like above, were installed in parallel. 96% Availability

Kirkland Lake Power Project

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Village Located in Northern Quebec with a unique heating system designed by KMW.

All heat consumers from houses, school, medical clinic to band office are connected to the central heating plant.

System equipped with a 1 MW Wood Fired Energy System installed in 1992. In 1998 a second Energy System was added producing 1.7 MW heat capacity.

During summer months smaller boiler will carry the heat demand and in the winter months both boilers work together providing enough heat for the entire village.

At peak demand the 2 boilers consume approx. 25 tons of sawdust per day, which is bought from a local sawmill.

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Automatic Fuel Handling

Hot Water Boiler

Hot Water Boiler

Combustion Chamber Automatic

Ash Handling

Combustion Chamber Automatic

Ash Handling

Fluegas System

Fluegas System

Emission Control

Emission Control

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Recent Policy Announcements

1. Renewable fuel requirement: Gasoline sold in Canada must contain 5%

ethanol by 2010, for a total of 2.1 BL Yr-1. Diesel fuel and heating oil must be blended

with 2% biodiesel by 2012 for a total of 600 ML Yr-1

2. Current production capacity of existing Canadian plants and those under construction is about 865 million litres of ethanol and 56 million of biodiesel a year.

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Recent Policy Announcements

1. Capital Formation Assistance Program: $200 M over 4 years in the form of repayable grants

towards construction costs. Federal funds will match farmer investment up to 25% of

total capital cost to a maximum of $25 million per project. In practice it should mean that a farmer-sponsored project can easily proceed once equity of 20 to 25% of the project cost has been raised.

2. ABIP: $145 million in research money over five years for biomass technology including biofuels and other bioproducts.

3. Total biofuel support (federal, Ontario, and Alberta): $1.5 B.

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Summary

1. Current government has moved away from Kyoto.

2. Much of the growth in renewable energy will be part of a “Clean Air” program.

3. Many of the initiatives are operated through Natural Resources Canada.

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Thank You for Your Attention !

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