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NRCan’s ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat Program Update . CanSIA National Conference ‘09 Toronto, ON - December 8 th , 2009 by Al Clark & Jeff Knapp. Presentations. Al Clark 2008 Solar Thermal Survey ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat Commercial Deployment Incentive
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NRCan’s ecoENERGY for Renewable HeatProgram Update CanSIA National Conference ‘09 Toronto, ON - December 8th, 2009 by Al Clark & Jeff Knapp
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
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
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
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 $
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
Skills Development Three-Part Skills Strategy • Occupational Standards • $150K to ESC for Solar Thermal and PV Occupational Standards • info@brightfutures.ca • Curriculum Development • $425K to ACCC curriculum for designers and installers • Solar thermal and PV • Certification • ?????? Additional Fnding for Labour Market Information • $50,000 to ESC • www.brightfutures.ca
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
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
…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
Contact Us At ecoACTION.gc.ca/HEAT