The Clare Energy Concept

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The Clare Energy Concept

• Energy Issues
• The Clare Energy Concept- Background
• The Clare Energy Concept- Steering Committee
• The Clare Energy Concept- Components
• Advantages of Clare
• Environmental/Economic/Social Benefits
• Barriers to Development
• Partnerships
• Actions to Date
• Conclusion

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1. Energy Issues

• Rising demand for fossil fuels
• Questions surrounding production capacity
• Greenhouse gas emissions
• Alternate energy

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2. The Clare Energy Concept Background

• Nova Scotian delegation to Austria

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Güssing The Sustainable Energy Model

• An economically depressed region in the 1980s
• Identified the purchase of fossil fuels as a
  major drain on the local resources ( 7.5 million
  CDN)
• Developed a Sustainable Energy Model designed
  to utilize local renewable resources to supply
  the towns energy needs

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Güssing Today

• Produces more heat energy than required (57.5
  GWh/year)
• Produces more electricity than the town needs (14
  GWh/year)
• Produces 8,000 tonnes of bio-diesel/ year

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Güssing Today

• Biomass District Heating Plants
• Biomass Cogeneration
• Bio-Gasification
• Bio-Diesel
• Solar Thermal and PVs
• Home to the European Centre of Renewable Energy

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The Municipality of the District of Clare

• Population 9,067
• 42 villages
• 850 km2
• Acadian Community

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The Clare/Güssing Connection

• Clare was targeted by representatives from
  Austria because
• Natural resource availability (82 forested)
• Similarities in geographic location, youth
  out-migration, strong community, etc.
• Bilingual region
• Established industry
• University resources

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3. The Clare Energy Concept- Steering Committee

• Standing committee of the municipality
• Guides the development of the concept
• 10 voting members
• Municipality of Clare (3)
• Local Industry (3)
• Université Sainte -Anne (1)
• Department of Natural Resources (2)
• Department of Energy (1)
• Plus Ex-Officio Members (SWSDA, SWSEO, NSBI,
  etc.)

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4. The Clare Energy Concept- Components

• Component One Completion of a feasibility report
• Energy audit
• Greenhouse gas reduction target
• Demand-side management opportunities
• Individual project identification and
  feasibility, including costs and timelines
  (biomass, biogas, bio-diesel, solar, district
  energy, etc.)
• Recommendations for development

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Component Two Project Initiation- Industry
Partners

• Comeau Lumber
• Spectacle Lake Pork Farms
• Université Sainte-Anne
• Comeau Sea Foods
• A.F. Theriault
• Other ??

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Component Three The Centre for Renewable Energy

• Centre of Research and Development for renewable
  energy technologies employed in the region
• Partnerships with Université Sainte-Anne and
  other NS institutions

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Component Four Solarteur School

• Technical school providing training and
  certification in instillation and maintenance of
  solar thermal, PV, heat pump and small wind
  energy systems
• Establish the North American leader school at
  Université Sainte-Anne

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5. Advantages of Clare

• Natural renewable resource availability (biomass,
  solar, wind, etc.)
• Industry participation
• Established steering committee
• Canadas Kyoto commitments
• Provincial Green Energy Framework
• Established partnerships (community, industry,
  government and international)
• Sustainability
• Replication Factor

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6. Environmental/Economic/Social Benefits

• Retaining community dollars
• New employment
• New industry
• Strengthening of existing industry
• Education
• Tourism
• Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
• Retention of youth
• Worldwide recognition

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7. Barriers to Development

• High Capital Cost
• Technology
• Design
• Infrastructure
• Research and Development

• Regulation
• Austrian renewable energy legislation is very
  favourable for developments

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8. Partnerships

• Municipality of Clare
• Université St. Anne
• Spectacle Lake Pork Farms
• Comeau Lumber
• Comeau Sea Foods
• SWSDA
• UNSM

• SWSEO
• Province of Nova Scotia
• Government of Canada
• FCM
• Town of Güssing
• European Centre of Renewable Energy

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Identification of Clare as ideal community for
the Sustainable Energy Model.
Identification and meeting of stakeholders.
Overview of Güssing.
Delegation to Güssing for investigation of the
Sustainable Energy Model.
Follow-up and evaluation of the Sustainable
Energy Model.
 
 
 
 
 
Establish the Clare Energy Concept Steering
Committee
Perform an Energy Audit of the community.
Engage a professional organization to develop the
Clare Energy Concept.
Begin work on a district heating project at the
university, Comeau Lumber, AF Theriault and/ or
Spectacle Lake.
      Community Consultation  
Review and evaluation
Clare Energy Concept Implementation
Establish the Canadian Centre of Renewable Energy
  Phase One
      Research and Development
Establish the first North American Solarteur
school (leader school)
Phase Two, Three, etc.
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9. Actions to Date

• Funding confirmed from the NS Dept. of Energy
• Application submitted to the Federation of
  Canadian Municipalities (Green Municipal Funds)
• Application submitted to ACOA
• Joined Partners for Climate Protection
• Memorandum of Understanding with the Town of
  Güssing and its partners
• Traveling to Globe 2006- Vancouver
• Pursuing business opportunities

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10. Conclusion

• Leadership
• Dedication
• Resources
• Partnerships
• Potential
• Cooperation
• Diligence

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Contact Information

• Jean Melanson, Warden Jason Hollett, Energy
  Officer
• Municipality of Clare South West Shore Energy
  Office
• Ph 902.875.2915
• Email jhollett_at_swsda.com
• www.energyoffice.ca
• Questions???