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**Note, this space is currently in development**
Overview
This is a space for sharing knowledge about large-scale electrification modeling and related efforts occuring within the federal government.
Background
There are several different federal departments that work on different aspects of large-scale electrification modeling. While they share similar goals, they have different pathways, programs, policies and R&D.
In late 2018, a need was identified to build up Canadian capacity to carry out large-scale electrification modelling studies similar to that performed for Pan-Canadian Wind Integration Study (PCWIS), RESCI and North American Renewable Integration Study (NARIS). From there CanmetENERGY-Varennes (CEV) held a workshop in February 2019 on creating an open modelling platform for deep decarbonisation studies attended by NRCan, ECCC, and public stakeholders. That summer, the Energy Modeling Initiative (EMI) was created with funding from REED (NRCan) with the goal of creating (1) an inventory of Canadian expertise and (2) a 10 year plan for developing Canadian capacity to model electrification. A need was then identified to provide a coordinated government response to the EMI call[1]
Targets for 2050
- Net-zero buildings
- Net-zero communities
- Decarbonization of the economy focusing on electrification
- New and disruptive technologies and fuels to contribute to deep decarbonization
- Fully grid integrated distributed energy resources (renewables, flexible loads, storage, etc.)
- An electric grid supporting a deeply decarbonized economy
- Decarbonization of the transportation sector
Purpose
The purpose of the Federal Family Working Group on Electrification is to foster intra and inter-departmental relationships on activities relating to large-scale electrification modeling. This greater understanding of the federal electrification modeling ecosystem will hopefully generate more endogenous co-creation and science & policy integration.
Inventory of Federal Initiatives
The Canada Energy Futures report
Joint NRCan report with IEA: Heating and Cooling Strategies in the Clean Energy Transition
The Linkable Open Data Environment
Various building energy mapping initaitives
ECCC electrification modeling
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Testing heat pump water power with NB power, cold-climate heat pumps, demonstration projects. NB looking at demand response through water heater storage, becoming cost-effective, pay off upfront cost over life-cycle
Environment and Climate Change Canada
ECPRO, energy pathways towards 2050, study ongoing with ECCC, similar cases to Trottier
New forecasting tools for wind derived from ECCC empirical model
Natural Resources canada
Demand response models for building technologies
Energy Modeling Initiative
Statistics Canada
Canadian Centre for Energy Information
Survey on all buildings in Canada
Important links
Documents and media will be accessible through the FFWGOE GCcollab space, which can only be accessed by federal employees with a GCcollab account.
Any important links which do not need to protected can be shared directly in this section.
- Energy Modelling Initiative reports: https://emi-ime.ca/reports/
Federal Family Organizational Chart
File:Organizational Structure of the Federal Family Working Group on Electrification.docx
Contacts
| First Name | Last Name | Department | Role | Sector* | Branch* | Division* | Group* | Topics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David | Caughey | NRCan | Policy Analyst | Energy Technology | CanmetENERGY-Varennes | Integration, Renewable & Distributed Energy | david.caughey@canada.ca | Policy, decarbonisation, energy transition, renewable integration | |
| Véronique | Delisle | NRCan | Project Manager | Energy Technology | CanmetENERGY-Varennes | Integration, Renewable & Distributed Energy | veronique.delisle@canada.ca | ||
| Adam | Tuck | NRC | Energy, Mining & Environment | Energy Storage for Grid Sec. and Mod. | Adam.Tuck@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca | ||||
| Afshin | Matin | ECCC | Head | Environmental Protection | Electricity and Combustion Division | afshin.matin@canada.ca | Policy, decarbonisation (electriticy supply) | ||
| Ahmed | Eliwa | ECCC | Policy Analyst | Environmental Protection | Electricity and Combustion Division | System Integration/Electricity | ahmed.eliwa@canada.ca | Regulations, decorbanisation (electrical grid, industrial heat) | |
| Alain | Grignon | NRCan | Sr. Data Strategist | Strategic Policy & Innovation | Strategic Policy | Economic Analysis and Data | alain.grignon@canada.ca | Data, democratised decarbonisation | |
| Alessandro | Alasia | Statscan | Chief | Centre, Special Business Projects | Data Exploration & Integration Lab | alessandro.alasia@canada.ca | |||
| Alexandre | Prieur | NRCan | Director | Energy Technology | CanmetENERGY-Varennes | Integration, Renewable & Distributed Energy | N/A | alexandre.prieur@canada.ca | |
| Antoine | Langlois | NRCan | Project Engineer | Energy Technology | CanmetENERGY-Varennes | Buildings | N/A | antoine.langlois@canada.ca | Policy, decarbonisation, heating electrification, |
| Ted | Parisé | ACOA | Economic Development Officer | New Brunswick | Regional Operations | Community Development | Innovation / Enterprise Development | ted.parise@canada.ca | Smart grids |
| Hana | Maqsood | ECCC | Policy Analyst | Environmental Protection | Cross-Sectoral Energy | hana.maqsood2@canada.ca | Policy, regulations, electrification | ||
| James | Lu | ECCC | Strategic Policy | Economic Analysis | james.lu@canada.ca | Renewables, national energy capacity | |||
| Karen | Robertson | ECCC | Policy Analyst | Environmental Protection | Cross-Sectoral Energy | karen.robertson2@canada.ca | Policy, provinces & territories, electrification | ||
| Matthew | Lewis | ECCC | Economist | Strategic Policy | Economic Analysis | Analysis and Modelling | matthew.lewis@canada.ca | Transportation (emissions projections, electrification) | |
| Raj | Ghosh | ECCC | Project Engineer | Environmental Protection | Electricity & Combustion | System Integration/Electricity | raj.ghosh@canada.ca | Policy, system integration, electrification, grid modernisation, emissions reductions | |
| Eddy | Zuppel | NRC | Program Leader | Automotive & Surface Transportation | Manufacturing & Transportation | Eddy.Zuppel@cnrc-nrc.gc.ca | Transport electrification | ||
| Patrick | Zdunich | NRC | Flight Performance Engineer | Aerospace | Flight Research Lab | Patrick.Zdunich@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca | Hybrid electric aircraft | ||
| Shaji | Manipurath | NRC | Director | Aerospace | Gas Turbines | Shaji.Manipurath@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca | Aviation decarbonisation | ||
| Brad | Little | NRCan | Sr. Technical Advisor | Low Carbon Energy | Electricity Resources | Renewable & Electrical Energy | bradley.little@canada.ca | National electrification, smart grids, grid modernisation | |
| Cristobal | Miller | NRCan | Chief | Low Carbon Energy | Energy Policy | Energy & Economic Analysis | cristobal.miller@canada.ca | Policy, electrification, energy transition, energy systems | |
| Eric | Sanscartier | NRCan | eric.sanscartier@canada.ca | ||||||
| Hajo | Ribberink | NRCan | Research Engineer | Energy Technology | CanmetENERGY-Ottawa | Buildings & Renwables | Hybrid Energy Systems | hajo.ribberink@canada.ca | Vehicle electrification & grid integration |
| Harris | Berton | NRCan | Sr. Advisor | Energy Technology | Office of Energy Research & Dev. | harris.berton@canada.ca | Policy, electrification, R&D | ||
| Jessica | Webster | NRCan | Energy Planning Analyst | Energy Technology | CanmetENERGY-Varennes | Building | jessica.webster@canada.ca | Building energy mapping, housing energy efficiency | |
| Jocelyn | Millette | NRCan | Director General | Energy Technology | CanmetENERGY-Varennes | N/A | N/A | jocelyn.millette@canada.ca | |
| Justin | Tamasauskas | NRCan | Research Officer | Energy Technology | CanmetENERGY-Varennes | Buildings | justin.tamasauskas@canada.ca | Heat pumps | |
| Laura | Martin | NRCan | Assistant Program Director | Energy Technology | Office of Energy Research & Dev. | Production | Clean Electricity & Renewables | laura.martin@canada.ca | Policy, regulations, clean energy production (includes oil & gas sector electrification) |
| Marie Lyne | Tremblay | NRCan | Deputy Director | Energy | Office of Energy Research & Dev. | Buildings & Industry | Buildings Data, Greening Gov't | marielyne.tremblay@canada.ca | Emissions reduction, energy use data |
| Matthew | Lam | NRCan | Sr. Economist | Low Carbon Energy | Energy Policy | Energy & Economic Analysis | Outlooks & Research | matthew.lam@canada.ca | Electricity supply, energy use, vehicle electrification |
| Meli | Stylianou | NRCan | Manager | Energy Technology | CanmetENERGY-Ottawa | Buildings & Renewables | Housing and Buildings R&D | meli.stylianou@canada.ca | |
| Naveen | Goswamy | NRCan | Energy Technology | Office of Energy Research & Dev. | Energy S&T Programs | Smart Grid & Energy Storage | naveen.goswamy@canada.ca | Smart grid, energy storage | |
| Reda | Djebbar | NRCan | Sr. Research Engineer | Energy Technology | CanmetENERGY-Ottawa | Buildings & Renewables | Renewable Heat & Power | reda.djebbar@canada.ca | |
| Rosalyn | Cochrane | NRCan | Team Leader | Low Carbon Energy | Office of Energy Research & Dev. | Equipment | Standards Development | rosalyn.cochrane@canada.ca | Policy, data, heat pumps (cold climate) |
| Ryan | Kilpatrick | NRCan | Research Engineer | Energy Technology | CanmetENERGY-Ottawa | Buildings & Renewables | Renewable Heat & Power | ryan.kilpatrick@canada.ca | Grid integration (renewables), remote communities |
| Serge | Bédard | NRCan | Manager | Energy Technology | CanmetENERGY-Varennes | Industry | Industrial System Optimization | serge.bedard@canada.ca | Industrial decarbonisation, electrification |
| Simon | Préfontaine | NRCan | Acting Chief | Energy Policy | Energy & Economic Analysis | Data & Statistics | simon.prefontaine@canada.ca | ||
| Steven | Wong | NRCan | Research Advisor | Energy Technology | CanmetENERGY-Varennes | Integration, Renewable & Distributed Energy | steven.wong@canada.ca | ||
| Victoria | Elgersma | NRCan | Jr. Analyst | Low Carbon Energy | Electricity Resources | Renewable & Electrical Energy | victoria.elgersma@canada.ca | ||
| Tracey | Kutney | NRCan | Sr. Technical Advisor | Low Carbon Energy | Electricity Resources | Renewable & Electrical Energy | tracey.kutney@canada.ca | National electrification, smart grids, grid modernisation | |
| Neil | Thompson | Public Safety | Sr. Policy Analyst | National & Cyber Security | Critical Infrastructure Directorate | Virtual Risk Analysis Cell | Neil.Thompson@canada.ca | Data, critical infrastructure risks, system interdependency | |
| Jake | Purdy | Statcan | Chief | Economic Stats Field | Environment & Energy Statistics | Electricity & Renewable Energy | jake.purdy@canada.ca | Data, energy information platforms | |
| Joseph | Kuchar | Statcan | joseph.kuchar@canada.ca | ||||||
| Marian | Radulescu | Statcan | marian.radulescu@canada.ca | ||||||
| Olivier | Godard | Statcan | Economic Stats Field | Environment & Energy Statistics | Electricity & Renewable Energy | olivier.godard@canada.ca | Data, energy information platforms | ||
| Sasha | Force | Statcan | Researcher | IT Project Delivery | User Experience | sasha.force@canada.ca | Data | ||
| Taylor | Graf | PSPC | Taylor.Graf@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca |
*Hierarchical levels are approximate and do not necessarily translate from department to department or sector to sector.
Department Acronyms
ACOA = Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
ECCC = Environment and Climate Change Canada
NRCan = Natural Resources Canada
NRC = National Research Canada
PCSP = Public Services and Procurement Canada
Statcan = Statistics Canada
References
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