**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 [date TBD], [organisation] identifed a need 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:

  • Feb 2019: CanmetENERGY-Varennes (CEV) held a workshop on creating an open modelling platform for deep decarbonisation studies attended by NRCan, ECCC, and public stakeholders.
  • Summer 2019: 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.
  • [date TBD]: [organisation] identified a need to coordinate the federal government response to the EMI call[1]

Contacts

ACCEND-relevant federal employees
First Name Last Name Department Role Sector* Branch* Division* Group* Email Topics
David Caughey NRCan Policy Analyst Energy Technology CanmetENERGY-Varennes Integration, Renewable & Distributed Energy david.caughey@canada.ca

David Caughey

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 Econ. Dev. Officer Innovation / Enterprise Dev. 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

Important documents, links, etc.

ACCEND GCcollab Files

ISGAN homepage

References

  1. citation needed