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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

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.

Ongoing federal projects

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

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

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.

Contacts

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	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