Energy Technology and Innovations Canada (ETIC) March 2012

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1 Energy Technology and Innovations Canada (ETIC) March 2012

2 THE PEOPLE: SMART ENERGY SERVICE COMPANIES ETIC is a project of the Canadian Gas Association. CGA transmission and distribution members are noted on the map below. We are the nation s gas distribution companies, delivering energy services to over 6.2 million homes, businesses, and other establishments; covering well over half the population. We also represent transmission companies, manufacturers, and suppliers. Natural gas meets 30 per cent of Canada s energy needs, principally through our systems.

3 VISION AND MANDATE ETIC is a major new initiative of CGA and natural gas distribution companies. ETIC will work collaboratively to facilitate and drive natural gas technology innovations. Goal is to ensure that natural gas continues to be used efficiently and effectively to drive Canada s smart energy future. Broker investment in innovation in downstream, end-use markets. Collaborate amongst CGA membership and third parties in support of innovation. Leverage funding and expertise nationally and internationally. Remove barriers to deployment of desired technology and policy.

4 PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Awareness and Information Exchange Activities Support identification of common focus areas. Technology Roadmap/Watch - monitor technology developments and discussions. Maintain a project catalogue document developments. Support forums and workshops for information exchange/education. Distribute project results to ensure all can derive benefits. Strategic Enabling Services Facilitate identification of projects Be a catalyst for partnerships being formed, formalized and exercised. Industry Advocate Services Demonstrate the value of collaboration and leverage investment.

5 INITIAL TECHNOLOGY FOCUS AREAS: Integrated Community Energy Systems: Provide a local community with energy from multiple sources including municipal waste, biomass, solar, wind and others. Industrial Increasing energy efficiency through the use of natural gas and natural gas based technologies can decrease total energy use, cut costs, improve competitiveness. Transportation Particularly the heavy-duty trucks and return-to-base fleets sectors can benefit from natural gas as a practical and low emission energy source. Renewable Natural Gas Made from an abundant renewable resource organic waste. RNG displaces the use of conventional natural gas

6 0.8 Efficiency Factor Hot Water Heater Pilot Project March 2012

7 AGENDA Pilot objectives Project partners Monitoring strategy Expected results Project timeline 7

8 PILOT OBJECTIVES ETIC/CGA Hot Water Task Force - The Canadian Gas Association is leading a residential domestic water heater task force and is coordinating the efforts of utilities towards meeting new NRCan regulations for gas water heater efficiencies. - Goal is to collect regional data about high efficiency natural gas water heaters on installation issues, costs, performance, customer acceptance. - Identity market barriers and provide the information needed to design and plan the market transformation. - In addition to the pilot there will be a P3 test on various condensing tank heaters to be carried out by NGTC in their labs. 8

9 PILOT OBJECTIVES High Efficiency.80+EF Residential Gas Water Heating Market Transformation Phase I: Information Gathering and Planning Existing information base: - OEE - CANMET - EGD - SaskEnergy - Others Hi-efficiency water heaters pilot: Obtain data on: -Performance -Costs -Installation issues -Operation issues -Consumer satisfaction Phase II: Addressing the 5 A s: Availability Ensure there is a sufficient choice of products/ technologies available Technology development / improvement Testing standards development Performance standards development Accessibility Ensure there is a good choice of products readily available for sale and installation across Canada Installation guidelines Installers training Dealers / installers incentives Awareness Ensure consumers are properly informed about the benefits of the products Governments / Manufacturers / Utilities information programs Affordability - Ensure the products are competitively priced Technology development / improvement Targeted consumer incentives to increase sales volumes Acceptability Ensure the products respond to consumer demand and meet their needs Technology development / improvement Consumers surveys Operation guidelines / information Phase III: 2020 Regulation Coordinated federal / provincial minimum energy performance regulations put in place after: Updated standards are developed Sufficient market penetration of affordable high efficiency products 9

10 AGENDA Pilot objectives Project partners Monitoring strategy Expected results Project timeline 10

11 PROJECT PARTNERS Project partners Natural Gas Technologies Centre Canadian Gas Association FortisBC SaskEnergy Gaz Metro Union Gas Enbridge Gas Natural Resources Canada AO Smith 11

12 AGENDA Pilot objectives Project partners Monitoring strategy Expected results Project timeline 12

13 MONITORING STRATEGY Sites breakdown (91) (phases B and C) Province Tankless Tankless Condensing Storage Condensing Hybrid L1 L2 L1 L2 L1 L2 L1 L2 Total British Columbia Saskatchewan Quebec Ontario Subtotal Total L1: - simple monitoring (natural gas and hot water volumes) - one reading on the 1 st and 15t h of each month. L2: - detailed monitoring (natural gas and hot water volumes, hot water and electric energies, water heater exhaust gas temperature, ambient air temperature, etc.) - 60-second or 2-second data acquisition intervals. 13

14 MONITORING OBJECTIVES General objectives Field monitoring of high efficiency natural gas water heaters; Comparison with currently installed water heaters (baseline measurement period); Evaluation of the delivered hot water temperature; Evaluation of the capacity of the water heaters to meet continuous hot water demands; Performance evaluation of old and new water heaters. 1

15 MONITORING OBJECTIVES Measurement Natural gas consumption Water volume consumption Level 1 Level 2 Natural gas consumption Water volume consumption Hot water energy consumption Water heater exhaust gas temperature Ambient air temperature Electric energy consumption Frequency One reading on the 1 st and 15 th of each month One reading every sixty (60) seconds One reading every two (2) seconds Data Collection Method By homeowner Cellular connection Direct IP connection Baseline period 2 months 2 months 12 months 2 months High efficiency monitoring period 12 months 12 months 2 months 12 months Number of Sites (91 total)

16 AGENDA Pilot objectives Project partners Monitoring strategy Expected results Project timeline 16

17 EXPECTED RESULTS Expected results 1) Installation: Technical requirements; Meter and piping changes required as a result of the retrofit; Variations in natural gas flow requirements by technology; Comparison of installation costs by technology and by region; Subcontractors to provide insight on possible training avenues to facilitate implementation. 17

18 EXPECTED RESULTS Expected results 2) Operation and performance: Performance results (efficiency) of existing and new water heaters; Annual energy consumption for each level 2 monitoring site; Comparison of the natural gas consumption between the old and new models and the effect that an increase in demand may have on the natural gas meter and/or piping installed in the household, if applicable; Greenhouse gas emission differences compared to baseline. 18

19 EXPECTED RESULTS Expected results 3) Customer acceptance: Trends relating technology and any difficulties encountered during installation, according to Homeowner testimony; Trends relating differences in hot water production with respect to technology type (for example, instantaneous water heaters versus tanktype water heaters); Analysis of any changes in maintenance required for certain technologies, as observed during the course of the project; A synthesis of feedback from the Homeowners of their experience during the course of the project. 19

20 AGENDA Pilot objectives Project partners Monitoring strategy Expected results Project timeline 20

21 TIMELINE Timeline Level 1 monitoring to be complete by June 2012 Level 2 monitoring complete by summer 2013 Project and analysis to be completed by late