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Bridgewater Energy Partnership Workshop 2

November 22, 2016

Bridgewater Energy Partnership Workshop 2 – November 22 2016

A learning and action program for local businesses and organizations that encourages innovate energy solutions and increases the collective knowledge of energy sustainability. The Partners gather in hands-on workshops every 2 months, and are the stewards of the Living Energy Laboratory. Workshop Schedule

• Workshop 1

Tuesday September 27, 2016 @ 8AM - orientation

• Workshop 2

Tuesday November 22, 2016 @ 8AM – solar energy

• Workshop 3

Tuesday January 24, 2017 @ 8AM

• Workshop 4

Tuesday March 28, 2017 @ 8AM

• Workshop 5

Tuesday May 23, 2017 @ 8AM

• Workshop 6

Tuesday July 25, 2017 @ 8AM

• Workshop 7

Tuesday September 26, 2017 @ 8AM

• Workshop 8

Tuesday November 28, 2017 @ 8AM

The Energy Partnership

Bridgewater Energy Partnership Workshop 2 – November 22 2016

Top conversation topics selected by members’ survey:

• Energy financing & funding opportunities
• Energy markets & business development opportunities
• Efficiency: heating & cooling (furnaces, heat pumps, etc.)
• Renewables: solar
• Renewables: energy storage
• Energy poverty & social challenges

Workshop Format

Bridgewater Energy Partnership Workshop 2 – November 22 2016

Welcome & Introductions Workshop Topic of Focus (1 hr)

• Solar Energy for Bridgewater by Dr. Wayne Groszko
• Worksheet to record learning & ideas
• Q&A, and discussion on local examples & opportunities

Networking break (20 mins) Current Energy Discussions (40 mins)

• The Living Energy Laboratory – project submissions to date
• Growing the Partnership – outreach & invitations
• Energy Opportunities & Barriers Survey for Members

Wrap-up and Next Steps

Workshop Format

THREE WAYS TO USE SOLAR ENERGY AT YOUR BUILDING

Presentation in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia Wayne Groszko, Ph.D. November 22, 2016

Pilikan House, NSCC Middleton, Nova Scotia, with C. Hayward in foreground. Photo: Wayne Groszko

• C. Hayward visiting Pilikan House, Middleton, Nova Scotia – three ways to use solar energy. Photo: Wayne Groszko

Pilikan House, NSCC Middleton, Nova Scotia, with C. Hayward in foreground. Photo: Wayne Groszko

• C. Hayward visiting Pilikan House, Middleton, Nova Scotia – three ways to use solar energy. Photo: Wayne Groszko

Pilikan House, NSCC Middleton, Nova Scotia, with C. Hayward in foreground. Photo: Wayne Groszko

• C. Hayward visiting Pilikan House, Middleton, Nova Scotia – three ways to use solar energy. Photo: Wayne Groszko

Pilikan House, NSCC Middleton, Nova Scotia, with C. Hayward in foreground. Photo: Wayne Groszko

THREE WAYS TO USE SOLAR ENERGY

• HEAT THE INTERIOR SPACE
• HEAT WATER FOR DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL USE
• MAKE ELECTRICITY

HEAT THE INTERIOR SPACE Passive Solar Design

HEAT THE INTERIOR SPACE Passive House - Fredericton Heating bill: $77 per year

Naugler House – the most energy efficient house in New Brunswick. Photo courtesy of Thoughtful Dwellings

HOW-TO GUIDE

• Thick insulation
• Triple-glazed

windows

• Highly air-tight
• Heat recovery

ventilation

• Simple shape
• South-facing

windows

HEAT THE INTERIOR SPACE Passive House Retrofit for Existing Buildings

Farmhouse to be retrofit in Gagetown, New Brunswick.. Photo courtesy of Garth Hood

PROJECT To renovate a 100- year-old farmhouse to meet the Passive House retrofit (EnerPHit) standard. …..(And make a documentary film about it.)

HEAT THE INTERIOR SPACE Solar Air Heater

• Contributes heat to the air

whenever it is sunny and heat is needed.

• Warm air is moved by a

fan, from inside the house, through the heater, and back to the house.

• Can be installed on the

south-facing wall of existing buildings.

HEAT WATER FOR DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL USE

Solar water heater at Heritage House laundry service, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Photo: Wayne Groszko

HEAT WATER FOR DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL USE

Solar water heater on a house in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Photo: Wayne Groszko

HOW IT WORKS

• Heat transfer fluid

is pumped to the collectors.

• Solar radiation

heats the fluid.

• The heat is

transferred to a storage tank of water through a heat exchanger.

Solar photovoltaic array at a family home in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Photo: Wayne Groszko

MAKE ELECTRICITY – PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SYSTEMS

HOW IT WORKS

• Solar radiation is

converted to electrical current.

• The current is

processed by an inverter.

• Electrical current

flows to your building.

• Surplus flows to

the grid for a credit.

MAKE ELECTRICITY – PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SYSTEMS

Solar photovoltaic array, Nova Scotia Community College, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Photo: Wayne Groszko

THREE KEY CONCEPTS FOR USING SOLAR ENERGY

(1) You need particular conditions at your building to be able to make use of solar energy. (2) An up-front investment, or some form of financing, is required. (3) You can earn significant returns over time, both in dollars and greenhouse gas emission reductions.

Solar photovoltaic array on a fire station, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Photo: Wayne Groszko

IDEAL SOLAR ENERGY CONDITIONS

(1) Sun exposure (for Nova Scotia):

• A south-facing surface receives the greatest amount of solar

energy on an annual basis. (Although anywhere from west- facing to east-facing will produce fairly well.)

• For year-round production, a tilt angle of 30 to 45 degrees

up from the horizontal works well.

• For winter-only needs (such as home heating), vertical or

very steep tilt angles work best. (2) Minimal shading from buildings, trees, and other objects. (3) A load to use the energy:

• Your building and the grid (use some, sell the surplus)
• Used immediately (e.g. solar-heated air), or
• Stored for later use (e.g. storage tanks of hot water).

THREE KEY CONCEPTS FOR USING SOLAR ENERGY

(1) You need particular conditions at your building to be able to make use of solar energy. (2) An up-front investment, or some form of financing, is required. Example: The Passive House in Fredericton was financed with a mortgage loan. The energy efficient design was revenue-positive right from the first month. (energy savings – extra mortgage payment = net savings) (3) You can earn significant returns over time, both in dollars and greenhouse gas emission reductions.

THREE KEY CONCEPTS FOR USING SOLAR ENERGY

(1) You need particular conditions at your building to be able to make use of solar energy. (2) An up-front investment, or some form of financing, is required. (3) You can earn significant returns over time, both in dollars and greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions. Example: Investing about $14,000 in a solar PV array with 5 kilowatts of capacity will return about $850 per year, which is about a 6% annual rate of return. It will also save over 3 tonnes of GHG emissions per year, and operate for 25 years. (Prices are for 2016.)

THREE QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK

(1) How much will this cost? (2) What’s the payback period? (3) How do I get solar energy for my building? (Who do I ask?)

THREE QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK

(1) How much does it cost?

• It depends on the project.

(2) What’s the payback period?

• It depends on the project, the type of solar energy, price

assumptions, and how you calculate the payback period. Return on investment can be a better metric. (3) How do I get solar energy for my building? (Who do I ask?)

• Solar Nova Scotia list of suppliers (www.solarns.ca)
• It’s often best to start with an energy assessment.
• Welcome to contact me – contact at the end of presentation

A NEW OPPORTUNITY – Community Solar Program

The Nova Scotia government is launching its Community Solar Program in 2017, giving non-profit groups, municipalities and Mi’kmaq bands an

• pportunity to install

solar electricity (photovoltaic) systems

• n their community

buildings and sell the electricity. If you know a community organization that may be interested, contact Wayne Groszko for more information.

Community solar celebration, Ship Harbour Nova Scotia. Photo: Deanery Project

KEY TERMS

• Insolation: The quantity of solar energy that reaches a particular place over

a period of time.

• Solar gain: Increase in thermal energy (heat) in a building due to solar

radiation entering the building through transparent surfaces like windows.

• Solar water heater: Device that uses solar radiation to heat water for

domestic, commercial or industrial use.

• Solar air heater: Device that uses solar radiation to provide hot air to heat

the space in a building.

• Passive solar design: A set of design principles and practices for creating a

building that makes use of solar gain to heat itself in winter in a cold climate location.

• Passive House Standard: The most stringent energy efficiency standard for

buildings, that results in very low energy consumption for heating.

• EnerPHit Standard: The Passive House standard for retrofitting buildings.

KEY TERMS

• Photovoltaic (PV) system: A system that converts solar radiation into usable

electric current, using semi-conductor materials.

• Flat plate collector: A type of solar water heater made of a flat collection

surface, typically inside an insulated box with transparent glazing to allow solar radiation to enter.

• Evacuated tube collector: A type of solar water heater in which the

collection surfaces are enclosed in glass cylinders that are insulated with a vacuum.

RESOURCES

• Solar Nova Scotia: See the Nova Scotia Solar Directory of companies that

work in the solar industry in Nova Scotia: www.solarns.ca

• Canadian Solar Home Design Manual: A made-in-Nova-Scotia guide to

solar shelter design for cold climates, now published internationally, and Solar Nova Scotia offers courses based on this manual. http://solarns.ca/node/3

• Passive House Canada: For more information on building and renovating

to meet the Passive House standard: http://www.passivehousecanada.com/

• Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA): For information on the

solar energy industry across Canada: www.cansia.ca

THANK YOU! Questions welcome. And you can contact me:

Wayne Groszko Email: wgroszko@dal.ca Mobile: 506 324 5053

Networking Break

Bridgewater Energy Partnership Workshop 2 – November 22 2016

• A. What did you find most interesting or valuable in this workshop?
• B. What suggestions for improvement would you offer to the workshop organizers
• r presenters?
• C. The following topics have been identified as being of greatest interest to the

Energy Partners. For each, please indicate whether this would be of value to you and/or your organization, and whether you have any suggestions for good workshop presenters, or things you would like to explore in the workshop.

• Energy financing & funding opportunities
• Energy markets & business development opportunities
• Heating & cooling (furnaces, heat pumps, etc.)
• Energy storage
• Energy poverty & social challenges
• D. Are there any topics that are not on this list that you would like to see covered in

2017 workshops?

Workshop Feedback & Topics for 2017

What would happen if our community had no fear

• f experimenting with innovative ideas and tools to

achieve a local energy economy, and instead actively gathered resources and support to make them happen?

Bridgewater Energy Partnership Workshop 2 – November 22 2016

• 10 innovative, local, projects that demonstrate

practical sustainable energy solutions

• Hands-on projects and ventures are planned and

managed by individuals, businesses, and organizations both for their own benefit, as well as to offer a teaching tool for the entire community to learn from

• Projects must be able to develop and deliver results

within 6 months to 1 year

• Eligible Project Categories:
• Community Project
• Business or Organizational Initiative
• New Venture
• Home Improvement or Lifestyle Change

The Living Energy Laboratory

Bridgewater Energy Partnership Workshop 2 – November 22 2016

• 1. The Community Energy Centre (557 King St)

The Centre provides a friendly space for the public to explore different dimensions of energy sustainability, and receive practical skills and information that can benefit them. It allows local energy service and product providers to receive community exposure, and allows the Energy Partnership to showcase its work to the community. It is hosted at 557 King St, in the Discover Bridgewater centre. Project Leader(s): Town of Bridgewater, Bridgewater Development Association, The Nodding Group, Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation, Efficiency Nova Scotia Project Sponsor(s): The Nodding Group, Clean Foundation, Town of Bridgewater Project Category: Community Project

Bridgewater Energy Partnership Workshop 2 – November 22 2016

• 2. Clean Energy Financing

Low interest (4%) energy financing program for home energy upgrades. Financing is attached to the property, not the owner, and is amortized over 10 year terms. Combined with energy savings it is intended to leave home owner cash-flow positive. Eligible upgrades include insulation, heating systems, solar technologies, etc. Project Leader(s): Town of Bridgewater, Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Clean Foundation Project Sponsor(s): Town of Bridgewater, Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, NS Department of Energy Need: Participants Project Category: Business or Organizational Initiative

Bridgewater Energy Partnership Workshop 2 – November 22 2016

• 3. Promoting Energy Efficiency with Eco-Green

Loans

LaHave River Credit Union is introducing low interest loans for Sustainable Energy projects ranging from Solar Power, to Energy Efficiency Renovations, to High Efficiency Appliances or even Vehicles. This makes these improvements more affordable and allows the investment to be recovered through reduced energy costs going forward. LRCU will also be collecting and sharing the success stories as well as challenges faced by willing participants, so that as many people as possible can benefit from their experiences. Project Leader(s): LaHave River Credit Union Need: Participants Project Category: Business or Organizational Initiative

Bridgewater Energy Partnership Workshop 2 – November 22 2016

• 4. Renewable Energy Monitoring System for Indian

Garden Farms

At Indian Garden Farms, Matthew Hebb has been experimenting with D.I.Y. solar photovoltaic and wind energy systems for the past 5 years. By installing a real-time energy monitoring system, he can measure the renewable energy they produce on a continuous basis. The data would could be viewed by the whole community through the

• internet. A great way for us all to learn from

his experience! Project Leader(s): Indian Garden Farms Needs: Funding, mentors Project Category: Business or Organizational Initiative

Bridgewater Energy Partnership Workshop 2 – November 22 2016

• 5. Mashup Weekend: Energy Edition

A 26-hour hands-on experience in what it takes to bring an idea for a new energy- related business or venture to life! We bring in experienced entrepreneurs over the course of the weekend as ‘coaches’ to provide advice and direction to the teams as they work on their business idea. Ready to take action and connect with other talented and innovative people in the area to share ideas, solve problems, and create something awesome? Project Leader(s): Mashup Lab Needs: Sponsors, mentors, participants Project Category: Business or Organizational Initiative

Bridgewater Energy Partnership Workshop 2 – November 22 2016

• 6. The Wayfinders Program

The Wayfinders program is an innovative approach to alternate energy education. It involves a group of youth using only the power of their bodies on land and the wind

• n board a schooner to transport a load of

South Shore produced cargo to Halifax to sell at market. By modelling change in the shipping of goods, participants learn that change is possible within their own lives. With program development support from the Energy Partners, we hope to have our first trip sailing out of Lunenburg harbour in the summer of 2017. Project Leader(s): Windship Cooperative Needs: Project start-up support Project Category: New Venture

Bridgewater Energy Partnership Workshop 2 – November 22 2016

• 7. Peer Network for Energy Innovators

A grassroots, peer-led “kitchen-table” learning community of practice for Living Energy Laboratory participants and other local energy innovators to share strategies, network, support each other, and build community resilience and capacity for change. Project Leader(s): South Shore Public Libraries Needs: Facilitator, participants Project Category: Community Project

Bridgewater Energy Partnership Workshop 2 – November 22 2016

• 8. Local Energy Improvement Database

Imagine a local directory where you can learn about what smart energy technologies and improvements have been deployed in homes and businesses in and around

• Bridgewater. Imagine that each project

description comes with a story of what was done, what the benefits were, and even what mistakes were made. Imagine also that energy savings for all projects have been documented by an independent energy expert, thereby verifying the energy savings and payback periods, as opposed to just what was promised or intended. Project Leader(s): Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation Needs: Partners, funding, participants Project Category: Community Project

Bridgewater Energy Partnership Workshop 2 – November 22 2016

Energy Partners collect resources:

• Project grants
• The Nodding Group: $700 contributed
• LaHave River Credit Union: $200 offered
• Town of Bridgewater: limited core funding
• mentorship and expertise – e.g. 5 hours of an

energy manager’s time or an accountant’s time

• in-kind services – e.g. $20 worth of printing, a

website start-up package, or free office space for a month Contributing businesses and organizations are recognized as Energize Bridgewater Sponsors Contributed resources are held in trust by a “treasurer”

The Living Energy Laboratory

Bridgewater Energy Partnership Workshop 2 – November 22 2016

• A. Which local (Bridgewater and area) businesses or organizations would make

excellent new members of the Energy Partnership? Who can we contact within those organizations to encourage them to join?

• B. What new projects would make an excellent addition to the Living Energy

Laboratory? Who may be able to lead those projects? Who may be able to sponsor them?

• C. Who is one person / business / organization from the list above that you could

personally reach out to the next 30 days, in order to ask them if they’d consider getting involved?

• D. Checking in with each other in a month

Growing the Partnership and its Resources

Bridgewater Energy Partnership Workshop 2 – November 22 2016

Workshop Follow-up Tasks

• Contact your check-in partner from Part II, Section D, on the date you mutually

agreed to

• Contact Leon de Vreede if you have a project to pitch as part of the Living

Energy Laboratory, or if you would like to contribute cash or other resources toward these innovative initiatives.

• Please take 5 minutes to complete an “Energy barriers & opportunities survey”

that we’ll circulate by email in the next week or so. Completing your Registration

• Submit the 1-page Energy Partnership registration form
• Send a digital copy of your business / organization logo to

Leon.deVreede@bridgewater.ca.

• If your business / organization has one or more locations or facilities in

Bridgewater, also complete the Energy Data Release Form

Wrap-Up and Next Steps

Thank you!

Contact Person: Leon de Vreede, Project Lead

60 Pleasant St, Bridgewater, NS, B4V 3X9 tel: (902) 541-4390 | email: Leon.deVreede@bridgewater.ca www.EnergizeBridgewater.ca | Facebook: EnergizeBridgewater | Twitter: @BridgewaterEnrG