Description: This map is an illustration of Canada’s clean energy test centres and laboratories that provide Research and Development (R&D) support in technology areas such as renewable energy, energy storage, smart grids, micro grids and residential energy systems.
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Copyright Text: Natural Resources Canada. Clean Energy Test Centres. Ottawa: CanmetENERGY, 2015.
Description: This map is an illustration of bioenergy installations in various facility types across Canada using solid biomass fuels to generate HEAT (bioheat). The threshold for this map is 0.25 MWth. This is due to the differences in utilisation rates (such as availability, capacity factor and efficiency) between bioenergy and solar, hydro, wind energy. Types of facilities shown in this map include schools, campuses, institutional and commercial buildings, farm buildings. Solid biomass fuels that are typically used in bioheat facilities in Canada include wood pellets, wood chips. In recent years, the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec have seen increases in the use of biomass fuels and the production of bioheat. Bioenergy, that is heat and/or power production from biomass, can help increase the share of renewable energy in Canada’s overall energy supply. In recent years, the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec have seen significant increases in the use of biomass fuels and the production of bioenergy. Growth is particularly strong for space heating in the commercial, institutional and agricultural sectors (e.g. schools, campuses, communities and greenhouses).
Woody biomass from forestry and arboriculture operations is by far the most common biomass resource available in Canada. Forest harvesting and wood processing leave behind biomass as by-products and residues. These by-products and residues are used as raw material in the production of solid biomass fuel such as wood chips, wood pellets and wood briquettes.
Description: This map is an illustration of Canada’s four commercial-scale CCS projects: the Saskpower Boundary Dam project, the Shell Quest project, the Weyburn-Midale project, and the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line project (under construction).
Proponents of Canada’s large-scale CCS demonstration projects include: SaskPower which constructed and has been operating the world’s 1st commercial CCS project at a coal-fired power plant since October 2014; Shell Canada which launched the Quest CCS project at an oil sands upgrader on November 6, 2015; Cenovus Energy which has been operating the largest monitored CO2 location in the world at a depleted oilfield at Weyburn-Midale; and Enhance Energy as lead for the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line which will capture and store CO2 from a fertilizer plant and an oil sands refinery starting in 2017.
Canada’s approach to CCS has involved the implementation of large-scale demonstration projects to prove the technology while learning-from-doing, advancing the technology globally by sharing Canadian knowledge and expertise, and improving the economics of CCS by reducing technology costs through continued R&D of next generation technologies.
Canada has a growing network of expertise with Canadian companies and researchers performing R&D on next generation carbon capture use and storage (CCUS) technologies.
Description: This map is an illustration of small-scale generation and distributed generation renewable energy projects in Canada. It includes aggregate statistics on small-scale (projects <.8MW for solar, wind and hydro and <.25MW for biomass) and distributed generation projects in each province and territory.
In an endeavour to provide clean electricity supply in all provinces and territories of the country, various small-scale, grid connected and off-grid renewable projects are being established, including in areas that either rely on traditional fossil fuel-based energy generation or do not have access to electricity presently. Small-scale generation and distributed generation is the highest in Ontario presently. Other province and territories are also increasingly investing in distributed generation and small-scale electricity generation.
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Copyright Text: Natural Resources Canada. Small-scale and distributed generation (compiled from various public provincial and company information). Ottawa.
Name: Tidal Energy Resource potential in Canada: Mean Potential Power (MW)
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Description: This map is an illustration of Canada’s tidal energy resource potential. About 190 tidal power sites have been identified off Canada’s coasts with a total estimated capacity of 42,000MW—more than 63 percent of the country’s annual total electricity consumption. Nunavut has the country’s greatest abundance of tidal resources; British Columbia has the most potential sites. Tidal energy is produced by the rise and fall of tides from the gravitational influence of the sun and moon. Tidal energy can take two forms: tidal current and tidal range. Canada is pursuing tidal current energy generation.
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Copyright Text: National Research Council Canada. Tidal Current Mean Potential Power (MW) Estimates. Ottawa: Marine Infrastructure, Energy & Water Resources, 2015.
Name: Research, Development and Demonstration Projects
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Description: This map is an illustration of Canada’s most notable government-directed efforts in the research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of emerging energy technologies. These projects may not generate large amounts of electricity, but instead increase energy efficiency, improve the management of existing generation, or develop and demonstrate the potential to harness energy resources if previously infeasible. Projects may take place across communities, within proponent laboratories, or at specialized demonstration sites. These types of project provide the basis for the long-term deployment of clean electricity technologies.
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Copyright Text: Natural Resources Canada. ecoENERGY INNOVATION INITIATIVE Research and Development (R&D) Projects.
Description: This map layer shows deposits, and occurrences of uranium, which is usually found alongside thorium and rare-earth elements. Some of the deposits and occurrences may become economic producers, but only after extensive exploration, economic evaluation, and environmental assessment. In some cases, uranium is a secondary commodity alongside primary thorium or rare-earth element occurrences.
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Copyright Text: Gandhi, S.S., Prasad, N., Chorlton, L.B, Richer, C., and Lentz, D.R., 2015. Canadian U-Th-REE deposit and occurrence database; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7854, 1 .zip file; doi:10.4095/297481
Description: This map layer shows the locations of geothermal-heating installations in various facility types across Canada. The types of facilities shown on this map include community clubs/arenas, museums, and institutional and commercial buildings.
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Copyright Text: Natural Resources Canada. Geothermal Heating Facilities (compiled from federal, provincial, and company information), 2016. Ottawa.
Description: This map layer shows the locations of Canada’s major clean energy projects that are currently under construction or for which construction is planned to be initiated within the next ten years. Major projects are defined using a capital cost threshold of $20 million.
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Copyright Text: Natural Resources Canada. Major Projects Inventory (August 2016). Ottawa: Strategic Policy and Results Sector.
Description: This map layer shows the locations of Canada’s major clean energy projects that are currently under construction or for which construction is planned to be initiated within the next ten years. Major projects are defined using a capital cost threshold of $20 million.
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Copyright Text: Natural Resources Canada. Major Projects Inventory (August 2016). Ottawa: Strategic Policy and Results Sector.
Description: This map layer shows the locations of Canada’s major clean energy projects that are currently under construction or for which construction is planned to be initiated within the next ten years. Major projects are defined using a capital cost threshold of $20 million.
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Copyright Text: Natural Resources Canada. Major Projects Inventory (August 2016). Ottawa: Strategic Policy and Results Sector.
Description: This map layer shows the locations of Canada’s major clean energy projects that are currently under construction or for which construction is planned to be initiated within the next ten years. Major projects are defined using a capital cost threshold of $20 million.
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Copyright Text: Natural Resources Canada. Major Projects Inventory (August 2016). Ottawa: Strategic Policy and Results Sector.
Description: This map layer shows the locations of Canada’s major clean energy projects that are currently under construction or for which construction is planned to be initiated within the next ten years. Major projects are defined using a capital cost threshold of $20 million.
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Copyright Text: Natural Resources Canada. Major Projects Inventory (August 2016). Ottawa: Strategic Policy and Results Sector.
Description: This map layer shows the locations of Canada’s major clean energy projects that are currently under construction or for which construction is planned to be initiated within the next ten years. Major projects are defined using a capital cost threshold of $20 million.
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Copyright Text: Natural Resources Canada. Major Projects Inventory (August 2016). Ottawa: Strategic Policy and Results Sector.
Description: This map layer shows the locations of Canada’s major clean energy projects that are currently under construction or for which construction is planned to be initiated within the next ten years. Major projects are defined using a capital cost threshold of $20 million.
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Copyright Text: Natural Resources Canada. Major Projects Inventory (August 2016). Ottawa: Strategic Policy and Results Sector.
Description: This map layer shows the locations of Canada’s major clean energy projects that are currently under construction or for which construction is planned to be initiated within the next ten years. Major projects are defined using a capital cost threshold of $20 million.
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Copyright Text: Natural Resources Canada. Major Projects Inventory (August 2016). Ottawa: Strategic Policy and Results Sector.
Description: This map layer shows the locations of Canada’s major clean energy projects that are currently under construction or for which construction is planned to be initiated within the next ten years. Major projects are defined using a capital cost threshold of $20 million.
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Copyright Text: Natural Resources Canada. Major Projects Inventory (August 2016). Ottawa: Strategic Policy and Results Sector.
Description: This map layer shows the locations of Canada’s major clean energy projects that are currently under construction or for which construction is planned to be initiated within the next ten years. Major projects are defined using a capital cost threshold of $20 million.
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Copyright Text: Natural Resources Canada. Major Projects Inventory (August 2016). Ottawa: Strategic Policy and Results Sector.
Description: This map layer shows the locations of Canada’s major clean energy projects that are currently under construction or for which construction is planned to be initiated within the next ten years. Major projects are defined using a capital cost threshold of $20 million.
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Copyright Text: Natural Resources Canada. Major Projects Inventory (August 2016). Ottawa: Strategic Policy and Results Sector.
Description: This map layer shows the locations of incubators and accelerators in Canada that provide support and services to enterprises focused on clean technologies or on various other technologies. Accelerators provide seed funding and time-limited support to start-up teams, using structured programming and mentorship services designed to accelerate high-potential firms to success or failure. Incubators cater to early-stage entrepreneurs, providing longer tenure for participating firms and a broader suite of services in terms of access to physical space and mentorship.
Incubateurs et accélérateurs de technologie propre
Cette couche cartographique montre l’emplacement des incubateurs et accélérateurs au Canada qui offrent du soutien et des services aux entreprises axées sur les technologies propres ou sur diverses autres technologies. Les accélérateurs offrent du financement de démarrage et du soutien pour une durée déterminée aux équipes en démarrage, par le biais de services de mentorat et de programmes structurés visant à accélérer la croissance des entreprises au potentiel élevé vers leur réussite ou leur échec. Les incubateurs soutiennent les entrepreneurs au stade initial en accordant plus de temps aux entreprises participantes ainsi qu’en offrant un éventail plus large de services sur le plan des locaux et du mentorat.
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Copyright Text: Natural Resources Canada. 2016. Deep Centre. Canadian Acceleration and Business Incubation (CABI) Association