District Energy Network
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The District Energy (DE) Network works to position DE for a diversifying energy system and low carbon economy, and facilitate project implementation. The QUEST DE Network operates, in part, under a Memorandum of Understanding between QUEST and Natural Resources Canada. Participation is exclusive to QUEST Supporters.
OBJECTIVES
Advocate for Supportive Policies and Programs
Enhance Awareness and Education
District energy (DE) systems outsource the production of heating or cooling for a community, acting as a thermal grid that multiple buildings can link to. DE is a critical component of energy distribution infrastructure that can enable many communities to improve energy efficiency, enhance reliability, cut costs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Visit our events calendar and stay tuned to the QUEST Newsletter for 2020 Working Group meeting dates.
New District Energy Website
The new District Energy Website presented by QUEST and the YMCA of Greater Toronto will help demystify the technology and the process of building community energy systems – systems that can help Canada and the world reduce carbon pollution and increase community resiliency.
District Energy Network
The goal of the QUEST DE Network is to advance Canada's DE industry: positioning DE for a changing Energy system and low carbon economy and facilitating project implementation.
The QUEST DE Network operates in part under a Memorandum of Understanding between QUEST and Natural Resources Canada. Participation is exclusive to QUEST Subscribers.
Low Carbon Energy Innovation Community of Practice
The Community of Practice (CoP) provides a space for practitioners to share tips and best practices, ask questions of their colleagues, and receive peer-to-peer support on matters relating to low-carbon energy innovation. As a member of the CoP, participants will be able to learn from and share best practices with colleagues across Canada. Participants will also have the opportunity to provide early feedback on the research and findings gathered via the Low Carbon Energy Innovation project.
Members of the CoP will be asked to commit 12-15 hours per year, including involvement in the bi-monthly meetings and by providing feedback.
Leaders Dialogue
The Smart Energy Leaders’ Dialogue (LD) is a forum for senior executives and decision-makers from the Canadian energy industry, government, and related sectors to formulate common understanding and develop critical insight on how we use, move and produce energy in communities across Canada with a focus on the development of Smart Energy Communities.
Distributed Energy Resources
Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) is a national working group with a regional focus on sources of energy that are connected at the community level to a distribution system. The working group has been established to engage and connect relevant industry stakeholders in discussions about how we influence positive change as our energy systems evolve.
New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island Municipal Group
Launched in 2016, the NB-PEI Municipal Working Group is a resource for municipalities engaged in community energy planning, partnership-building, and Smart Energy projects to share their experiences, lessons learned, and transfer knowledge about best practices. Participants are leaders in moving toward achieving provincial GHG emissions reduction goals and transitioning toward Smart Energy Communities.
Nova Scotia Buildings Group
The objective of the Buildings Working Group is to advance energy and environmental performance of buildings, while considering integration with other systems such as transportation, land use planning and renewable energy, to create Smart Energy Communities.
Nova Scotia Municipal Energy Learning
Launched in 2016, the Municipal Energy Learning Group (MELG) is a resource for municipalities engaged in community energy planning, partnership-building, and Smart Energy projects to share their experiences, lessons learned, and transfer knowledge about best practices.
Ontario Combined Heat and Power Consortium
The Ontario Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Consortium is the voice of CHP in Ontario. With a focus to encourage a broader debate and understanding of issues surrounding CHP, the Consortium is led by a diverse group of stakeholders from industry, LDC’s, gas utilities, the public/institutional sector, and technology & service providers. Participation is exclusive to QUEST Subscribers.
Ontario Community Energy Planning Implementation Network
By implementing a CEP and using energy more efficiently, a community can keep more money in the local economy, generate opportunities for local energy projects and jobs, and help manage risks from increasing energy prices and a changing climate. In Ontario, the number of communities implementing a CEP is growing each year.
Alberta Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
Working to advance combined heat and power (CHP) in Alberta, the Alberta CHP Working Group is a diverse collaborative of stakeholders from gas, electric and thermal utilities, technology and service providers, government, NGOs, and the MUSH sector.
Alberta Municipal Working Group
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