Advancing Alternative Energy Technologies

1. Advancing Alternative Energy Technologies Glenn MacDonell Director, Energy Industry Canada Workshop on Alternatives to Conventional Generation Technologies 25 November, 2002

2. Overview: Advancing Alternative technologies • Assisting technology development: • Technology Partnerships Canada • Focusing technology development efforts • Technology Road Maps • Commercialization • Fuel cell commercialization road map • Photovoltaic barrier study • Renewable Energy skills study • Trade Team Canada Electric Power Overview

3.  EMB   Industry Canada Overview www.ic.gc.ca www.strategis.gc.ca

4. Industry Canada’s Strategic Objectives

5. Assisting technology development • Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC) is a technology investment fund established to contribute to the achievement of Canada's objectives: increasing economic growth, creating jobs and wealth, and supporting sustainable development. • TPC advances and supports government initiatives by investing strategically in research, development and innovation in order to encourage private sector investment, and so maintain and grow the technology base and technological capabilities of Canadian industry. • TPC supports research, development and innovation in : • Environmental technologies • Enabling technologies (advanced manufacturing and processing technologies, advanced materials processes and applications, applications of biotechnology, and applications of selected information technologies) • Aerospace and Defence Technology Partnerships Canada

6. Focusing technology development Technology Road Maps • Planning process driven by projected needs of tomorrows markets • Helps companies identify, select and develop technology options • Helps companies pool resources and work with academia and government • Led by industry, facilitated by government • To date 9 completed, 7 underway • Guide R&D activities of companies and government

7. Technology Road Maps Innovation Roadmap on Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass • Industry led, multi-stakeholder, collaborative, interactive process • A tool to facilitate the setting of S&T priorities and integration of new technology with business • Phase I: • Identify markets and needs for future business growth (5-15 years) • Identify new business opportunities for exploiting technology • Provide top level information on the technological direction of the business over future years (5-15 years) • Identify gaps in market and technical knowledge, policies, regulations, outreach, etc. • Formulate recommendations and Final Roadmap report

8. Technology Road Maps Phase II: • Plan actions to develop and commercialize critical technologies • Identify technology projects that have the best potential for commercialization Phase III: • Review and update the Technology Roadmap with new market and technology information Innovation Roadmap on Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass

9. Fuel Cell Commercialization Road Map • Objective • Create common vision for the full scale commercialization of fuel cells • Bring together industry, government, academic stakeholders across the fuel cells sector value chain in Canada • Tasks • Identify challenges and solutions to full scale commercialization • Describe necessary actions by industry, government and academia to commercialize fuel cells • Develop implementation plan and Roadmap Report • Participants • Representation from across the Canadian fuel cell value chain (45 organizations) • Linked to Major Canadian Government Initiatives • Climate Change Technology and Innovation Program • Innovation Strategy

10. Fuel Cell Commercialization Road Map Fuel Cells Commercialization Roadmap Structure Industry Canada Steering Committee(Industry Champion and Leaders from industry, government, academia) Fuel Cells Canada Working Group Stationary Horizontal Group Skills Working Group Mobile Horizontal Group Infrastructure Working Group Portable

11. Overview EMB role EMB activities FC CRM Fuel Cell Commercialization Road Map Key Commercialization Challenges • Integrating fuel cell applications into current infrastructure • Creating market demand • Defining value proposition • Defining early versus late markets – managing expectations • Sustained access to capital • Access to international markets • Simplifying interconnection – Codes/ Standards/ Regulations/Permits, • Product costs, technology, reliability, manufacturing expertise, experience and new processes required

12. Fuel Cell Commercialization Road Map Preliminary findings • Ongoing applied research and technology development required to prove technology reliability and reduce product costs • Market readiness demonstrations critical to commercialization • Identify early adopters for fuel cell products • Promote development of comprehensive and realistic set of International Codes and Standards • Improve access to skilled human resources • Work with key universities on developing fuel cells engineering program • Foster information sharing among stakeholders • Continue working groups through Fuel Cells Canada after roadmap process ends • Industry, Government and Academia to work closely together to develop a National Fuel Cell Strategy to accelerate commercialization • Build the right business environment to attract & retain investment

13. Other EMB activities • Photovoltaic Barrier Study • Renewable Energy Skills Study • Support of NRCan’s MicroPower Connect initiative • Trade Team Canada Electrical Power Equipment and Services