4 December 2009
Shanghai, China
The Asia-Pacfic Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP) is a public-private partnership of seven countries – Australia, Canada, China, India, Japan, South Korea and the United States – focussed on the development and use of clean energy technologies. Together, these countries represent more than 50 per cent of the world’s population, economy, coal production and use, and greenhouse gas emissions. Canada joined the APP in 2007.
The APP's work is conducted through eight task forces focussing on five energy-intensive sectors – aluminum, buildings and appliances, cement, coal mining and steel – and three energy supply sectors – cleaner fossil energy, renewable energy and distributed generation, and power generation and transmission.
In 2008, the Government announced a $20-million investment over three years to support Canada’s participation in the APP.
Today, the Government is announcing that $8.4 million over two years is being invested in the following 19 innovative, clean technology projects:
1. Net Zero Energy Ready Community at Pu Jiang Yuan
Insightful Healthy Homes, Vancouver, British Columbia
This project involves building a community of multi-family dwellings in Pu Jiang Yuan, China. The project will be focussed on the integration of affordable and clean energy technologies and equipment in a community scale. Total GoC investment over two years: $500,000
2. Sustainable Condo for China
EcoSmart Foundation, Vancouver, British Columbia
This project will create a sustainable condo in collaboration with the emerging Chinese green building industry. Once completed, it will be showcased in Chongqing, China.
Total GoC investment over two years: $500,000
3. Chapman Mills Town Centre
Minto Communities, Ottawa, Ontario
This project involves a 4.3 hectare development that is part of the City of Ottawa’s Planning and Growth Plan. The project will include mixed-use facilities with an innovative design incorporating green technologies for use in all APP countries including Canada and China. Total GoC investment over two years: $500,000
4. Resource Positive Envelope Design: Next Generation Green Buildings
Okanagan S&T Council, Kelowna, British Columbia
The project involves building on existing domestic and international agreements between all APP countries, including Canada and China to share research on green building envelope design (including walls, roofs and foundations). Total GoC investment over two years: $500,000
5. Jinqiao Net Zero Energy Townhouse
Habitat Design Plus Consulting, Vancouver, British Columbia
A six unit wood frame townhouse building in Shanghai, China, part of a 126-unit wood frame townhouse development, will be constructed so as to be Net Zero Energy (NZE).
Total GoC investment over two years: $375,000
6. Tianjin Eco-City International School
International Centre for Sustainable Cities, Vancouver, British Columbia
The project is an administration building for an international school, located in Tianjin, China. Total GoC investment over two years: $500,000
7. Water Source Heat Pump in Guangdon Coastal Region
Cleantech Capital Inc., Markham, Ontario
This project involves the development of a groundwater-source heat pump demonstration centre in the planned Guangdong Jiangmen Sunny Orient Cleantech Eco-Community a coastal area of Jiangmen, China. Total GoC investment over two years: $400,000
8. Microalgae from GHG to produce renewable fuels
Pond Biofuels, Toronto, Ontario
This project involves demonstrating a proprietary turn-key GHG remediation and renewable fuel production solution for the cement industry in China. Total GoC investment over two years: $280,000
9. Yanji Landfill Gas Recovery
Landfill Gas Canada Ltd., Oakville, Ontario
The project involves recovering landfill gas (LFG) currently going into the atmosphere from two landfills near Yanji City in Jilin Province, China. Total GoC investment over two years: $350,000
10. Technologies and Methods for MMV for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
The project involves the first CCS-specific demonstration of important Canadian-developed CO2 storage Measurement, Monitoring and Verification (MMV) tools in China. Total GoC investment over two years: $287,500
11. China Deep Unmineable Coal CO2 Sequestration Project
Petromin Resources Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia
This project involves the further development of the technology for CO2 injection and storage in deep coal beds in China, as well as the determination of the suitability and capacity of coal seams in China as long-term storage sites for CO2. Total GoC investment over two years: $500,000
12. Advanced Natural Gas Storage Trailers for Use in Standby and Distributed Power Generation
ATF Advanced Technologies & Fuels Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
This project involves enabling Dynetek Compressed Natural Gas storage systems to be properly certified, demonstrated and fully optimized for use in India. Total GoC investment over two years: $500,000
13. Extinguishing Underground Coal Seam Fires
HTC PurEnergy, Regina, Saskatchewan
This project involves the development of a workable and permanent solution to extinguish underground coal seam fires in China. Total GoC investment over one year: $250,000
14. Thermal Power Plant Efficiency Improvement for Reduced
GHG Emissions in India
ATF Advanced Technologies & Fuels Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
This project involves the baseline assessment of India National Thermal Power Corporation's coal power plants. Total GoC investment over two years: $500,000
15. Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Ethanol
University of British Columbia and University of Guelph
This project involves integrating existing technologies with new R&D advances to improve the efficiency of the overall bioconversion process for Canada and China. Total GoC investment over two years: $500,000
16. Concentrated Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant Demonstration
Cyrium Technologies, Ottawa, Ontario
This project involves building a demonstration scale photovoltaic solar power plant using the highest efficiency cells with the highest concentration optical system. This project will support the integration of world-class Canadian technology in large-scale solar collector systems in China.
Total GoC investment over one year: $500,000
17. Tidal current energy conversion systems
Powertech Labs, Surrey, British Columbia
This project involves the design and manufacture of a utility scale (approximately 250kW) vertical axis tidal current energy conversion system in Canada. Total GoC investment over two years: $500,000
18. Wind turbine for remote village hook-up
MAGENN Power, Ottawa, Ontario
This project involves adapting the Magenn MARS High Altitude Wind Energy Turbine or off-grid rural communities and buildings in India. Total GoC investment over two years: $500,000
19. Demonstration, Analysis and Market transformation of GSHP for India
Canadian GeoExchange Coalition, Montréal, Quebec
This project involves defining electrical power savings, energy and renewable energy delivery potential of ground source heat pump (GSHP) technology for HVAC and water heating in southern Asia. Total GoC investment over two years: $446,160
