Northern REACHE, selected projects 2019 to 2020
Choose a region:
| Recipient | Community | Project title project description | Program contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pembina Institute | Pan-northern | Renewables in Remote Communities Conference Funding for research support and management of the 2020 Renewables in Remote Communities Conference held in Whitehorse, Yukon and organized by Pembina Institute. Funding will also enable Indigenous leaders from across Canada to attend and participate in the event. |
$117,500 |
| Recipient | Community | Project title and description | Program contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nunatsiavut Government | Pan-Nunatsiavut | Nunatsiavut Energy Coordinator Funding to support an energy coordinator position in the Nunatsiavut Government. |
$34,309 |
| Nunatsiavut Government | Makkovik | Makkovik Arena 56kW Solar Photovoltaic Project Funding for the design and installation of a 56kW solar photovoltaic system on the Makkovik community arena. |
$242,000 |
| Nunatsiavut Government | Pan-Nunatsiavut | High-Efficiency Wood Stoves, Large-Scale Implementation Funding to purchase and install high-efficiency wood stoves in residential homes across Nunatsiavut’s five communities. |
$32,888 |
| Nunatsiavut Government | Pan-Nunatsiavut | Community Energy Champions Funding to hire and train community energy officers, and support their delivery of energy education and awareness initiatives. |
$85,000 |
| Recipient | Community | Project title and project description | Program contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pituvik Landholding Corporation | Inukjuak | Inukjuak Hydro Project Funding to hold community engagement sessions, providing local residents the opportunity to ask questions, express their concerns and be informed on project updates. |
$28,500 |
| Eeyou Bio-Energy | Wemindji | Biomass Housing Conversion in Wemindji Funding to examine the economic, logistic and environmental feasibility of converting community building heating systems to biomass. |
$10,000 |
| Saputik Landholding Corporation | Kangirsuk | Kangirsuk Hydro Project Funding for feasibility studies to determine the potential and capacity of a hydroelectric project. |
$55,000 |
| Whapmagoostui Eeyou Economic Development Corporation | Whapmagoostui, Kuujjuarapik | Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik Wind Project Funding for technical revisions of wind data and financial risk simulations. |
$269,500 |
| Laval University | Umiujaq | Clean Energy Integration of the center d'études nordiques (CEN) Research Facility Funding to support engineering studies on integrating various renewable energy technologies in a new research facility that CEN is building in Umiujaq. |
$31,000 |
| Recipient | Community | Project title and project description | Program contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government of Nunavut | Pan-Nunavut | Nunavut Climate Change Mitigation Specialist Funding for the Government of Nunavut to hire a climate change mitigation specialist to support communities and build capacity in the territory. |
$150,000 |
| Hamlet of Kugluktuk | Kugluktuk | Kugluktuk Wind Generation Feasibility Study Funding to support a wind-resource feasibility study in Kugluktuk. This is the third year of funding. |
$13,200 |
| Hamlet of Gjoa Haven | Gjoa Haven | Gjoa Haven 10kW Solar Photovoltaic on Arena Funding to support the installation of a 10kW solar photovoltaic system with smart meter technology. |
$115,000 |
| Government of Nunavut | Arviat, Baker Lake | Energy Conservation Measures in Arviat and Baker Lake Buildings Funding to convert secondary hot water pumps to variable flow pumping systems and controls recommissioning in two buildings. |
$83,216 |
| Qulliq Energy Corporation | Iqaluit, Baker Lake | Exhaust Gas Recovery Unit Conceptual Design and Customer Analysis for Iqaluit and District Heating System Feasibility for Baker Lake Funding to complete conceptual design work and customer analysis for an exhaust gas heat recovery unit at Iqaluit’s power plant, and to support feasibility and early design work for integrating Baker Lake’s district heating system to a new building. |
$40,000 |
| Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) | Iqaluit | Financial Assessment and Analysis of Benefits and Opportunities for an Iqaluit Hydro Project Funding to determine how the Qikiqtani Inuit Association can add value to and support the development of a hydroelectric project near Iqaluit. |
$97,635 |
| Nihtat Energy Ltd. | Iqaluit | Behind-the-meter Solar Photovoltaic on Iqaluit Northmart Funding to procure and install a 300 kilowatt solar photovoltaic system (behind-the-meter) on the Iqaluit Northmart. |
$400,000 |
| Recipient | Community | Project title and description | Program contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) | Inuvialuit Settlement Region | Inuvialuit Clean Energy Coordinator Funding to support a clean energy coordinator position within the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) to facilitate the development of renewable energy in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. |
$150,000 |
| Hamlet of Paulatuk | Paulatuk | 15kW Solar Photovoltaic for Hamlet Office and 5kW Solar Photovoltaic for Youth Centre Funding to support the installation of solar photovoltaic systems on the hamlet office and youth centre. |
$168,400 |
| Government of Northwest Territories | Tulita | Tulita Utility Scale 45kW Solar Photovoltaic Funding to support a 45 kilowatt net-metered solar photovoltaic system. |
$320,000 |
| Nihtat Corporation | Pan-Northwest Territories | Gwich’in Regional Energy Coordinator Funding to hire a regional energy coordinator to help Gwich’in communities develop and implement clean energy projects. |
$120,000 |
| Nihtat Corporation | Inuvik | Home Energy Audit, Data Collection and Energy Literacy Program Funding to help Gwich’in homeowners reduce their energy consumption through energy audits, data collection and energy literacy. |
$70,400 |
| K’asho Got’ine Housing Society | Fort Good Hope | Energy Retrofit for Men’s Transitional Home Funding to support a deep energy retrofit for a men’s transitional supported living house. |
$257,675 |
| Government of Northwest Territories | Yellowknife and Inuvik | Development of Biomass Wood Pellet Course Funding to support the development of a training program on the operation and maintenance of biomass wood pellet heating systems. |
$30,000 |
| Northern Loco | Fort Providence | Fort Providence Energy Project Funding to support a renewable energy officer and committee responsible for overseeing a community energy audit, energy retrofits, and the development and delivery of energy education. |
$99,971 |
| Behdzi Ahda First Nation | Colville Lake | Renewable Electricity and Heat for Energy-Independent Modular Greenhouse Funding to support a feasibility study to determine suitable renewable energy options for a new energy-independent modular greenhouse unit. |
$45,321 |
| Nihtat Corporation | Inuvik | Satellite Station Micro-Grid Funding for a pre-feasibility study to assess clean energy options that would supply existing and potential future satellite station projects in Inuvik. |
$51,208 |
| Recipient | Community | Project title project description | Program contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Government | Pan-Yukon | Commercial Building Energy Audits Funding for the creation of a commercial building energy audit program and the completion of 20 ASHRAE Level 2 energy audits. The energy modelling and calculations necessary to support each audit will inform a commercial building retrofit program. |
$160,000 |
| Yukon Government | Carmacks | Carmacks Green Energy Initiative Funding to develop the Carmacks Green Energy Initiative, which will result in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions incurred through the operation of infrastructure, and via the installation of an approximately 20 kilowatt solar array. |
$150,000 |
| Yukon Government | Carmacks | Carmacks Integrated Asset Management Plan (IAMP) Funding to develop an Integrated Asset Management Plan, which will result in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions incurred through the operation of infrastructure. |
$30,000 |
| Vuntut Gwitchin Government | Old Crow | Old Crow Wind Project Funding for the installation of a meteorological tower to evaluate wind resources. |
$244,553 |
| Selkirk Development Corporation | Pelly Crossing | Selkirk Wind Resource Assessment Funding to install a Sonic Detection and Ranging (SODAR) system, which will provide a detailed assessment at one site that can be used to extrapolate wind resource at three other sites. |
$47,724 |