CNCAInnovationFund-RoundTwo-ApplicantsInvitedtoSubmitFullProposals
ReleasedApril6,2016
TotalAmountRequested $974,200
LeadCity
ProjectTitle
Amount
Other"Primary"
Cities
Other"Observing"or
"Advising"Cities
Partners
Stockholm
FoodandEnergyinaCircular
Economy
$100,000
None
TBD
TBD
Melbourne
ReplicatingCustomerLledModels
forDevelopmentofUtilityScale
Renewables
$100,000
Sydney
Yarra,Victoria,Australia
YarraEnergyFoundation
Melbourne
DevelopingtheCarbonNeutral
SupplyChain
CityCooperation:Replicabilityof
ProcurementGuidelinesforthe
Copenhagen
ProcurementofGreenVehicleand
TransportationServices
London
TrialingEnergiespronginLondon
$105,000
$100,000
$169,200
None
TBD
Conductafeasibilitystudyforalarge-scalepilotprojectattheStockholm
RoyalSeaportflagshipprojectonsourceseparationofwastewaterthatcanbe
usedtogainexperienceandbuildknowledgeonthebenefitsandchallenges
ofsourceseparatedwastewatersystems.Thefeasibilitystudywillexamine
thetechnicalpreconditionsforasourceseparatedwastewatersystemand
theimplicationsondifferentactors;thepotentialtooptimizeenergyrecovery
fromwastewater(localatthepropertyorcommunalforasectionofthe
development);proposedmanagementofresourcesfromthesystem(i.e.
collectionandhandlingoforganics);andproposeddivisionofresponsibilities
andmanagementstructureattheCityforsourceseparatedwastewater
systems.
Scalemodelsforaggregatingmunicipal,institutionalandcommercial
customerstoenablethemtopurchaseutility-scalerenewablesanddrivenew
investmentsinlarge-scalerenewableenergythroughcorporateofftake
agreementsbackedbylargecorporateandinstitutionalcustomers.
Developapproachesforovercomingbarrierstodecarbonizingpublicsector
supplychainsacrossAustralia,buildingonScience-BasedTargets’"Sectorial
DecarbonisationApproach;"conductworkshopswithrepresentativesof
sustainabilityandprocurementbranchesoflocalpartnercitiestotestthe
likelyeffectivenessandtransferabilityoftheproposedmethods;anddevelop
aCarbonNeutralCitiesGoodPracticeGuidetosummariseandsharefindings.
Developguidelinesforcities'andprivatecompanies'procurement
departmentsforpurchasinggreenvehiclesandtransportationservices,and
TBD
conductworkshopsforcitiesandprivatecompaniesontheirapplicationand
refinementovertime.
Thisprojectseekstoprovethe'Energiesprong'conceptbytrialingthefirstten
EnergiesprongUK/NationalEnergy net-zeroenergyEnergiesprongrefurbishmentsintheUK,andproviding
Copenhagen,NewYork,
Foundation,LondonHousing learningsanddataforothercities(especiallyothermegacities)sotheymay
Vancouver
Providers
followsuit.ThisprojectbuildsonLondon'sRoundOnegrant"NewFinancial
ModelsforRetrofittingBuildings."
Boulder,NYC,Portland,
Oslo,Stockholm,
Hamburg,London,
Vancouver
Boston
None
TBD
Description
Portland
CapitalizingCarbontoAccelerate
EVChargingInvestments
$100,000
Portland
TheThermalBreakShearWall:
ImprovingEnergyEfficiencyand
SeismicResiliencyinOlderHousing
Stock
$75,000
Boston
BringingRenewableThermal
SolutionstoScaleinNewEngland
$125,000
San
Francisco
EasyZero:CatalyzingDevelopment
ofaNationalScaleResidentialZNE
RetrofitBusiness
$100,000
GeneralMotors;EVGONRG;Puget
SoundEnergy;DriveOregon;
Siemens;Greenlots;AvistaClimate
EstablishaVerifiedCarbonStandard-accreditedEVChargingStationcarbon
Group;TeslaMotors;EVConnect;
NewYork,Seattle,
creditmethodologytoprovideEVcharginginfrastructureinvestorswith
None
SanDiegoGas&Electric;
Vancouver
accesstoanewsourceofcapitaltohelpachieveasustainable,profitable
PlugShare;USNavy;
businessmodel:thevoluntarycarboncreditmarkets.
AeroVironment;IdahoNational
Lab;USDept.ofEnergy;
TimberRock;BallStateUniversity
Test,analyzeanddocumenttheuseofThermalBreakShear(TBS)wall
assembliesinstandardresidentialretrofitapplicationstoadvanceasimpler,
EarthAdvantage,NorthwestEnergy significantlymorecost-effectiveapproachtoproducingcriticalenergy
EfficiencyAlliance(NEEA),Albina efficiencyandseismicresiliencyresultsacrossasignificantpopulationand
Vancouver
Seattle
Construction,OregonState
geographicspectrum.ThisprojectseekstoverifythattheTBSwallassembly
University,Mpower
approachisavalidretrofitstrategyand,ifso,toadvanceitsacceptanceas
standardpracticeinenergyandseismicretrofitsofwood-framedwellings
acrossmultiplejurisdictions.
DeveloprenewablethermaloptionsforcitiesacrossNewEngland,targeting
Northampton,
themarketofoil-andelectric-resistance-heatedbuildings,toacceleratethe
MA,USA;
adoptionofrenewablethermal.Thisprojectaimstoovercomeamultitudeof
Portland,ME,
barrierstorenewablethermaltechnologiesachievingmarketpenetrationand
USA;Providence,
None
TBD
supportthescalingupofrenewablethermalsothatitcanbecome
RI,USA;
competitivewithnaturalgasanddeliveredfossilfuelsintheUnitedStates
Somerville,MA,
andaroundtheworld.ThisprojectwillbuildonthelearningsfromBoulder's
USA
RoundOnegrant"NaturalGas,FuelOil&RelatedThermalEnergyDeCarbonizationStrategies."
PaloAlto,CA,USA;San
ThisprojectwillpartnerwithRockyMountainInstitutetoresearchthe
Carlos,CA,USA;
RockyMountainInstitute,Net-Zero applicabilityofaDutchZNEresidentialretrofitmodeltoSanFrancisco,and
Portland;Vancouver,
EnergyCoalition,Energiesprong, conveneother"earlyadopter"jurisdictionsthathaveparallelprogramsto
None
AnnArbor,MI,USA;
PassiveHouseUS,Pacific
informthisproject.Thegoalsoftheconveningaretosharefindings;prime
Dearborn,MI,USA;
NorthwestNationalLaboratory, manufacturers,projectdevelopers,andfinancialinstitutionsfortheprogram,
Madison,WI,USA;
StateofNewYork
anddeveloparoadmaptoprogramdeploymentandresourcesrequired.The
Montpelier,VT,USA
projectwillbeinformedbyLondon’ssimilarRound1project.
2016LOIScoringCriteria
4=Excellent3=Good2=Mediocre1=Poor
SelectionCriteria
1
ProblemBeingAddressed
2
Description
PointsPossible
Hastheapplicantclearlystatedwhythisprojectisneeded?Aretheobjectivesoftheprojectclear?
4
Transformational
Hastheapplicantidentifiedhowtheprojectwillbe“transformational?”DoesitfitwithinCNCA’sdefinitionof“transformational”?*Hasthe
applicantdescribedhowtheproposedprojectfitsintotheirdeepdecarbonizationwork?
4
3
ImpactinApplicantCity
IsthistopicimportanttoCNCAmembers?Istheexpectedimpactimportant?Didtheapplicantclearlyidentifyexpectedprojectimpactsand
makeaclearlinkagebetweenhowtheproposedprojectactivities/outputswillleadtotheintendedimpact?Didtheapplicantclearlyidentify
howtheywilluse,applyand/orscaletheresults/impacts?
4
4
PotentialforBroaderImpact
Istheproposedprojectreplicable/scalableinothercities?
4
5
Collaboration
AreotherCNCAand/or“nextwave”citiesparticipatingintheproject?Ifnot,istheregoodpotentialforcollaborationwithotherCNCA
and/or“nextwavecities?
4
6
Deliverables
Hastheapplicantclearlyidentifiedthetop1-3“products”ordeliverablesthatwillcomefromtheproject?Arethesetherightproductsto
delivermaximumvaluetoAlliancecities?Isthereaplanfortheproduct(s)oncetheyaredelivered(i.e.,nextsteps/phases,or
dissemination?)
4
7
ProgressMeasurement
Hastheapplicantclearlyidentifiedwhatsuccesswilllooklikeandhowsuccesswillbemeasured?
4
8
AmountRequested
9
ImplementationTime
Isthegrantamountrequestedreasonable?Isitenoughortoomuchtoactuallydotheworkproposed?
2=Amountrequestedisappropriate/1=Mightwantthemtomakeaslightrevision/0=Grantamountisnotappropriate
Isthetimerequiredtocompletetheprojectreasonable?
2
1
1=yes/0=no
TOTAL
31
*CNCA’sworkingdefinitionof“transformational”is“astrategythatleadstocarbonneutralitybeinganexpectedandeventuallymandatedfeatureofasector’soperationsby2050orsooner.”The
applicantmayusethisdefinitionorprovidetheirown.(Ifanotherisprovided,itshouldbedefinedin1sentence.)