Technical Tour - CDEA / IDEA Joint Conference
Presented by: Katie Mills, CFO
and Ron Harten, GM
Date: June 29, 2011
Agenda
• Overview of Hamilton Community Energy (“HCE”)
• Depart for Hamilton, Ontario
• Tour of McMaster Innovation Park (“MIP”)
− Introduction to Zach Douglas, President of MIP
− Technical Overview
• Technical Tour of HCE District Energy System
• Depart for Toronto, Ontario
Formation of Hamilton Utilities
Corporation (“HUC”)
2010:
• City expansion
projects - Lister
Block; MacNab
Street
Snowmelt
• Launch of
hybrid satellite
operation at
McMaster
Innovation Park
Dec. 2002:
Completion
of Hamilton
Community
Energy
Early 2000:
Amalgamation
of five
municipalities
July 2000: HUC
incorporated under
Electricity Act 1998
2003 – 2008:
Build out of
HCE’s Bay
Street N.
facility
2011:
MIP Phase 2
Hess Street
School
Downtown multihotel
development
John and Main
Streets
Jan. 2011:
Commissioning
of geoexchange and
operation of MIP
hybrid DES
Corporate Structure
HCE’s History
HCE was built by Hamilton Hydro Services Inc., and is
supported by a strong Board of Directors who provide
independent oversight and governance.
“District energy is based on environmental quality,
economies of scale and energy efficiency.”
Initial customers were the City of Hamilton
with aged boilers and the Hamilton
Wentworth District School Board.
HCE is…
A single source energy solution provider, efficiently
generating and supplying clean thermal energy through a
sophisticated arterial network of underground insulated
pipes to approximately 2.5 million square feet of
commercial, residential, municipal and institutional
buildings in Hamilton.
HCE is aligned with the City of Hamilton’s Vision 2020 of a
strong, healthy and vibrant City, by promoting local solutions to
environmental and development challenges through
responsible stewardship, protection of natural resources, and
the integration of its citizens into a sustainable social
infrastructure.
HCE…
• 12.5 MW thermal heating capacity using 3 Sterling hot
water boilers
• 3.5 MW electrical generation capacity via a Cat®3616
reciprocating engine with heat recovery
• Piping infrastructure and energy transfer stations
• Imbedded generation servicing City of Hamilton
properties’ electrical loads on-peak
• Black-start capable
• EcoLogo® certified
Sustainable, Eco-Friendly
Solution…
•
HCE’s commitment to both environmental and
economic sustainability benefits its customers
•
HCE produces and distributes clean energy, with
minimum ecological impact at an efficiency rate of
80%, compared to 40 - 60% for conventional
installations
•
HCE is EcoLogo® Certified to CCD-001
Systems for Buildings, a certification that is
recognized world-wide
•
HCE reduces carbon emissions by an
average of 34% (approximately 29,000 tonnes)
HCE Customers…
City of Hamilton:
Victoria Park Community Homes:
Art Gallery*
Copps Coliseum
Ellen Fairclough Building*
Convention Center*
City Hall
Market / Library Complex
Central Utilities Plant
Lister Block
MacNab Snow-melt
Queen Street (237 units)
Oxford Street (197 units)
Hamilton Wentworth District S.B.:
Board of Education
Sir John A. MacDonald S.S.
*Via City of Hamilton’s Central Utilities Plant
Hamilton Renewable Power Inc.: Operations and maintenance
services
McMaster Innovation Park: Heating and cooling services through a
“hybrid” district energy system that integrates geo-exchange and solar
thermal technology with a conventional DES
Customer Timeline…
Hybrid DES at MIP
Benefits of the MIP Partnership
•
Successful integration of renewable and conventional technologies
•
Contribution to LEED Platinum certification requirements
•
Infrastructure in place for future building development / business park expansion
•
Redeployment of existing equipment
•
Allows MIP and its tenants to concentrate resources on their core businesses.
Questions?