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The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources recently made an announcement of a contribution of $13.5 million for six clean energy projects in British Columbia, along with forestry projects.
Projects funded through the Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC) program include:
$1.9 million for Xeni Gwet’in First Nations Government’s Nemiah Valley Renewable Microgrid Project: This project will demonstrate the integration of a solar and battery energy storage system onto the diesel microgrid to utilize local resources to produce energy for the central and west communities.
$2.5 million for Xeni Gwet’in First Nations Government’s Klokon Creek/Augers Lake Small Hydroelectric Front-end Engineering and Design Study: This study will result in a shovel-ready project to generate hydropower on Klokon Creek utilizing Augers Lake for storage. The hydropower system will be integrated with the renewable energy microgrid to further reduce diesel generation in the central and west communities of Nemiah Valley.
$1.1 million for Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation’s Yuquot Wave Energy Demonstration project: This project will design a 100kW wave energy plant that would integrate with a microgrid to displace current diesel fuel use of the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations residents and visitors at Yuquot, B.C.
$1.3 million for Yourbrook Energy Systems Ltd’s Kamdis Tidal Power Demonstration Project Phase I: The objective of this project is to conduct a design study for a 500kW tidal energy generation system combining pumped hydroelectric storage to displace diesel with clean, reliable and firm power generation on the north grid of Haida Gwaii.
$166,700 for Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition: The project will support building community capacity for long-term clean energy solutions and alternatives to fossil fuels for heat and electricity within the Upper Skeena region in British Columbia.
$1.5 million for FPInnovations’ Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Academy Project: This project will develop an equal opportunity capacity-building program that provides practical training in the areas of biomass combined heat and power (Bio-CHP) operation and maintenance, and biomass supply chains.
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