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How to help managers and populations
of remote site in integrating a culture of
sustainability ?
By
Martin Bourbonnais
Chairman in
Renewable energy technology and energy efficiency
Gaspé, Qc, July 11th 2019
Presentation Highlights • Cégep de Jonquière and TERRE • Our achievements make it possible to find solutions to the challenges of our partners • Applied tools for sustainable decision-making and planning • Conclusions, discussions and contact
The Cégep de Jonquière In the heart of Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Québec • Has 3000 students annually • Has invested in research for over 35 years • Has 6 research centers anchored in the area • Has a language center recognized worldwide • Operates a continuing education service • Active service for international development • An exclusive program in media arts and technologies
What is the added value of reseach
organizations in the Cégep de Jonquière?
Networking Support for
Highly Skilled and Communities
Valued Workforce
Appropriation to
Skakeholders
Reconition
Research Funds
Examples of Cégep de Jonquière's
achievements with Aboriginal communities
• Each year, our Language Center receives students from a School
Board with a community leader to support students who are
experiencing significant cultural shock outside their communities.
• Integration of a discovery component of First Nations culture into our
summer programs. All students go to a village for a full day. They visit
the community and make a craft object. Our adults participate in the
annual Pow Wow.
• Interested college teachers will be trained more specifically by First
Nations experts to include Aboriginal teaching materials in different
courses.
• The project: Aboriginal and Graduate: Provide training in technical
programs (physical and administrative) and some AEC.
Cégep de Jonquière
Others collaborations ... • Five-Year Evaluation of Education Program with MASTERA. • Development of an AEC in Animation of social, cultural and community activities. • Saguenay Native Friendship Center for a project for the Development of Audio and Visual Equipment for Native Language Learning. • We are currently negotiating a radio animation and production project https://www.cegepjonquiere.ca/service-aux-etudiants-autochtones.html Cégep de Jonquière
Once upon a Environment,
Occupational
Health and
time… Analytical
Safety
Electronics
Chemistry
- Chemical - Electronics
Engineering Industry
A concentration of expertise
in 9 science techniques TERRE
unique in Quebec! Mechanical Industrial
Engineering Engineering
A creative team got ready for
a common challenge …
Building
Urban Planning
Mechanics
With more than 40 laboratories on the cutting edge of technology in these sectors
Concrete results: The road of Energy
School site of
Restaurant 2010 2010 Experimental
Marchand:
site of GREB:
Situated in the
municipality of Situated in
Saint-Bruno
La Baie
Technology Showcase -TERRE:
Situated on rue Panet, Jonquière
2011
Solar PV farm 2013
Situated on
roof of
Cégep de
Jonquière
A succession of powerful lever
The Industrial Research Chair in Renewable Energy
Technology and Energy Efficiency (2012-2017)
Evolution towards the first Institutional Chair at the college level since
2017
Conception and implementation of tools to
help manage a SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY of
remote SITES.
Assist partners in development, scientific
testing and the improvement of green
technology.
Specialized and adapted trainings
Method of the TERRE Chair
Issues Expertise
Primary Partner Contributing Partners
SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIC
SOLUTIONS TERRE Chair NETWORKS
Applied Solutions:
services, R&D, Trainings
SOCIAL QUALIFIED
ACCEPTABILITY WORKFORCE
Technology transfers towards training:
courses, tours, lectures, laboratories, projects, internships, etc..
Dissemination and outreach in the scientific, industrial communities and the populationTechnology transfer and dissemination
For the students and teachers… For the college community… For the partners…
And the general public!Sharing challenges and good practices
Of the general context… • The United Nations Sustainable Development Objectives (SDO), by 2030, endorsed by the governments of 193 states, are strongly impacted by the availability of electricity: ▪ SDO 1 on poverty reduction ▪ SDO 2 on food ▪ SDO 3 on health ▪ SDO 4 on education ▪ SDO 6 on access to drinking water and sanitation ▪ SDO 7 on energy, etc. • In a world connected by information and communication technologies, intelligent electrification can even be considered as an indispensable tool for social and cultural affirmation, thus joining the six dimensions of the sustainable development (SD) model of Francophonie • The overriding challenge is to find the most appropriate solution for every isolated community scattered around the globe.
towards a particular and extensive context!
• Nearly 2 billion people on the planet with over 200,000 Canadians without
access to major energy grids. They are often fed energy by expensive and
polluting units using fossil fuels.
• Examples :
– Near 500 outfitters in Quebec. 29/30 in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean are
isolated sites
– Several remote forest camps and other industrials installation
– 22 communities isolated from Hydro-Québec's hydroelectric grid ( Produce
0.2% of electricity and 33% of GHG of Hydro-Quebec)
• Wages and energy bills: important budget items for managers of isolated
sites
• Managers are interested in integrating renewable energy and sustainable
development, but are often unaware of this.
• This impedes access to energy that is essential to the socio-economic
development of communities.How can we help managers achieve a sustainable supply of
their isolated sites?
By providing them with strategic planning tools ...
#1. Analysis grid of sustainable development adapted to their reality (AGSD)
#2. Technical analysis of efficiency and renewable energy supplyTool #1: An AGSD applied to remote sites
• Based on the UQAC Eco-Council Chair's general project AGSD (Villeneuve & Riffon, 2011) with
more than 100 objectives.
• Visits & interviews were conducted with 5 Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean outfitters.
Development of the AGSD applied to remote site with our partners:
• Identification of 19 common challenges in 4 dimensions of SD
• Weighting by owners (1-desirable, 2-Necessary, 3-Essential)
• 10 levels of evaluation for the expert committee
• Excel tool to record information and calculate results
• 5 priorities for action (urgent- to act-maintain- long term- no
priority)Chair TERRE - AGSD V2
Example: Identify current and plan future actions
Past and current actions
• January 2017: The current supply of the site is done with fossil fuels.
• January 2018: Realization of a technical analysis of efficiency and renewable supply
• January 2019: Application of energy efficiency measures
Future actions:
• January 2020: Installation and start-up of a hybrid solar / diesel system for the
community's energy supply
• January 2021: Regular maintenance of the system. Performance measurement and
optimization. Will evolve to a rating of 10.
Cégep de JonquièreResults for partners
A personalized report for each manager presenting a current picture in terms of sustainable development:
• Introduction and methodology
• Results by dimension: Graphical presentation of the assessments by stake, good moves, the courses
of action and recommendations
Also, a global portrait of the SD state of the group ( 5 outfitters in Saguenay Lac-St-Jean) was
produce for the Federation of Quebec Outfitters.
Chair TERRE - AGSD V3
After the AGSD-V2 worked
for and with the outfitter,
we noted some interest
from other kind of
isolated site for the tool.
We have refined our tool
to apply it to the case of a
research and teaching
station.
We added new issues in
the forth conventionnal
dimension of DD
Cégep de JonquièreIn a community perspective, new dimensions have emerged in the tool… Which one ?
SD planning opportunity for your community?
• Adapting with you the grid for your Scientific Paper
challenges
• Possible development of a five-year action
plan to integrate SD as a way of thinking in
the management of your operations
• Monitoring and advisory services in the
implementation of the action plan
• Periodic analyzes to see the evolution of the
DD performance following the actions
• Proposed attractive improvements for the
development of collectivity Dufour-Rannou C., Bourbonnais M., Le
développement durable appliqué aux sites
isolés, Revue Liaison énergie
• Comprehensive and user-friendly report at Francophonie, numéro 102, 2 trimestre
e
the end of the mandate 2016TOOL #2 The energy diagnostic is unique to each site!
A visit to the site is essential to log equipment, install measurement and imbibe
of local habits.
1. The description of the site and the equipment survey.
2. The profile of the current energy consumption and the performance of the generator.3. The preliminary study of energy efficiency
4. The profile of planned energy consumption
"Every $ 1 invested in energy efficiency saves $ 3 to $ 5 in production
equipment“ Renewable Energy Handbook (KEMP).
Energy efficiency gains can be seen in four elements: Friendly advice if biomass not
available…
• Either the use of equipment less greedy.
• Either a more efficient use of the energy source already It is not recommended to use
consumed. electricity from a generator for
• Either the substitution of one energy source for another, any device intended to produce
less costly to use and more efficient. In other words: heat on an off-grid site. The
good energy in the right place! profitability of the systems
• The management of the electrical peak depends on it.
Generator: typical output 30%
Heating oil / propane: typical
efficiency 90%5. What are the main energies available locally?
Solar energy (passive, photovoltaic, thermal) ?
Wind energy ?
Water energy (Hydroelectric, hydrokinetic and micro turbines) ?
The Bioenergy (Biomass, biogaz) ?
Geothermal ?
Others…
• Renewable energy typically emits 2 to 45 g CO2 eq. / kWh. Fossils play from 700 to 1000 g of CO2 eq. /
kWh. These data take into account the life cycle from birth to death
• Renewable energy has the role of replacing a part or totality of conventional, high-GHG-emitting
energies such as diesel, propane and natural gas6. How to determine the best energy mix?
It’s time for simulations!7. Determination of technical and economic indicators. Scenarios analysis
8. Sensitivity analyzes.
9. GHG balances and possible financing
10. Conclusions and recommendations: optimal solution unique to each one.
Which option will you recommend to the manager of this site ?
With this on-the-job study produced by a third party, scientific and independent (not selling equipment), you
are equipped to go see a manufacturer of products and services specialized in the field for your installation.
Watch out for scams!Example: A Chinese generator at a good price!
Is it the real deal?
Advantage :
• Good price.
This generator worked less than 50 hours
Disadvantages: after being transported using an airplane !!!
• Very short life. It can not be repaired.
• High number of failures.
• Non availability of spare parts.
• Often no guarantee offered.
• Poor documentation.
• Unknown reliability.
• Often sellers do not have technical service
or technicians available.
28Can we draw trends and correlations from the 15 different sites studied?
• For the sites of lower consumption: there is a sustainable hybrid
solution with high penetration:
1. Economic: their cost of energy melts from 16% to 64%;
2. Environmental: GHG emissions decrease from 79% to 90%;
3. Social: the operating time of the generator is reduced from
41% to 87%.
• Conventional hybrid solutions see their profitability decrease when
site consumption increases compared to more efficient, but purely
fossil scenarios. Innovative injection solutions on the AC grid of
renewable energy sources are investigated in these cases
• Some manufacturers offer these cost-effective, proven solutions
when sized for larger isolated sites such as communities.
For more details on this issue, see the article published at
the S8J2 session of the International Franco-Quebec
Energy Conference (CIFQ). We will provide it upon request
http://cifqenergie.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Prog_CIFQ2019.pdfConclusions • The equipment sellers will always claim to satisfy all your needs. Be careful when it comes time for the crucial choice of your supplier. • The scientific expertise resulting from field research and framed by sustainable development makes it possible to determine, with an independent eye, the sustainable solutions best adapted to the needs of each community. • Energy sustainability and different actions in terms of SD framed by a structured action plan facilitates its implementation by managers and the populations involved.
The Cegep de Jonquière at the service of
the SME & communitiesAll this would be impossible … Without the synergy of a team full of energy!
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martinbourbonnais@cegepjonquiere.ca
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