Intake #2 Now Open!
$2.4 Million for Decentralised Energy Innovation
Application Intake#2 Now Open!
Decentralised Energy Canada (DEC) and the City of Medicine Hat are proud partners in the Energy Innovation Challenge, a groundbreaking three-year program aimed at empowering small and medium-sized Canadian enterprises (SMEs) to overcome commercialisation obstacles and bring their decentralised energy solutions to market.
Three main program activities:
Do you have an innovative technology that can improve electricity distribution network reliability, resiliency, energy affordability and sustainability?
Strengthening Distribution Grids
We are seeking innovative solutions that demonstrate the value and benefits of decentralised energy including:
grid reliability
grid resiliency
energy affordability
sustainability
These solutions must address one or more of the focus areas at the premise or system level.
Preference will be given to proponents who propose solutions that leverage or complement projects initiated in the first intake.
Intake #2 Challenge Statements
Grid Decongestion at Premise Level
Innovations that can help reduce peak demands at the customer/building level
HVAC Technologies – Low Carbon intensity HVAC components and technologies
Microgeneration Technologies – Your solution offers whole-building scale energy efficiency solutions and on-site technologies at the residential, commercial and industrial consumption levels (e.g., heat pumps, heat recovery, district energy, building integrated energy storage, etc.)
Energy Storage – Building integrated Energy Storage solutions
EV Charging – Public-use electric vehicle solutions
Grid Decongestion at System Level
Innovations that can help optimise current energy infrastructure at the distribution level
Energy Storage – Your solution leverages or is a new application of energy storage and other technical innovations to optimise the City's distribution system's technical, economic, and environmental performance
Energy Aggregation – Your solution leverages energy aggregation solutions and systems (e.g., virtual power plants) and offers innovative solutions, business models and contracting solutions
Microgeneration Technologies – Your solution leverages new or a new application of DER technologies, which optimise the performance of existing distribution systems or enhance their resilience
EV Charging – Public-access electric vehicle charging solutions avoid distribution system upgrades while enhancing public access to vehicle charging networks
Application Intake #2 Deadline to Apply:
January 9, 2025
If you believe your startup or innovation can successfully address or optimize one or more of these challenge areas for the City of Medicine Hat, we encourage you to submit your application to the Energy Innovation Challenge.
