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ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat - Canada

Submitted by Stuart Jackson on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 14:00.

This webiste breaks down the ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat program, which is a four-year, $36 million investment that started in 2007 and runs to 2011.

The purpose of the program is to increase the use of renewable thermal energy by industry, commercial business and institutions; boost the amount of renewable thermal energy created for these sectors; contribute to cleaner air by helping Canadian business use less fossil-based energy for space and water heating in buildings across the country.

Within this page you can find incentive rates, performance factors, application guidance information, and a list of accepted solar collectors.

The sidebar also includes latest changes to the program that have been implemented within the last two years.The sidebar also includes latest changes to the program that have been implemented within the last two years.

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See below more info on this incentive programme:

 

Country / region Canada
Name of programme EcoEnergy for Renewable Heat
Type of incentive rebate
Eligible technologies solar air or/and water heating systems
Applicable sectors industrial, commercial and institutional sector
Amount based on a formula: square metres of collector area multiplied by a specific performance factor and the incentive rate of this technology
Maximum incentive

max. 400,000 Canadian Dollar (CAD) per installation for solar water collectors*

max. 80,000 CAD per installation for solar air collectors

2 million CAD per multiple installations at different sites
Requirements for system meeting standard F378-87 of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
Requirements for installation non, but after installation a commissioning report is demanded that must be signed by a professional engineer or by a certified solar thermal installer
Finance provider Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Total funds 36 million CAD for 700 buildings in four years
Funding source public funds
Effective date 1 April, 2007
Expiration date 31 März, 2011
Website

www.ecoaction.gc.ca/heat

 

Last review of this tabloid March 2009
Contact Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat
Renewable and Electrical Energy Division
615 Booth Street, Room 150, Ottawa,
Ontario, K1A 0E9
ecoenergyrhp@nrcan.gc.ca

 

*In the provinces of Ontario and Saskatchewan the maximum amount of rebate can be increased by 80,000 CAD receiving the complementary subsidies by the state governments. In British Columbia the SolarBC incentive complements the federal incentive with a maximum of $40,000 per project.