Resources
Organizations
Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships P3 databas, events, knowledge centre http://www.pppcouncil.ca/
Added April 2016
Ivey Energy Policy and Management Centre organizes conferences and outreach events, publishes policy briefs and expert interviews. www.ivey.ca/energycentre
Periodicals
US Energy Storage Monitor, a quarterly subscription service from GTM Research and the Energy Storage Association, covering energy storage deployments by segment, quarter, and state in the U.S. New in 2015. Contact Tate Ishimuro at
EP360O Blog, here, from Electric Power, for news updates
Added June 17, 2014
The monthly newsletter from NERC, the North American Electric Reliability Corp., is available here
Added January, 2014
Manuals, guides, data resources
Community Energy: Planning, Development and Delivery lays out the ten stages involved in developing a community energy / district energy network project, from the setting of objectives, to data gathering, project definition, through to business modelling, project procurement and delivery. Case studies. Available at http://www.questcanada.org, here.
Added July 2018
Canada’s greenhouse gas quantification requirements from Environment and Climate Change Canada. Available from energyontario.ca, here
Added January 2018
U.S. Energy Storage Data Hub Project tracker, market price tracker, regulation navigator. From Green Technology Media, here
Sources of information on distributed energy resources: A set of links to white papers, guides, analyses, manuals and services on and for DER, here
Added March 2017
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) in North America and Europe - Market Size, Trends and Key Country Analysis to 2020 From PennEnergy research Details
Added February 2017
Clean Tech Primer 2017 from Raymond James, here
Added January 2017
Canadian Power – Key Developments in 2016, Trends to Watch for in 2017 from McCarthy Tetrault, http://mccarthy.ca/pubs/McT_Canadian_Power.pdf
Added January 2017
Distributed Power market data from Delta Energy & Environment: an annual global gas engine report, country reports, etc.
Added November 2016
Wind Energy Update Operations & Maintenance Report 2016 from Wind Energy Update. Contact Aleksandra Sledzinska, Client Relationship Manager, Wind Energy Update, +44 (0) 207 422 4332,
Added December 2016
Supply Chain Outlook for the Canadian Nuclear Refurbishment Market Report, from Strategic Insights, here
Added December 2016
Smart Energy Atlas from QUEST, Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow, here
Added October 2016
IRENA Global wind atlas at http://globalatlas.irena.org/default.aspx
Statistics Canada, www.statcan.gc.ca, has up to date information on all subjects in the Canadian economy, including energy in all its forms, production and consumption.
Added March 2016
Combustion Turbines & Combined Cycles Guidebook Volume 2. From Power Magazine Order
Added March 2016
Gas Plant Guidebook 2015 US$159, from Power magazine, here. Also Gas Engineers Handbook, here; Power Plant Guidebook, Focus on Renewables, here.
Added August 2015
Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution, Third Edition $245, from the Power Store.
Added May 2015
The Canada Standards Association offers a Greenhouse gas quantifier certification. CSA says it's the first certification in North America to assess professionals in the field of GHG inventory development and calculation, and is designed for international applicability. Details
Added May 2015
Smart Energy Communities Catalogue From QUEST, Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow. http://www.questcanada.org/thecatalogue
Added April 2015
Reports, books, news sources
Transactive Energy Markets “Monetizing DER for the industrial, residential and vehicle-to-grid segments”, from Navigant Research
Added May 2018
Free research downloads from Delta Energy & Environment: system flexibility, energy business models customer research, etc. https://www.delta-ee.com/downloads/1-research-downloads.html.
Added March 2018
Microgrid Deployment Tracker 4Q17 Commercial and Industrial, Community, Utility Distribution, Institutional/Campus, Military, Remote, and DC Microgrids: Projects by Region, Segment, and Top 10 Countries and US State. From Navigant, here
Added February 2018
Grid-Scale Battery Storage Technologies Market Report 2017-2027 from VisionGain. Also Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Market 2017-2027, others. Email
Added February 2018
The World Market for T&D Equipment and Systems Goulden Reports concludes that the global investment in Transmission and Distribution networks will increase by 4.27% cagr to reach nearly $312 billion in 2025. www.gouldenreports.org/downloads/World-T&D-Equip_20015-2025.pdf
Added January 2018
Presentations and audiovisual clips are available online from the IDEA’s November 6-8 2017 microgrid conference in Boston, here.
Added December 2017
Energy Storage Tracker Q1 2017 Market Share Data, Industry Trends, Market Analysis, and Project Tracking by World Region, Technology, Application, and Market Segment. From Navigant Research
Added March 2017
Global Renewable Energy (market share, market size, forecast to 2020, etc., from PennEnergy Research, here
Added January 2017
KPMG Global Energy Institute Webcast Replay – Key Tax Developments Affecting the US Power and Utilities Industry watch here
Added January 2017
Supply Chain Opportunities in the Canadian Nuclear Refurbishment Market from Strategic Insights Inc. Order
Added October 2016
Electricity costs and Economics: 2015 to 2025 From PennEnergy Research. Order
New reports from CIEEDAC, the Canadian Industrial Energy End-Use Data & Analysis Centre in Simon Fraser University – Energy intensity, Cogeneration, District energy, Renewable energy, others, at http://cieedac.sfu.ca/publications
Added April 2016
Transactive Energy, a Sustainable Business and Regulatory Model for Electricity $99, from Public Utilities Fortnightly, http://www.fortnightly.com/transen
Added April 2016
Canadian Power: Key Developments in 2015 / Trends to Watch for in 2016 from McCarthy Tetrault. Download at http://mccarthy.ca/pubs/McT_Canadian_Power.pdf
Added April 2016
E-book: Expert Insights on Aboriginal Community Capacity Building Complimentary download here
Added April 2016
Hydropower Market 2016-2026: CAPEX and Installed Capacity Forecasts for Small Hydro, Large Hydro, Storage and Run-of-River Projects. Contact Oliver Davison:
Telephone: +44(0)207 549 9952 or email:
Added April 2016
Tools
Delta Energy & Environment is offering a 'New Energy' Business Model Service to help entrepreneurs translate strategies into action, with webinars, analysis, business model assessments and a case study library. Here
Added December 2017
Distributed Power Service from Delta Energy & Environment provides country reports, market alerts, global sales & forecasts, etc. www.delta-ee.com
Added April 8, 2014
The California Independent System Operator Corp. (CAISO) is now offering an online tool that provides guidance about the basics of connecting to the grid.
The guide includes interconnection options and FAQs to help developers understand basic requirements, a decision-mapping questionnaire to determine if interconnecting makes good business sense, and applications, forms and agreements for participants with projects currently in the interconnection study queue.