The Energy Design Review Pilot Project will provide cross-functional energy efficiency and renewable energy design reviews for up to five industrial facilities located in Ontario.
Industrial facilities typically have long lives (+30 years) and consume large amounts of energy. As such, intervention in the earlier design phases can have significant impact on long-term energy consumption.
The project is being led by Hatch and mainly funded by the Ontario Power Authority with additional funding from Union Gas and Enbridge. Additional project collaborators include the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and the Ontario Mining Association.
The pilot involves up to five projects of various sizes from different industrial sectors and includes both greenfield sites and large expansion projects that increase energy use. Each participant will obtain their energy savings results/recommendations promptly after their design review in order to maintain project implementation deadlines.
During the project, each participating facility will receive a workshop-style design review, energy training and coaching for their work plan to consider/implement the recommended energy efficiency and renewable energy opportunities. At the end of the project, participants will obtain the benefit of being exposed to energy best practices within their facilities and be able to showcase the percent energy and greenhouse gas savings achieved as a result of the recommendations adopted.
Hatch recruited five industrial facilities to participate in the “pilot project” and is conducting energy design review workshops to identify energy saving opportunities. Hatch will develop business cases to show that capital spending on identified opportunities can be offset by reducing life cycle energy operating costs, while not impacting safety, production or operating complexity. The business cases will be made public to encourage more companies to conduct energy design reviews in future engineering design projects.
