2030 Energy Strategy

Figure 9: Emerging Energy Technologies HOW WE WILL ACHIEVE IT SHORT TERM MEDIUM TERM LONG TERM BIOENERGY PROVEN VIABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE FOR HEAT LOCAL AIR POLLUTION REDUCED GHG MORE COMPLEX FOR ELECTRICITY WELL ESTABLISHED TECHNOLOGY AND LOCAL RESOURCES BIOMASS COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PROVEN TECHNOLOGY BUT SCALE ISSUES FOR USE IN NWT LOCAL AIR POLLUTION REDUCED GHG HEAT AND ELECTRICITY LOCAL BIOMASS PREFERRED FOR BETTER ECONOMICS NATURAL GAS IN USE NOW IN THE NWT FOR POWER LESS EXPENSIVE THAN DIESEL STILL PRODUCES GHGS IMPORTED, BUT LOCAL RESOURCE MAY BE AVAILABLE ENERGY STORAGE ALREADY IN USE IN THE NWT COSTLY ALLOWS FOR ↑ RENEWABLES, GHG SHORT LIFESPAN ELECTRIC THERMAL STORAGE USES ELECTRICITY TO STORE HEAT FOR LATER USE UNTESTED IN THE NWT A WAY TO USE SURPLUS HYDROPOWER LIQUID BIOFUELS ISSUES WITH COLD WEATHER AND STORAGE OPTIONS FOR GASOLINE AND DIESEL REPLACEMENT TECHNOLOGY IS QUICKLY ADVANCING POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM PRODUCTIONS AND FOOD SECURITY GEOTHERMAL SIGNIFICANT THEORETICAL POTENTIAL IN THE NWT REQUIRES COSTLY TEST WELLS BEFORE INVESTMENT ESTABLISHED TECHNOLOGY SMALL SCALE COULD RESULT IN COSTLY POWER ENERGY FROM WASTE/BIOGAS BEGINNING TO BE USED IN THE SOUTH UNPROVEN IN COLD CLIMATE UNKNOWN VIABILITY FOR VEHICLE USE LOCAL RESOURCE MAY BE TOO SMALL SMART GRIDS AND DISTRIBUTED GENERATION BECOMING MORE POPULAR AND AVAILABLE REMOTE COMMUNITIES ALREADY DISTRIBUTED, SMART METERS ALREADY PILOTED IN NWT MAY BE THE FUTURE OF GENERATION IN REMOTE COMMUNITIES VERY SMALL NUCLEAR NONE ARE LICENCED FOR USE IN CANADA COST OF POWER IS UNKNOWN REQUIRES COMMUNITY ACCEPTANCE COULD BE USED FOR HEAT AND POWER 29

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