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+ProsperityForBCThroughCleanEnergyCTCGisaneutral,not-for-profitorganizationcomprisedofpublicandprivate

sectorpartnerswhoarecollaboratingtodevelopanddeploycommunity

cleanenergysolutions.

ThroughpartnershipswithBCcommunities,FirstNationsandearly-commercializationcleantechcompanies,CTCGisfacilitatingcommunity

transitionsfromGHGintensivedieselsystemstolocalcleanenergysources.

Byofferingimpartialguidanceandexpertise,CTCGiscommittedto

improvingthelivesofcommunitiesandplayinganimportantroleinreshapingthefaceofBCspowersector.

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CleanEnergy:PathwaytoProsperity

TheBCgovernmenthasputinplacestrongpolicies

andprogramstosupportthedevelopmentand

exportoflocalcleantechnologieswithaclear

understandingoftheassociatedsocial,economic,

andenvironmentalbenefits.BCsgrowingreputation

asoneofNorthAmericasmostvibrantcleantech

clustersisatestamenttotheprovincessupportthus

far,howevercontinuedeffortwillberequiredto

secureBCspositionasaglobalcleantechleader.

TheCleanTechCommunityGateway(CTCG)was

formedinresponsetotheopportunitiesand

challengescurrentlyfacingtheprovinceandits

emergingcleantechsector.CTCGsobjectiveisto

promoteinnovativecleanenergysolutionsthat

meettheuniqueneedsofBCcommunitieswhile

advancingtheprovincessocial,environmentaland

economicagendas.Thefollowingdocumentoutlines

howCTCGisworkingtoachievetheprovinces

diversegoalsbyenablingcommunitiestomake

effectivecleanenergydecisions.

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ElevatingBCscleantechmarket.

One of governments highest priorities is developing B.C.s clean and renewable

energyresources,withtheintentofmakingB.C.aleadingcleanenergypowerhouse.

-BCGreenEnergyAdvisoryTaskForce

Despiteinitialgainsinthecreationofathrivingdomesticcleantechindustry,early-

stage,BCcleantechfirmscontinuetostruggletodevelopdemonstrationprojectsthat

havebeenvalidatedunderreal-world,commercialconditions,avitalstepin

technologycommercialization.Atthecommunitylevel,localgovernmentsandFirst

Nationsrequiringinnovativecleantechsolutions,arefindingthemselvesillequipped

toassessanddeveloppotentiallyprofitableprojectsontheirown.

ManyofBCsremotecommunitiesarenotconnectedtothemajorenergygridand

aresubsequentlydependentondieselpowergenerationanunreliableand

expensiveenergysystemthatcontributestobothpoorairqualityandclimatechange.

Forthesecommunities,CTCGoffersthetechnicalandfinancialexperiencerequiredto

evaluate,implementandmanageintegratedcleanenergyprojects.

ForBCcleantechfirms,CTCGsaimistodeveloplocalopportunitiestovalidate,

integrate,andmarkettheirinnovativesystems.Tothisend,B.C.communitieshave

theopportunitytobecomeshowcasesforlocalcleantechnologiesandpromotetheir

exporttofast-growingmarketsabroad.

Countriesthatmovequicklydownacleanenergy

pathwaywillbetheeconomicpowerhousesofthe21stcentury.Theircitizenswillalsoenjoycleanerair,better

health,greatermarketcompetitiveness,andenhanced

security.

BanKiMoon,U.N.SecretaryGeneral

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Fosteringinnovationinrenewableenergy.

TheBCCleanEnergyActmandatesthatthe

provincecontinuetogenerateatleast93%of

electricityfromcleanorrenewableresources

andfacilitatethedevelopmentofinnovative

cleantechnologies.

Inthecompetitiveglobalcleantech

marketplace,oneareathatBCstandsto

distinguishitself,isintheprovisionof

distributedgenerationsystemsthatcaterto

theemergingglobaldemandforrenewable

energy.Renewableenergytechnologiesare

typicallymodularandwell-suitedto

distributedapplications,allowingfor

integratedsystemstailoredtotheresources,

geographyandneedsofend-users.

Emergingmarketsfordistributedgeneration

existbothabroadandathome,andthe

provincesgoalofdevelopingaffordable

energysolutionsiswellservedbyinvestingin

distributedgenerationtechnologies,ason-site

energyproductioncanmitigatetransmission

anddistributionexpensesthatotherwise

accountfor30%ofthecostofdelivered

electricity.1

Ratherthanfocusingonsingletechnology

applications,CTCGsmandateistoapplya

systems-basedapproachtoitseffortshelping

BCcommunitiestodeveloprobust,holistic

solutions.Thewide-scaledeploymentof

renewableenergyanddistributedgeneration

technologiesinBCwilldiversifytheprovinces

energysupply,contributetoimprovingenergy

securityandreducefuelrisks,particularlyin

remoteandoff-gridareas.

AchievingprosperityforallBCcommunities.

Maximizingtheeconomic,environmentaland

socialbenefitsofcleanandrenewableenergy

development for all British Columbians is a

fundamental principle underlying [the BC

governmentsCleanEnergyStrategy.

-BCGreenEnergyAdvisoryTaskForce

Theprovincehasexpressedacommitmentto

ensuringthatitsCleanEnergyStrategy

benefitsallBCcommunities.CTCGintendsto

serveasavaluableresourcetothese

communitiesbyfocusingontechnologiesthat

arecostcompetitivewithbothonandoff-grid

applications.

Forthe70remotecommunitiesnotcurrently

connectedtotheprovincesmajornaturalgas

orelectricitygrid,cleanenergypromises

affordableenergysecurity,reducedGHG

emissions,increasedeconomicgrowthand

infrastructuredevelopment.Fortheprovinces

urbancommunities,distributedgeneration

technologycanbeseamlesslyintegratedinto

theexistinglocalenergygrid,fosteringthe

reliableavailabilityofcleanenergy.

WhileCTCGscurrentorganizationalmandateinitiallycaterstoremotecommunitieswhere

renewableenergyanddistributedgeneration

applicationsaremostcostcompetitive,CTCG

foreseestheabilitytoexpanditsscopeto

assistingallpartiesinterestedinimplementing

cleanenergysolutions,includingurban

municipalities.CTCGscommunity-driven

approachwillcontributetotheeconomic,

environmentalandsocialprosperityofthe

regionandhelptodefineBCasglobalclean

energyleader.

Economicdevelopmentandjobcreation.

Weneedtocontinuetomovetoaggressively

establishBCasatechnologyleaderinthearea

ofcleanenergy.Thiswillcreatejobsinrural

andurbanBritishColumbia."

-PremierChristyClark

In2010,globalcleanenergyinvestmentsurged

toanewrecordofUS$243billion.BChasan

abundanceofnaturalresourcesandassets

thatstronglypositionittobenefitfromthis

growingdemand.KPMGs2011Cleantech

ReportCardforBCincludedmorethan200

cleantechfirms,employing8,000peopleand

generatingmorethan$2.5billioninexport-

drivenrevenuesannually.

Topromotethegrowthofthisvaluablesector

andtheBCeconomy,CTCGintendstowork

withcommunitiestohelpthemmake

beneficialdecisionsintheirtransitionfrom

outdateddieselenergysystemstolocalclean

energysources.Thesecommunityclean

energyprojectswillcreatelocaljobs,improve

energyinfrastructure,addeconomicstimulus

todirectandperipheralindustries,and

dramaticallydecreasegreenhousegasemissions.

Inturn,BCcleantechfirmsareafforded

increasedopportunitiestoshowcasetheir

systems,advancingthecommercializationand

marketabilityoftheirtechnologies.Byassisting

atleasttwocommunitiesayear,CTCGexpects

tofacilitateinexcessof$100millionworthof

cleanenergyprojectsinBCoverthenextfive

years.


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FlagshipProjectTheCounciloftheHaidaNation

CTCGsfirstprojectisacollaborationwiththeCouncilofthe

HaidaNation(CHN).HaidaGwaiiisaregionrichin

renewableresourcesandtheprojectaimstoassisttheCHN

andtheresidentsofHaidaGwaiiinachievingtheirvisionof

meetingtheirlocalenergyneedsentirelythroughclean

energysystems.

ToassistwithBCHydrosupcomingCleanPowerCall,the

CounciloftheHaidaNationrequestedthatanassessment

ofrenewableelectricityresourcesandtechnologieson

HaidaGwaiibeconductedtoprovidetheCHNwithaclearer

pathtoachievinga100%renewable,firm,electricalenergy

supply.TheCTCGpartnershipisfocusedonidentifyingand

evaluatingenergyoptionswhileconsciouslyadheringtothe

needforcommunityinvolvement,decision-makingand

ownership.

Overthenext3years,theCHNplanstoachieve6MWof

increasedcapacityobtainedentirelythroughrenewable

sources.TheHaidaGwaiiprojectisexpectedtocreate$15-

20millionworthofcleanenergyprojectsfortheregion,

likelyintheformofwindandbiomassprojects.Inaddition

tothecostsavingsassociatedwiththeswitchfromdiesel,

theseprojectswillproducelocaljobsandenhancethe

environmental,social,andeconomicprosperityoftheHaida

Islandscommunity.

ItisanticipatedthattheHaidaGwaiiinitiativewillcreatea

templatetoassistneighboringCentralandNorthCoast

communitiesintransitioningtoasustainablefuturebased

oncleanenergytechnologies.Withthisinmind,CTCG

expectstodevelopatleasttwomajorprojectsayearforthe

next5years.


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CTCGisworkingtodevelopinnovativeandprofitableopportunitiesforcleanenergycollaboration.Theorganizationisgoverned

byanexperiencedboardofdirectorsfromthepublicandprivatesectorsandmanagedbyacoreteamofexperts

MajaVeljkovic,DirectorGeneral,NRCInstituteforFuelCellInnovation(NRC-IFCI)

MajaspersonalcommitmenttocleanenergytechnologiesandsustainabilityhashelpedgrowNRC-IFCIintoaninternationally

recognizedresearchinstitute.PriortojoiningNRC-IFCIin2001,MajaservedasSeniorEngineerandR&DManageratSyncrude

Canada,whereshewasresponsibleformajorR&Dandengineeringprojects.MajaisafellowoftheChemicalInstituteofCanada,

andoftheEngineeringInstituteofCanada.Shehasreceivedseveralawardsincludingthe1997YWCAWomenofDistinction

AwardforScienceandTechnologyandSyncrudeExecutivesAwardsin1997and1998.

JohnMacdonald,Chairman&CEO,Day4Energy

Technologyvisionaryandpioneer,Dr.JohnA.MacDonald,co-founderofMacDonaldDettwiler&Associatesandnowchairman

andCEOofDay4Energy,wasrecognizedasthe2009TechnologyImpactAwardsPersonoftheYearforhiscontributionstothe

sector.JohnslatestsuccessDay4Energy,isagrowing,globalbranddeliveringinnovativephotovoltaic(PV)technologies,

products,servicesandmanufacturingsolutionsfortheproductionofsolarmodulesinresidential,commercialandutility-scale

applications.

PaulMansonPresident&CEO,SeaBreezePowerCorp

PaulwasappointedPresidentofSeaBreezePowerCorp.in2003,followingtheacquisitionofawinddevelopmentcompany,Sea

BreezeEnergyInc.,whichheco-foundedin2001.SeaBreezeEnergyInc.wasthefirstcompanyinBCtopursuewindenergyasa

commercialopportunity,andtoachieveafullenvironmentalpermitforawindfarm.Since1987Mr.Mansonhasheldexecutive

managementpositionswithseveraldevelopmentcompaniesinthenaturalresourcesindustry.Hefosteredthegrowthofseveral

companiesintheirstart-upstage,andhasextensiveexperienceintheadministrationofpubliccompanies.

PaulKariya,ExecutiveDirector,CleanEnergyBC

PriorCleanEnergyBC,PaulwasExecutiveDirectorofPacificSalmonFoundation.HewasCEOoftheprovincialcrowncorporation,

FisheriesRenewalBCandExecutiveDirectoroftheBCTreatyCommission,whichwasestablishedbyCanada,BCandFirstNations.

PaulholdsaBA(Hon)fromUBCandanMAandPhDfromClarkUniversityinMassachusetts.Paulservesonanumberofboards

andcommissions,includingARochaInternational(ChristiansinConservation)andtheNationalNikkeiMuseumandHeritage

Centre.Between2005-2010PaulwasaCommissionerrepresentingCanadaonthePacificSalmonCommission.

LindaHogg,Partner,McMillanLLP

LindaholdsanLL.B.,UniversityofBritishColumbia(1977)andasamemberofMcMillansVentureCapitalGroup,practicesinthe

areaofcorporatecommercialandsecuritiestransactionswithemphasisoncorporatefinanceforpublicandprivatecompanies.

Lindaisexperiencedinmineralpropertyoptions,miningparticipation,jointventures,publicandprivatefinancings,corporate

reorganizationsandacquisitions.LindahasalsolecturedinBusinessLawattheBritishColumbiaInstituteofTechnologyfrom

1981-1983,inBusinessLawattheUniversityofBritishColumbiafrom1984-1986andinSecuritiesLawforContinuingLegal

EducationSociety,BritishColumbia1999-2003.

BoardofDirectors

Advisors

YogaYogendran,Director,NRC

Management

AliaLamaadar,CTCGProject&BusinessDevelopmentManager

GregDong,CTCGProjectCoordinator


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CTCG4250WesbrookMall

Vancouver,BC,V6T1W5

604.221.3000

www.CTCG.org

InB.C.,allrenewableenergysourcesknowntomanarepresent,andtheyre

presenthereinabundance[B.C.]couldbecomeaglobalrenewableenergy

centre.Allwereallyneedisthewilltodoit.

JohnMacDonald,Chairman&CEODay4Energy

1InternationalEnergyAgency.(2002).DistributedGenerationinliberalisedelectricitymarkets.

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/energy/distributed-generation-in-liberalised-electricity-markets_9789264175976-en

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