Full Schedule

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

Registration Open

Location: Rideau Canal Atrium

6:30 AM - 2:00 PM EDT

Annual Golf Tournament

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EDT

Pre-Workshop Breakfast

Location: Trillium Ballroom

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM EDT

Registration Open

Location: Rideau Canal Atrium

7:15 AM - 7:45 AM EDT

Workshop Speaker & Moderator Orientation

Location: Salon 210

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

DE 101 & YPG Forum

Location: Salon 214

8:00 AM - 8:10 AM EDT

Data Centers 0.0 - Setting the Stage: Why Data Centers and District Energy Are Converging Now

Location: Salon 206/208

Data Centers Workshop

8:10 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Data Centers 1.0 - Session 1: Powering Policy: Unlocking Pathways for Data Center Heat Reuse

Location: Salon 206/208

Data Centers Workshop

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Data Centers 2.0 - Session 2: At the Source: Engaging Data Center Developers in Heat Recovery

Location: Salon 206/208

Data Centers Workshop

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM EDT

Data Centers 3.0 - Session 3: Turning Waste into Worth: Market-Ready Models for Heat Reuse

Location: Salon 206/208

Data Centers Workshop

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM EDT

Data Centers 3.1 - Developing Community and Data Center Synergies with District Energy: New Development in Chicago’s Bronzeville Neighborhood

Location: Salon 206/208

Workshop Presenter: – Thornton Tomasetti

Workshop Presenter: – CenTrio

Data Centers Workshop

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM EDT

Data Centers 3.2 - From Bytes to BTUs: How Corix and SFU are Unlocking Data Center Heat Recovery

Location: Salon 206/208

Workshop Presenter: – Corix

Data Centers Workshop

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

Data Centers 3.3 - Harnessing AI Data Centre Waste Heat for Low-Carbon District Energy Systems

Location: Salon 206/208

Workshop Presenter: – FVB Energy Inc.

Workshop Presenter: – Intermarket Properties

Data Centers Workshop

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Data Centers 4.0 - Session 4: What's Next: Building Momentum in a Rapidly Evolving Market

Location: Salon 206/208

Data Centers Workshop

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM EDT

TENs 0.0 - Workshop Introduction and Background

Location: Salon 205/207

TENs Workshop

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM EDT

TENs 1.0 - Session 1: International Perspectives

Location: Salon 205/207

Workshop Presenter: – IEA DHC

Workshop Presenter:

Workshop Presenter: – Tsinghua University

Moderator: – Reshape Strategies

TENs Workshop

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

TENs 2.0 - Session 2: Municipal TENs

Location: Salon 205/207

Workshop Presenter: – Durham Region

Workshop Presenter: – City of Surrey

Workshop Presenter: – City of Vancouver

Moderator: – Reshape Strategies

TENs Workshop

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

TENs 3.0 - Session 3: TENs with Hybrid Ownership Models

Location: Salon 205/207

Workshop Presenter: – Corix

Workshop Presenter:

Workshop Presenter: – Energy Services Acquisition Program (ESAP)

Moderator: – Reshape Strategies

TENs Workshop

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

TENs 4.0 - Session 4: Private Utility TENs

Location: Salon 205/207

Workshop Presenter: – Ever-Green Energy, Inc.

Workshop Presenter: – Creative Energy

Workshop Presenter:

Moderator: – Reshape Strategies

TENs Workshop

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

TENs 5.0 - Session 5: Role of Gas & Electric Utilities in TENs

Location: Salon 205/207

Workshop Presenter:

Workshop Presenter: – Hydro Ottawa

Moderator: – Reshape Strategies

TENs Workshop

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

TENs 6.0 - Session 6: Non-Muni Gov and E-NGO TENs

Location: Salon 205/207

Workshop Presenter: – Building Decarbonization Alliance

Workshop Presenter:

Moderator: – Reshape Strategies

TENs Workshop

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

TENs 7.0 - Workshop Recap and Wrap-Up

Location: Salon 205/207

TENs Workshop

4:15 PM - 5:45 PM EDT

Opening Reception with Business Partner Exhibitors

Location: Canada Hall 1&2

4:15 PM - 5:45 PM EDT

Poster Presentations Opening

Location: Parliament Foyer

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT

Special Ribbon-Cutting Celebration for ESAP at Cliff Energy Centre

7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT

Breakfast with Business Partner Exhibitors

Location: Canada Hall 1&2

7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT

Poster Presentations

Location: Parliament Foyer

7:00 AM - 6:30 PM EDT

Registration Open

Location: Rideau Canal Atrium

7:15 AM - 7:45 AM EDT

Speaker & Moderator Orientation

Location: Trillium Ballroom

8:00 AM - 8:20 AM EDT

Conference Opening

Location: Confederation Ballroom, Westin Ottawa

Plenary Session

8:20 AM - 9:15 AM EDT

Plenary Panel 1 - A Discussion Among Industry Leaders - Connecting Networks

Location: Confederation Ballroom, Westin Ottawa

Panelist: – EQUANS Services

Panelist: – Enwave Energy Corporation

Panelist: – Creative Energy

Panelist: – Cordia

Panelist: – Vicinity Energy

Panelist: – CenTrio

Panelist: – Corix

Moderator: – International District Energy Association (IDEA)

Plenary Session

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM EDT

Plenary Panel 2 – Global Leaders – An International Perspective on Momentum in District Energy

Location: Confederation Ballroom, Westin Ottawa

Panelist: – Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation PJSC (Empower)

Panelist:

Panelist: – IEA DHC

Panelist: – Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

Panelist: – United nations Industrial Development Organization

Panelist: – International District Energy Association

Panelist: – Energy Services Acquisition Program (ESAP)

Panelist: – University of Washington

Moderator: – International District Energy Association (IDEA)

Plenary Session

10:15 AM - 10:55 AM EDT

Poster Presentations

Location: Parliament Foyer

10:15 AM - 10:55 AM EDT

Refreshment Break with Business Partner Exhibitors

Location: Canada Hall 1&2

11:00 AM - 12:25 PM EDT

1A - Why a P3 & Procurement Foundations

Location: Salon 205/207

11:00 AM - 12:25 PM EDT

1A 1 - Why P3? Understanding the rationale behind ESAP’s Delivery Model

Location: Salon 205/207

1A - Why a P3 & Procurement Foundations

11:00 AM - 12:25 PM EDT

1B - Sewer Heat in Action

Location: Salon 206/208

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM EDT

1B 1 - Engineering Big Impact in Small Spaces: Lonsdale Energy's Urban Heat Recovery Centre

Location: Salon 206/208

Co-Presenter: – Introba

Presenter: – Lonsdale Energy

Co-Presenter: – Introba

1B - Sewer Heat in Action

11:30 AM - 11:55 AM EDT

1B 2 - The City of Vancouver's Neighbourhood Energy Utility: How it started, where we are today, and where we are headed

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: – City of Vancouver

1B - Sewer Heat in Action

12:00 PM - 12:25 PM EDT

1B 3 - National Western Center Sewer Heat Recovery System

Location: Salon 206/208

Co-Presenter: – CenTrio

Presenter: – CenTrio

Co-Presenter: – CenTrio

1B - Sewer Heat in Action

11:00 AM - 12:25 PM EDT

1C - Rewiring the Plant: Practical Pathways to Low-Carbon District Energy

Location: Salon 213/215

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM EDT

1C 1 - Innovations and Lessons from Utah City’s Modular Central Utility Plant: Real-World Cost and Schedule Advantages

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: – UMC

Co-Presenter: – Corix

1C - Rewiring the Plant: Practical Pathways to Low-Carbon District Energy

11:30 AM - 11:55 AM EDT

1C 2 - Using Waste-to-Energy in Burnaby's Low Carbon DES

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: – FVB Energy Inc.

Co-Presenter: – City of Burnaby

1C - Rewiring the Plant: Practical Pathways to Low-Carbon District Energy

12:00 PM - 12:25 PM EDT

1C 3 - Reducing carbon emissions through chiller electrification, vent steam elimination, and gas turbine cogeneration

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: – RED-Rochester

Co-Presenter: – RED-Rochester

1C - Rewiring the Plant: Practical Pathways to Low-Carbon District Energy

11:00 AM - 12:25 PM EDT

1D - Integrating Systems at Scale

Location: Salon 214

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM EDT

1D 1 - Leveraging District Energy to Overcome Electric Infrastructure Limitations in Large-Scale Redevelopment

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: – Ramboll

1D - Integrating Systems at Scale

11:30 AM - 11:55 AM EDT

1D 2 - Sector Coupling: Smart Electrification Through District Energy

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: – Corix

Co-Presenter: – BC Hydro

1D - Integrating Systems at Scale

12:00 PM - 12:25 PM EDT

1D 3 - Utah City: Breaking Ground on a Sustainable Future

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: – Corix

Co-Presenter: – Corix

1D - Integrating Systems at Scale

11:00 AM - 12:25 PM EDT

1E - System Development, Expansion, and Modernization

Location: Trillium Ballroom

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM EDT

1E 1 - From Legacy Equipment to District Integration: The Transformation of Houston Center

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Co-Presenter: – CenTrio

1E - System Development, Expansion, and Modernization

11:30 AM - 11:55 AM EDT

1E 2 - Executing the Next Chapter: SAWS District Cooling System Transformation

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: – Stanley Consultants, Inc.

Co-Presenter: – San Antonio Water System

1E - System Development, Expansion, and Modernization

12:00 PM - 12:25 PM EDT

1E 3 - One Team, One Mission: Lessons in Delivering a $500M+ Utility Infrastructure Program for a Major Healthcare Campus

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: – Burns & McDonnell

Co-Presenter: – Mayo Clinic

Co-Presenter: – Knutson Construction

1E - System Development, Expansion, and Modernization

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

IDEA Annual Awards Luncheon with special event – Signing Ceremony for a Global Memorandum of Understanding

Location: Confederation Ballroom, Westin Ottawa

2:00 PM - 2:40 PM EDT

Dessert and Coffee with Business Partner Exhibitors

Location: Canada Hall 1&2

2:00 PM - 2:40 PM EDT

DEWI Meet Up

2:00 PM - 2:40 PM EDT

Poster Presentations

Location: Parliament Foyer

2:45 PM - 3:40 PM EDT

2A - P3 Design, Construction, Commissioning

Location: Salon 205/207

2:45 PM - 3:40 PM EDT

2A 1 - Design Integration in a P3: Architecture, Innovation, and Public Experience

Location: Salon 205/207

2A - P3 Design, Construction, Commissioning

2:45 PM - 3:40 PM EDT

2B - Unlocking Energy Potential with Sewer Heat Recovery

Location: Salon 206/208

2:45 PM - 3:40 PM EDT

2B 1 - Unlocking Urban Energy: Sewer Heat Recovery for Surrey's District Energy Expansion

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: – Associated Engineering

Co-Presenter: – Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd

2B - Unlocking Energy Potential with Sewer Heat Recovery

2:45 PM - 3:40 PM EDT

2C - Rethinking Delivery: Financing and Business Models for District Energy

Location: Salon 213/215

2:45 PM - 3:10 PM EDT

2C 1 - Energy as a Service

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: – Fangman Associates

2C - Rethinking Delivery: Financing and Business Models for District Energy

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM EDT

2C 2 - Driving Low‑Carbon Outcomes Through Sustainability‑Linked Finance

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: – Enwave Energy Corporation

2C - Rethinking Delivery: Financing and Business Models for District Energy

2:45 PM - 3:40 PM EDT

2D - Policy to Practice: How Codes and Municipal Decisions Shape District Energy

Location: Salon 214

2:45 PM - 3:10 PM EDT

2D 1 - The Coded Design: How Developing Building Codes May Drive System Design and Systems May Create New Building Designs

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: – Patterson-Kelley

2D - Policy to Practice: How Codes and Municipal Decisions Shape District Energy

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM EDT

2D 2 - Lessons Learned from a Municipal Perspective: How the Town of Whitby Transitioned from a District Energy Path to Deliver One of Canada’s First Net Zero Carbon Multi Sport Recreation Complexes

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: – Rathco ENG Ltd.

Co-Presenter: – Town of Whitby

2D - Policy to Practice: How Codes and Municipal Decisions Shape District Energy

2:45 PM - 3:40 PM EDT

2E - Heat Pumps at Scale: Technology and Deployment

Location: Trillium Ballroom

2:45 PM - 3:10 PM EDT

2E 1 - Future Ready High Capacity High Temperature Heat Pumps

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: – Johnson Controls

Co-Presenter: – JCI Germany

2E - Heat Pumps at Scale: Technology and Deployment

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM EDT

2E 2 - Harnessing the Air: World’s Largest Air-to-Water Heat Pump for District Heating in Helsinki Finland

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: – MAN Energy Solutions USA Inc.

2E - Heat Pumps at Scale: Technology and Deployment

3:45 PM - 4:25 PM EDT

Poster Presentations

Location: Parliament Foyer

3:45 PM - 4:25 PM EDT

Refreshment Break with Business Partner Exhibitors

Location: Canada Hall 1&2

4:30 PM - 5:25 PM EDT

3A - Transition, Operations and the Future

Location: Salon 205/207

4:30 PM - 5:25 PM EDT

3A 1 - Transition Phase: Operating Systems and Managing Customer Impacts

Location: Salon 205/207

3A - Transition, Operations and the Future

4:30 PM - 5:25 PM EDT

3B - Tapping the Sewer: Data, Design, and Deployment of Wastewater Heat

Location: Salon 206/208

4:30 PM - 4:55 PM EDT

3B 1 - Urban Waste Heat Map of Canada

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: – Natural Resources Canada - CanmetENERGY

3B - Tapping the Sewer: Data, Design, and Deployment of Wastewater Heat

5:00 PM - 5:25 PM EDT

3B 2 - Sewage Temperature Analysis – Trends and Insights from One of Canada’s Largest Sanitary Networks (Peel Region)

Location: Salon 206/208

Co-Presenter: – Peel Region

3B - Tapping the Sewer: Data, Design, and Deployment of Wastewater Heat

4:30 PM - 5:25 PM EDT

3C - International District Energy Progress

Location: Salon 213/215

4:30 PM - 5:25 PM EDT

3C 1 - International Status Updates

Location: Salon 213/215

3C - International District Energy Progress

4:30 PM - 5:25 PM EDT

3D - Planning and Modeling the Energy Transition

Location: Salon 214

4:30 PM - 4:55 PM EDT

3D 1 - Maryland’s Approach to State-wide Renewal for Decarbonization: Modeling for insights to make informed decisions

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: – Salas O'Brien

Co-Presenter: – Salas O'Brien

3D - Planning and Modeling the Energy Transition

5:00 PM - 5:25 PM EDT

3D 2 - Bold Vision, Dynamic Planning, Balanced Energy: Rethinking Data Centres at Steelport

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: – Ecosystem Energy Services

Co-Presenter: – Hamilton Community Enterprises

3D - Planning and Modeling the Energy Transition

4:30 PM - 5:25 PM EDT

3E - Hybrid & Distributed Thermal Systems

Location: Trillium Ballroom

4:30 PM - 4:55 PM EDT

3E 1 - Supplying In-Suite Heat Pumps with District Energy: A Unique Approach

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: – Enwave Energy Corporation

3E - Hybrid & Distributed Thermal Systems

5:00 PM - 5:25 PM EDT

3E 2 - Extending Geothermal Performance with Hybrid Air-Source Integration in Land-Constrained Thermal Networks

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: – CHA Solutions

3E - Hybrid & Distributed Thermal Systems

5:30 PM - 6:15 PM EDT

YPG Happy Hour

5:30 PM - 6:45 PM EDT

Cocktail Reception with Business Partner Exhibitors

Location: Canada Hall 1&2

5:30 PM - 6:45 PM EDT

Poster Presentations

Location: Parliament Foyer

7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT

Breakfast with Business Partner Exhibitors

Location: Canada Hall 1&2

7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT

Poster Presentations

Location: Parliament Foyer

7:00 AM - 5:30 PM EDT

Registration Open

Location: Rideau Canal Atrium

7:15 AM - 7:50 AM EDT

Speaker & Moderator Orientation

Location: Trillium Ballroom

8:00 AM - 8:55 AM EDT

Award & Recognition Session

Location: Confederation Ballroom, Westin Ottawa

Plenary Session

9:00 AM - 9:55 AM EDT

Plenary Panel 3 - District Energy as an Electricity System Resource

Location: Confederation Ballroom, Westin Ottawa

Panelist: – Con Edison

Panelist: – BC Hydro

Panelist: – Gullev DH Advisory

Panelist: – Oshawa Power

Moderator: – Enwave

Plenary Session

10:00 AM - 10:40 AM EDT

Poster Presentations

Location: Parliament Foyer

10:00 AM - 10:40 AM EDT

Refreshment Break with Business Partner Exhibitors

Location: Canada Hall 1&2

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4A - From Steam to Hot Water: Strategies, Implementation, and Results

Location: Salon 205/207

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM EDT

4A 1 - Strategies for Converting Steam District Heating to Low Temperature Hot Water in Legacy Tunnel Networks

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: – J.L. Richards & Associates

4A - From Steam to Hot Water: Strategies, Implementation, and Results

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM EDT

4A 2 - ESAP-Ottawa hot water piping extravaganza

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: – GF Urecon Ltd.

Co-Presenter: – Kingspan LOGSTOR

4A - From Steam to Hot Water: Strategies, Implementation, and Results

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4A 3 - Early Results of Steam to Hot Water Peak Heating Demand Reductions for ESAP Buildings in Ottawa.

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: – FVB Energy Inc.

Co-Presenter: – Equans

4A - From Steam to Hot Water: Strategies, Implementation, and Results

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4B - Geo Systems Deep Dive: Design, Performance, and Optimization

Location: Salon 206/208

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM EDT

4B 1 - Aligning Cost & Carbon, Capacity: Decision Science for Geothermal in Industrial Thermal Networks

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: – Salas O'Brien

Co-Presenter: – Salas O'Brien

4B - Geo Systems Deep Dive: Design, Performance, and Optimization

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM EDT

4B 2 - A Holistic Approach to Hospital Campus Emissions Reduction

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: – BR+A Consulting Engineers

4B - Geo Systems Deep Dive: Design, Performance, and Optimization

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4B 3 - Alexandra District Energy Utility – 10 Years Later

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: – Lulu Island Energy Company

Co-Presenter: – Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd

4B - Geo Systems Deep Dive: Design, Performance, and Optimization

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4C - From Policy to Projects: Unlocking District Energy Through Strategy and Funding

Location: Salon 213/215

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM EDT

4C 1 - District Energy Readiness: Guidelines for Existing and New Buildings

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: – Stantec

Co-Presenter: – Stantec

4C - From Policy to Projects: Unlocking District Energy Through Strategy and Funding

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM EDT

4C 2 - Advancing District Energy Projects with the Green Municipal Fund

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: – Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Co-Presenter: – Federation of Canadian Municipalities

4C - From Policy to Projects: Unlocking District Energy Through Strategy and Funding

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4C 3 - Navigating District Energy Decarbonization Through Government Relations

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: – CenTrio

Co-Presenter: – CenTrio

4C - From Policy to Projects: Unlocking District Energy Through Strategy and Funding

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4D - Delivering Next-Generation Thermal Energy Systems

Location: Salon 214

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM EDT

4D 1 - Capturing Particle Accelerator Waste Heat at UBC’s Neighbourhood District Energy System

Location: Salon 214

Co-Presenter: – Corix

4D - Delivering Next-Generation Thermal Energy Systems

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM EDT

4D 2 - Designing for Growth: Phased District Energy Models from leləm̓ and False Creek NEU

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: – SHARC Energy

4D - Delivering Next-Generation Thermal Energy Systems

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4D 3 - Scaling Community Energy Infrastructure: Implementing District Energy Expansion in Hamilton

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: – Rathco ENG Ltd.

Co-Presenter: – Hamilton Community Enterprises

4D - Delivering Next-Generation Thermal Energy Systems

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4E - Community Thermal Networks

Location: Trillium Ballroom

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM EDT

4E 1 - Global Strategy & Learnings from the launch of a Geothermal Network Program at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: – HEET

Co-Presenter: – Thermal Energy Insights

4E - Community Thermal Networks

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM EDT

4E 2 - Decarbonizing a neighborhood with Michigan's first municipal geothermal utility

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: – Ann Arbor Sustainable Energy Utility

4E - Community Thermal Networks

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT

4E 3 - Low-Carbon Energy for Beaver Barracks' Affordable Housing: A Decade of Impact

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: – Corix

4E - Community Thermal Networks

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

Thursday Annual Business Meeting and Recognition Luncheon

Location: Confederation Ballroom, Westin Ottawa

1:45 PM - 2:25 PM EDT

Dessert and Coffee with Business Partner Exhibitors

Location: Canada Hall 1&2

1:45 PM - 2:25 PM EDT

Poster Presentations

Location: Parliament Foyer

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5A - TENs Performance, Validation, and Next-Gen Models

Location: Salon 205/207

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM EDT

5A 1 - Calibrated Hydraulics: Strengthening Confidence in Thermal Energy Network Modeling

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: – Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd

5A - TENs Performance, Validation, and Next-Gen Models

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5A 2 - Thermal Storage as a Resiliency and Performance Enhancement in Ambient Loop Thermal Energy Networks

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: – CHA Consulting Inc.

5A - TENs Performance, Validation, and Next-Gen Models

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5B - Capturing and Delivering Value Through District Energy

Location: Salon 206/208

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM EDT

5B 1 - 6 pipes, a large river crossing, congested streets, and tight timelines! How Rathco ENG overcame multiple engineering design challenges at the Zibi DES using Danish and Canadian design methodologies.

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: – Rathco ENG Ltd.

5B - Capturing and Delivering Value Through District Energy

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5B 2 - Zibi Community Utility - Lessons learned after 4 years of operation

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: – Eequinox Stratégies Inc.

Co-Presenter: – Eequinox Stratégies Inc.

5B - Capturing and Delivering Value Through District Energy

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5C - Digital Tools for Decarbonization

Location: Salon 213/215

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM EDT

5C 1 - Learnings from Scandinavia: How Decarbonization and Digital Twins Drive Value in District Energy

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: – Gradyent

5C - Digital Tools for Decarbonization

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5C 2 - NLR Digital Twin unifies planning and real-time data to optimize campus systems, modeling waste-heat recovery, exposing constraints, speeding scenarios, cutting data effort, and guiding a flexible TEN

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: – National Laboratory of the Rockies

Co-Presenter: – AECOM

5C - Digital Tools for Decarbonization

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5D - Flexible Pathways to Deep Decarbonization

Location: Salon 214

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM EDT

5D 1 - Bracht: a real case of community scale fast and cost-effective deep decarbonization

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: – Natural Resources Canada - CanmetENERGY

5D - Flexible Pathways to Deep Decarbonization

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5D 2 - Flexible Power Solution for the Evolving Energy Landscape

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: – Solar Turbines

5D - Flexible Pathways to Deep Decarbonization

2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5E - Financing and Legal Strategies for Energy Projects

Location: Trillium Ballroom

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM EDT

5E 1 - Financing Energy Projects - Third Party Models

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: – Kyotherm

5E - Financing and Legal Strategies for Energy Projects

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM EDT

5E 2 - Grand Designs: Legal Implications of Significant System Changes

Location: Trillium Ballroom

Presenter: – Miller Thomson LLP

5E - Financing and Legal Strategies for Energy Projects

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM EDT

Refreshment Break

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6A - Delivering Low-Carbon Systems: Real-World Implementation Pathways

Location: Salon 205/207

3:50 PM - 4:15 PM EDT

6A 1 - Enwave’s Next‑Generation Energy‑from‑Waste Expansion in PEI

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: – Enwave PEI

6A - Delivering Low-Carbon Systems: Real-World Implementation Pathways

4:20 PM - 4:45 PM EDT

6A 2 - District Heating + Local Biomass Combined Heat and Power - A Powerful Combination for Economic Development and Energy Security

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: – TorchLight

6A - Delivering Low-Carbon Systems: Real-World Implementation Pathways

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6A 3 - Oakridge Energy Low Carbon District Energy System

Location: Salon 205/207

Presenter: – Oakridge Energy

6A - Delivering Low-Carbon Systems: Real-World Implementation Pathways

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6B - Scaling Wastewater Energy: From Study to City-Scale Systems

Location: Salon 206/208

3:50 PM - 4:15 PM EDT

6B 1 - Technical and Financial Feasibility of a Large-Scale Wastewater Thermal Energy Recovery System for the Decarbonization of Downtown Denver

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: – Metro Water Recovery

Co-Presenter: – Ramboll

Co-Presenter: – FVB Energy Inc.

6B - Scaling Wastewater Energy: From Study to City-Scale Systems

4:20 PM - 4:45 PM EDT

6B 2 - Role of District Energy for the Electrification of Canada's Largest Social Hosing building portfolio

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: – Toronto Community Housing Corporation

6B - Scaling Wastewater Energy: From Study to City-Scale Systems

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6B 3 - Senakw Zero Carbon District Energy System

Location: Salon 206/208

Presenter: – Creative Energy

6B - Scaling Wastewater Energy: From Study to City-Scale Systems

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6C - Smarter Systems: Data, AI, and Digital Tools for Optimization

Location: Salon 213/215

3:50 PM - 4:15 PM EDT

6C 1 - Operators, Data, and AI - Cordia's Performance Optimization Roadmap

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: – Cordia

Co-Presenter: – Data Systems Analysts (DSA Inc)

Co-Presenter: – HGA

6C - Smarter Systems: Data, AI, and Digital Tools for Optimization

4:20 PM - 4:45 PM EDT

6C 2 - Strategic Decarbonization of District Energy Systems: a tool to design decarbonization pathways

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: – Optit Srl

6C - Smarter Systems: Data, AI, and Digital Tools for Optimization

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6C 3 - Electrifying Healthcare: How Radboudumc Improved Energy Performance Through Streamlined Engineering Data Management

Location: Salon 213/215

Presenter: – Accruent

6C - Smarter Systems: Data, AI, and Digital Tools for Optimization

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6D - Optimizing District Cooling

Location: Salon 214

3:50 PM - 4:15 PM EDT

6D 1 - Thermal Energy Storage (TES) for Data Centers

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: – CB&I

Co-Presenter: – CB&I

6D - Optimizing District Cooling

4:20 PM - 4:45 PM EDT

6D 2 - District Cooling development Varberg, Sweden

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: – FVB Sverige AB

6D - Optimizing District Cooling

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT

6D 3 - Western University: Expanding the energy network, increasing resiliency and lowering emissions one building retrofit at a time.

Location: Salon 214

Presenter: – Eequinox

Co-Presenter: – Western University

6D - Optimizing District Cooling

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM EDT

Technical Tour Breakfast

Location: Governor General Ballroom II/III, Westin Ottawa

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT

Technical Tour A - Cliff Energy Centre and Tunney's Pasture Plant

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT

Technical Tour B - Gatineau Plant and Zibi plant