Past Grants (2008-1993)
2009
2010
| Centre for Social Innovation |
Community bonds: empowering community finance |
$57,300 |
| Documentation and promotion of the use of community bonds to finance energy efficiency retrofits in community buildings. |
| City of Toronto - Economic Development & Culture |
Roadmap for eco-business zones in Toronto |
$15,000 |
| Targeted energy efficiency programs for the business sector. |
| City of Toronto - Economic Development & Culture |
Toronto Green Innovation Partnership |
$10,000 |
| Supporting City staff to identify innovative energy cost savings opportunities. |
| City of Toronto - Facilities Management Division |
Solar cooling for polar bear exhibit at Toronto Zoo |
$12,000 |
| Feasibility study for this renewable energy technology to inform adoption at the Zoo and other City buildings. |
| City of Toronto - Toronto Community Housing |
Garage lighting pilot |
$55,000 |
| Technology pilot to compare energy saving garage lighting retrofits across TCH's portfolio. |
| Community Power Fund |
Community Power Capital: Phase I implementation |
$75,000 |
| Mobilizing private capital required to initiate community power projects. |
| Environmental Defence |
Overcoming provincial barriers to EVs in Ontario |
$50,000 |
| Resolving barriers to electric vehicle development and deployment in Ontario. |
| First Work |
Green Skills Network pilot project |
$48,164.68 |
| A training and engagement program to introduce youth to employment opportunities in the renewable energy sector. |
| Harbourfront Centre |
Building integrated solar PV demonstration project |
$54,940 |
| Establishing the business case for the inclusion of BIPV in the Ontario FIT program. |
| Harbourfront Centre |
LED lighting strategy |
$50,000 |
| Business case, procurement plan and monitoring and evaluation plan for low-carbon lighting on the HC campus. |
| Ontario Clean Air Alliance |
Ontario's new energy efficiency strategy |
$35,000 |
| Economic analysis of best opportunities for accelerating energy efficiency opportunities in the electricity and natural gas sectors. |
| Pembina Foundation |
Commuter 2.0 concept development |
$10,000 |
| Engagement of top employers in Toronto to identify most effective commuter choice programs. |
| Pollution Probe |
Business & environmental case for commercial EVs |
$100,000
over two years |
| Evaluation of the business case and environmental impacts of electric vehicles in commercial fleets. |
| Summerhill Impact |
Energy storage working group |
$50,000 |
| Assessment of energy storage targets for both electricity and thermal energy. |
| Toronto Environmental Alliance |
Building TTCRiders |
$75,000
over two years |
| Launch of a financially-sustainable transit group to engage residents and encourage a modal shift towards public transit. |
| Toronto Renewable Energy Co-operative |
SolarShare Energy Co-operative Phase II |
$50,000 |
| Mobilizing private capital for ownership of community-owned renewable energy projects. |
| Tower Labs Research Alliance |
High rise ventilation technologies & business plan development |
$53,350 |
| Ensuring publicly available information on the performance of energy efficient technologies for multi-family buildings. |
| The World on my Plate |
Electric cargo bikes |
$10,000 |
| Pilot test of electric cargo bike delivery model. |
| University of Toronto |
Non-peak traffic emissions assessment |
$10,000 |
| Research on emissions impact in Toronto of off-peak (i.e. weekend) travel to identify potential transportation efficiency options. |
2009
| City Manager's Office |
The Greening Multi-Unit Residential Building Initiative |
$25,000 |
| A project to implement an integrated suite of online tools, templates, performance standards and best practices to help drive energy efficiency upgrades in the MURB sector. |
| City of Toronto - Facilities & Real Estate |
Weather station & solar PV monitoring - 9 Hanna Avenue |
$20,000 |
| A pilot project to develop protocols around an integrated monitoring system for the 50kW solar PV array at 9 Hanna Avenue that could be replicated to assess the performance of all current and future City solar PV systems. |
| Electrical Workers Union Local 353 |
Solar photovoltaic training program |
$50,000 |
| Creation of a curriculum and certification program to train electricians to install solar panels in single family dwellings, high-rises and commercial facilities. |
| Element Village Community Services |
Solar PV Aggregated Urban Rooftop Business Case |
$10,000 |
| The development of a business case and financial model to support the adoption of solar PV installations on institutional and commercial rooftops. |
| Ontario Clean Air Alliance |
Combined Heat and Power Promotion Phase II |
$25,000 |
| An advocacy campaign to promote a feed-in tariff for natural gas-fired combined heat and power projects. |
| Ontario Sustainable Energy Association |
Green Energy Act stakeholder engagement - Phase II |
$100,000/
2 years |
| A continuation of OSEA's work to educate, engage and empower the community power sector to participate immediately in the feed-in tariff and micro-FIT programs. |
| Options Group of Companies |
EV carsharing fleet proof of concept |
$8,000 |
| A study to determine the risks and benefits of an electric fleet of shared vehicles in Toronto. |
| Parkdale United Church Foundation |
Green Phoenix Commissioning & Performance Monitoring |
$25,000 |
| Post-construction commissioning of the Green Phoenix retrofit (including geothermal, solar thermal and high-efficiency windows) and the establishment of a long-term performance monitoring system. |
| Toronto Renewable Energy Co-operative |
Our Power - Phase II |
$50,000 |
| Bridge funding to establish and sustainably finance the Our Power HUB model in support of community members and solar industry partners working to deploy solar installations across Toronto. |
| Toronto Renewable Energy Co-operative |
SolarShare implementation |
$55,000 |
| The implementation of a community-owned 250 kW solar energy system on a rooftop in Toronto that can be used as a model for TREC and other community groups in Toronto. |
| University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering |
Freeway Truck Emissions Simulation Tool |
$50,000/
2 years |
| The development and use of modeling software to determine the effect of truck-related emissions on communities adjacent to highways leading to the evaluation of programs aimed at reducing transportation-related emissions. |
| University of Toronto, Institute for Optical Sciences |
Solid State Lighting Network |
$41,000 |
| Support for the development of a local Solid State Lighting (SSL) Network to bring together researchers, industries, end-users and agencies for accelerating SSL technology development, evaluation and adoption. |
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