Natural Resources committee  It's hard to say what marginal impact additional grants would have had. In some provinces, they're already talking about grants of $8,000 to $10,000, which reduces the payback period to seven, eight or 10 years. Personally, I believe that the combination of very large financial

Natural Resources committee  Financial incentives are currently being offered in the geothermal sector. We've observed annual growth rates of 100% over the past three years. That does help improve energy performance, particularly through energy replacement and substitution. Our technology definitely makes i

Natural Resources committee  I guess it's what you as a committee can do, but as a government as well. I'll give an example. Two or three years ago in Quebec, as part of the energy strategy, the Quebec government basically told the building managers in the public sector that whenever they were going to do a

Natural Resources committee  Your question is quite interesting. If I had to answer within the context of integrated community and energy systems, I would tend to agree with you: why focus on one technology versus another? The whole concept of integrated energy systems is that we should stop looking at techn

Natural Resources committee  I would say we should favour the best technology mix within the community. It's probably the outcome we are all looking for. That's what QUEST is all about.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you for the question. In the case of geothermal energy, there is a standard for installation and systems design. It is known by the name of CSA-C448. That standard was developed about 15 years ago—its previous version was called C445—but it has never since been revised. We

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. It's always a pleasure to be called before a committee of the House of Commons and to have the opportunity to present the industry's views. I'm going to present a brief picture of the coalition, then talk about how geothermal energy contribute