Past Events
QUEST V Conference
QUEST's annual conference was held in Calgary, AB on October 23 - 25, 2011. The conference provided the opportunity for members and non-members to discuss emerging issues and forge new partnerships with representatives from all sectors of the QUEST community in Canada. QUEST V explored the latest in policy, technical and commercial advancements for integrated community energy solution (ICES) activities and featured best practice business case studies of ICES activities in Canada.
Conference Proceedings
Winning Student Poster
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QUEST V Program
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Session 1: The State of ICES in Canada: An Update on Progress
Devin Causley, Federation of Canadian Municipalities (1MB PDF)
Richard Laszlo, QUEST (340KB PDF)
Claude Lefrançois, Natural Resources Canada (810KB PDF)
Grant Trump, ECO Canada (800KB PDF)
Session 2: ICES Business Case Studies
Adam Fremeth, University of Western Ontario - Presentation (1MB PDF) & Supporting Document (690KB PDF)
Session 3: Putting Energy on the Map: An Introduction to Integrated Community Energy Mapping
John Beaton, Strait Highlands (4.8MB PDF)
Dick Eberson, City of Calgary (890KB PDF)
Eddie Oldfield, New Brunswick Climate Change HUB (5.2MB PDF)
Arunas Pleckaitis - Enbridge Gas Distribution (380KB PDF)
Session 4A: Shifting Gears: Alberta's Cities Tackling the Tough Issues of Urban Form and Transportation
Mark Brostrom, City of Edmonton (1.6MB PDF)
Patricia Gordon, Sustainable Cities International Network (1.9MB PDF)
Eric MacNaughton, City of Calgary (1.1MB PDF)
Chad Townsend, Town of Banff (1.5MB PDF)
Session 4B: Driving Market Transformation Through Innovation Research and Investment
Elizabeth Huculak, WADE Canada (2.5MB PDF)
Russel Matichuk, ACTia (2.3MB PDF)
David Neely, GE Energy (3MB PDF)
Session 5A: District Energy Ownership and Operating Models
Adrian Begley, ENMAX (1.2MB PDF)
Ben Themens, Lonsdale Energy Corporation (520KB PDF)
Session 5B: Breaking Down the Barriers: Codes, Regulations and Guidelines
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Session 6A: New Models for Investment: Mutual Benefits for Public and Private Sector
Rohit Gupta, Global Infrastructure Partnership Advisors (41KB PDF)
Robert Kerr, City of Guelph (730KB PDF)
Neill McQuay, Government of Alberta (330KB PDF)
Elizabeth Moore, Alberta Electric System Operator (210KB PDF)
Session 6B: Building Tomorrow's Communities: Implementing ICES
Susan Nelson, OpenGate (2.7MB PDF)
Rick Quail, Town of Okotoks (3.1MB PDF)
Robert Smith, Minto Group (5.7MB PDF)
