Energy Partnership Table

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The NWT Energy Partnership Table is a multi-stakeholder forum where information is shared, and resources are pooled to tackle energy transition.

Join the Partnership Table and subscribe to the Members’ Bulletin to keep track of the ever-changing NWT energy landscape:

New funding and/or deadlines for your NWT energy priorities, ideas, and projects.

Energy-related events, including Partnership Table meetings.

Tools and resources.

The NWTAC contributes to the collaborative effective action by facilitating the Energy Partnership Table and providing pathfinding services for collaborative energy projects.

Energy Table Talks

April 2024 – A panel discussion on wind power generation projects in the North ‘Can the NWT harness the winds of change?’  Summary Report

September 2024 – ‘Biomass in the NWT: Advancing solid plans for solid fuels’

We welcome submissions of energy related news, programs, services, and resources that you’d like to promote. Contact the NWTAC Energy Community Liaison!

Funding

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Keeping Track

Grants list in your inbox every Wednesday!

NWTAC members and associate members receive weekly PSD emails (Public Sector Digest) listing all the currently available funding.

Contact us if you are considering associate membership.

Federal Funding

Wah-ila-toos (NRCan + CIRNAC-Northern REACHE)

NEW Indigenous Leadership Fund (NRCan)

National Funding

Indigenous Clean Energy – 7 programs

 Iron & Earth – several programs

Territorial Funding

COMING SOON GHG Grant Program – Version 2.0 starting Apr 1st, 2024

 Arctic Energy Alliance – 11 programs (rebates & services)

Resources

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Data on our NWT energy systems

Electricity: The NRCan Remote Communities Database is a characterization of our electricity micro-grids

Bioheat: The Canadian Bioheat Database gives an inventory of our biomass heating systems (TorchLight Bioresources)

Data on our NWT energy resources

Wind resource:

– Check out the Canada Wind Atlas and visualize on a heat map the different wind speed trends in your area (by season and by heights)
– Browse ARI’s Wind Energy webpage and check if any wind assessment has been conducted in your community in the last 15 years

Solar resource: NRCan solar resource maps of Canada

Recurring Webinars

AEA – Information Sessions

Past Webinar Series

ATCO – Webinar Series (4 episodes): Remote Communities Clean Energy Projects

Indigenous Clean Energy – Icebreaker Series (5 episodes)

YouTube Channels

Recurring Events

AEA – Annual Biomass Week (online + tours)

Pembina Institute – Biennial Renewables in Remote Communities Conference (Whitehorse)

Town of Inuvik – Annual Arctic Development Expo

Past Events or Initiatives

NWTAC – 2022 Climate Change & Asset Management Conference: Energy Day (Visual Minutes)

GNWT – 2023 Multilateral Dialogue Our Energy & Climate Future in a Changing World (u/c)

Energy Literacy Initiatives

CIER Shining Lights – NWT Energy Workshops with Women & Youth (Report & Posters)

NWTAC SMP (Smart Management Practices)