1、Neighbourhood Scale DecarbonizationModerator:Sachi GibsonApril 18,2024Panel 4CNeighborhood-Scale DecarbonizationTrent Berry,Principal,Reshape Infrastructure StrategiesApril 18,2024Heat:The Sleeping Giant of the Energy TransitionBuildings&industrial processesAlmost complete decarbonization of heat is
2、 required by 2050 to meet Paris commitments.Few countries progressing at adequate rate or scale on heat.Source:Renewables 2023 Global Status Report,REN21(Data from IEA World Energy Balances)https:/ STATUS REPORTSimplistic NarrativeElectricity Use+Green Electricity SourcesGas Use+Green Gases“Moving a
3、way from fossil fuels is more than just a fuel change it is a transformation of the way we design,build and invest in the infrastructure for a net-zero future.”-Agora EnergiewendePhoto:By mguido 50%of planned investment is T&D infrastructureSource:https:/ Drivers:Aging infrastructureResilienceElectr
4、ificationDistributed electricity sourcesBlindspotsElectric Grid ConstraintsGas Grid Implications“Towards net zero heating:An analysis of technology and policy pathways for decarbonizing building heat in British Columbia”(Thompson,2023).Complementary SolutionsWaste heatThermal networks&storageIntegra
5、ted energy systemsSpatial prioritization&coordination of solutions(area-based planning)Neighbourhoods:The Last Kilometer of the Energy Transition BuildingsDistributed Energy&StorageEnergy GridsTransportation InfrastructureCommunity Coordinate/integrate multiple infrastructures and energy sources Lev
6、erage community&place Increase scale&speedNeighbourhood Energy SystemsShort video“Why District Energy”https:/ from International District Energy Association Short video“Microgrids:Evolving the Power Gridhttps:/ from International District Energy Association Neighbourhood Energy SystemsThermal Networ