Sub-program 2.1.3
Alternative Transportation Fuels
Description
Alternative fuels (e.g., natural gas, ethanol, biodiesel) have a lower carbon content and thus emit fewer greenhouse gases than conventional transportation fuels such as gasoline and diesel. However, fuel producers and users, vehicle and equipment manufacturers, and policy makers face barriers to the production and use of alternative transportation fuels. These barriers include, but are not limited to lack of market capacity to produce alternative fuels, lack of familiarity of end-users and other stakeholders regarding the benefits of alternative fuel use, and lack of codes and standards governing alternative vehicles and infrastructure. In order to address these barriers, the Sub-program is responsible for increasing production capacity, designing and developing education and outreach materials and facilitating the design, development and updating of codes and standards. This Sub-program is supported by the ecoENERGY for Biofuels and ecoENERGY for Alternative Fuels programs.
| Expected Result | Performance Indicators | Targets |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel producers have increased capacity to produce renewable alternatives to gasoline and diesel | Number of litres of renewable alternatives to gasoline and diesel that industry has the capacity to produce | 2 billion litres of domestic productive capacity of renewable alternatives to gasoline and 500 million litres of domestic productive capacity of renewable alternatives to diesel or commensurate with funds available to March 31, 2017 |
| Stakeholders (policy makers, end-users, alternative and conventional fuel producers, and vehicle and equipment manufacturers) have increased knowledge of alternative fuel pathways | Percentage of survey respondents reporting increased knowledge of alternative fuel pathways | Target to be established once baseline information collected from first survey in 2013 |
| Standards community has increased ability to develop and update codes and standards related to alternative transportation fuels | Number of codes and standards committees actively working on developing and updating the codes and standards | 2 until March 31, 2016 |
| Planned Spending | Main Estimates |
|---|---|
| 230,674 | 230,674 |
FSDS Goal 1 – Climate Change
Reduce greenhouse gas emission levels to mitigate the severity and unavoidable impacts of climate change.
FSDS Target 1.1 – Climate Change Mitigation
Relative to 2005 emission levels, reduce Canada’s total greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) 17% by 2020.
FSDS Implementation Strategy – Clean Energy
1.1.26 Supply financial aid and develop capacity to reduce GHGs through the adoption of emission-reducing technologies and practices. (NRCan)
How Activity Supports FSDS Target
The increased production and use of alternative transportation fuels help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by displacing more carbon intensive fuels with less carbon intensive ones. Thus, this Sub-program contributes indirectly to FSDS Target 1.1 – Climate Change Mitigation.
FSDS Goal 2 – Air Pollution
Minimize the threats to air quality so that the air Canadians breathe is clean and supports healthy ecosystems.
FSDS Target 2.1 – Air Pollutants
Reduce air pollutants in order to maintain or improve air quality across the country and achieve the emission targets, which are currently under development in consultation with the provinces and stakeholders.
FSDS Implementation Strategy – Clean Energy
2.1.16 ecoACTION programs reduce GHG emissions and can directly or indirectly contribute to air pollutant emission reduction. (NRCan, TC, INAC)
How Activity Supports FSDS Target
Alternative transportation fuels have the potential to reduce air pollutants to varying degrees, based on fuel types and the end-use application. Thus, efforts under this Sub-program contribute indirectly to FSDS Target 2.1 – Air Pollutants.
Program Name: ecoENERGY for Alternative Fuels
CAA Theme: Clean Energy
Description of ecoENERGY for Alternative Fuels:
NRCan’s ecoENERGY for Alternative Fuels Program will fund education and outreach efforts as well as codes and standards work for natural gas vehicles. Building on recommendations included in The Natural Gas Use in the Canadian Transportation Sector Deployment Roadmap, ecoENERGY for Alternative Fuels will facilitate the creation of an alternative transportation fuels website as well three local support networks that will deliver education and outreach activities to fleets and other key stakeholders. This program will also facilitate updates to codes and standards that are needed for compressed natural gas vehicles. In the case of liquefied natural gas vehicles, entirely new standards will be established.
Expected program results for 2013-14:
The ecoENERGY for Alternative Fuels program will continue to support two codes and standards committees within the Canadian Standards Association working on developing installation codes for natural gas refueling stations and natural gas vehicles. Through these efforts, knowledge and collaboration in the area of alternative transportation fuels will be increased.
The Program will also continue to support two local support networks. These local support networks will play a key role in increasing alternative fuel stakeholder knowledge so that stakeholders are better able to assess alternative fuel pathways and have better access to information on the benefits of alternative fuel options.
The Program’s longer-term achievement is the establishment of a committee dedicated to the development of a Canadian code for liquefied natural gas fueling stations.
Performance measures:
| Key outcomes | Indicators | Targets | Tracking Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| An increase in clean energy scientific and technical knowledge and stakeholder awareness of related clean energy production, energy efficient and alternative energy technologies, resources, products, services, and practices | Number of codes and standards committees actively working on developing installation codes for natural gas refueling stations and natural gas vehicles | Support two codes and standards committees in 2013-14 | Program files |
| Number of local support networks that play a key role in increasing alternative fuel stakeholder knowledge | Support two local support networks in 2013-14 | Program files |
| Total CAA Program Planned Spending |
|---|
| $574,650 |
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