Chevron Burnaby Refinery Co-processing Initiative

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1 3.1 Chevron Burnaby Refinery Co-processing Initiative Dave Schick - Policy, Government and Public Affairs Manager Chad Groves Facility Planning Manager Jill Donnelly- Heath, Environment and Safety Manager Kel Coulson Environmental Engineer May Chevron Climate Action Committee - Page 1

2 Low Carbon Fuel Requirements Provincial Government Objective: The Renewable & Low Carbon Fuel Requirement was introduced by the Provincial Government in 2008 to: Help reduce the environmental impact of transportation fuels Contribute to a new lower carbon economy Part 3 of the Act: Fuel suppliers must progressively decrease the average carbon intensity of their fuels to achieve a 10% reduction in 2020 relative to Fuel suppliers choose their own approach for compliance with Part 3 requirements and may choose to: Acquire credits through a Part 3 Agreement Trade credits with other suppliers Supply more low carbon fuels co-processing alternatives to crude feedstocks Federal Government Policy: The Federal Clean Fuels Standard is under policy development. Demand for low carbon fuels will increase Chevron Climate Action Committee - Page 2 2

3 Burnaby Refinery Strategy for LCFR Compliance Co-processing Project Co-processing alternative feedstock at an existing refinery supports meeting our compliance obligations by manufacturing lower GHG fuels as well as improving business competitiveness. Alternative feedstocks are varied (tallow, canola oil, biomass) Current challenges with finding new refinery feedstocks include: significant volumes, reliable supply chains, appropriate chemical and physical characteristics and a low carbon intensity (CI). Metro Vancouver HTL Project Feedstock generated from Metro Vancouver s proposed HTL biocrude project could help solve two challenging problems: alternative feedstock availability and economic biomass waste disposal. Chevron supports Metro Vancouver s HTL project as it shows promise as a coprocessing feedstock. On funding approval, we propose the Burnaby refinery work with MetroVancouver to evaluate the HTL opportunity and support the pilot project from both the end user and technical perspectives Chevron Climate Action Committee - Page 3 3

4 2017 Update on Sustainability Innovation Fund Projects Regional District: Roger Quan Liquid Waste: Fred Nenninger Water: Inder Singh Climate Action Committee Meeting: Wednesday May 3, Climate Action Committee - Page 4

5 5.1 Liquid Waste Climate Action Committee - Page 5 2

6 Water Reclamation from Wastewater Effluent using Disc Filters: Complete Purpose: Reduce potable water use Tested new technology for providing reclaimed water Capable of meeting required standards Inclusion in reclaimed water pilot under development Climate Action Committee - Page 6 3

7 Phosphorus Recovery Demonstration Unit: Complete Purpose: Recover phosphorus from wastewater Phosphorus fertilizer successfully recovered from wastewater Quality of recovered fertilizer confirmed Operational requirements tested first hand and recorded, to inform full scale decisions Climate Action Committee - Page 7 4

8 Reducing Grease in Sewers Behaviour Change Pilot Project: Complete Purpose: Reduce incorrect disposal of cooking grease Public education campaign completed in Richmond Tested ways to reach ethnic audiences Grease buildup measured in four areas of Richmond Climate Action Committee - Page 8 5

9 Smart Sewers: Development of Wireless In-Situ Sensors: In Progress Purpose: to improve detection of odour and corrosion compounds 3D printer manufacture Prototype sensors designed & fabricated Supporting equip t designed Climate Action Committee - Page 9 6

10 Hydrothermal Processing Pilot Facility: Pending Purpose: to establish and evaluate biomass to biocrude pilot facility Applied for funding Gained support for proposal Space reserved at Annacis Island WWTP Climate Action Committee - Page 10 7

11 5.2 Regional District Climate Action Committee - Page 11 8

12 Rate Our Home Project: Complete Purpose: to raise awareness about home energy use and emissions through home energy labels Designed and developed outreach campaign and website Website and Home Energy Map launched in Fall 2016 Initial outreach campaign concluded in March 2017 Spotting An Energy Efficient Home Just Got Easier Climate Action Committee - Page 12 9

13 Roof to Creek Natural Drainage and Habitat Learning Landscape: Complete Purpose: to create a learning landscape that uses on-site stormwater management at the new Kanaka Creek Watershed Stewardship Centre as an educational and ecological opportunity Completed early 2017 KCWSC grand opening April 30, 2017 Climate Action Committee - Page 13 10

14 Improving Ecological Health and Carbon Sequestration Potential at Burns Bog: In Progress Purpose: Identify practices that lead to accelerated ecological recovery in coastal bogs Researchers from University of Victoria engaged in fieldwork 39 permanent test plots established in three cutover fields Transplantation of hummock-forming Sphagnum mosses Climate Action Committee - Page 14 11

15 Strata Energy Advisor Pilot Program: In Progress Purpose: To provide energy advisor services to strata councils to help them reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions Multi-stakeholder steering committee guiding project Background report with program design recommendations Five municipal funding partners and UBC providing grants for energy audits and building tune-ups Request for Proposals issued for program delivery Available to strata corporations in September Climate Action Committee - Page 15

16 Transit Oriented Affordable Housing Fund: In Progress Purpose: Develop business case for a metropolitan-scale fund to catalyze affordable rental housing units in transit-oriented locations Investigate the role, benefits, effectiveness, and viability of a metropolitan-scale fund Initiate scoping in Summer 2017 upon completion of the Mixed Income Transit- Oriented Rental Housing Study Study partners TBD Climate Action Committee - Page 16 13

17 The Regional Park Solar-Powered Conversion Project: In Progress Purpose: Pilot the use of a solar energy system as a replacement for gas-powered generators in park operations Detailed system designs completed Procurement in early phase Staff, contractors, engineers preparing site Climate Action Committee - Page 17 14

18 City of Langley Urban Agriculture Demonstration: In Progress Purpose: Create an urban agriculture pilot project in a ROW corridor Soil sampling complete and feasibility assessment underway Two stakeholder meetings Confirmed project principles Climate Action Committee - Page 18 15

19 5.3 Water Climate Action Committee - Page 19 16

20 Barnston/Maple Ridge Pump Station Energy Recovery: Complete Purpose: Generate clean electricity from excess water pressure First Nations engagement Provincial Water Licence application BC Hydro Interconnection and Standing Offer Program applications Climate Action Committee - Page 20 17

21 Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategy: Complete Purpose: Evaluate resiliency of the regional water system to climate change System is generally resilient Staging of new source supplies required to cope with reduced snowpack and hotter, drier summers Findings being integrated into the Comprehensive Regional Water System Plan Climate Action Committee - Page 21 18

22 Watershed Invasive Plant Removal and Control Project: Complete Purpose: Strengthen ability to control and prevent the introduction of invasive species Completed mapping of invasive plant sites Removed invasive plants and replanted with native species Implementing consultant recommendations to improve invasive species management programs Climate Action Committee - Page 22 19

23 Water Conservation Research & Campaign: Complete Purpose: Develop a year round indoor/ outdoor regional water conservation campaign. Research based messaging Embraced by members Multi-year initiative targeted to residents Climate Action Committee - Page 23 20

24 Mountain Lake Tapping: In Progress Purpose: Full scale trial to supplement the GVWD system and downstream aquatic habitat during periods of drought. Provincial Water Licence application submitted Siphon & monitoring equipment in design development Planned for late summer deployment Climate Action Committee - Page 24 21

25 Assessing Densification Impact on Water Demand: In Progress Purpose: Assess the impacts of urban densification and green buildings on water use Consulting procurement process underway Coordinating with member local governments Climate Action Committee - Page 25 22

26 5.4 Update on Grow Green A SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION FUND PROJECT Josephine Clark REGIONAL PLANNER, PARKS PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT Climate Action Committee, May 3, 2017 Marcin Pachcinski DIVISION MANAGER, PARKS PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT Climate Action Committee - Page 26

27 Grow Green content: 110 garden and container plans 6 lawn alternatives 350+ plants Climate Action Committee - Page 27 2

28 BEAUTY AND THE BEANS SPRING TO FALL Designs for Small Spaces and Food Gardening Climate Action Committee - Page 28 3

29 LEAFY AND LOCAL BEE-AUTIFUL Highlight Native and Pollinator-friendly Plants Climate Action Committee - Page 29 4

30 PROMOTIONS Digital Physical MEDIA Targeted CBC radio EVENTS Growing Green in Metro Vancouver Earth Day at UBC Botanical Garden Climate Action Committee - Page 30 5

31 Growing Green in Metro Vancouver, March 2017 Climate Action Committee - Page 31 6

32 Grow Green Demonstration Garden at UBC Botanical Garden Climate Action Committee - Page 32 7

33 Thank you Climate Action Committee - Page 33 8

34 5.5 Smart Drive Challenge: Preliminary Results CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE Eve Hou AIR QUALITY PLANNER May 3, 2017 Conor Reynolds SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER Climate Action Committee - Page 34

35 The Transportation GHG Challenge On-road vehicles in Lower Fraser Valley emit 33% of total regional GHG emissions Climate Action Committee - Page 35 2

36 Emerging technologies: the connected car Climate Action Committee - Page 36 3

37 Does the combination of training and feedback help participants to: Drive Better? (i.e., drive more fuel efficiently, with less idling, hard braking, and hard acceleration) Drive Less? (i.e., reduce number of trips, kilometers travelled) Climate Action Committee - Page 37 4

38 Study Participation Numbers Group Number of People All Applicants 367 Eligible Applicants 305 Confirmed Participants 200 Participants Who Completed Program 159 Climate Action Committee - Page 38

39 Geographic Representation Number of Participants Location of Residence Climate Action Committee - Page 39 6

40 Demographics 1 Participant Age 94 Male Female % 60+ 9% % % % Climate Action Committee - Page 40 7

41 Study period challenges Baseline Training Dec 5: Snow falls across Vancouver, Lower Mainland, closing schools, snarling traffic Challenge Weather impact? Climate Action Committee - Page 41 8

42 Results: Driving Better and Driving Less -10% Reduction in Idling Reduction in Hard Accelerating 18% Reduction in Hard Braking 16% Reduction in Trips 6% Reduction in KMs Travelled 1% -15% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% Climate Action Committee - Page 42 9

43 Next steps Two UBC graduate students for summer research project Statistical analysis (correction for factors such as weather) Spatial analysis (explore trip-making behaviour change) Design of driving-related future programs Climate Action Committee - Page 43 10

44 Thank you. Questions? Climate Action Committee - Page 44