BCIT

As a leader in renewable energy research, development and demonstration projects, BC Institute of Technology’s (BCIT's) Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART) has a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions for integrating renewable energy generation and storage, electric vehicle charging infrastructure and smart energy management.

Idea: Resilient Power for Disaster Recovery

BCIT, District of Squamish and key partners will collaborate to design and build a resilient emergency power system for disaster management. The system will operate using a reservoir of locally generated, managed and controlled power. The solution will align with specific community goals and parameters which will be confirmed as a first step in the project, but potential project outcomes could include:

• Supply of emergency power required to keep the necessary heating/cooling systems running for an assembly space for the affected population.

• Supply of emergency power to District’s public communication systems to keep community communication/messaging systems running.

• Supply of emergency power to Electric

The proposed project will provide emergency power for disaster recovery situations, and a means to reduce energy footprint and costs during regular, non-emergency operations.