MarvMu 1aA the examiner Friday Sept 30 1917 Ontario ministry spending $57M on renewable energy conservation TORONTO The Ministry of Energy will invest $57 million on renewable energy and con servation projects over the next ypar Energy Minister James aylor has announced This represents almost three times the outlay of the past year said Taylor and indicates the Governments ex panded commitment to energy conservation and renewable energy sources Taylor said that the develop ment of renewable energy technology is an essential future alternative to fossil fuel supplies He said that $600000 will be spent on renewable energy projects in 1977 primarily by contracts placed through other government ministries Ad ditional funding by these other ministries and agencies will bring the governments total expenditure on renewable energy close to $750000 In addition Ontario Hydro is spending another $150000 on renewable energy chiefly on solar water heaters improved heat pumps and in monitoring alternate energy resource developments Building on feasibility studies an design analyses carried out over the past two years the Energy Minister said we will be demon strating solar technology in government residential com Cooper Tool Group conserving energy Ray Harris is enthusiastic about energy conservation Harris engineering manager for The Cooper Tool Group in Barrie has had large fans put in at shipping doors to cut down on heat loss in winter He has had sheets of plastic placed to insulate large plate glass Windows at one wall of the large Inntsfil Street plant He is turning down the ther mostat and loWering light stan dards to make lighting more ef ficient Its all part it in energy con servation program Cooper Tool has been involved ltl since deVeloping an interest is months ago said Harris in an interv1ew that litii were lookA mg at what was happening in the United States through our experience Wllll that in our American plant he said We chided something needed to be done The initial step was shutting down heat when it could be done and reducing temper atures in phases he said Were down to 70 degrees now and we were probably at 74 or upwards before he said He expects Cooper Tool will eventually settle at 68 degrees LIGHT PRtKiRAM Weve also installed pro gram for turning lights off when they arent needed he said Before they were always left on Lights that can be turned off are colorcoded in red to catch the attention of security guards on their patrols He has bad winch diameter fans installed over shipping doors in the plant where trucks stand for long periods of time while being loaded OFFERS COMFORT AND SERVICE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION Weve also put sealers around the doors in the form of rubber pads to keep drafts out he said The large fans two to truck opening create downcraft and produce what llarris calls warm barrier in winter Another 10 fans are going up in hightemperature areas to distribute moving air he adil ed Fans will also move warm air in wmtcr and satisfy workers whose major complaint is cold feet said arms Cooper lool occupies plant mm in 1948 says Harris and age has produced the problem of heat loss through cement walls We put new roof on ttt months ago to stop leaks there he said and were caulking all gaps in the walls LUNG WA particular problem is presented by one long wall tltal is half cement half glass and faces strong Winds We hung heavy plastic sheets inside the plant against the wall that are just rolled up in the summer he said hi the winter the sheets come down and can be screwed right into the cement wall base says Harris It has done fantastic job there are no cold drafts coming in he said Cooper lool has also installed water cooling system to Cir culate warm air and chill it at 45 degrees The water goes right through the eqmpment and passes through our molds and then our chiller he said If you normally keep your water for recirculation it would be too hot he said but 0A FULLY STAFFED SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR SERVICE VEHICLES CARRY COMPLETE STOCK OF PARTS FOR ALL MAKES OF OIL BURNERS 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE RADIO DISPATCHED ANNUAL FURNACE AND OIL BURNER CLEANING AUTOMATIC FUEL OIL DELIVERIES RADIO DISPATCHED LOW COST PARTS REPLACEMENT PLAN FUEL OIL BUDGET PLAN NO CARRYING CHARGES FURNACES HUMIDIFIERS AND AIR CONDITIONING COMPLETE FARM SERVICE DIESEL GASOLINE LUBRICANTS all you do here is pass it through the chiller Like an increasing number of industries Cooper Iool can convert front one type of fuel to another if necessary The plant has large steam boilers that are gasfueled under normal conditions says Harris but they can he changed iii five minutes in the event gas supplies drop he said Our heater can go to pro pane froiii natural gas II it has to it IIJlt IINT IInergy sayings of about it per cent in the ooper lool plant has been suggested by one consultant brought in says Harris and monthly charts are kept on energy coiisiiinpt lttl Cooper Iool lllVlLHl the con sultant from the Untario ministry of industry and tourism through program in which industries are ot fcred the opportunity to get government adVice IInergy conservation involves everything at ther Barrie plant from boilers to employees washing their hands says Har ris There are about 300 cm ployees who wash their hands before breaks and lunch and that puts strain on the hot water heaterhe says The problem is that you reduce water too much he said Thats no good either Paper towels are another conservation interest People always reach for more towels than they need says Harris so Cooper Tim has changed that With the installa tion of crank device It cheaper to buy paper for it and the amount used is cut down IF YOU SHIVERED THROUGH THE PAST WINTER COME ON OVER TO THE WARMTH 0F SARJEANTS CUSTOM HOME COMFORT BARRIE 7282460 ORILLIA 3253513 eeeeeeeeeeeeef mercial and institutional buildings These pioneering projects will develop and adapt solar energy technology to On tario conditions Solar heating will be in corporated into the design of new public school rowhouse rental project small office building to be tendered for con struction this year and an energy conserving greenhouse Also to encourage the development of lowcost solar heated units suitable for the general housing market solar water heating and solar space heating system will be demon strated in an existing building Taylor said The ministries of government services and housing are also funding the design of partially solar heated courthouses in Newmarket and Scarborough and the construction of 30 suite solarheated senior citizens residencv in Aylmer ther renewable energy projects include the initial design of wood waste energy complex at Hearst demon stration of prototype wind diesel hybrid power system and studies of the use of methanol as an alternative porr table fuel for automotive use We will also be initiating iuitlicr studies ol resource recovery and energy from waste methane gas production and solar applications for tar ms the Energy Minister said ENERGY thSERVAIIUN liver $2 million is committed tor energy saving tlllllltltlt for the heating and cooling of government owned and oc cupied buildings Taylor said that the experience gained will be made available to the private sector Because most buildings in Firestone DELUXE CHAMPION SUPRBELT Dtsitjtilrll It tjtititl Wtf IMthITltttl tiiit lltlll iiill pmt tuli INSTALLED AT NO EXTRA CHARGE firestone Stores US OUR III th fircovonc II CREDIT PLAN OR Hm to AND lllt tltltllll Iltlltll ttllllltl Ilttll ttlllllt tiii utilitiiiiiiii III with It 7m iti Ontario in both the private and public sectors were planned and constructed in an energy abundant era with little at tention being paid to energy consumption there is room for significant improvement he said All Ontario ministries and directly funded agencies and institutions have target to decrease their energy con sumption by 10 per cent in fiscal 7778 towards fiveyear goal of 15 per cent reduction in total energy use The ministry has committed $454000 for projects to examine vehicle efficiency im provements car and van pool demonstrations and district heating opportunies We are planning study of central heating and energy sup ply systems in an urban location which Will lead to energy efficient urban redevelopment Taylor said He added that his ministry is also addressing lon term energy implications in tran sportation sector INDLSTRIAI Jur efforts to assist ntario industry to reduce its luel and energy costs will continue throuin the Ministry of In dustry and lotirisms Energy Hits and related seminars This idea has proved so successful in tintario that the Federal Gover nmcnt has adopted it and is supplying similar vehicles to other provmccs Taylor said The ministr of energy will inwsl $10300 in the Energy Bus project supplemented by another smwoo from the Ministry of Industry and Tourism By the end of March 1977 the IIncrgy this had visited 384 lIlIllS and identified potential As low is 0814 $3 Wtiit Witt $4I00 $4500 tanu ma $4100 Ganmu $5°° HanNIS $5400 WHITEWALLS INSTALLED AT NO EXTRA CHARGE DELUXE CHAMPION RETREADS $2312 F0 $35 $39 2522 $0 $44 litlb INSTALLED AT NO EXTRA CHARGE savings of $215 million in its first 18 months of operation Taylor said RESIDENTIAL CONSUMER As large consumer of energy and to set an example for the public the government first had to put its own house in order this is underway said Taylor Now public response and support is growing The ministry will invest $295000 on projects that will expand its capability to meet the demand for energy conservation in formation number of field test projec ts are being undertaken direc tly by the Ministry of Energy before programs for the residential consumer sector are started on broad scale One example is demon stration of the use of aerial thermography to determine heat loss from buildings held in Lindsay May 11 14 showing homeowners how heat is escaping from their homes and how they can save money by upgrading their attic in sulation Two other thermography projects will be undertaken later this year in conjunction vitb niuniCipal authorities The techniques will lead to the ministry providing package program which munimpalities can use onservation is the concern ot every citizen and municipalities have an ini portant role to play Taylor said FROM HUT TU II Mercury the smallest planet in the solar system has the widest temperature range from 570 degrees during the day to minus 370 during the night Firestone DELUXE CHAMPION RADIA GLASS BELTED Allivllt it it mini ltlltltll id liltlutllt timr HilItlI iiinitoomii may imi ot row eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 88 DUNlOP ST WEST BARRIE 7266585 tomi itiiiimi It AAAL