Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation

$377,100.00 CAD

≈ 5 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2025-2026
Agreement period
January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2025-2026-Q4-1040676

Published purpose

The Iqaluit Inuit Owned Lands Microgrid Demonstration Project is being developed by Nunavut Nukkiksautit Corporation at the Aqsarniit Hotel and Conference Centre in Iqaluit, Nunavut. The hotel currently relies on utility electricity from Qulliq Energy Corporation and an oil boiler for heat. The project includes 250 kW of solar PV, a 250 kW/535 kWh battery energy storage system, and two 400 kW diesel generators integrated with an air-to-water heat pump - the first of its kind in Nunavut. Together, the system will supply 100% of the hotel’s electrical and thermal load while reducing diesel use.

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