14M equipment :

Analytical platform

Gas chromatograph (GC-TCD) for gas analysis
Gas chromatograph with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and pre-concentrator
Ion chromatography system (IC)
Thermogravimetric analyzer coupled with a mass spectrometer (TGA-MS)
Calorimetric bomb for calorific value measurement

CHNS/O elemental analyzer
Flash point tester
Gas analyzer
NIR spectroscopy for biofuel quality control
Solvent extractor for biofuel characterization
Biochar BET analysis
Additional equipment for analytical chemistry and synthesis

Production and purification platform –

biogas and H2

Anaerobic digesters
High throughput gas filtration system (HTGS)
Incubators (6) and BMP sets
Fermentation platform (from 1 L to 700 L) for the production of liquid biofuels such as bioethanol and biobutanol
Electrochemical bioreactors (2 x 5L);

Production platform – biofuels

Intermediate pyrolysis laboratory unit, Auger type (1-2 kg/h biomass feed)
Fast pyrolysis fluidized bed laboratory unit (1-2 kg/h biomass feed, 25 kWe)
Small co-current fixed bed gasification unit (22 kg/h biomass feed)
Batch pressure reactor for hydrothermal liquefaction (7 liters)
High-temperature vacuum furnace (1500°C)
3 high-pressure, high-temperature batch reactors (up to 450 bars, 500°C)

Storage platform – H2

Climatic chamber, high-voltage (900V) and high-power (250kW) battery cyclers
Cell cyclers
Building with ~100kWh battery storage, ~40kW PV, and full access to the energy management control system with 20 connected charging stations
Data acquisition systems
Vibration plate
Dynamometers for vehicles (light and heavy) and for engines
Nvidia A100 neural network training systems (advanced BMS features)
Rapid prototyping equipment
Cell welders

Lignocellulosic Biomass Conditioning Platform

Biomass conditioning equipment (sorting, grinding, drying)
Oil extractor (press)

Pilot Systems Platform

Continuous pilot equipment for oxidation or hydrothermal liquefaction (10 L/h, 325°C, 200 bars)
Pilot synthesis plant
1 MW Wärtsilä W6L20 marine generator
Yanmar 4TNV98CT-GGE 63 Hp test engine

Equipment Funded Under the Green Hydrogen and Bioenergy Agreement

High-temperature vacuum pyrolysis laboratory unit, continuous mobile BTU analyzer, and analysis accessories

– Recipient: Cégep de Rimouski

– Amount: 449 000$

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Tubular (pyro) gasification unit for the production of H2-enriched gas with a 15 kW scrubber and analysis accessories

– Recipient: Cégep de Trois-Rivières

– Amount: $319,601.85

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Testing station for PEM-type electrolyzer

– Recipient: UQTR

– Amount: $245,914.33

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Explosion-proof bioreactors (1–10 liters) and a gas-phase chromatograph

– Recipient: Cégep de Shawinigan

– Amount: $508,250.00

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Electrified pilot unit for CO2 conversion (Power-to-X)

– Recipient: University of Sherbrooke

– Amount: $300,000.00

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Nautilus Anaero Technology-type reactors

– Recipient: Université Laval

– Amount: $45,000.00

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Bruker D8 Advance diffractometer with silver tube and focusing mirror

– Recipient: INRS

– Amount: $409,810.00

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AFM-Raman for physical and chemical imaging

– Recipient: Université Laval

– Amount: $150,000.00

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Upgrade of the solar house at the "Concordia Field Research Facility for Buildings of the Future"

– Recipient: Concordia University

– Amount: $134,500.00

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Opal-RT simulation and emulation environment

– Recipient: Concordia University

– Amount: $55,000.00

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Test bench for fuel cells (1kW)

– Recipient: Polytechnique Montreal

– Amount: $153,896.00

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Opal-RT simulation and emulation environment

– Recipient: ÉTS and UQAT

– Amount: $495,527.82

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High-performance GPU computing platform

– Recipient: UQAR

– Amount: $201,500.00

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Isothermal calorimeter

– Recipient: Cégep de Rimouski

– Amount: $50,000.00

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Ash analyzer and miniature high-temperature gas flow measurement probe

– Recipient: Cégep de Trois-Rivières

– Amount: $107,000.00

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Opal-RT simulation and emulation environment, data acquisition interface devices, and Festo software

– Recipient: UQTR, Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles

– Amount: $240,000.00

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Infrared spectrometer (FTIR) with long-pass gas-phase absorption cell

– Recipient: McGill University

– Amount: $135,000.00

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