Expertise in energy transition
•Energy analysis and planning for energy facility managers
•Design, integration, and optimization of electromechanical systems in renewable energy
•Instrumentation, automation, and digitization for intelligent 4.0 operation of energy processes.
E N E R G Y
Value of the equipment park
5M$
Key equipment related to the energy transition
• Fluidic process control loop with Delta V, Schneider, and Allen Bradley technologies
• 25 kW meteorological mast and wind turbine with electrical energy conversion systems
• 5 kW solar park with electrical energy conversion systems.
• Upcoming in 2025: New laboratory including 30 kW of solar, 25 kW of wind, 3 hydro-wind production benches (70 kW), Resistive and reactive load bank, 4 electric vehicle charging stations, mobile power station, laboratory boat, 105 kW of geothermal energy, 70 kW pellet stove, Mass stove, various thermal storage systems (water tank, MCP, etc.), Generators and fossil heat production, Experimental greenhouses, isolated microgrid. Fully automated, digitized laboratory developed with a 4.0 operational mindset.
Major projects related to the energy transition
• National strategy for professional training in energy efficiency in Quebec.
• Analyses of optimal renewable energy supply for around twenty isolated sites.
• Development, testing, and characterization of a hybrid hydroelectric and photovoltaic solar water heater.
Planned projects related to the energy transition
• Applications and performance of renewable energy generation systems in direct connection.
• Sustainable heat supply for northern sites.
• Conversion of biomass into fine-grade biochar.