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Financing inter-order research projects in green hydrogen and bioenergies

The Réseau québécois sur l'énergie intelligente (RQEI) and Escouade énergieare pleased to announce the 6 projects selected and funded as part of a call for inter-institutional and inter-order research projects focusing on innovative social practices (ISP) in green hydrogen and bioenergies in the ideation phase. This initiative is supported by the Quebec government as part of the Plan for a Green Economy 2030.

Six projects, worth a total of $235,300, have been selected to increase inter-institutional and inter-organizational research capacity in the field of innovative social practices (ISP).

These projects are part of an initial phase of ideation, exploration and mobilization to co-construct a cross-sectoral social innovation project. A new call for projects will soon be launched to ensure continuity and support the implementation of projects in a perspective of sustainable community development, while contributing to the orientations of the Quebec Strategy on Green Hydrogen and Bioenergies.

The RQEI and Escouade Énergie teams are committed to publicizing the results of these projects over the coming year.

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Here are the six selected projects:

1. Entrepreneurship in the biofuels sector: Challenges and solutions

   This project is led by: Marius Senneville of CÉRSÉ, Alain Tremblay of Kemitek, Jean-Michel Lavoie of Université de Sherbrooke, Simon Barnabé of UQTR and Alexandre Guindon of 2 Degrés.

2. Establishing a value proposition for green ammonia as a hydrogen carrier in a low-carbon economy

   This project is led by : Christian Désilets of CNETE, Daniel Guay of INRS, Jess Greener of Université Laval.

3. Valorization of slow pyrolysis biochar for the production of green hydrogen.

   This project is led by: Ali Hakkaki-Fard from Université Laval, Martin Bourbonnais from Cégep de Jonquière and Alice Friser from UQO.

4. Development of local energy ecosystems in Quebec: an overview of innovation in regional industrial parks based on the 5-helix innovation structure.

   The project is supported by Simon Barnabé and Younès Bareha of UQTR, Julia Frotey of INRS, Olivier Rezazgui of Innofibre, Olivier Corbin-Charland of CÉRSÉ and the City of Deschambault-Grondines.

5. Utilitarian and social acceptance of the mass-market fireplace in its value chain and among Quebec users

   This project is led by Martin Bourbonnais of Cégep de Jonquière, France Desjardins of ÉCOBES, Ali Hakkaki-Fard and Louis Gosselin of Université Laval.

6. Setting up a community of practice to explore the potential for using forest biomass residues as an alternative energy source to hydrocarbons in the Gaspé region.

   This project is led by: Virgile Deroche of CIRADD, Pierre Kasangana of Serex, Serge-Thierry Lekounougou of CEDFOB, Évelyne Thiffault of Université Laval and Didier Haillot of ÉTS.

The collaboration between Escouade énergie and RQEI was essential to the success of this initiative. The Escouade énergie representative, Virgile Deroche, comments: "The funding of these 6 projects is an excellent opportunity to strengthen the synergy between technological and social innovation players. In addition to highlighting the importance of social sciences and cross-order collaboration for Quebec's energy transition, these initiatives are fully consistent with the^3rd guiding principle of Quebec's 2030 green hydrogen and bioenergy strategy: "Involve local, regional and aboriginal communities in the deployment of green hydrogen and bioenergy sectors, while respecting best practices in terms of sustainable development and social acceptability.

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Simon Barnabé, Director of RQEI, confirms: "This call for projects will enable us to develop new approaches in the field of NHPs, promoting the successful adoption of innovations from applied research".

 

Younes Bareha, leader of one of the 6 projects, comments: "Interdisciplinarity is essential for the sustainable deployment of bioenergies. Setting up bioenergy projects requires an understanding of technological innovations and their potential, as well as their contribution to society, from both a global and regional perspective. With this call for projects supported by the RQEI, scientists from the natural sciences and engineering, as well as the humanities, from universities and CCTTs, will be able to exchange and co-create in order to propose innovative approaches for the sustainable implementation of bioenergies".

For further information : https://escouadeenergie.ca/h2-et-bioenergies/.

For further information, please contact

• Virgile Deroche | vderoche@ciradd.ca
• Claudie Beaudoin | Beaudoin@uqtr.ca

About Escouade Énergie

Escouade Énergie brings together 19 college technology transfer centers (CCTTs) working in the field of energy transition. It aims to catalyze the resources and multidisciplinary expertise of its members to offer integrated, innovative solutions to meet the complex needs of organizations and contribute to the energy transition. It enables us to offer companies and governments a common energy transition service offering, for projects of such scope that a CCTT alone would be unable to respond.

www.escouadeenergie.ca

About RQEI

RQEI's mandate is to structure and lead a group of Quebec experts in energy transition, and to pool resources in order to increase the creation, dissemination and transfer of knowledge to better meet energy challenges and contribute to Quebec's influence.

www.rqei.ca