{"id":10695,"date":"2025-06-26T17:39:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escouadeenergie.ca\/news\/funding-research-projects-hydrogen-bioenergy\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T17:44:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:44:32","slug":"funding-research-projects-hydrogen-bioenergy","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/escouadeenergie.ca\/en\/news\/funding-research-projects-hydrogen-bioenergy\/","title":{"rendered":"Financing inter-order research projects in green hydrogen and bioenergies"},"content":{"rendered":" \n

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With financial support from the Quebec government as part of the Plan pour une \u00e9conomie verte 2030.<\/strong><\/p> \n

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PRESS RELEASE<\/strong>For immediate release<\/strong><\/p> \n \n

Financing inter-order research projects in green hydrogen and bioenergies<\/strong><\/p> \n \n

The R\u00e9seau qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois sur l’\u00e9nergie intelligente (RQEI)<\/strong> and Escouade \u00e9nergie<\/strong>are 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. <\/p> \n

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).<\/p> \n \n

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. <\/p> \n \n

The RQEI and Escouade \u00c9nergie teams are committed to publicizing the results of these projects over the coming year.<\/p> \n

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Here are the six selected projects: <\/strong><\/p> \n

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    Entrepreneurship in the biofuels sector: Challenges and solutions<\/em><\/strong><\/p> \n

    This project is led by: Marius Senneville of C\u00c9RS\u00c9, Alain Tremblay of Kemitek, Jean-Michel Lavoie of Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke, Simon Barnab\u00e9 of UQTR and Alexandre Guindon of 2 Degr\u00e9s.<\/p> \n<\/li> \n

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    Establishing a value proposition for green ammonia as a hydrogen carrier in a low-carbon economy<\/em><\/strong><\/p> \n

    This project is led by : Christian D\u00e9silets of CNETE, Daniel Guay of INRS, Jess Greener of Universit\u00e9 Laval.<\/p> \n<\/li> \n

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    Valorization of slow pyrolysis biochar for the production of green hydrogen. <\/em><\/strong><\/p> \n

    This project is led by: Ali Hakkaki-Fard from Universit\u00e9 Laval, Martin Bourbonnais from C\u00e9gep de Jonqui\u00e8re and Alice Friser from UQO.<\/p> \n<\/li> \n

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    Development of local energy ecosystems in Quebec: an overview of innovation in regional industrial parks based on the 5-helix innovation structure.<\/em><\/strong><\/p> \n

    The project is supported by Simon Barnab\u00e9 and Youn\u00e8s Bareha of UQTR, Julia Frotey of INRS, Olivier Rezazgui of Innofibre, Olivier Corbin-Charland of C\u00c9RS\u00c9 and the City of Deschambault-Grondines.<\/p> \n<\/li> \n

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    Utilitarian and social acceptance of the mass-market fireplace in its value chain and among Quebec users<\/em><\/strong><\/p> \n

    This project is led by Martin Bourbonnais of C\u00e9gep de Jonqui\u00e8re, France Desjardins of \u00c9COBES, Ali Hakkaki-Fard and Louis Gosselin of Universit\u00e9 Laval.<\/p> \n<\/li> \n

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    Setting up a community of practice to explore the potential for using forest biomass residues as an alternative energy source to hydrocarbons in the Gasp\u00e9 region.<\/em><\/strong><\/p> \n

    This project is led by: Virgile Deroche of CIRADD, Pierre Kasangana of Serex, Serge-Thierry Lekounougou of CEDFOB, \u00c9velyne Thiffault of Universit\u00e9 Laval and Didier Haillot of \u00c9TS.<\/p> \n<\/li> \n<\/ol> \n \n

    The collaboration between Escouade \u00e9nergie and RQEI was essential to the success of this initiative. The Escouade \u00e9nergie 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 the3rd<\/sup> 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<\/em>. <\/p> \n

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    Simon Barnab\u00e9, 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”.<\/p> \n

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    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”.<\/p> \n \n

    For further information :<\/strong> https:\/\/escouadeenergie.ca\/h2-et-bioenergies\/.<\/a><\/p> \n \n

    For further information, please contact<\/strong><\/p> \n\r\n