QUEBEC NETWORK ON SMART ENERGY AND THE ENERGY SQUAD

Funding of inter-order RESEARCH PROJECTS in GREEN HYDROGEN AND BIOENERGY

 

 

 

 

Funding of inter-order RESEARCH PROJECTS in GREEN HYDROGEN AND BIOENERGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 10, 2024

The Réseau québécois sur l’énergie intelligente (RQEI) and the Energy Squad are pleased to announce the 4 projects selected and funded under the third and fourth inter-institutional and inter-order calls for projects in green hydrogen and bioenergy launched in June 2024.This initiative is supported by the Ministry of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, of Wildlife and Parks (MELCCFP).

Four projects, with a total value of $1,081,000, have been selected to increase inter-institutional and inter-agency research capacity within the green hydrogen and bioenergy sector.

The four projects selected are:

Call for bioenergy  projects:

Integration of a bio-oil refining process from biomass pyrolysis via non-thermal plasma for the production of sustainable biofuels and green hydrogen

This project is led by: Ines E Achouri from the Université de Sherbrooke, David Gagnon Kemitek/Cégep de Thetford and Jean-Michel Lavoie from the Université de Sherbrooke.

Call   for green hydrogen projects:

Optimization of bipolar plates in high-entropy alloys to improve their performance, durability and economic viability

This project is led by: Hendra Hermawan from Université Laval, Ayoub Tanji and Elena Kolitsky from the Centre de métallurgie du Québec/Cégep de Trois-Rivières

Development and calibration of a simulation tool for a hydrogen-powered hybrid heavy-duty vehicle: Class 8 truck

This project is led by: Mohsen Kandidayeni of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Marc-Antoine Legault of the Institut du véhicule innovant (IVI)/Cégep de Saint-Jérôme, Nassim Noura of UQTR, Sousso Kelouwani of UQTR and Samuel Tétrault-Leclerc of IVI.

Development of a process for the production of green hydrogen from lignin.

This project is led by: Mohammed Lafiti of the École Polytechnique de Montréal, Naïma El Mehdi of the Centre d’études des procédés chimiques du Québec (CÉPROCQ)/Cégep de Maisonneuve.

The collaboration between the Energy Squad and the RQEI was essential to the realization of this initiative. The representative of the Energy Squad, Mr. Virgile Deroche, tells us: “The quality of the projects submitted was remarkable. The inter-level calls for projects are already bearing fruit and the research continuum between universities and CCTTs is strengthening, thus promoting progress in the structuring and development of the green hydrogen and bioenergy sectors.”

The 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 reputation.

As for the Energy Squad, it brings together 19 college centres for technology transfer (CCTT) working in energy transition. It aims to catalyze the resources and multidisciplinary expertise of its members in order to offer integrated and innovative solutions to meet the complex needs of organizations and contribute to the energy transition.