QUEBEC ANNOUNCES 1,500 MW BLOCK OF WIND ENERGY
The Solar Solutions team welcomes the publication of a new call for tenders for 1500 MW of electricity produced from renewable energy sources by the Government of Quebec as well as the efforts to facilitate the work of their development partners .
We look forward to working together with our national and regional partners in view of the next calls for tenders which should welcome projects for the production of electricity from solar sources.
The existing potential and future needs make us convinced that solar energy is also part of the solutions for Quebec's energy transition!
NET ZERO BY 2025
The number of countries announcing pledges to achieve net zero emissions over the coming decades continues to grow. But the pledges by governments to date – even if fully achieved – fall well short of what is required to bring global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050 and give the world an even chance of limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5 °C. This special report is the world’s first comprehensive study of how to transition to a net zero energy system by 2050 while ensuring stable and affordable energy supplies, providing universal energy access, and enabling robust economic growth. It sets out a cost-effective and economically productive pathway, resulting in a clean, dynamic and resilient energy economy dominated by renewables like solar and wind instead of fossil fuels. The report also examines key uncertainties, such as the roles of bioenergy, carbon capture and behavioural changes in reaching net zero.
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To reach net zero by 2025, our solar power output will nedd to grow 25% a year by 2023.
Necessary solutions to increase the resilience of the network and the energy autonomy of Quebecers
The Solar Solutions team would first like to express its compassion for all the households left without electricity and who are going through difficult times in these circumstances. That being said, it is necessary to remember that this new major episode of freezing rain will certainly not be the last since Quebec regularly experiences this type of event and the ongoing climate changes can only increase their number and frequency. in the years to come.
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One of the key questions to ask is therefore: How can we better adapt and prepare, collectively and individually, for such events?
Two solutions quickly come to mind, namely increasing the resilience of the electrical network (mainly from Hydro-Québec, in Quebec) and the electrical autonomy of homes. In both cases, decentralizing the electricity network would limit the damage and above all ensure greater continuity of electricity supply to households.
You will have already understood that photovoltaic solar energy is one of the main sources of electricity which can, if the systems are properly designed, provide decentralized, but also affordable and safe, more electricity to Quebec homes. Unfortunately, and for various reasons, the number of solar installations - industrial and residential - has been excessively limited so far in Quebec (less than 1000).
This is why the Solar Solutions team is currently developing various innovative technological solutions that harness the power of photovoltaic solar energy here in Quebec. Given their potential for producing 100% renewable energy, these solutions - whether they take the form of small-scale solar power plants or residential power generation equipment - can be part of the solution for the energy transition in Quebec (as elsewhere). Even more importantly, these solutions also have unique potential to increase the resilience of the network and ensure the electrical autonomy of Quebec homes.
So, stay tuned for our next announcements and above all, stay safe.