The energy transition is in full swing. The energy industry is undergoing profound transformations prompted by the search for sustainable solutions to address the impacts of climate change, meet our customers’ evolving needs and consumption habits and reap the benefits of the broad accessibility of new technologies.
The invention of extra-high-voltage power transmission enabled Hydro-Québec to make its mark in research, and today the company has extended its leadership role to the energy transition. Through the years, one thing has never changed: Hydro-Québec’s innovation capacity—a key asset that has continued to drive and energize IREQ every day for over 50-years.
As the company’s innovation hub, IREQ brings together Hydro-Québec’s research centre (CRHQ) and Center of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage (CEETSE), drawing on the knowledge and extensive expertise of its teams to ensure Hydro-Québec’s growth and performance and support its ambitions for the energy transition.
The fundamental changes that are taking place provide Hydro-Québec with the opportunity to contribute to the development of a sustainable future. With that in mind, we are:
- choosing the best solutions to help decarbonize Québec
- transforming the power system into an energy system by combining green and digital technologies so customers can interact with it IREQ, HYDRO-QUÉBEC’S RESEARCH INSTITUTE hydroquebec.com
- sustaining and upgrading our facilities and optimizing maintenance and cybersecurity
- diversifying our renewable energy mix; and
- promoting sustainable energy use
The shift entails tremendous challenges that call upon the ingenuity of the IREQ teams, who collaborate with Hydro-Quebec operational groups and key players in the ecosystem (universities, research centers, industries) through partnerships that foster the development of technological and energy-related knowledge and solutions that create value for Hydro-Québec and the entire province.
IREQ, driving innovation at Hydro-Québec to build a sustainable energy future for Québec.
