Some Examples

As part of its Energy Efficiency Plan, Hydro-Québec encourages customers to initiate demonstration and experimentation projects that show the benefits, cost-effectiveness and relevance of new technologies or new applications of existing technologies. It also supports laboratory tests to determine the technical performance and energy efficiency of new technologies.

More than $1 million in financial assistance

Since November 2004, Hydro-Québec has allocated $1.2 million in financial assistance for the implementation of 20 projects between now and 2010, 9 of them experimentation projects and 11 of them technology demonstration projects in several regions of Québec.

Business and industrial sector – Various applications

Conclusive demonstration project	Air conditioning: water chiller with two Turbocor compressors
Conclusive demonstration project	Energy management using power line communication technology in a science complex building, near the city of Québec
Conclusive demonstration project	Bubbling fluidized sand-bed wood dryer, near the city of Québec
Inconclusive demonstration project	High-efficiency turbo blower for a water treatment plant, Saint-Hyacinthe region
Conclusive demonstration project	Energy management using power line communication technology in a textile plant, Beauce region
Conclusive demonstration project	LED (light-emitting diode) lamps for stage lighting, Montréal area
Conclusive experimentation project	Geothermal heat pump, Outaouais region
Conclusive experimentation project	High-efficiency sawing, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region
Conclusive experimentation project	Energy-efficient skylights, Yamaska region

Conclusive projects: Completed projects having demonstrated energy efficiency.
Inconclusive projects: Projects that have been completed, but that have not demonstrated energy efficiency.

Institutional sector – Air conditioning and energy management

Conclusive demonstration project	Remote management of a street lighting system, near the city of Québec
Conclusive experimentation project	LED street-lighting system, Rouyn-Noranda region
Conclusive experimentation project	LED lighting system for streets, parks and parking lots, near the city of Québec
Conclusive experimentation project	LED street-lighting system, Montréal area

Conclusive projects: Completed projects having demonstrated energy efficiency.
Inconclusive projects: Projects that have been completed, but that have not demonstrated energy efficiency.

Residential sector – Use of movable solar screens and solar collectors

Inconclusive experimentation project	Exterior solar screens, Montréal area
Inconclusive experimentation project	Exterior solar screens, near the city of Québec
Conclusive experimentation project	Solar thermal collectors, Montréal area

Conclusive projects: Completed projects having demonstrated energy efficiency.
Inconclusive projects: Projects that have been completed, but that have not demonstrated energy efficiency.

Agricultural sector – Heat pads and photosynthetic lighting

Conclusive demonstration project	Use of heat pads at the transplant stage in cooperation with the centre for information and development of greenhouse operation, Saint-Hyacinthe region
Inconclusive demonstration project	Improving the efficiency of photosynthetic lighting in greenhouses, Portneuf region
Inconclusive demonstration project	Use of LED artificial lighting in conjunction with the center for information and development of greenhouse operations (CIDES), Saint-Hyacinthe area
Conclusive demonstration project	Use of hot-water heating/watering mats and geothermal energy, Saint-Hyacinthe region.

Conclusive projects: Completed projects having demonstrated energy efficiency.
Inconclusive projects: Projects that have been completed, but that have not demonstrated energy efficiency.