2017 2018 ANNUAL REPORT - Nergica

The Natural Progression of the TechnoCentre éolien

ANNUALREPORT

20172018

AuthorsCaroline FarleyLucie Fauteux

RevisionFrédéric CôtéCédric ArbezLucie Fauteux

LayoutGhislaine Roy

The annual report covers Nergica’s activities carried out between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018.

Affiliated College Centre for Technology Transfer

Our main financial partners

© 2018 Nergica – All rights reserved

12017-2018 Annual Report

2 Message from Chairman of the Board and General Manager

4 Nergica

5 College Centre for Technology Transfer (CCTT)

6FieldsofActivity

7Services

8 Research Infrastructure

10 Strategic Planning 2018-2023

11 Organization

12 Our Team

13EducationalProfileofOurTeam

15 Nergica: An Expert on Various Committees

16 Income Distribution

17 Members

18 Year 2017-2018

18 Highlights

24Achievements

24 Technical Assistance

28 Applied Research

32SupportingGrowingSMEsintheRenewablesSector

34CommunicationandEvents

39 Benefits for the Education Sector

41 Dissemination of Findings

43 Scientific and Technical Publications

Table of Contents

2 2017-2018 Annual Report

Message from Chairman of the Board and General Manager

Expanded mandate, change of identity, new website, new 5-year strategic plan... we can emphatically claim that 2017-2018 will go down as a pivotal year in the history of our organization.

After receiving accreditation in solar photovoltaics and renewables integration from the Quebec Ministry of Education and Higher Education in 2017, the TechnoCentre éolien adopted earlier this year a brand new identity: Nergica. This name change was a milestone in the evolution of the TechnoCentre éolien and was accompanied by the official addition of these two disciplines to the organization’s previously wind-oriented service offering.

The new mandate that we were given – the only one of its kind with-in Quebec’s network of college centres for technology transfer (CCTT) – is an official recognition of our expertise. In our view, this expanded mission represents a genuine vote of confidence in our organization and is testimony to our position at the forefront of Quebec’s ever-changing renewable energy sectors. Notably, it allows us to reaffirm our vision to continue to grow in order to meet the needs of the industry and research sectors, not only here in the gorgeous Gaspé Peninsula we call home, but also throughout Canada and internationally.

Nergica also wishes to position itself as a model CCTT for the benefits the organization creates for higher education in the region and the support it offers to both businesses and the Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles (CGÎ). In this regard, over the course of the past year, Nergica has hosted about ten interns who have collaborated in various research projects.

In conclusion, Nergica is a reinvented organization that draws on its vast experience to make Quebec a leader in the energy transition.

Nergica: The Natural Progression of the TechnoCentre éolien


Normand Bouchard Chairman of the Board

Frédéric CôtéGeneral Manager

Our mission: creatingnewopportunitiesforrenewables.


Nergica is a centre of applied research that stimulates innovation in the renewable energy industry through research, technical assistance, technologytransferandtechnicalsupportforbusinessesandcommunities.

Moreprecisely,Nergicaspecializes indevelopingsolutions for renewableenergy integration, optimizing wind farm and solar array performanceandsupportinggrowingSMEs.Theorganizationcarriesoutitsactivitiesbydrawingfromamultidisciplinaryteamofexperts,researchinfrastructuresinanaturalsettingthatareunavailableelsewhereinCanada,andcustomservicesthatsupportinnovation.

College Centre for Technology Transfer (CCTT)

InitiallyknownastheTechnoCentreéolienwhenitwasfoundedin2000,Nergica is anofficial collegecentre for technology transfer (CCTT)and isaffiliatedwiththeCégepdelaGaspésieetdesÎles(CGÎ).Thefirm’sareaoffocusencompasseswindandPVenergyaswellas their integrationontothegrid.

ThisstrategicpositioningenablesNergicatosupportQuebec-basedbusi-nessesintheirdevelopmentandtopositionCGÎasaleaderinrenewableenergyandsustainabledevelopment.



Fields of Activity

Wind Power Energy in the Air

Whether maximizing production in cold climate conditions or implementingbestpractices inO&M,Nergicahasbeenhelpingoptimizewindfarmperformancefornearly20years.

PV Solar Power Energy Shining Bright

From cold weather performance to supporting communitiesandbusinesses,Nergica leverages its expertise topromote the optimalintegrationofsolarPV.

Renewable Energy IntegrationRedefiningEnergySupply

Resource assessment, technology selection, impact of climatechange...Nergicalendsitsexpertisetoinnovationasitrelatestointegratingrenewables.

Services

Development and assessment of new technologies

Commercialization of innovations

O&M optimization

Cold climate suitability

Applied meteorology and energy resources

Microgrid development

Storage technology integration and grid management


Research Infrastructure

Nergica owns and operates a full-scale outdoor research site that comprises 14 major pieces of equipment valued at over $21 million.


Two 2 MW wind turbines

16 kW of solar PV panels

A 230 kW microgrid comprising small wind turbines, diesel generators, solar panels and energy storage systems

Two fully instrumented 126 m met masts

One lidar

One powerful data processing and archiving system (OSIsoft PI system)

A real-time microgrid simulation and prototyping platform



Strategic orientations

Optimize the performance of wind farms and solar PV arrays

Developsolutions for the enhanced integration of renewables

Support growing SMEs in the renewables sector

Influence key players in the renewables sector in Quebec and throughout Canada

Stand out as a preferred employer recognized for its excellence

Support CGÎ as well as the development of a highly qualified labour force

Vision

Nergica will continue to grow, and by 2023, will be recognized for its expertise and regarded as one of Canada’s top applied research centres for renewables and the energy transition. Proud of its Gaspé roots and open to the world, Nergica will be a model CCTT in terms of the benefits the organization creates for higher education in the region and the support it offers to both businesses and communities.

Strategic Planning 2018-2023


Organization

Board of Directors Normand BouchardChairmanIndustrial sector representativeelectedbyandfromamongstmembers

Claude CanuelVicePresidentRepresentativeofGaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineregionandMRCdeLaMatanie,designatedbytheBoard of Directors

Gérard MounierSecretary-TreasurerFinancial sector representativedesignatedbytheBoardofDirectors

Pierre BédardBoardmemberRepresentativenominatedbyCégepdeMatane

Christian MassonBoardmemberR&DsectorrepresentativedesignatedbytheBoardof Directors

Sylvain LangisBoardmemberRepresentativeofGaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineregionandMRCdeLaMatanie,designatedbytheBoardof Directors

Laurent MillotBoardmemberRepresentativenominatedbyCégepdelaGaspésieetdesÎles

Gilbert ScantlandBoardmemberRepresentativenominatedbytheRégieintermunicipaledel’énergieGaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine(localenergyboard)

Jean BrousseauBoardmemberRepresentativenominatedbyUQAR

Eva-Lotta SchmidtBoardmemberIndustrial sector representativeelectedbyandfromamongstmembers

Sébastien Goupil-DumontBoardmemberIndustrial sector representativeelectedbyandfromamongstmembers

Florent Lado NogningObserverNominatedbyQuebecMinistryoftheEconomy,ScienceandInnovation(MESI)

Louis GermainObserverNominatedbyQuebecMinistryofEnergyandNaturalResources(MERN)


Our team

30 employees

17 interns

Daniel Henry

Florent Anélard

Pierre Beaudoin

Simon-Philippe Breton

Lucie Fauteux

Sihem Ben hamed

Marilys ClémentChantal Lemieux

Dominic Bolduc

Monica Normand

Mauricio Higuita Cano

Matthew Wadham- Gagnon Charles Godreau

Antoine Amossé Sergio Gualteros

Nicolas Jolin

Kossivi Tete

Frédéric Côté

Cybel Picard Bruno Boucher

Nigel Swytink-Binnema

Marc-André Clavet

Karim Belmokhtar

Denis Pelletier

Carole Dufort

Marie-Lyne Cassivi

Cédric Arbez

Amine GaalicheCaroline Farley


Educational Profile of Our Team

Naturalsciences andengineering

Management and administration

Communication

University,post-graduate

University, graduate

College23%

10%

50%

63%

27%

27%

14 2017-2018 Annual Report Photo : Jacques Gratton


Nergica: an expert on various committees

• QuebecWindEnergyCluster(ClusterCommittee,ExecutiveCommittee andO&MCommittee)

• InternationalEnergyAgencyworkinggrouponwindenergyincold climates(“Task19”)

• InternationalEnergyAgencyworkinggroupontheuseoflidarforwind energy(“Task32”)

• SeminarCommittee,“ADecarbonizedNortheastElectricitySector”, ChairinEnergySectorManagementatHECMontréal

• QuebecCaucusandvariouscommitteeswithintheCanadianWind EnergyAssociation(CanWEA)

• WindCommitteeoftheAssociationquébécoisedelaproduction d’énergierenouvelable(AQPER)

• NationalCommitteeonoccupationalhealthandsafetyinthewind energy sector

• NRCanWorkshopsforTechnicalExpertInterestGroup–Remote Microgrids

• ChamberofCommerceandTourismofGaspé

• MeetingswithQuebecwindfarmoperators

• Committeeforprogram“Innovation-Études”,ResearchDay programmingcommitteeaswellasvariouscommitteeswithin theCégepdelaGaspésieetdesÎles

• PowerCurveWorkingGroup(PCWG)

• ConsortiumForAdvancementofRemoteSensing(CFARS)

• ProgrammingcommitteeforQuébecMines+Énergieevent

• EnergySquad,RéseauTrans-tech

• StrategicPlanningCommittee,RéseauTrans-tech


Income Distribution

Fiscal Year 2017-2018

Turnover

$5.5M

Record payroll inexcessof

$2M

Clients

144

Increase in sales of professional services

16%

Increase in sales of technical assistance projects

23%

Subsidyrevenue $1,874,220

Salesrevenue $2,800,589

Deferredcapitalcontributions $855,883

Otherinvestments $34,203

Expenditures $5,178,417

2014-2015

$632,173$764,575

$1,442,036

$1,809,336

2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018

Tracking of technical assistance and research sales


Government and Para-governmental Partners

Members

IndividualMembers

9%

StrategicMembers

32%

BusinessMembers

59%

4%

41%

16% 14%

25%

Teachingestablishments

Wind farmdevelopersand operators

Service enterprises

Wind turbine / component manufacturers

Development organizations / municipalities / associations

Year 2017-2018

Highlights

Quebec’sMinistryofEducationandHigherEducationgrantedanadditionalaccreditationtoNergica,whichisnowrecognizedasaCCTTaffiliatedwiththeCégepdelaGaspésieetdesÎlesinthefieldsofsolarPVandrenewablesintegration.

Theorganizationsubsequentlyrevisiteditsmission,whichnowconsistsofcreatingnewopportunitiesforrenewables.Thesechangessatisfyagenuineneedforrenewableenergyresearchandsupportandhavebeenpositivelyreceivedbyclientsandpartnersalike.

Last April, the TechnoCentre éolien officially added solar photovoltaics and the inte-gration of renewable energy sources to its fields of activity. In doing so, the company embraced a brand new identity: Nergica.


Nergica is born!

Photo:JacquesGratton


ThisnewinfrastructureenhancestheresearchsiteandallowsNergicatopositionitselfasaleaderwhenitcomestointegratingsolarPVinmicrogrids.

ResearchconductedbyNergica includessolarpanelperformanceassess-mentincoldclimates,operationalperformanceassessmentofhybridwind/PVsystems,validation/adaptationoftechnologicalsolutionstobeintegrated into solar facilities, and development of short-term solar irradiance forecastingmodels.

In the fall of 2017, Nergica installed and commissioned a 16 kW PV solar array at its research site in Gaspé. Thanks to this new infrastructure consisting of 60 photovoltaic panels, Nergica is raising its solar research commitment to a new level.

Commissioning of Solar Facility for Applied Research


The Fall Technical Workshop – the theme of which was “Integration of Renewables in Stand-alone Microgrids” – took place in Montréal in November2017andwasattendedbymorethan80participants.

InSeptember2018,Nergicawillalsoofferaneventonmicrogridsandtheenergytransitionincommunities.TobeheldintheMagdalenIslandsandorganizedincollaborationwiththeCommunautémaritimedesÎles-de-la-Madeleine,theeventwillbringtogetheranumberofplayers involved intheenergy transition.Nergicahasbeenaccompanying theCommunautémaritimeinitsenergytransitionformorethantwoyears.

Infact,bothorganizationsparticipatedinamissiontoFranceinthefallof2017.Theobjectiveofthisparticipationwastotakestockofandbuilduponwhatiscurrentlybeingachievedinthecourseoftoday’senergytransition.TheeventorganizedintheMagdalenIslandswillnotablybeaspinoffofthisinitiative.

Nergica is proud to have developed this past year two new events relatedto microgrids, renewables integration and the energy transition.

Two new events pertaining to microgrids and renewables integration


This ambitious 5-year program brings together industry players and researchers in pursuit of a common objective: to develop innovative technologicalsolutionstooptimizeenergysupplyatoff-gridsitesbybetterintegratingrenewableenergies.

Optenisstructuredaroundintegratingrenewablesinmicrogrids,optimizing theoperationalperformanceofenergysystemsandtrainingO&Mpersonnel formicrogrids.

In2017-2018,sixresearchprojectswereunderway.

A Few Statistics

$8.2M intotalprojectvalue

$4.6M indirectinvestment

$1.4M ininvestmentsfromindustrialpartners

Morethan

15 projects

Morethan

20 researchers

Morethan

12 partners

Over

100 disseminationtraining,outreachandknowledgetransferactivitiesthroughoutthe project

In 2017, Nergica officially launched its “Opten” research program.

Opten research program officially launched


CarriedoutinpartnershipwithOuranos,aresearchconsortiumdedicated to regional climatology and climate change adaptation, this research projectaims toassess the impact thatclimatechangewillhaveonwind energypotentialinthedecadestocome.TheprojectisbeingcarriedoutinapartnershipwithHydro-Québec,ManitobaHydro,OntarioPowerGeneration andtheQuebecWindEnergyCluster.

This research will help to anticipate changes in energy yields and to analyzetheimpactsofclimatechangeonwindfarmproductioncostsand profitability,twoissuesthathavenotbeenextensivelystudiedtodate.

Bymakingacontributiontotheorganization(CTO),CanadianSMEsoutsideofQuebeccantakeadvantageofNergica’sconsultationservicestooptimizetheuseofrenewablesandpromotetheirintegrationintothegrid.

Morespecifically,Nergicaoffersawidearrayofservices,fromtechnicalandeconomic assessments of new technologies and evaluations of technical issues to supply chain analysis and technology watches. Eight different businessescapitalizedonthisexpertiseoverthepastyear.

Nergica is participating in a research project on the impact of climate change on wind energy potential.

Nergica was recognized as a national sectoral organization by the National Research Council-Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP).

Analysis of impact of climate change on wind power potential

Canadian recognition for advisory/support services for innovating SMEs


Thesestudentsare lendingahand inourvariousresearchprojectswhiletaking advantage of our researchers’ expertise and the chance to use Nergica’s research infrastructures in real-world conditions. The hiring ofthesestudentsrepresentsapayrollofover$110,000.

Ofparticularnote,thestudentsareinvolvedininterfacedevelopmentandsolar panel performance assessments, mapping, maintenance of equip-mentatourresearchsite,analyzingtheimpactofclimatechangeonwindenergy, repowering strategies, software programming for microgrids, administrativesupportandeventorganization.

Over the course of the year, Nergica hosted no fewer than 17 interns, mainly at the college level.

Significant increase in the number of college interns

Achievements

Technical Assistance

Best Practices for Wind Farm Icing and Cold Climate Health and Safety

WhatisthebestwaytosafelycarryoutO&Mforwindfarmsincoldandicyclimates?ItwasinthiscontextthattheCanadianWindEnergyAssociation(CanWEA)contractedNergicatoprepareasetofguidelinesentitled“BestPracticesforWindFarmIcingandColdClimateHealthandSafety”.

The purpose of this document was to provide turbine manufacturers, owners, operators, technicians and safety personnel in the wind sectorthetoolsandconceptstobetakenintoconsiderationformaintainingtheirequipment.Theguidenotablypresentsthemeteorologicalconditionsthatwarrantattention,icing-andcoldclimate-relatedrisks,bestO&Mpractices and a decision-making tree to identify the best practices to adopt as a function of the various situations that can arise. Prepared in collabora-tion with CanWEA’s Icing and Cold Climate Safety Subcommittee of theO&MCaucus,thedocumentaimstoprovideasummaryof industrybest practices.

The tools contained in the guide can be used by anyoneworking in thewindsector,regardlessoftheirlevelofexperience.TheguideisintendedasahealthandsafetyreferencenotonlyforwindfarmsacrossCanada,butinternationallyaswell.

Client : Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)



Rotor Icing Detectors – Quantitative Performance Assessment of Three Systems

Anumberofnacelle-mountedicedetectorshaveemergedonthemarketinthepastfewyears.Althoughthelatterhelpreduceperformancelosses,bettercontrolicedwindturbinesandensuresafetyinsideandinproximitytoturbines,theydonottakeintoaccountcertainfactorssuchasrelativewindspeedandbladesurfacegeometry.

Companieshavethusendeavouredtomarketrotor-mountedicesensors;however, no quantitative study has ever been completedwith regard totheperformanceofthesesensors.Inthiscontext,Nergicarecentlycarriedoutastudyatitsresearchsitetocompareandquantifytheperformanceofthreerotor-mountedicedetectorsintermsoftechnicalavailability,totalmeasuredicingdurationandtemporalaccuracy.

The studyhasproven tobe conclusiveandwill allowoperators tomake informeddecisionswithregardto icedetectors.Theresultsof thisstudywillbepublishedwithinthenextfewmonths.


25 Projects

Ongoing projects as of June 30, 2018

NRGSystems Testingofanemometersoverathree-yearperiod

CapstoneInfrastructure Implementationoficingpredictionsfortheoperationof awindturbineiceprotectionsystem

KjellerVindteknikk Tacklingicingforwindenergyproduction

EDFRenewables IceassessmentforNicolas-RiouWindFarm

EDFRenewables Performanceassessmentofaretrofittediceprotectionsystem

EDFRenewables Icingpreventivestopperformanceevaluation

EDFRenewables Confidentialproject

EDFRenewables Confidentialproject

FirstNationsofQuebec RenewablesandenergystorageintegrationstudyforthechaletandLabradorSustainable “RelaisdelaCache”DevelopmentInstitute(FNQLSDI)

SenvionCanadaInc. Iceoperationmodeperformanceanalysis

PESCAEnvironnement Confidentialproject

ENERCON Rotorbladeheatingassessment

InnergexRenewableEnergy Iceforecasting

Eightconfidentialclients IndustrialResearchAssistanceProgram/ ContributiontotheOrganization(NRC)

NationalResearchCouncil TechnologyShowcase Canada (NRC)

Client/Partner Project


Régieintermunicipalede Windenergywatchandadvisoryservice–Phase2 l’énergie(localenergyboard)Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Nergica Rotorsensortestbench

Nergica Studyontheuseofdronesforwindturbineinspections

Projects completed as of June 30, 2018

EDF-SEI Windenergyintegrationstudyforstand-alonegridontheisland ofMiquelon

EDFRenewables Energyyieldassessmentofwindturbinecontrolwithicedetection enhancement

RéseauSynapse Installationandvalidationinreal-worldconditionsofanoilleakage recoverysystemfortransformers WindEnergyInstitute Configurationofawindfarmdataacquisitionandprocessingsystemof Canada

ÉnergieéolienneVents Confidentialprojectdu Kempt SEC(limited partnership)

CanadianWindEnergy BestpracticesforwindfarmicingandcoldclimatehealthandsafetyAssociation(CanWEA)

Candela StudyonsolarPVenergyinagriculturalregions


PV panel performance in cold climate conditions

A number of communities in northern Quebec are powered by diesel generators. At a timewhen the provincial and federal governments areworking to cut greenhouse gas emissions, these communities are shift-ingtorenewableenergysourcestoacceleratetheenergytransitionwhile protectingafragileenvironment.

After commissioning a 16 kW solar array at its research site, Nergica conductedaninitialmeasurementcampaignofPVsolarpanelperformance.Carried out in partnership with CanmetENERGY, this project analyzed PVpanelperformance in cold climateconditions inorder to identify theconditionsfortheirintegrationinNunavik’s14remotecommunities.

AspartoftheOptenresearchprogram,thisinitiative–whichaimstoopti-mizenewenergysourcesandintegratethematoff-gridsites–overcameanumberofchallengesrelatedtotheinstallationandperformanceofthePVsysteminacoldclimateenvironment.

Partner: CanmetENERGY |Natural Resources Canada


Applied Research


Analysis of an Alignment System for Nacelle-mounted Wind Vanes

Duetonormalequipmentwearovertime,windvanesinstalledatopwindturbinenacellescansometimesbecomemisaligned.Inordertomaximizewindfarmproductivity,Techéol,aQuebec-basedcompanyofferingtechnical servicestotherenewablessector,commissionedalaser-basedtechnologydesignedtorealignwindvanes.

Thissystemisemployedsothat,oncecommissioned,eachturbinewillyawtoitsoptimalorientationasafunctionofthewinddirection.

ThecompanycontractedNergica toactasan impartialand independentthirdparty todevelopamethodology to analyzeproductiongains gene- ratedbythistechnology,analyzetheyieldofthewindfarminquestionandidentifyanyturbinesthataresignificantlymisaligned.

Known as ACUVANE™, this technology has proven its effectiveness andhasalreadybeenpatented in threecountries.TechéolholdsanexclusivelicencetousethepatentedtechnologyinCanada,theUSandMexico.Thisprojectoptimizedwindfarmperformancebyallowingoperatorstoobtainhigheryieldsfromtheirturbinesandreducestress(orprematurewear)inmechanicaltowercomponents.

Client : Techéol

Photo:Techéol


22 Projects


InternationalEnergyAgency Participationinaninternationalworkinggrouponspecificissues relatedtowindenergyproductionincoldclimates(“Task19”)

InternationalEnergyAgency Participationinaninternationalworkinggroupworkingonaddressing lidarintegrationissuesforwindenergyprospectingandoperation (“Task32”)

CampbellScientific Developmentofmetmastforicedetection

Fondsderecherchedu CreationofanaeroelasticmodelofaturbineoperatingincomplexQuébec–Natureet terrainusingascanninglidartechnologies(FRQNT)

BiomeRenewables Feasibilitystudyfor“PowerCone”

Ouranos,Hydro-Québec, ImpactofclimatechangeonCanada’swindpowersectorManitobaHydro,OntarioPowerGeneration

CartierWindEnergy Imageanalysisalgorithmformeasuringdeflection

RESCanada Optimizingwindpotentialassessmentsandassociateduncertainties inthepre-constructionphase

DNV-GL Jointindustryprojectonvalidationofturbinemodels

UniversityofNewBrunswick IcinglossforecastmodelforCanadausingtheEnvironmentCanada model

CanmetENERGY| OptimizationandintegrationofPVsolarpanelsincoldclimate NaturalResourcesCanada conditions CreeUnitedPower Designandsizingofarenewables-basedelectrificationsystem for an arena



Hydro-QuébecResearch Pairingrenewableswithdieselgenerators Institute(IREQ)

Nergica Meteorologicaldataqualitycontrolandturbineoperationat our research site

Nergica KnowledgetransfertoindustryandOptenpartners


Techéol Alignmentsystemfornacelle-mountedwindvanes

CartierWindEnergy Optimizationofwindturbinesoperatingincomplexterrainby detectingtheirdynamicresponsestospecificmeteorological conditions–Phase2

SenvionCanada Optimizationofwindturbinecontrolfunctionsinicingconditions

SG2B Contributionstooptimizationofsmartgridintegration

Vizimax Powerflowoptimizationinmicrogrids

Nergica Developmentofanimageanalysistoolforicing

Nergica Design of a compressed air system for a diesel generator



Wind Meetings

EnthusiasmforWindMeetingsshowsnosignsofwaningandconfirmsthatthisnetworkingservicesatisfiesbusinesses’needs.

335 businessmeetingsorganizedatthe12thQuebecWindEnergyConference–ARECORD!

135 participants73participatingcompanies

Helping SMEs Bring Their Innovations to Market

In 2017, the Government of Quebec confirmed the role of college cen-tresfortechnologytransfer(CCTT)askeyplayersinthecommercializationof innovations. Itwas in thiscontext that the“Synchrone”approachwas initiated,whichaimstoenhancetheadvisory/supportservicesofferedtoQuebec-basedSMEsandorganizationsdevelopinginnovativeconcepts.

CollaborativeresearchbetweenCCTTsandinpartnershipwithvariousorga-nizationsisalsoprioritizedinanefforttoensureadequatemanagementofinnovationforthebenefitofbusinesses.ItisinthiscontextthatNergicaanditsteamparticipatedinvarioustrainingstosupporttherenewableenergyindustryincommercializingtheirinnovations.

Clients :Quebec-based SMEs

Supporting Growing SMEs in the Renewables Sector

Photo:Magbag


9 participatingcompanies fromQuebec

20 representatives

86businessmeetings

51 companies approached3 meetingrooms

4 interviews11articlesormediapickups

Trade Mission Canadian Wind Energy Association Conference and Exhibition (CanWEA), Montréal

3 projects


Twoconfidentialclients Synchrone–Sharingofexpertise


Suspendem,GroupeLD, OrganizationofatrademissioninthecontextoftheCanadianWindTheOhmegaGroupInc., EnergyAssociation’s(CanWEA)AnnualConferenceandExhibitionFabricationDelta,Techéol,Opsis,Caninno,PESCAEnvironnementandCollineo

QuebecMinistryof InnovationcommercializationservicetheEconomy,ScienceandInnovation(MESI)



12th Quebec Wind Energy Conference: A few statistics...

180participants

209attendeesofthe6thQuebecWindEnergyIndustryGala

335businessmeetingsorganized

97businesses

28guestspeakers

31 sponsors

30mentionsinthemedia

9interviews

21publicationsonourLinkedIn,FacebookandTwitterpages

Over2,129clicks

754reactions,commentsandshares

Highlights of the Fall Technical Workshop on the integration of renewables in stand-alone microgrids

WorkshopheldonNovember1,2017inMontréal

FirsteventorganizedbyNergicaunderthistheme

Over80participants

43businesses

15guestspeakers

20publicationsonoursocialmedia

1summaryofproceedingspresentingthehighlightsoftheWorkshop

A new website!

Following our change in identity, the organization’s website was also givenafacelift.Withitsbrandnewdesignandinterface,Nergica’swebsiteis testimony to the evolution of the organization. A final work phase is scheduledfornextyeartocompletethesite.

Communication and Events

Photo:Magbag


Photo : Magbag

Photo : Jacques Gratton


Music video goes viral!

NergicaandtheFestivalMusiqueduBoutduMonde(FMBM)teameduptopromoteabetterworldthroughcultureandasustainableenergyfuture.

Extraordinaryfootageshotatoponeofthewindturbinesatourresearchsiteregisteredover43,000viewsandwasfeaturedinseveralnewsreports.

Radio broadcasts on renewable energy

Between September 2017 and June 2018, Nergica presented eight radiobroadcastspertainingtorenewableenergyaspartofthepublicaffairsprogramAu cœurdumonde,whichairson ICIRadio-CanadaGaspésie–LesÎles.

This collaborative project aimed to showcase research projects beingcarriedoutbycollegecentresfortechnologytransfer(CCTT)in Quebec’sGaspésieandBas-Saint-Laurentregions.

Topics addressed in broadcasts

•Quebec’srenewableenergypotential

•Renewables:ananswerto energy supply challenges in remotecommunities?

•Windturbineperformanceincold climates

•O&M:akeyelementforthewindandsolarindustries

•Usingdronesforturbine maintenance!

•Energystorage,thegreat unknownforrenewables

•Isitpossibletogenerateone’sownelectricitywithPVpanelsinQuebec?

•Consequencesofclimatechangeonwindenergy

New!Photo:FMBM

Photo:ICIRadio-CanadaGaspésie–LesÎlesPhoto:ICIRadio-CanadaGaspésie–LesÎles


Nergica teams up with Caravane Électrique at Bout du Monde music festival

NergicaplayedanactiveroleinhelpingtoorchestrateCaravaneélectrique,aninnovativeprojectspearheadedbybusinessmanAlexandreTaillefer.Theconvoyof11TeslaelectricvehiclestravelledtheonethousandkilometresseparatingMontréalandGaspétoattendtheFestivalMusiqueduBoutduMonde,whichtookplacefromAugust9to13,2017.

Theprojectsparkedinterestingdiscussionsontheelectrificationoftrans-portation and renewable energy, a winning combination to ensure a sustainableenergytransitionforQuebecanditsregions.

Nergica hosts visiting ministers

HélèneDavid,Quebec’sMinisterofEducationandHigherEducation,metwith Nergica staff as part of her tour of college centres for technology transfer(CCTT).

Canada’s International TradeMinister François-Philippe Champagne paidavisit toNergicaduringhis trip toGaspé in thecontextofaconferenceonthenewCanada-EuropeanUnionComprehensiveEconomicandTradeAgreement.

NergicahasbeeninvolvedinOperationRedNoseforeachofthepastfiveyears.

Photo:M

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l’Anse

In collaboration with La Maison aux Lilas del’AnseandCIRADD,plantingof trees in theSaint- Joseph-Alban de l’Anse-au-Griffon schoolyard tooffsetgreenhousegasemissionsproducedbythe11thQuebecWindEnergyConference.

Nergica’s involvement in the community

38 Rapport annuel 2017-2018

Our communications: a few numbers...


2 webinars

205 registrations

61 newsletters

63 interviews with the media

Over 155 mentions inregional,nationalandinternational media

8 radio broadcasts

4 technical publications

12 press releases

1 memorandum

Website 39,593 sessions 25,861 users 102,356 pageviews

LinkedIn 994subscribersIncrease of 93% 377publications

Facebook 745subscribers Increase of 42% 405publications 368 411clicks 16,017reactions, comments and shares


Benefits for Education

9 projects 17

interns

AgroupofstudentsfromtheCégepdelaGaspésieetdes Îles (CGÎ) tookadvantageof apartnershipwithNergicatocarryoutaresearchprojectinthecontext of their comprehensive end-of-programassessment(épreuvesynthèsedeprogramme).

Entitled“Speakingof turbineblades”, theirproject consisted of analyzing the mechanical characteristics of wind turbine blades. It was presented at the scientific symposium organizedby CIRADD. Nergica also supervised another studentduringhiscomprehensiveassessment.

Phot

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IRA

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The 14 students enrolled in the college diploma program in wind turbine maintenance visited Nergica’s research site accompanied by their professor.

Withtheaimofexploringdifferentresearchcolla- borationopportunities,NergicapresenteditsmainsectorsofactivitytoCGÎ’sprogramcoordinators.

Photo:C

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Nergica hosts university interns as well!Nergica also hosted four university interns from Université de Sherbrooke, McGill University, UniversitéduQuébecàRimouski(UQAR)andUniversitéduQuébecàTrois-Rivières(UQTR).Theseuniversity internsnotablyworkedon the impactsof climatechange,meteorological forecasting,developmentofacontrolsystemformicrogridsandicingdetection.

Nergica’s team supervised a total of 13 college internsin2017-2018.

AttheEducationalMeritGala,Nergicaawardeda$500granttoDavidChrétien,anindustrialmainte-nancestudentatCGÎ.

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3rd Research Day at CGÎNergicaonceagainteamedupwiththeCégepdelaGaspésieetdesÎlestohelporganize“ResearchDay”.Thisdayisanopportunitytobringtogetherprofessors, researchers and staff members fromCGÎanditsthreeCCTTsinordertobridgethegapsbetweenresearchandteaching.NergicaandCégeprepresentatives subsequentlyplanted10 trees tooffsettheimpactofthisevent.

•A CGÎ intern made a significant contributionto the organization of the 12th Quebec Wind EnergyConference.

• Nergica repaired the pitch angle system simu-latorownedbytheQuebecwindturbinemain-tenance trainingcentre (CQFME).Thisdevice isnotablyusedbystudentsenrolledinthecollegediplomaprograminwindturbinemaintenance.

•In order to provide the 13 CGÎ internswith an appropriate working environment, Nergica created office space and purchased computer equipment, including 10 PCs and various advancedsoftwareprograms.


Dissemination of Findings

33rd Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)October2017,Montréal

CIRADD scientific symposiumMay2018,Carleton-sur-Mer

Chair in Energy Sector Management, HEC MontréalAugust2017,Montréal

Intellectual property seminarAugust2017,Montréal

41st New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers’ Annual ConferenceAugust2017,Charlottetown

QuébecInnoveSeptember2017,Québec


Expert WorkshopOctober2017,QuébecCity

Renewable in remote communitiesOctober2017,Whitehorse

Fall Technical WorkshopNovember2017,Montréal

Congrès excellence tourismeNovember2017,Montréal

7th Symposium OuranosNovember2017,Montréal

Energy and ecological transition mission to FranceNovember2017,Brittany

Microgrid 2017 Conference November2017,Boston

ProTICNovember2017,Gaspé

4th Wind Operations and Maintenance Canada 2017 December2017,Toronto

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Energy SummitJanuary2018,Montréal

Annual AQPER ConferenceFebruary2018,QuébecCity

CICan Symposium: Accelerating Innovation through Applied ResearchFebruary2018,Ottawa

“Défi carbone” conferenceMay2018,Percé

CIRADD scientific symposiumMay2018,Carleton-sur-Mer

ClimEX Symposium May2018,QuébecCity

12th Quebec Wind Energy ConferenceJune2018,Carleton-sur-Mer

Solar Canada 2018 Conference & ExpositionJune2018,Calgary


Expert WorkshopOctober2017,Québec

Vision géomatique 2017October2017,Sherbrooke

Fall Technical WorkshopNovember2017,Montréal

General meeting Stuttgart – IEA Wind Task 32November2017,Stuttgart

CanWEA Operations and Maintenance Summit January2018,Toronto

Winterwind International ConferenceFebruary2018,Åre

IEA Task 19 – Annual MeetingFebruary2018,Åre

PI World – OSIsoft Users Conference 2018April2018,SanFrancisco

RLS Energy Network’s International Summer School On Renewable EnergyMay2018,Shawinigan

12th Quebec Wind Energy ConferenceJune2018,Carleton-sur-Mer

Speaker, panelist or moderator


Scientific and Technical Publications

PedersenM-C,SørensenH.,Swytink-BinnemaN.,MartinezB.,CondraT. «MeasurementsfromacoldclimatesiteinCanada:Boundaryconditionsand verificationmethodsforCFDicingmodelsforwindturbines»,Cold Regions Science and Technology147(2018),p.11-21.DOI10.1016/j. coldregions.2017.12.007.

PedersenM-C,SørensenH.,Swytink-BinnemaN.,CondraT.«Computational fluiddynamicsanalysisandfieldmeasurementsoniceaccretiononacup anemometersupportarm»,Applied Thermal Engineering135,(2018)p.530-536.DOI10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.01.086.

GualterosS.,P.BeaudoinandM.Wadham-Gagnon.“SolarPVChallengesinCold-ClimateRegions”[online],NorthAmericanCleanEnergy,May/June2018.[http://www.nacleanenergy.com/articles/30931/solar-pv-challenges-in-cold- climate-regions].

ClémentM.,C.Godreau,N.Swytink-Binnema,K.Tete,C.Arbezand M.Wadham-Gagnon.“DevelopmentandValidationofanIcePredictionModelforWindFarms”,August2017[online].[https://nergica.com/en/development-and-validation-of-an-ice-prediction-model-for-wind-farms/].

FauteuxL.,M.Clément,C.Arbez,C.GodreauandK.Tete.“IcingClimateand Productivity:ChoosingtheRightSensor”,September2017[online]. [https://nergica.com/en/icing-climate-and-productivity-choosing-the-right-sensor/]

Fauteux,L.,K.Belmokhtar,C.Arbez,K.TeteandM.Clément.“Stand-alone Microgrids:AMajorAssetfortheElectrificationofOff-gridSites”,January2018[online].[https://nergica.com/en/stand-alone-microgrids-a-major-asset-for-the-electrification-of-off-grid-sites/].

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White papers, reports, studies

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