Electric cars as well as other electric transport vehicles are increasingly
present in the urban landscape in Quebec. The electrification of transport opens new
opportunities for universities in Quebec to train a skilled workforce to help
in the rapid development of this cutting-edge field. In addition, the energy supplier, in
namely Hydro-Québec, should prepare to provide the kWh necessary to citizens
Quebec citizens in order to make the population more e-mobile while continuing to assume the
development of modern Quebec.
Added to these efforts, of course, are the manufacturers of electric vehicle technologies who
will be on hand to offer the very latest in technology. Their goal is
to interest customers in order to make this green energy transition, and this, at a reasonable cost thanks to
governmental leverage.
Accelerating the electrification of transport to achieve the decarbonization goal requires
concerted efforts. Universities must orchestrate the major successes of this approach by
providing specialists and well-trained brainpower to meet the numerous
technological challenges. Quebec is well positioned to benefit both from its renowned universities that
offer world-class education and also from its natural resources which it has
in abundance. The kWh from green hydroelectric dams are the cheapest in the
world. Also, Quebec's subsoil is full of lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite to help with the
manufacturing of the energy storage system, a key element for the success and viability of this technology.
The processing of this raw material will be done with clean and renewable energies and
certainly with the expertise of Quebec's engineers.
In these efforts to support Quebec's industry in terms of innovation and the development
of these electric energy technologies, the Department of Electrical Engineering at ÉTS offers
several courses in the field of transport electrification at the level of the
bachelor's and master's programs in electrical engineering as well as the master's program in energy
renewable. These courses are taught both by regular professors and also by
professionals from industry. More specifically, engineers from the Société de
transport of Montreal, who have rich experience with the operation and maintenance of the Montreal
subway since 1967.
The Department of Electrical Engineering also has a well-established research group in
power electronics and industrial control, GREPCI. Nine professors as well as nearly
100 students and researchers carry out research on electric energy technologies
including transport electrification. Researchers mainly work on the
smart management of electrical energy, optimization of the use of energy resources,
integration of renewable energies, power electronics, electrical machines
for traction, and also the development of control techniques applied
to electrical energy conversion systems. Several research projects are carried out with
industry thanks to GREPCI which is ranked among the most important groupings of researchers
in terms of activity volumes, research projects, and also and above all in the supervision
of students across different levels of study.
To learn a little more about the technological innovations developed at ÉTS in this
field, continue your reading with the articles by Professor Kamal Al-Haddad on Substance
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