In response to the urgent need to ensure a truly effective energy transition across the country, the Institut de l’énergie Trottier at Polytechnique Montréal, in partnership with e3c Hub–HEC Montréal and the firm ESMIA, has published Canadian Energy Outlook 2021: Horizon 2060. The report, now in its second edition, forecasts trends in Canadian energy production…
The Net-Zero Advisory Body (NZAB), established by the federal government in February 2021, unveiled its first-ever publication Net-Zero Pathways: Initial Observations. The Institut de l’énergie Trottier (IET) team is proud to have contributed to its development. This document is a public summary of existing research related to deep decarbonization. Thus, its conclusions are based, among…
Following a mandate from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), the Institut de l’énergie Trottier at Polytechnique Montréal (IET) has structured and implemented an Energy Modeling Initiative (EMI). This mandate ended on March 31, 2020, culminating in the publication of a final report on the proposal to establish a long-term Energy Modeling Center. This proposal builds on…
August 30, 2019 – Member of Parliament for Outremont, Rachel Bendayan, on behalf of Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, announced a $500,000 investment for Polytechnique Montréal to support a network of institutions conducting electricity modelling and analysis to inform Canada’s clean energy transition. The funding will go toward enhanced engagement, coordination…
On February 21 and 22, Natural Resources Canada’s CanmetENERGY laboratory and the Institut de l’énergie Trottier helded a workshop dedicated to pan-Canadian and North American efforts to improve simulation methods for studying and achieving deep decarbonisation. Bringing together about fifty participants from academic and institutional circles, this workshop aimed to define the orientations of a…
Modelling to meet the energy challenge by 2050 On September 19, the Institut de l’énergie Trottier of Polytechnique Montréal and Pôle e3 of HEC Montréal launched Canadian Energy Outlook 2018. Produced with the collaboration of ESMIA Consultant, this report projects the evolution of Canada’s energy production and consumption to 2050, comparing four greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction…
Canada needs a fresh approach and new tools for climate policy that will dramatically reduce emissions while maintaining economic prosperity, says a joint report from the University of Calgary and Polytechnique Montréal. Current policy instruments like carbon pricing, fuel standards and clean energy incentives can achieve only incremental changes in the systems responsible for producing…
The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, visited Polytechnique Montréal on January 18, 2018, and met with the team at the Institut de l’énergie Trottier. A tour lasting one-and-a-half hour had been organized to provide an overview of projects currently under way. Accompanied by Benoît Desforges, a Program Manager with Environment…
CALL FOR CANDIDATES (cliquez ici pour la version en français) Senior Visiting Professor or Visiting Scholar Position, specialized in energy storage Institut de l’énergie Trottier Deadline for submission: 29 February 2018 PDF version Presentation and objectives The Institut de l’énergie Trottier (IET) of Polytechnique Montréal invites applicants to apply for the position of Senior Visiting…