Solar panels: an added advantage to the energy transition?

The Quebec government has just put a Economic Transformation and Energy CommitteeWith the aim of carbon neutrality around 2050. Diversification is based on green hydrogen and bioenergy, but also on wind and solar energy.

In fact, the science of photovoltaics – the science we owe to solar panels – finds a place within The master plan in transformation, innovation and energy efficiencyIt was published last June. This testifies to the great interest in the energy of the Sun, but the geographical location of Quebec City, north of the 45th degree of latitude, could harm it.

What role will solar power play in Quebec’s energy transition and what is its potential in the coming years? Isabelle Bourgogne talks about it with:

Qaqtaq Village is one of those northern communities not connected to the main hydropower grid in Quebec, due to its remoteness. Residents get their electricity from diesel. But for four years project Comes to change the game, with 69 solar panels. However, the sun is an intermittent and changeable energy, because the sun is not always there. What is its potential in Quebec and in our latitudes?

Technology is changing rapidly. Are old solar technologies still compatible with new technologies? What is the lifespan of the solar panel? Among the advantages: Reducing installation cost and installation time. What are the obstacles to the spread of solar energy?

In the The master plan in transformation, innovation and energy efficiency From the Quebec government, only solar power is mentioned to supply the independent grids from Hydro-Quebec. It is not released like green hydrogen and bioenergy. why?

How do you measure energy transfer?

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