Wind Energy in Quebec Flanders Investment & Trade - Montreal I August 2012 WIND ENERGY IN QUEBEC Mieke Pynnaert – Flemish Economic Representative Alice Mihaly - Commercial Assistant Montreal, 1 August 2012 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 The capturing system of the wind .................................................................................................................................. 4 2. Wind energy production in the world ........................................................................................................................ 6 3. Wind energy industry in Quebec and its characteristics ............................................................................................ 7 Wind energy potential in Quebec ................................................................................................................................... 7 A growing industry in Quebec ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Wind energy projects in Quebec .................................................................................................................................... 9 Economic impact .......................................................................................................................................................... 12 4. Hydro Quebec: Process of Tendering ....................................................................................................................... 13 In the case of public lands: ........................................................................................................................................... 13 In the case of private lands: .......................................................................................................................................... 14 Hydro Quebec contracted wind power projects: ..................................................................................................... 15 5. The Northern Plan Project (Plan Nord) ..................................................................................................................... 16 Area covered by the Plan Nord ................................................................................................................................. 17 6. Interconnections, Import & Export Markets............................................................................................................. 18 Import and export dynamics......................................................................................................................................... 18 Electricity exports from Quebec ................................................................................................................................... 20 7. Developers and Manufacturers for the Wind Energy Industry................................................................................. 21 Power generation, infrastructure and consulting companies in Canada...................................................................... 21 AECOM (USA) ............................................................................................................................................................ 21 Audace Technologies Inc. (ATI-Éolien) ...................................................................................................................... 21 AXOR experts-conseils .............................................................................................................................................. 22 BBA ........................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Borea ......................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Boralex ...................................................................................................................................................................... 23 BPR ............................................................................................................................................................................ 23 Cartier Énergie Éolienne ........................................................................................................................................... 23 Cegertec .................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Cima+ ........................................................................................................................................................................ 24 Dersam International ................................................................................................................................................ 24 EDF Canada ............................................................................................................................................................... 24 Éolectric .................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Exp. ........................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Genivar...................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Golder associés ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 Gosfield Wind Limited Partnership ........................................................................................................................... 26 Hydromega ............................................................................................................................................................... 26 Innergex Renewable Energy ..................................................................................................................................... 26 Kruger Energy ........................................................................................................................................................... 27 NextEra Energy (FPL Energy) ..................................................................................................................................... 27 Northland Power Income Fund................................................................................................................................. 27 Oenko........................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Pesca Environnement ............................................................................................................................................... 28 RER ............................................................................................................................................................................ 28 RePower Canada ....................................................................................................................................................... 29 Res Canada................................................................................................................................................................ 29 Roche groupe-conseil ............................................................................................................................................... 29 Schneider Electric Canada......................................................................................................................................... 30 SNC-Lavalin ............................................................................................................................................................... 30 Technocentre Éolien ................................................................................................................................................. 30 Telecon ..................................................................................................................................................................... 31 1 Market study on wind energy in Quebec TransAlta Corporation .............................................................................................................................................. 31 UDA ........................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Manufacturers in Quebec for Wind turbines components (from CME Directory): ...................................................... 32 Belgen ....................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Composites VCI ........................................................................................................................................................