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Appendix A<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_image=”off” background_position=”center_right” background_blend=”multiply” custom_padding=”55px||0px|10%|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|||50px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px|50px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_slide=”5%” background_last_edited=”off|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ambition2035test.prima.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/picto-co2.webp” title_text=”picto-co2″ align_phone=”left” align_last_edited=”off|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”200px” width_tablet=”60%” width_phone=”144px” width_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_margin_tablet=”80px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”0px||||false|false” 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theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n APPENDIX A<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#F9B000″ text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]THE FOUR PRIORITY APPLICATION SECTORS[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Four of Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s application sectors have been identified according to four criteria:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” 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theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” height=”400px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|||on|||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”16px” min_height=”22.8px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n APPENDIX A<\/strong> \u2013 ELECTRONICS AND MICROELECTRONICS SECTOR<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#F9B000″ text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”150px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||30px||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” 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text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]MARKET OUTLOOK[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Materials with superior thermal and electrical properties are driving innovation and strengthening demand in the electrical and electronics market[1]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>. Revenues from this sector could reach $34.6 billion by 2032, with the largest share ($5.8 billion) expected for North America.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” background_color=”#ebeef2″ custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” text_font_size=”16px” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Figure 12.<\/strong> 2032 GLOBAL REVENUES IN THE MICROELECTRONICS\/ELECTRONICS SECTOR[1]<\/span><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ambition2035test.prima.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/graph-secteur-electronique-en.png” title_text=”graph-secteur-electronique-en” show_in_lightbox=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ebeef2″ width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Geopolitical tensions between the United States, China and Taiwan, as well as supply chain disruptions in the wake of the pandemic, have prompted Europe and North America to invest massively, increasing their semiconductor manufacturing capacity.<\/p>\n Lucrative business opportunities are opening up for Canadian advanced materials and associated processes while the CHIPS and Science Act (2022-2026) has invested $74 billion to repatriate microelectronics manufacturing from Asia to North America. Meanwhile, an integrated North American value chain is growing rapidly, including minerals that are critical to electric vehicle mega-manufacturing, all of which is being fuelled by the Inflation Reduction Act.[2]<\/span><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Global semiconductor manufacturing capacity will increase by 6.4% in 2024, reaching a record rate of 30 million wafers per month.[26]<\/span><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” z_index=”29″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#009FE3″ text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n CRITICAL MASS IN QU\u00e9BEC<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”1px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Qu\u00e9bec has a significant critical mass in the microelectronics\/electronics sector. The core of the Qu\u00e9bec ecosystem includes companies like IBM-Bromont, Teledyne Dalsa, Matrox, Esterline, MPB and Aeponyx, along with world-class research centres like C2MI and the Institut national d\u2019optique (INO). Another key initiative includes the creation of the Technum innovation zone. This zone brings together a number of companies, academic institutions and research centres to promote collaboration and innovation in key sectors that include microelectronics, artificial intelligence and advanced materials. By 2024, 19% of companies working in advanced materials and associated processes will focus on microelectronics and telecommunications technologies.[5]<\/span><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Qu\u00e9bec is home to a critical mass of world-renowned expertise in research and development, microelectronic\/electronic component design and assembly, optics-photonics, along with artificial and quantum intelligence. In 2023, electronics manufacturing accounted for $3.2 billion of Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s gross domestic product (GDP) and roughly 36,500 jobs across 730 companies. [28]<\/span><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” background_color=”#7491A6″ custom_margin=”||45px||false|false” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n DID YOU KNOW?<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” link_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n The Bromont innovation zone is home to a number of microelectronics companies and research centres. Among them, IBM, one of the world\u2019s largest semiconductor manufacturers, owns a major manufacturing facility. [27]<\/span><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” background_color=”#ebeef2″ custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” text_font_size=”16px” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Table 2.<\/strong> PATENTS BY SECTOR OF APPLICATION IN QU\u00c9BEC[3]<\/span><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ambition2035test.prima.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tableau-2-EN.png” title_text=”Tableau 2 EN” show_in_lightbox=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ebeef2″ width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”1px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n The electronics sector in Qu\u00e9bec is also characterized by a research and development capacity that is known throughout the world for its assets[28]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” background_color=”#7491A6″ custom_margin=”||45px||false|false” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n DID YOU KNOW?<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” link_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n The C2MI (MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre) is recognized as one of Canada’s leading research and development centres in the field of electronics systems. Located in Bromont, Quebec, it focuses on microelectronics and microsystems, providing state-of-the-art facilities that develop and commercialize advanced technologies. C2MI plays a key role in facilitating collaboration between companies, universities and research organizations to accelerate innovation and technology transfers. [28]<\/span><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” z_index=”28″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#009FE3″ text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]ECONOMIC DECARBONIZATION CONTRIBUTION[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Several application sectors rely on microelectronics\/electronics technologies in the form of sensors, semiconductors, control units, and LEDs. These materials and components are essential for decarbonization and industrial process automation, along with energy use management and network distribution optimization.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]The organizations and companies surveyed by PRIMA Qu\u00e9bec identified three priority applications in the electronics sector: energy and energy storage, sustainable electronics, and automobiles and electric vehicles (Figure 13).[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row 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global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]MARKET OUTLOOK[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n The energy transition is well underway, with global investments totaling $1.8 trillion in 2023[12]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>. Renewable energies continue to account for a large portion of these investments, totalling $800 billion between 2023 and 2024. The average CAPEX for renewable energies is expected to decline by 15-20% between now and 2030. By 2024, solar energy will lead the way, accounting for 55% of total global investments, followed by onshore wind power[2]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>. This [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Several factors will drive development in this market, including: <\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” background_color=”#ebeef2″ custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” text_font_size=”16px” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Figure 7.<\/strong> 2032 GLOBAL REVENUES IN THE ENERGY SECTOR[1]<\/span><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ambition2035test.prima.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/graph-figure-7-en.png” title_text=”graph-figure-7-en” show_in_lightbox=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ebeef2″ width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” background_color=”#7491A6″ custom_margin=”50px||||false|false” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n DID YOU KNOW?<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” link_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n According to a Radio-Canada report in July 2024, Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s first mega-wind farm will be built in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. This project will be the second largest in the world, covering an area 13 times the size of the island of Montr\u00e9al[13]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” z_index=”29″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#009FE3″ text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n CRITICAL MASS IN QU\u00c9BEC<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” z_index=”1″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Qu\u00e9bec is home to a large critical mass of energy companies supported by major investments and strategic initiatives. Twenty-nine percent (29%) of advanced materials companies in Qu\u00e9bec focus on energy as their main area of application[5]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>. Advanced materials play a key role in several applications, including power line protection, hydrogen production and storage, along with electrolysis and characterization technologies[3]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]The province is also home to a world-renowned research and development expertise, particularly in electricity transmission superconductors and new battery materials, along with artificial intelligence that generates clean energy (solar and wind). In addition, favourable public policies and regulatory frameworks, supported by stakeholders like Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec, Propulsion Qu\u00e9bec, and the Vall\u00e9e de la Transition \u00c9nerg\u00e9tique, continue to promote structuring initiatives in the energy sector.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” z_index=”28″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#009FE3″ text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]PROPENSITY TO INNOVATE[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Our propensity to innovate in the field of advanced materials for the energy sector is remarkable. Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s leadership is built upon a robust innovation ecosystem, academic and industrial collaborations, and favourable public policies.<\/p>\n Patents involving advanced materials cover 270 patent families, ranking Quebec third in terms of ingenuity in Canada\u2019s energy sector (Table 2).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n The study also indicates that Qu\u00e9bec holds research and development expertise in electricity transmission superconductors, new battery materials that use artificial intelligence, clean energy generation materials (solar and wind), power line protection using advanced materials, along with hydrogen production and storage.[3]<\/span><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” background_color=”#ebeef2″ custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” text_font_size=”16px” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Table 2.<\/strong> PATENTS BY APPLICATION SECTOR IN QU\u00c9BEC[3]<\/span><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ambition2035test.prima.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/graph-tableau-2-en.png” title_text=”graph-tableau-2-en” show_in_lightbox=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ebeef2″ width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” background_color=”#7491A6″ custom_margin=”50px||||false|false” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n DID YOU KNOW?<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n A joint project between industrial and academic partners led to the creation of next-generation super capacitors that significantly improve energy storage and distribution. The initiative involves the super capacitor= development project at the Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec Research Institute (IREQ). These super capacitors are used to stabilize electricity grids by integrating renewable energy sources like solar and wind power, and by improving energy efficiency in electricity transmission systems.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” z_index=”-1″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#009FE3″ text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n ECONOMIC DECARBONIZATION CONTRIBUTION<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Virtually every technology used in Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s energy sector reduces dependence on fossil fuels, improves energy efficiency in industrial processes, and contributes to decarbonization. Advanced materials and components for energy storage, turbines, wind turbines and solar panels provide essential contributions.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n When developing the Roadmap, PRIMA Qu\u00e9bec surveyed companies and organizations that work with advanced materials and associated processes to identify priority applications within the four strategic sectors. For the energy sector, electric batteries were at the forefront.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” background_color=”#ebeef2″ custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” text_font_size=”16px” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Figure 8.<\/strong> PRIMA QU\u00c9BEC SURVEY RESULTS ON PRIORITY APPLICATIONS IN 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global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Global demand in the environment sector is being driven by the growing need for sustainability and preoccupations regarding the energy transition. Climate change awareness and a recognition of the impacts of environmental technologies represent key levers that drive the advanced materials market[1]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n The environmental technology sector will be worth $946 billion by 2030; North America will be its largest market, and the water treatment technology segment will be its largest source of revenue[15]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” background_color=”#ebeef2″ custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” text_font_size=”16px” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Figure 9.<\/strong> 2030 GLOBAL REVENUES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SECTOR[15]<\/span><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image 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custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Several levers promote the development and growth of Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s environment sector:<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” 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custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#009FE3″ text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n CRITICAL MASS IN QU\u00c9BEC<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” z_index=”1″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Qu\u00e9bec companies hold extensive expertise in the treatment of emissions and effluents, as well as in the 4R principles (reduce, reuse, recycle and recover). Several innovative firms in Qu\u00e9bec are working to resolve the challenges associated with reduction at source, reuse, recycling, and recovery. These include G\u00e9om\u00e9ga, Pyrowave, and Polystyvert, among others. The strength of Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s environmental consultancy is also recognized on the world stage.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n The province is home to a large pool of companies that specialize in environmental engineering, system and equipment manufacturing, along with process design and usage involving air, water, soil and waste treatment, all of which requires advanced materials and associated processes[18]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>. In addition, 22% of companies that work with advanced materials and associated processes focus on the environment[5]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” background_color=”#7491A6″ custom_margin=”50px||||false|false” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n DID YOU KNOW?<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” link_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s sizable critical mass in the environment sector promotes effective collaborations. One example involves the R\u00e9seau Environnement, a group of over 200 companies and institutions that specialize in resource management and environmental technologies. Together, these companies are designing innovative projects, like wastewater treatment and advanced materials recycling technologies[19]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” z_index=”28″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#009FE3″ text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n PROPENSITY TO INNOVATE<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” z_index=”1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Qu\u00e9bec holds 54 patent families in the transport sector. The province\u2019s research and development expertise focuses on lightweight composites, alloys, highsensitivity sensors, 3D printing, and battery materials. Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s ingenuity in advanced materials for the transport sector showed a noticeable growth between 2003 and 2020, with one of the highest patent family growth ratios across 16 sectors and sub-sectors[3]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” background_color=”#7491A6″ custom_margin=”50px||||false|false” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n DID YOU KNOW?<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” link_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n One project at the \u00c9cole de technologie sup\u00e9rieure (\u00c9TS) involves developing biodegradable and functionalized fibres to improve water treatment. These innovative fibres are designed to provide effective and environmentally friendly filtration. By integrating contaminant absorption and adsorption properties, they help purify water in a sustainable manner. Thanks to their biodegradable nature, these fibres reduce the environmental impact of filtration systems, thus meeting the increasing demand for environmentally friendly water treatment technologies[20]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#009FE3″ text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” 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text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n APPENDIX A<\/strong> \u2013 TRANSPORT SECTOR<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#F9B000″ text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”150px||||false|false” custom_padding=”5px||30px||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n TRANSPORT SECTOR<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” z_index=”30″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ 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theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n The growing need for lighter components, energy efficiency and lower emissions is a significant factor that drives the demand for advanced materials in the transport sector. Several market segments are experiencing rapid and dynamic growth. According to forecasts, the automotive sector will make up the largest portion of revenues in the advanced materials market by 2032[1]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” text_font_size=”16px” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” background_color=”#ebeef2″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|25px||25px|false|true” border_radii=”off|25px|25px||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Figure 11<\/strong> 2032 GLOBAL REVENUES IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR [15]<\/span><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ambition2035test.prima.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/graph-figure-10-en.png” title_text=”graph-figure-10-en” show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ebeef2″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”-30px||||false|false” custom_padding=”|10px||10px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ebeef2″ border_radii=”off|||25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n According to International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates, the United States will lead the way in meeting the global demand for electric batteries between now and 2032. Canada, however, continues to invest, having completed 66 investment projects between 2014 and 2023, with capital expenditure totalling $33 billion for automotive transport equipment[2]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n In addition, a number of provincial and federal government initiatives have led to significant investments in the electric vehicle\/battery sector, the introduction of the Vall\u00e9e de la transition \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique, and the decarbonization of transport.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” background_color=”#7491A6″ custom_margin=”50px||||false|false” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n DID YOU KNOW?<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” link_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Three quarters of the $1.8 trillion in global investments for the energy transition in 2023 targeted the transport sector, more specifically electric vehicles[12]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” z_index=”29″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#009FE3″ text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n CRITICAL MASS IN QU\u00c9BEC<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” z_index=”1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Forty-eight percent (48%) of companies working in advanced materials and associated processes focus on transport[5]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>. Qu\u00e9bec is home to an emerging electric battery industry, with a number of major industrial projects under construction. Their impact will be felt over the coming decade. According to Bloomberg, Canada has surpassed China as the world\u2019s premier destination for lithium-ion battery manufacturing[12]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Qu\u00e9bec has everything it needs to produce the cleanest batteries in North America: natural resources, cutting-edge know-how, a thriving industrial ecosystem, along with a state-of-the-art CSM research network with more than 850 battery-related patents[22]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” background_color=”#7491A6″ custom_margin=”50px||||false|false” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n DID YOU KNOW?<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” link_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Qu\u00e9bec is Canada\u2019s largest aerospace manufacturing centre. The province is home to 61% of all aerospace manufacturing jobs. Qu\u00e9bec is also a pioneer in various market segments that involve, among other technologies, flight simulators and helicopter engines[23]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>. In 2023, the aerospace industry accounted for $4.9 billion of Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s GDP, employing 28,000 workers[31]<\/span><\/sup><\/a> across 81 companies[32]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>. It is a growth industry driven by increasing defence spending[29]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>. In Qu\u00e9bec, Montr\u00e9al is a major global aerospace hub, housing a variety of international aviation agencies like the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Air Transport Association, along with companies like Bombardier, Bell Textron, Pratt & Whitney Canada, CAE and Airbus[29,30]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” z_index=”0″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#009FE3″ text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n PROPENSITY TO INNOVATE<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” z_index=”1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Qu\u00e9bec holds 54 patent families in the transport sector. The province\u2019s research and development expertise focuses on lightweight composites, alloys, highsensitivity sensors, 3D printing, and battery materials. Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s ingenuity in advanced materials for the transport sector showed a noticeable growth between 2003 and 2020, with one of the highest patent family growth ratios across 16 sectors and sub-sectors[3]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” background_color=”#7491A6″ custom_margin=”50px||||false|false” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n DID YOU KNOW?<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” link_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery technology has strong roots in Qu\u00e9bec. Recognized for its safety, longevity and energy efficiency, this technology was partly developed by Qu\u00e9bec researchers and companies. Originating in Qu\u00e9bec, this technology is contributing to the global energy transition by offering safer and more sustainable energy storage solutions[24]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” z_index=”-1″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#009FE3″ text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”30px” text_font_size_phone=”26px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”32px” text_line_height_phone=”32px” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n ECONOMIC DECARBONIZATION CONTRIBUTION<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” z_index=”1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Advanced materials and associated processes like batteries and light alloys offer enormous potential when decarbonization transportation through the manufacturing of lighter, more efficient vehicles that are less dependent on fossil fuels. Several examples of enabling technologies are making sizable contributions to a decarbonized economy. These include faster-charging batteries, engines that are more resistant to high temperatures and pressures, new and lighter alloys, and conductive materials.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”tablet-two-cols” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” text_text_color=”#0D395C” header_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#F9B000″ header_3_font_size=”19px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n\n
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dynamic market significantly drives demand for advanced materials and components. In the advanced materials market, energy sector revenues could reach $15.4 billion by 2032 (Figure 7). According to PRIMA Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s 2024 report and the companies surveyed, the energy application sector shows the greatest market potential[5]<\/span><\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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