{"id":490,"date":"2023-05-29T16:25:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T20:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zivte.com\/?p=490"},"modified":"2023-12-01T08:45:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T13:45:11","slug":"the-vallee-de-la-transition-energetique-designated-an-innovation-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zivte.com\/en\/the-vallee-de-la-transition-energetique-designated-an-innovation-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u2018\u2019Vall\u00e9e de la Transition \u00c9nerg\u00e9tique\u2019\u2019 designated an Innovation Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"

B\u00e9cancour, May 29, 2023, PRESS RELEASE <\/em>– The Quebec government has officially designated “La Vall\u00e9e de la Transition \u00c9nerg\u00e9tique (VTE<\/em>)” as an innovation zone, the third in Quebec. The VTE has received this recognition under the theme of energy transition, and is the result of exemplary cooperation between four founding members: the cities of B\u00e9cancour, Shawinigan and Trois-Rivi\u00e8res, and the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Trois-Rivi\u00e8res. <\/strong>Together, they aspire to collaborate on innovative, technological, and economic solutions to current societal and ecological challenges.<\/p>\n

With their rich history, energy and the industrial sector are once again taking pride of place in our region. Shawinigan, dubbed the “City of Energy” in the 1950s; Trois-Rivi\u00e8res, which in 1733 became the cradle of industrialization in North America; and B\u00e9cancour, with its industrial fabric dating back almost fifty years, are on the way to becoming the largest industrial park in Canada. We have every reason to be proud of our past, and to seize the opportunity to assume a strong leadership role in the energy transition.<\/p>\n

The world-class VTE will develop and propel three key complementary sectors: the battery industry, transport electrification, hydrogen and industrial-port decarbonization. In our strategic development plans, we will<\/strong> be attentive to the needs and ambitions of industry, in order to connect a knowledge-based ecosystem with an attractive living environment. <\/strong>The development of our natural resources and green energies will position Quebec and Canada as leaders in the new North American and international supply and value chains.<\/p>\n

Knowledge ecosystem <\/strong><\/p>\n

The VTE is thus equipped with a rich and concerted knowledge ecosystem that will enable us to position ourselves as leaders in research, training, and industrialization in technological innovation. Inter-institutional and inter-organizational synergies will enable the scientific committee to define and guide the scientific programming linked to the three development sectors.<\/p>\n

Pole and living environment<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bringing together three cities with a strong heritage of industrial and energy innovation built around the St. Maurice River and the St. Lawrence River, three clusters are being created to provide the impetus for the creation of the Innovation Zone. By providing a convergence point for researchers, entrepreneurs, economic development agencies and organizations, these three clusters will foster exchanges supported by the presence of inclusive, dynamic, sustainable, and locally rich living environments.<\/p>\n

Private sector<\/strong><\/p>\n

After more than three years of forging links with the region’s private sector players and attracting companies with high growth potential, lasting and productive relationships have been established between the stakeholders in our ecosystem. Many Canadian and international industrial partners are already preparing to set up operations in Quebec and in our region, in connection with the VTE ecosystem. This is the case, for example, with the Ultium Cam project, for which construction has begun on the B\u00e9cancour site, and where the designation of the innovation zone was announced.<\/p>\n

Infrastructure\/investment<\/strong><\/p>\n

The official designation is accompanied by significant public and private investment. These investments will generate high value-added jobs and spin-offs for the Mauricie and Centre-du-Qu\u00e9bec regions, and for the whole of Quebec.<\/p>\n

Several infrastructures may come to support the development of the VTE ecosystem. Studies are already underway, with the participation of the Minist\u00e8re de l’\u00c9conomie, de l’Innovation et de l’\u00c9nergie<\/em>, to map the needs associated with these infrastructures. More particularly, four innovation centers (incubation) of which also an inter-order training center, are envisaged, with distinct vocations and uses, and developed in complementarity on the basis of existing and future VTE assets.<\/p>\n