Nergica is a centre of applied research that stimulates innovation in the renewable energy industry through research, technical assistance, technology transfer and technical support for businesses and communities. Its mission: creating new opportunities for renewable energy.
More precisely, Nergica specializes in developing solutions for renewable energy integration, optimizing wind farm and solar array performance and supporting growing SMEs. The organization carries out its activities by drawing from a multidisciplinary team of experts, research infrastructures in a natural setting that are unavailable elsewhere in Canada, and custom services that support innovation.
Initially recognized for its expertise in cold climates and O&M, Nergica also offers advanced services for the development and assessment of new technologies, commercialization of innovations, adapted meteorology, microgrids, energy storage and grid management. Initially known as the TechnoCentre éolien when it was founded in 2000, Nergica is an official college centre for technology transfer (CCTT) and is affiliated with the Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles.
70 Rue Bolduc, Gaspé, QC G4X 1G2
Services offered in: English and French
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Equipment |
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2 large wind turbines (2 X 2.05 MW) |
4 instrumented measuring masts - two of which are 126 m long |
16 kW photovoltaic solar power plant |
Hybrid microgrid network such as wind, diesel, solar, solar and energy storage (total capacity of 230 kW) |
Optal RT real-time electrical system simulation platform |
Two lidars |
Diesel generators |
Electric generator |
Resistive load bench |
Reactive charging bench |
Compressed air storage |
Supervision and control system (SCADA) |
High-speed (1 Hz) data processing and storage infrastructure with OSIsoft PI |
Frost detectors |
Cloud range finder |
Wind vanes |
Heated and unheated anemometers |
Differential temperature sensor |
Visibility sensor |