Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00654, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Gendron, Bernard (Université de Montréal), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Hydro-Québec is a public utility that manages the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in_x000D_
Quebec. The company is actively involved in transportation electrification, most notably by developing a_x000D_
network of public fast-charging stations designed to complement stations at home and at work. Currently, there_x000D_
are 942 public charging stations in Quebec that support more than 14,000 electric vehicles. Given the relatively_x000D_
low cost and widespread availability of electricity in Québec, electric vehicles have been identified by the_x000D_
government of Québec as a critical means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the province. In particular, the_x000D_
government aims to increase the number of electric vehicles in Québec to 100,000 by 2020. This goal can only_x000D_
be achieved if a significant number of public charging stations are deployed across the territory. In this context,_x000D_
Hydro-Québec has to make crucial decisions about the development of its charging network to successfully_x000D_
increase the adoption of electric vehicles by the population. These decisions include: How many public_x000D_
charging stations should be added to the current network? Where should these additional stations be located?_x000D_
How many charging stations should be added at each location? What should be the cost of charging at these_x000D_
stations? This six-month Engage project is a first step in addressing these issues., program purpose french : Hydro-Québec is a public utility that manages the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in_x000D_
Quebec. The company is actively involved in transportation electrification, most notably by developing a_x000D_
network of public fast-charging stations designed to complement stations at home and at work. Currently, there_x000D_
are 942 public charging stations in Quebec that support more than 14,000 electric vehicles. Given the relatively_x000D_
low cost and widespread availability of electricity in Québec, electric vehicles have been identified by the_x000D_
government of Québec as a critical means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the province. In particular, the_x000D_
government aims to increase the number of electric vehicles in Québec to 100,000 by 2020. This goal can only_x000D_
be achieved if a significant number of public charging stations are deployed across the territory. In this context,_x000D_
Hydro-Québec has to make crucial decisions about the development of its charging network to successfully_x000D_
increase the adoption of electric vehicles by the population. These decisions include: How many public_x000D_
charging stations should be added to the current network? Where should these additional stations be located?_x000D_
How many charging stations should be added at each location? What should be the cost of charging at these_x000D_
stations? This six-month Engage project is a first step in addressing these issues., agreement title english : Location and pricing of charging stations for electric vehicles, agreement title french : Location and pricing of charging stations for electric vehicles, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-22, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada