Le réseau électrique de demain

The document analyzes the NEW 4.0 project in northern Germany, which demonstrated that a highly industrialized economy can operate on 100% renewable energy using digital management tools and industrial flexibility. It argues that Canada faces similar non-technical barriers—specifically rigid regulatory and financial frameworks—that hinder the integration of clean energy and innovation.

• The NEW 4.0 project (2016-2020) demonstrated that a heavily industrialized region, specifically Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg, can technically function using 100% renewable energy and clean technologies by 2035.
• A central component of the NEW 4.0 project was a blockchain-based 'energy platform' that allows industrial consumers, storage operators, and producers to trade surplus energy on a free market to stabilize the grid.
• Industrial flexibility can act as a form of energy storage; for example, TRIMET's aluminum plant used heat exchangers to increase production during wind energy surpluses and insulate furnaces during shortages, potentially storing 3,800 MWh of wind energy.
• The project highlighted that the primary obstacles to carbon neutrality are not technological, but rather outdated legal, financial, and regulatory frameworks that do not incentivize flexibility or new market models.
• Canada's current electrical infrastructure and regulatory governance are described as aging and rigid, creating barriers to the integration of intermittent renewables like wind and solar.
• The document suggests Canada adopt 'innovation forums' similar to the NEW 4.0 model to create safe spaces for testing new energy concepts and overcoming the risk aversion of regulatory authorities.

APA

Canadian Climate Institute (2021). Le réseau électrique de demain. https://institutclimatique.ca/publications/le-reseau-electrique-de-demain/

Chicago

Canadian Climate Institute. Le réseau électrique de demain. 2021. https://institutclimatique.ca/publications/le-reseau-electrique-de-demain/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Canadian Climate Institute |title=Le réseau électrique de demain |date=9 December 2021 |url=https://institutclimatique.ca/publications/le-reseau-electrique-de-demain/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{canadianclimateinstitute2021rseau, author = {{Canadian Climate Institute}}, title = {{Le réseau électrique de demain}}, institution = {Canadian Climate Institute}, year = {2021}, month = dec, url = {https://institutclimatique.ca/publications/le-reseau-electrique-de-demain/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }