Charging Ahead : Hydro-Québec and the Future of Electricity by Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau (2019, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBaraka Books

ISBN-101771862017

ISBN-139781771862011

eBay Product ID (ePID)12038649305

Product Key Features

Number of Pages250 Pages

Publication NameCharging Ahead : Hydro-Québec and the Future of Electricity

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEnvironmental / General, Industries / Energy

Publication Year2019

TypeTextbook

AuthorJulie Barlow, Jean-Benoît Nadeau

Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Business & Economics

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight15.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Reviews""Nadeau and Barlow deftly combine firsthand observation, interview excerpts, and archival data in their text and provide accompanying diagrams, graphs, maps, and photos.... Engaging."--Louise Abbott, Montreal Review of Books, "Nadeau and Barlow deftly combine firsthand observation, interview excerpts, and archival data in their text and provide accompanying diagrams, graphs, maps, and photos?. Engaging." (Louise Abbott, Montreal Review of Books)

SynopsisHydro-Québec manages one of the largest power grids on the continent. It is among the most profitable, the least expensive, and the greenest. With a stunning renewable energy rate of 99.8%, Quebec has two-generation advance on places like California and Ontario. Combining a reporters' style with thought, philosophy, and a touch of humour, Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau look into Hydro-Québec's future as the public utility marks the 75th anniversary of its founding. The future is now and it is electric. It spans widely diverse fields such as big data aggregation centers, exports to the United States, acquisitions in Mexico, Chinese buses, mega-batteries, bitcoins, charging stations, and much more. Between now and Hydro-Québec's 100th anniversary, the challenges will be vast. As habits and expectations change radically, everything will be on the table, from solar panels to rates, from remote heating control to underground power lines, and from the environment to relations with the indigenous peoples., Hydro-Québec manages one of the largest power systems on the continent. It is among the most profitable, the least expensive and the greenest. Renewable energy accounts for 99.8 percent of supply, putting Quebec at least two generations ahead of other jurisdictions. As the public utility marks its 75th anniversary and prepares for challenges to come, Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow peer into Hydro-Québec's future, while also appraising past accomplishments. They combine a reporter's style with thoughtful analysis and wit. The future is now and it is electric, charging Ahead spans widely diverse fields including big data aggregation centres, exports to the United States, acquisitions in Mexico, Chinese buses, mega-batteries, bitcoin, advanced home automation and much more. The challenges in the next quarter century boggle the mind. Our energy habits and expectations are changing radically. 'Business as usual' just won't work for Hydro-Québec, or for any other utility for that matter. Solar panels, windfarms, rates, batteries and electric cars, remote heating control, buried power lines, environment and relations with Indigenous peoples are all on the table. Book jacket., Hydro-Quebec manages one of the largest power grids in North America. Combining a reporters' style with thought, philosophy and a touch of humour, Jean-Benoit Nadeau and Julie Barlow look into Hydro-Quebec's future - with an eye also on the past - as the public utility marks the 75th anniversary of its founding., Hydro-Qu bec manages one of the largest power grids on the continent. It is among the most profitable, the least expensive, and the greenest. With a stunning renewable energy rate of 99.8%, Quebec has two-generation advance on places like California and Ontario. Combining a reporters' style with thought, philosophy, and a touch of humour, Julie Barlow and Jean-Beno t Nadeau look into Hydro-Qu bec's future as the public utility marks the 75th anniversary of its founding. The future is now and it is electric. It spans widely diverse fields such as big data aggregation centers, exports to the United States, acquisitions in Mexico, Chinese buses, mega-batteries, bitcoins, charging stations, and much more. Between now and Hydro-Qu bec's 100th anniversary, the challenges will be vast. As habits and expectations change radically, everything will be on the table, from solar panels to rates, from remote heating control to underground power lines, and from the environment to relations with the indigenous peoples.