Topics

• Detailed overview of electrical power
  1. Québec's power system: unique in North America
  2. Technical issues
  3. Socioeconomic impacts
• Socioeconomic and environmental issues related to various power generation options
  1. Hydroelectricity
  2. Conventional thermal generation
  3. Nuclear power
  4. Wind power
• How electricity is used in Québec
  1. Breakdown of uses
  2. Industrial uses
  3. Home heating
  4. Impacts on energy balance and environmental outlook

Speaker: Claude Demers

• Scientific communicator Claude Demers has been with Hydro-Québec since 1980. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in physical geography and has worked all over Québec and in Labrador.
• For over a decade, Claude Demers coordinated the environmental monitoring program at the La Grande complex. He has also managed projects for Hydro-Québec International and worked in the power generation planning department.

Technical information

• PowerPoint presentation at least 60 minutes long.
• Presentation includes many illustrations, photographs and maps.
• Students may ask questions during the presentation. There can also be a question period at the end.