ACHIEVEMENTS
Diagnostic reports- Diagnostic report on the energy consumption of industries and institutions for a prospective study on extending the gas distribution network (comté Roberval).
- Diagnostic report on the forest industry (comté Roberval).
- Assessment of the economic impact of natural gas conversion in industries and institutions (comté Roberval).
- Characterization of direct potential socioeconomic impacts caused by a 20% reduction in ligneous potential (comté Roberval).
- Characterization of macroeconomic impacts caused by a project for production, transformation and marketing of Nordic berries (Saguenay Lac St-Jean).
- Assessment and characterization of the externalities of agricultural activity on agro-thermal park projects (Saguenay Lac St-Jean, Abitibi, Montérégie).
- Characterization of greenhouse gas emissions and the reduction thereof for agricultural and agro-business enterprises established in agro-thermal parks (use of industrial thermal waste as an alternative energy source) (Saguenay Lac St-Jean, Abitibi, Montérégie).
Pre-feasibility and feasibility studies
- Production, transformation and marketing of Nordic berries (Saguenay Lac St-Jean).
- Production and transformation of organic Jerusalem artichokes for marketing of functional foods (Saguenay Lac St-Jean).
- Analyses of procedures, characterization of thermal waste and recycling constraints by agricultural, agro-food and agro-business enterprises (paper mills, aluminium smelters, cogenerations, chemical industries - Saguenay Lac St-Jean, Côte Nord, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montérégie).
- Agro-thermal parks for the establishment of greenhouse production and transformation of agricultural products using recycled industrial thermal waste (Saguenay Lac St-Jean, Abitibi, Montérégie).
- Intensive fish farming (500 t/y to 3000 t/y) using recycled industrial thermal waste (Saguenay Lac St-Jean, Témiscamingue, Cantons de l'Est).
- Characterization and reduction of nitrogen fertilizer and plant health product waste through washout in a tree nursery (Saguenay Lac St-Jean).
- Characterization and reduction of impacts caused by heavy traffic in a brick factory (Saguenay Lac St-Jean).
- Implementation of an Environmental Management System in the running of an agro-thermal park (Saguenay Lac St-Jean).
- Implementation of an Environmental Management System in a biomass cogeneration unit (Lac St-Jean / Canada).
Research and Development (support for R&D in SME)
- Development of biological dairy production management program.
- Development of alternative cereal and oleaginous production management program.
- Development of alternative potato production management program.
- Development of corn production management program through valorization of microclimatic zones.
- Development of organic production and transformation of Jerusalem artichokes.
- Research protocol for the production of milk naturally rich in AGPI
- Research protocol for the production of fine cheeses naturally rich in AGPI
- Research protocol for the production of ovine meat naturally rich in AGPI
- Research protocol for developing fine cheese recipes
- Development of alternative baby beef production
- Development of new potato production equipment
- Research protocol for development of new post-harvest potato processing equipment
- Research protocol for quality beef production using alternative production techniques
- Research protocol for development of alternative onion and carrot production
- Research protocol for optimisation of post-harvest processing of potatoes and other vegetables
- Research protocol for development of new industrial equipment (snow-clearing, industrial cleaning)
- Research protocol for development of used asphalt recycling procedure
- Research protocol for treatment and recycling of waste from a vegetable processing plant
- Assessment of externalities in agricultural and agro-food activities based on work by J.N. Pretty at the University of Essex (Great Britain). This method enables us to calculate financially the externalities of agricultural activities in terms of impact on the quality of the air, soil and water, biodiversity and human health. It also allows us to quantify potential savings, which can be beneficial to the community, with an unconventional approach to production and/or transformation.
- Strategic planning and prioritizing interventions with the help of a method derived from Simplified Audit Procedure (SAP) developed by Environment Canada. The adaptation of SAP carried out by INNOVAGRO Consultants inc. enables us to use this tool, initially designed for businesses, to set up development master plans and prioritize actions and projects on a macroeconomic scale (by sector, region or country).
