Industrial Electrification Potential for Decarbonization in Quebec
ケベック州における脱炭素化のための産業電化の可能性 (AI 翻訳)
Soseh Zadoorian, Omar Mostafa, Etienne Bernier, Abdelaziz Hammache
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日本語
本研究は、ケベック州の13のエネルギー多消費サブセクターを対象に、産業電化の可能性をボトムアップ分析で評価した。低中温プロセスは既存技術で高い電化可能性を示し、高温プロセスは水素等の高度技術が必要である。技術楽観シナリオではGHG排出量が51%削減されるが、大幅な設備投資と電力インフラ拡充が不可欠である。
English
This study assesses the electrification potential of 13 energy-intensive industrial sub-sectors in Quebec using a bottom-up analysis of fossil fuel consumption and electro-technology applicability. Low- and medium-temperature processes show high potential with mature technologies, while high-temperature processes require capital-intensive solutions. Under a techno-optimistic scenario, GHG emissions decrease by 51%, but require major investments in electro-technologies and grid infrastructure.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
ケベック州は低炭素電源に恵まれており、日本のような化石燃料依存の産業構造とは異なるが、本調査で用いられたプロセス別の技術評価手法は、日本の産業電化戦略の検討において参考になる可能性がある。特に、高温プロセスにおける課題は日本でも共通する。
In the global GX context
This paper offers a detailed methodology for assessing industrial electrification potential in a region with clean electricity, which is highly relevant for global decarbonization efforts. The findings highlight that while electrification can significantly reduce emissions, it cannot eliminate process emissions and requires substantial infrastructure investment, insights applicable to many industrial regions.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Provides a replicable bottom-up framework for assessing sectoral electrification potential and technology readiness levels.
🏢実務担当者:Offers sector-specific insights on electro-technology applicability and cost implications for industrial decarbonization planning.
🏛政策担当者:Quantifies emission reduction potential and investment needs for industrial electrification, informing subsidy and infrastructure policies.
📄 Abstract（原文）
Electrification of Quebec’s industrial sector is a key decarbonization pathway in the context of its already low-carbon electricity supply. This study assesses the electrification potential of thirteen energy-intensive sub-sectors: primary aluminum, pulp and paper, steel, cement, alumina, lime, petroleum refining, iron ore mining and pelletizing, gold and silver mining, chemicals, agrifood, non-ferrous metals refining and smelting, and wood products. Based on a bottom-up analysis of fossil fuel consumption by process and equipment based on 2019 data, and an evaluation of electro-technology applicability as a function of process temperature, two scenarios are examined: a techno-optimistic scenario assuming full electrification regardless of technology maturity, and a high-TRL scenario limited to commercially available or near-commercial solutions. Low- and medium-temperature processes (<700 °C) show high electrification potential using mature technologies such as heat pumps, electric boilers, and resistance heating, whereas high-temperature processes depend on more capital-intensive and process-specific solutions, including electric furnaces, plasma technologies, and hydrogen-based pathways. In the techno-optimistic scenario, fossil fuel consumption, GHG emissions, and electricity use change by -85%, -51%, and +53%, respectively for the thirteen sub-sectors, while in the high-TRL scenario they change by -44%, -21%, and +28% respectively. The associated annual energy cost increases are estimated at C$656 million and C$254 million for the two scenarios, respectively. Overall, electrification requires major investments in electro-technologies and their process integration, and electricity generation and transmission infrastructure; it can substantially reduce GHG emissions but cannot eliminate a significant share of process emissions.
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- crossref https://doi.org/10.52825/isec.v2i.3352first seen 2026-05-21 04:24:11
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