The Solar Innovation Table

7 to April 8, 2026 | Espace des bâtisseurs, Varennes

About the event Programmation What can we expect? Become a partner

Working together to develop solar energy in Quebec

Building on its success in 2025, La Table d'innovation solaire is back for a second edition on April 8, 2026 and {2} at Espace des Bâtisseurs, Varennes.

Organized in collaboration with CIMA+, Énergie Solaire Québec and Université de Sherbrooke, the event will bring together experts, researchers and professionals from all spheres of the solar industry to discuss the advances, challenges and innovations shaping solar energy in Quebec.

Programmation

From 9:00 AM

Home

From 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM

Panel 1: Solar energy on farms

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From 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Networking coffee break

From 11:00 AM to noon

Panel 2: Solar power in autonomous networks and indigenous communities

From noon to 1:30 PM

Dinner with presentation

From 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM

Panel 3: Social acceptability and community projects

From 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM

Networking coffee break

From 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Panel 4: The 300 MW tender / Major issues

From 4:00 PM to 4:15 PM

Break

From 4:15 PM to 5:00 PM

Presentation: Innovation / new technologies

From 5:00 PM

Cocktail 5 à 7

From 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM

Welcome and summary of the first day

From 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM

Panel 5: Solar experience outside Quebec

From 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Networking coffee break

From 11:00 AM to noon

Panel 6: HQ standards: E-1205 and E-1207 for autoproduction

From noon to 1:30 PM

Dinner with presentation

From 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM

Panel 7: Solar power in the energy mix - the experts' view

Moderator: Patrick Goulet
Patrick Goulet, President of Énergie solaire Québec

Pierre-Olivier Pineau, Professor at HEC Montréal

Yves Poissant, Solar Photovoltaic Technology Specialist at CanmetENERGY

Benoît Marcoux, Energy Policy Analyst

Yanik Paquet, Chief Scientist at Nergica

From 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM

Networking coffee break

From 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Panel 8: Certification, training and the risks of poor installation

From 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Closing remarks and closing of the event

What can we expect?

Over 200 participants
A place to meet and exchange ideas with experts, researchers, decision-makers and professionals from across Quebec's solar ecosystem
Networking opportunities in a friendly setting over lunch and coffee breaks
Access to all the latest information on solar energy in Québec
Programming focused on advances, standards and emerging solar practices in Québec

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Become a partner

Support solar innovation by becoming a partner

Associate your company with the Solar Innovation Table 2026 to showcase your products and services to a targeted audience of solar experts, researchers and influential professionals.

By becoming a partner, you'll be affirming your organization's commitment to development and innovation in Quebec's solar sector.

Partner benefits:

Increased visibility before and during the event
Position your company as a key player in the solar sector

Contact Mattieu Gagné to discuss sponsorship opportunities.

BECOME A PARTNER

Mattieu Gagné

mgagne@nergica.com