QUÉBEC'S MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT AUTHORIZES RÉSEAU ALLÉGÉ QUÉBEC TO CONSTRUCT ENERGY STORAGE MANUFACTURING AND RESEARCH FACILITY IN SHAWINIGAN
VILLE DE SHAWINIGAN, QC, Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightening Grid Québec Inc. (LGQ, and d/b/a Réseau Allégé Québec) announced today that it has received environmental and construction authorization from the Québec Ministry of the Environment to construct its advanced energy storage manufacturing and research facility located in the Ville de Shawinigan, Québec.
- "We have reached a significant milestone in our mission to establish a state-of-the-art energy storage manufacturing and research facility in Shawinigan, thanks to the exceptional support from our partners in Québec and North America," said Michael Epstein, CEO of Réseau Allégé Québec.
- LGQ's large capacity cells enable two to three times the production output within a typical building footprint, translating to greater energy efficiency, productivity, and manufacturing agility.
- Battery performance advantages include 10,000 to 20,000 cycles, or up to one magnitude greater than competitors' energy storage systems.
- "Our goal is to build a sustainable, globally competitive position for LGQ's highly advanced energy storage systems in Shawinigan."