Eaton Expands its Montreal Innovation Center Focused on R&D for the Energy Transition
November 19, 2024
- Eaton adds jobs and footprint to its first Innovation Center in Canada located in Brossard
- New Eaton Experience Center provides hub for industry education
Intelligent power management company Eaton has announced the expansion of its newest global Innovation Center near Montreal in Brossard, Quebec less than a year after its opening. After developing cutting-edge software in the region for nearly 40 years, last year the company announced its Innovation Center focused on the research and development of distributed energy resources (DER) technologies.
Now, the company is adding 9,000 square feet and 50 more highly specialized jobs to the facility, bringing a total of approximately 200 jobs to Brossard. As part of the expansion, Eaton is building a new Experience Center to provide hands-on training for the digital technologies accelerating the energy transition—accelerating innovation and adoption of new solutions.
“Innovation and industry education are essential to propel the world’s transition to smarter, more sustainable energy systems. Here in Montreal, we’re bringing together the electrical industry’s brightest minds to develop and test new technologies, working hand-in-hand with customers, regional universities and technical schools to make it happen,” said Luiz Fernando Huet de Bacellar, PhD, Eaton’s vice president, engineering and technology. “We’re excited to bring more opportunities to the region, expand our Innovation Center and continue to innovate the technologies propelling the energy transition and a more sustainable future.”
With the availability of renewable energy soaring globally, new power management technologies are vital to optimize DERs and interconnection with the electric grid. Since 2020, Eaton has invested $1.3 billion in research and development for sustainable solutions and is targeting a total of $3 billion to the mission by 2030. At its Montreal Innovation Center, Eaton is collaborating closely with long-time customers to develop and commercialize novel solutions like its next generation microgrid system that will help simplify, accelerate and optimize the integration of renewables and energy storage for utilities, buildings and industry.
“The expansion of the Eaton Innovation Center, in particular the new customer Experience Center, will help enhance the collaboration environment between Eaton and Hydro-Québec, and allow us to better integrate innovative technologies into our distribution system,” said Hervé Delmas, automation engineer at Hydro-Québec.
Eaton opened its Montreal Innovation Center in November 2023. With a focus on developing advanced solutions to optimize DERs, the company is bringing together multiple disciplines, including cybersecurity, software, human-centered design and automation experts to maximize the impact of sustainable technology across industries.
Learn more about how Eaton is helping its global customers simplify the energy transition.
Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for people everywhere. We make products for the data center, utility, industrial, commercial, machine building, residential, aerospace and mobility markets. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy sources, helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges, and building a more sustainable society for people today and generations to come.
Eaton was founded in 1911 and has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange for more than a century. They reported revenues of $23.2 billion in 2023 and serve customers in more than 160 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com. Follow them on LinkedIn.
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