Energy
Our successes! With environment at the heart of our interests, the Socanin team has been involved in several energy sector projects.
With environment at the heart of our interests, the Socanin team has been involved in several energy sector projects. In the coming decades, these segments will continue to become an essential component of infrastructure and societal evolution, powering all economic activity.
For your next strategic investments in conventional or renewable energy technologies, rely on Socanin's technical expertise and project management as well as its market knowledge to complete your project management team. Alongside you and under your direction, we will ensure that your innovations and major projects deliver on their promises.
Socanin offers a complete suite of project support services for energy industries. You operate in hydro, wind, solar, oil or gas and are considering a construction or infrastructure project at the production, transformation or distribution stage? Our experts can help you meet your technical objectives, budget and schedule.
PHOSTECH LITHIUM – LifePower P2 – Süd Chemie
Candiac, Quebec, Canada
Phostech Lithium's demonstration plant, a unique project worldwide worth approximately $80M, with a production capacity of 2,400 T/year of LiFePO4 (LifePower P2), a safe, high-power cathode material that powers certain rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in hybrid and electric vehicles. It is also preferred for solar and wind energy storage and powering electric tools. Socanin represented Phostech Lithium (Süd-Chemie – Clariant) in the strategic project setup, engineering, procurement and construction management, as well as in preparing various validation studies and obtaining permits and subsidies for this plant in Candiac.
ENERKEM WESTBURY – Demonstration Plant (Ethanol)
Westbury, Quebec, Canada
Socanin was part of the project management team and as such represented Enerkem in engineering, procurement and construction management, as well as various validation studies and permit acquisition for the demonstration plant with a capacity of 5 ML/year in Westbury, Quebec, Canada. The demonstration unit was part of a validation and demonstration project for the technical and commercial feasibility of converting end-of-life waste into ethanol.
ENERKEM ALBERTA BIOFUELS – Biofuel Plant
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
The commercial plant will produce 36 ML/year of Methanol using Enerkem's patented technology, enabling the conversion of urban waste materials, such as sorted industrial, commercial and institutional waste, as well as non-recyclable construction and demolition debris, into biofuels. SOCANIN was part of the owner's team and as such represented Enerkem in procurement support and contractual management during the construction of the cellulosic Methanol plant in Edmonton, Alberta.
VANERCO – Cellulosic Ethanol Plant
Varennes, Quebec, Canada
The commercial plant, developed jointly with Greenfield Ethanol, will produce 36 million liters per year of cellulosic ethanol using Enerkem's patented technology to convert urban waste materials, such as sorted industrial, commercial and institutional waste, as well as non-recyclable construction and demolition debris, into biofuels. SOCANIN was part of the project management team and as such represented Enerkem in project setup, engineering, procurement and construction management of technological modules. It also participated in various technical and commercial validation studies.
ENERKEM – Pilot Plant (Ethanol)
Westbury, Quebec, Canada
SOCANIN was part of the owner's team and as such represented Enerkem in engineering, procurement and construction management, as well as in obtaining permits for the pilot unit (EtOH). A very aggressive timeline was associated with the construction of this pilot unit.