01.07.2017
15 minutes of reading
Special issue: Economics and environmental assessment
In a world subject to the uncertainties of climate change and forced to rethink its energy mix in the context of a controlled energy transition, the decisions of both private players (households, businesses) and public policy-makers must be assessed in order to optimize their industrial, economic (growth, jobs, etc.) and environmental consequences.
To meet these challenges, the Economics and Technology Intelligence Division of IFP Energies nouvelles is developing an analysis of scientific, technical and economic information, combined with territorial and time-related dimensions, along with the behavioral dynamics of users. This methodology enables it to produce prospective scenarios incorporating technological and environmental regulation-related changes and to perform market research, technical and economic assessments of industrial sectors and environmental impact studies. To do this, the Economics and Technology Intelligence Division draws on expertise in the field of prospective analysis, energy sector modeling, technical and economic assessment of industrial sectors and life cycle assessment.
The articles in this issue therefore illustrate a few of these approaches and demonstrate the potential they offer.
I hope you enjoy reading this issue.
François Kalaydjian, Director of the Economics and Technology Intelligence Division
SCelecTRA: prize for best 2030 scenario for electric mobility
Selected as part of the European ERANET-Electromobility+ programa and coordinated by IFPEN, the SCelecTRA(1) project was aimed at assessing the potent
Biofuels: contagion factors between agricultural and oil markets?
In order to combat climate change, numerous countries introduced policies promoting the use of 1st-generation biofuels, generating a 7-fold increase in their production between 20
Biomethane production: a lever for the circular economy!
The development of methanisation sectors is part of a drive to create a circular economy that simultaneously serves three purposes:
Welcome to the club! Understanding and overcoming the obstacles to the adoption of CCS technologies
The widespread adoption of CO2 capture and storage (CCS), a key factor in combating climate change, requires the joint adoption of these tec
Consequential LCA and impacts assessment of legislation on the energy transition
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an environmental impact assessment tool that is generally static, linear and limited to the description of phy
Renovation of housing: how to support the energy transition of French households?
The national energy transition will largely depend on changes in household energy consumption.