Climate, environment and circular economy

Life cycle analysis (LCA) Our strengths A dedicated team of Life Cycle Analysis engineers/PhD graduates with expertise covering the entire energy and transport value chain, supported by a team of young researchers working in partnership with specialist LCA laboratories (Elsa Montpellier, CIRAIG Canada, etc.). Close ties with R&D teams making

Life cycle analysis (LCA) Our networks SCORELCA « We are partners of the SCORELCA network, a cooperative LCA and environmental quantification research structure created on the initiative of some leading French companies (EDF, Engie, Renault, Saint-Gobain, TotalEnergies and Veolia), with the support of ADEME. Its objectives are to : define

IFPEN researches and develops methodologies aimed at evaluating the performance of the energy and transport sectors.

Life cycle analysis (LCA) OVERVIEW AND CHALLENGES Life Cycle Analysis ( LCA) is an assessment method aimed at quantifying the environmental impacts of a product or a service, as part of an eco-design approach or with a view to selecting the optimal solution. All the potential impacts on the environment

Environmental monitoring Our strengths Expertise derived from oil and gas exploration, production and storage applied to the development of new energy technologies based on the use of the underground environment. Scientific expertise recognized via publications enabling the dissemination of information and the scientific promotion of our R&I work. Turnkey methods

IFPEN is developing a range of solutions designed to enable industrial and environmental gas monitoring in the atmosphere, on the ground, in the soil and underground.

Environmental monitoring Our networks In addition to the partnerships mentioned below, research and development activities are conducted in collaboration with industrial partners (gas storage operators, etc.) who provide access to sites where different tools are tested. A framework partnership agreement with Andra On 2 May 2018, following a 20-year partnership

Environmental monitoring OVERVIEW AND CHALLENGES In 2018, environmental standards were tightened up around the world with the objective of limiting the overall increase in global temperature to below 2°C by the end of the century. To meet this ambitious target, a reduction in global CO 2 emissions of more than

Energy storage Our strengths Expertise throughout the R&I chain: Optimization, data sciences, computer engineering: Cloud platform for battery management and control in the context of self-consumption, electricity grid services: planning according to price criteria, behavior monitoring during aging, etc. Dimensioning tools incorporating technical and economic aspects and adjusted according to

IFPEN focuses its activities on improving electric energy surface storage processes, adapted to network services, such as microgrids. Energy Management Systems (EMS) / Advanced Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage (AA-CAES) / Electrochemical storage via Redox Flow Batteries