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Fundamental Research
News
23 September 2020
Wind energy: a new numerical tool to support the sector’s future
Encouraged by the French long-term energy program, the increasing roll-out of wind energy technology is associated with new challenges. To address these, IFPEN, working in partnership with Météo France (the French national weather service), has developed a numerical tool capable of highly realistic modeling.
Issues and Foresight
Economic outlook
16 September 2020
Biofuels Dashboard 2020
Biofuels in the road transport sector / Gasoline substitutes / Diesel substitutes / Biomethane for NGV powertrains / Biofuels in the aviation sector / Focus on France / Covid-19: effects and expected investments
Fundamental Research
News
23 April 2020
Boosting cellulase activity to reduce the cost of bioethanol
Innovation and Industry
News
13 March 2020
2nd generation biofuels: an industrial first for French Futurol™ technology
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Natural hydrogen in continental environments: the question of its origin solved
THÈSE DE JULIA GUÉLARD
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Floating wind turbine: increasing reliability in an “ocean of possibilities”
The optimal design of mechanical structures is hampered by the imperfect knowledge of the environmental conditions under which they will operate. The systematic incorporation of the resulting
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Optimized design of processes: enhanced efficiency, even with ethanol
The optimized design of processes is a complex but promising approach in terms of the expected benefits for the efficiency of industrial systems and their operating performance. It is an area that was
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The control of floating platforms for offshore wind turbines: being active reduces fatigue
The fatigue resistance of floating offshore wind turbines is significantly affected by the wave forces to which their supporting platforms are exposed. Passive and active damper systems — preferably
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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: treat waste, supply energy ( biogas a), and produce fertilizers
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Biofuels: contagion factors between agricultural and oil markets?
In order to combat climate change, numerous countries introduced policies promoting the use of 1 st-generation biofuels, generating a 7-fold increase in their production between 2000 and 2014. In