Renewable energies
In order to tackle the greenhouse effect causing climate change and alleviate the transport sector's reliance on oil, IFP Energies nouvelles New Energy works on the production of biofuels, chemical intermediates and energy via the transformation of biomass. It also designs the technological solutions required to harness marine resources.
Producing fuels, chemical intermediates and energy from renewable sources
Today, many countries are introducing regulations or incentives to promote the use of biofuels:
- in Europe, the European directive governing renewable energies (RED) sets a target of a 10% share in transport sector energy consumption by 2020
- the United States has also set a bold objective for the substitution of fossil fuels by biofuels (around 10% in 2022).
Many scientific and technological obstacles need to be overcome to develop them. This calls for a multidisciplinary approach drawing on IFP Energies nouvelles' expertise in catalysis and separation, process engineering, physics, analysis and physical chemistry, in the following R&D themes:
New biofuel production technologies: overview of these expanding sectors and the challenges facing them
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Ocean renewable energies
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2010 Activity Report - Part 1: 5 priorities for the future
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