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Carnot IFPEN Ressources Energétiques
Innovation and Industry

Carnot IFPEN Ressources Energétiques

The Carnot IFPEN Ressources Energétiques (RE) brings together 14 of IFP Energies nouvelles’ laboratories. Awarded the Carnot label in 2020, it maintains strong ties with the socio-economic world, both in France and internationally, and actively contributes to the Carnot Institute network. The Carnot IFPEN RE addresses the challenges associated with
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Carlos NIETO-DRAGHI

Research Engineer / Project Manager
Carlos Nieto-Draghi (b. 1975) completed a Chemical Engineer degree at the Simón Bolívar University (Caracas, Venezuela) followed by a DEA and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineer and Processes at the Rovira i
Issues and Foresight

Energy storage

Energy storage consists in preserving a quantity of energy produced for later use. The idea is to ensure a balance between energy production and consumption, reduce losses and, hence, optimize costs.
Energy storage
Innovation and Industry

Energy storage : Our strengths

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
Energy storage
Innovation and Industry

Energy storage : Our solutions

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
Energy storage
Innovation and Industry

Energy storage

Energy storage OVERVIEW AND CHALLENGES The energy transition targets an increasingly low-carbon economy. Observation Problem electricity produced on a large scale from renewable sources, primarily wind and solar >> variable production decentralized electricity production variable production and difficulty balancing electricity supply and demand; risk of disruption to electricity supplies in
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Stored heat

Energy storage, one of the major challenges within the context of the energy transition, can take a variety of forms. For heat storage, one of the solutions developed at IFPEN is based on a fixed