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News 24 October 2022

Applied thermodynamics in response to ecological transition challenges

In an effort to fully embrace all the challenges facing applied thermodynamics in the coming years, a group of experts from EFCE has published a summary document “A View on the Future of Applied Thermodynamics”.

Life cycle assessment (LCA)
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Infographics : Life cycle assessment (LCA)

Life Cycle Assesment (LCA) : An essential tool for measuring the overall environmental impact of our products
Climate, environment and circular economy
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Climate, environment and circular economy

New R&I themes, stimulated by the energy transition and circular economy markets, are beginning to emerge. The multidisciplinarity of IFPEN’s researchers is used in projects covering fields as diverse as CO 2 capture/storage and plastics recycling, addressing the problems of industry. CO 2 capture, utilization and storage Plastics recycling Environmental
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Our strengths

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)
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Our networks

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
Life cycle analysis (LCA)
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Our solutions

Life cycle analysis (LCA) Our solutions From attributional LCA to consequential LCA «Our economic engineers work on methods enabling us to assess the performance of the energy and transport sectors . Areas tackled recently include the analysis of the environmental challenges of mobility , biofuels and biobased products, as well
Life cycle analysis (LCA)
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Life cycle analysis (LCA)

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
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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 physical flows when the aim is to assess the impacts