Innovation and Industry
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04 February 2022
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Issues and Foresight
Economic outlook
25 January 2022
Biofuels Dashboard 2021
Biofuels in the road transport sector / Gasoline substitutes / Diesel substitutes / Spotlight on biofuels in the aviation sector / Biomethane for NGV powertrains / Focus on France / Expected opportunities for advanced biofuels
Innovation and Industry
News
15 December 2021
Anellotech’s Bio-TCat™ technology is ready for commercialization
Anellotech’s Bio-TCatTM technology for making Bio p-xylene, toluene and benzene from woody biomass is ready for commercialization
Fundamental Research
News
30 November 2021
Antoine Fécant awarded the French Académie des Sciences 2021 IMT Young Scientist prize
Innovation and Industry
Events
23 - 25 November 2021
IFPEN attends WindEurope Electric City 2021 - Cloned
Innovation and Industry
News
09 November 2021
IFPEN puts its supports behind the start-up FunCell for the development of bio-based additives for the paper industry
Fundamental Research
News
08 November 2021
Rémi Hocq, a former IFPEN PhD student, receives a 3rd award for his research work
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Improvement of hydrodynamic models for floating wind turbines
The development of floating platforms for offshore wind turbines, to replace fixed foundations, paves the way for the harnessing of wind reserves in ultra-deep offshore zones. The potential is
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Semi-crystalline polymers: clays that are ignored?
In the energy sector, semi-crystalline polymers a are primarily used within structures located in aggressive environments, to form coatings (waterproofing, thermal or electric barriers). These
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Wind farms – a more effective layout using modeling
The development of wind farms requires the optimal placement of wind turbines in relation to each other in order to maximize overall production. If the turbines are too close to each other, wake
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Wind turbines have the wind in their sails, thanks to GPUs
IFPEN has been carrying out research in the field of floating wind turbines for a number of years, developing, for this purpose, the DeepLines Wind TM simulation tool, in partnership with Principia (1
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Where aviation fuels are concerned... compromise is the name of the game
In the aviation sector, fuels derived from hydrotreated vegetable oils (HEFA a) are seen as an alternative to petroleum based Jet A-1 b to reduce the environmental footprint of air transport. However
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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