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The objective of GERESFAULT is to enhance the amount of energy extracted from the subsurface in France and Europe, by exploring new geothermal systems: crustal fault zones. Usually, geothermal exploration is focused on areas where subsurface temperatures are anomalously high. Here, GERESFAULT focus

The European energy sector is undergoing a major transition towards a carbon-free system. According to International Energy Agency, to limit the global temperature increase to 1.75°C by 2100 (Paris Agreement range midpoint), the energy sector must reach carbon neutrality by 2060. This can only be ac

Solvent-based processes for CO2 capture are recognized as some of the most ready-to-deploy capture technologies for the treatment of post-combustion emissions. Second-generation amine-scrubbing processes are now beginning to be deployed in large-scale demonstration projects which concern the power s

PhotoAcc thus aims at developing novel charge photoaccumulation systems, by taking inspiration from such biological cofactors, flavins in particular. Photosynthesis is a fascinating source of inspiration to design innovative molecular devices for the conversion and storage of solar energy. Applic

The project aims at studying the impact of lattice dynamics and oxygen ordering on the amplification of oxygen mobility at low temperature in the K2NiF4-type oxide Pr2NiO4+d. In particular, it will allow evaluating and extending a newly proposed phonon-assisted oxygen diffusion mechanism, enabling t

To address the question of the role of HOIPs defects in the performance and stability of HOIPs PV device, there is to consider the various types of defects that can be present in HOIPs and determine those relevant both (i) to the stability of HOIPs active layers and interfaces in SCs structure and

The increase in the production rate of composite tanks for the gaseous storage of hydrogen will contribute to the deployment of the hydrogen sector and to the reduction of costs. For this, the project must make it possible to go from 10 to 16 hours of baking of the composite to less than 5 hours (id

The world energy demand is rapidly rising with fossil fuels meeting most of the increase and renewables seeing impressive gains. However, the intermittent production of renewables calls for the development of electrochemical energy storage and conversion systems. Water electrolysers and fuel cells a

The DYCAT project objective is to unravel metal (Pt,Pd)/CeO2 interactions and transfer this knowledge to further key catalytic reactions in energy production, such as the water-gas shift reaction for H2 production and the clean catalytic combustion of CH4. DYCAT has prepared highly dispersed catalys

In the project INSIDE the impact of phase behaviour on mixing will be studied through experiments and numerical simulations. High-pressure experiments will be performed with a coaxial injector of ethane surrounded by nitrogen, and experimental data will be provided for flow displacement and density

Dynamic glazing consists of glass with adjustable transparency in the visible and/or near infrared range.It is an effective way to control incoming solar radiation and reduce energy consumption for lighting and air conditioning in buildings. However, the deployment of existing technologies remains l

The MOMENTA project aims at improving the modeling and prediction of aero-elastic loads when a turbulent wind turbine wake is impacting another wind turbine, to shorten the wind farm design process. To do so, the MOMENTA project proposes a first original measure of the turbulent wake of a wind tur

In the context of renewable energy development and in particular geothermal energy, the MEGaMu project aims at improving the methods available for the scientists and the industry to better understand the geothermal fields. Indeed, they are complex underground systems which are difficult to measure a

The objectives of the SPICS project are to develop and characterize 3D carbon materials for supercapacitors, designed from graphene sheets assembled using molecular pillars playing an active role in storage processes. The properties of polarity, redox or the poly-electrolytic nature of these pillars

The increasing number of power electronics devices in an automobile and their impact on the vehicle's electrical network impose increasingly stringent constraints in terms of reliability and safety. Car manufacturers are now faced with two major concerns: they must ensure compliance with standards l

Improving the performance of power electronics components is a major challenge for reducing our energy consumption. The diamond material has several extreme characteristics, such as a wide band gap and high thermal conductivity which are far superior to those of other semiconductor materials. In spi

Geothermal energy, namely the mobilization of the subsurface heat at very low, low or high temperatures, is one of the methods to achieve the energy transition. There is a real risk that an installation may not reach a geothermal resource with sufficient flow and temperature characteristics to ensur

The project is devoted to development of new highly efficient heterogeneous lyophobic systems for mechanical energy storage and absorption based on high pressure intrusion-extrusion of electrolyte solutions in hydrophobic microporous materials such as pure-silica zeolites (zeosils) and Metal-Organic

Li-ion batteries offer the highest energy density among current rechargeable devices and have thus become essantial for a wide range of applications. Aqueous electrolytes could in principle be an alternative to the current organic ones, provided that one can increase their cost/performance ratio. Fo

4.3 billion passengers used air transportation in 2018, and forecasts announce an annual 4.5% increase over the next 20 years. These figures raise environmental concerns because the aviation activity contributes to the overall carbon footprint (2-4% of total greenhouse gas emissions). European and I

MIMOSAH aims to develop a fluidized bed process in which hydrogen combustion takes place at sufficiently low temperatures in the presence of a partially inert solid medium, in order to face the risks related to the reactivity and wide range of flammability which characterize this fuel. Indeed, the u

Hydrogen is regarded as a promising molecular fuel to address such problem. The design of molecular electrocatalysts for hydrogen production is important for the development of renewable energy sources that are abundant, inexpensive, and environmentally benign. In this context a number of molecular

The basic research-oriented core novelty of CITADEL lies in the direct comparison of two types of soft-matter based advanced electrolytes: i) dynamically self-assembled monodomains of Anion/Cation-conducting Thermotropic Ionic Liquid Crystals (A- vs. C-TILCs) enabled through the application of an ac

Li metal is the best negative electrode due to its low electrochemical potential and high capacity, at least 10 times higher than that of graphite in Li-ion battery. However, the uneven Li electrodeposition onto metallic Li produces dendrites limiting the battery coulombic efficiency and which may g

The attitude of citizens towards the environment has significantly evolved over the last few decades, especially after the 1973 oil crisis. The necessity of showing regard to basic environmental policies is now apprehended by a growing number of people. However changing the habits of all the actors

The development of electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2ERR) depends strongly on the improvement of the efficiency of the catalytic systems used, to facilitate the selective and efficient transformation of CO2 (low overpotential; high current densities) but also on the development of new heterogeneous

COPPERPACK project aims at opening the way to competitive power electronics converters with a new class of power modules. The modules will be double side cooled and will present high electrical and thermal performance and high reliability. COPPERPACK project will contribute to validate and push our

The objective of the FraMatI project is to improve our fundamental understanding of fractures alteration and to develop predictive capabilities of reactive multi-phase flow in complex geological formations. The scientific strategy relies on a systematic multi-scale analysis of the fracture-matrix in

This proposal finds its origin in an important fact of the literature: All the high-efficiency PhOLEDs (with External Quantum Efficiency EQE> 20%) are multi-layer devices. These multi-layer PhOLEDs are constituted of a stack of organic layers in order to improve the injection, transport and recombin

Few studies showed that the effects of rainfall (rain rate and drop size distribution –DSD-) on wind turbine efficiency are significant, but have surprisingly received little attention. The main goal of WR-Turb is to overcome the current lack of knowledge on this topic through a genuine collaboratio

Performing photocatalytic reactions requires the coupling of multiple photoinduced one-electron transfer steps to multi-electron, multi-proton catalysis. Therefore chemists and physicists need to address urgently the problem of light-induced charge accumulation in photocatalytic systems. Understandi

Achieving high yields is a key element in the competitiveness of photovoltaic. Among third generation photovoltaic devices, solar cells based on hot carrier operation aim at reducing the thermalization process while obtaining high absorption. The project consortium is highly involved in recent achie

The replacement of fossil fuels by renewable energies is probably one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century. Among the different energies, hydrogen is one of the most promising. The new concepts for the production of "renewable H2" are extremely promising (but still far from economic viabil

The MASSHY project intends to develop multi-elemental alloys as new metal hydride solids for hydrogen storage with high capacity and good reversibility. These materials are the result of a new paradigm in metallurgy based on the alloying of four or more elements with concentrations close to equimola

Our goal is to develop an alternative K-ion battery to Li-ion (LIB) technology. KIBs combining the positive and negative electrodes of interest with an optimized electrolyte will be prepared in order to achieve the best performance in power / energy density and life span. The objective of Task 1

Flow redox batteries developed by the start-up Kemiwatt do not contain any noble or toxic metals. Only metal cations from iron are present in the electrolytic solutions for the operation of the battery. This technology has very little impact on mining resources, which gives them a prominent place in

The project comes within the scope of multi-level modeling approach that intends to generate closure laws from DNS or physical experimentation at a local scale or meso-scale for more coarse-grained models such as Euler-Euler (EE) models. Solid-liquid flows with cylinders have not been investigate

By understanding the fundamental processes related to the solvents effects on the efficiency and stability of solar cells, UPPiL aims to provide the necessary knowledge to develop powerful dye-sensitized solar cells accessible to all. The aim is to study the photosensitizer / electrolyte interaction

The research objective of the project SPECTROSCOPE is the in operando X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) study of novel non-precious metal electrocatalysts in low temperature polymer-electrolyte-membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) and electrolyzers (PEMEL), also involving the development of a synchrotron p

The performance of many industrial applications is largely based on the quality and reliability of the guidance and support systems (high rotational speeds, low friction torque, damping capability, etc.). In the TRIBOLUB team (Tribology of lubricated interfaces), one of the main objectives is to con

In the quest for better energy management, "post-lithium" systems are emerging. The explosion in the production of Li-ion batteries can face sustainability problems (resources, recycling) and therefore cost fluctuations. It is important to study alternative devices, bringing together electrode mater

Despite of its numerous advantages and extensive applications, DC microgrid is still relatively a novel technology and its grid architectures, control strategies, stabilization techniques and so on deserve tremendous research efforts. In both European and French scales, as more and more renewable DC

In recent decades, the search for new green energy sources has become a major economic and ecological challenge. Their adoption requires a reduction in costs and improvements in reliability, durability, and efficiency to compete with current fossil and nuclear energies. Among these, thermoelectric g

The general aim has to be achieved through the following partial objectives, which correspond to the three work packages of this research project: 1. Characterise experimentally and systematically the macroscopic volumetric response to thermal loading of water saturated clays with different micro