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Green Hydrogen-Flexible and Optimised Networks by interDisciplinary, multiDimensional and methOdological Research – GrHyFONDDOR
Green hydrogen is one of the key enablers of the energy transition and decarbonization of our societies as confirmed by the most recent energy roadmaps and national plans aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050. For hydrogen to play a significant role in the future demand mix, its costs should go down
Passivating and transparent selective contact for Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2 solar cells – PASTEL
CuInGaSe2 solar cells are expected to reach a global market of $8.5 billion by 2024. The state of art solar cell features a 23.4% efficiency using a 2.5µm absorber grown on Molybdenum (Mo). Increasing the efficiency and reducing the absorber thickness (fabrication throughput bottleneck) are the curr
Large scale plunging jets : Impact, energy dissipation and air entrainment – JetPlume
Liquid jets impacting a pool entrain air beneath the free surface when their velocity is large enough. Large-scale plunging jets encountered in hydroelectric infrastructures play an important role on the performance and safety of dams. Furthermore, they play a relevant role on the ecosystem balance
multiscale experimental and numerical investigation of ROCksalt flow for underground STORage of HYdrogen – RockStorHy
Deep rock salt caverns may be used for massive storage of hydrogen. The long term mechanical evolution of the host rock must be assessed with strict respect of sealing at frequent operational cycling. This project is based on complementary multiscale approaches investigating experimentally and numer
Reliability and high torque and power density motor – REdHat_Motor
The electric driving chain constitutes a solution for mobility issues. For economic, ecologic and energy reasons, their power and their torque, with respect to their mass and volume, must be improved, and especially the electrical machines equipping the vehicles. The main goal of the project is to i
Mineral scaling and mechanical stresses on geothermal corrosion – GeoSteelCor
For the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the global energy production, geothermal energy is one of the promising ways. Due to the high corrosivity and scaling ability of geothermal fluids, the selection of proper metallic materials is a big challenge for its reliable development. One of the
Design of Efficient Anion-exchange Membrane Fuel Cell with Ultralow Precious Metal content – DEEP
R&D on anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) has shown tremendous progress in recent years, AEMFCs reaching now high power densities with catalysts based on platinum group metals (PGMs). While AEMFCs offer the long-term perspective to switch to PGM-free catalysts due to the high-pH environment
Enzyme modified Vertically aligned Carbon nanotubes for enzymatic self-charging supercapacitors – SuperBioCap
Enzymatic glucose biofuel cells are promising eco-friendly alternatives to replace polluting button batteries in disposable electronics such as point-of-care devices. The performances of recent biofuel cells meet the requirements of energy consumption of such devices in the microwatt range throughou
SimUlation of rotomolded poLymer viscosity for HYdrogen by ultraSonic testing methode – ULHYS
The ULHYS project focus on the French strategy of the development of the hydrogen technology. The ambition is to contribute to the process’s optimization used for hydrogen storage tank type IV manufacturing (a bilayer with a composite and a polymer). The objective of the project is to understand and
dense semi-PErmanent SEismic Networks in ConnEcted buildings for induced seismicity monitoring – PrESENCE
Very dense seismic networks, consisting of thousands of geophones, are common in the subsurface exploration industry. They allow very detailed imaging of the underground through active or passive seismic methods and have been used to monitor and optimize the development of reservoirs in particular i
Electrical Interfaces for the Systematic Design of Triboelectric Kinetic Energy Harvesters Operating in Realistic Mechanical Environments – INTRICATE
Small-scale kinetic energy harvesting is a candidate technique for the self-powering of autonomous systems of small sizes, by converting part of their ambient mechanical energy into usable electrical energy. Among different types of kinetic energy harvesters, triboelectric kinetic energy harvesters
Efficient reverse design of green solvents for emerging solution-processed photovoltaic technologies – GreenPHOTOSOLV
Within the context of a fast growing demand of renewable electrical energy, GreenPHOTOSOLV project deals with current development challenges of printed photovoltaic technologies through the novel application of a systemic approach based on reverse engineering. The project addresses two major issues
Hybrid Perovskite-HTM as an Intermediate Layer for solar cells – HyMatIL
Perovskite solar cells (PSC), despite a better efficiency than Silicon technology, have a major drawback in the use of a doped hole transporting material (HTM). Spiro-OMeTAD, one of the most efficient, proves to be expensive and the use of dopants causes stability problems, limiting the development
The policies and politics of ecological transition: carbon neutrality in the hydrogen and biogas industries – ECOINDUS
ECOINDUS analyses the ecological transition of the gas industry by questioning its low-carbon promises in the biogas and hydrogen industries, its regional variations in France and the public policies that support them. Based on a comparative survey of the biogas and hydrogen industries in Bretagne a
Design of Reliable power electronics modules under Electrical, Electromagnetic and Thermal constraints – ModuFEET
The objective of this project is to design an integrated power module embedded in PCB under electrical and thermal constraints, as well as "0-electromagnetic emission" constraint, reliability and lifetime. The developed electro-thermo-mechanical models and characterizations could be exported, adapte
Deep learning based digital twins for dynamic identification of high voltage grid connected converters – DELTWINCO
The production of electricity by renewable energy, connected to the grid with power electronic converters is increasing. Hence, the question of dynamic stability evaluation of electricity grid is becoming more and more complex due to power electronic converters. To cope with this situation, the Tran
DESign and evaluaTIon methods for 3D power electronics packagiNg with Integrated cooling – DESTINI
The context of wide bandgap power semiconductor devices necessitates to reinvent current packaging technologies. An innovative solution, based on the integration of power components within heat sinks, seems to be an excellent candidate to increase the power density of static converters. It is also h
Nanocharacterization of Li-ion electrochemical systems by using isotopic tracing – NanoLit
The NanoLit project aims at developing a powerful methodology based on lithium tracing by combining advanced microscopy and spectroscopy techniques. The objective lies in a better understanding of lithium mobility in the SEI as well as in electrode materials, and in studying trapping effects through
Redox Flow Hybrid Zinc / Manganese – REDZIM
In the current scenario of energy transition, batteries for large-scale grid storage require low cost, high safety, low maintenance, high number of charge/discharge cycles, and calendar life, and for some services high power. Redox Flow Batteries (RFB) are particularly well suited to meet these requ
Chemical Engineering for the Synthesis of Highly Stable Perovskite Films Applied to Efficient Solar Cells – ChemSta
Photovoltaics (PV) still need improvement for cost-effectiveness, saving on raw material and cutting in pay-back energy consumption. Solid state perovskite solar cells (PSCs), the latest discovered PV technology, have made an unprecedented emergence as particularly promising high-performance devices
Development of dual functional catalytic materials for integrated CO2 capture and conversion – DuCaCO2
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) or utilization (CCU) technologies have the potential to mitigate the anthropogenic CO2 emissions, largely responsible for climate change. In this project we aim an integrated CO2 capture and utilization (ICCU) process, by which CO2 is first captured and then converte
Proof of cOncept of a multi-functional reverSible Electrochemical hYbriD cell Operating at iNtermediate temperature – POSEYDON
POSEYDON, is a 48-month "PRC" project, fitting the "Sustainable, clean, safe and efficient energy" challenge. It deals with the production of clean energy via the fuel cell, the production of hydrogen by electrolysis of water and the valorisation of CO2 (production of high added value products by co
I. Semiconducting Conjugated Oligomers for Photo-driven O2 and H2 Evolution – SCOOPE
Artificial Photosynthesis is a term already well acquainted in the general public and on political scenes that holds the promise of providing a sustainable energy vector, H2, from sunlight and water! The most daunting task ahead of chemists resides in the first segment of this research that is, capt
Heterofunctional Porous Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Electrolyzers – HYKALIN
Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis (AEMWE) is a very promising technology for producing clean H2 at a target cost of 2 $/kg. Like Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis (PEMWE), this membrane-based technology has the advantages of an “all solid” system (coupling with intermittent energy
Energy efficiency in reactive distillation – SEDRE
The SEDRE project associates 3 complementary partners (LGC, CP2M and Processium). The aim of SEDRE is to develop an innovative reactive distillation process that integrates reactive distillation and heat-integrated DIstillation columns in the same apparatus. For this purpose, innovative catalytic co
Exploration in COmbustion Safety of Alternative Fuel for Environment – ECOSAFE
ECOSAFE project is focused on the control and safety issues raised by massive implementation of alternative fuel like hydrogen, especially in confined systems such as internal geometry of fuel cell stack. Understanding the conditions for propagation of a flame in such slender geometries requires th
A mediated sodium-ion aqueous redox-flow battery for large scale energy storage – NASTOR
Within the context of energy shift towards a decrease in the contribution of fossil fuels, the development of new stationary energy storage systems is mandatory. Indeed, the intrinsic intermittent and variable nature of renewable energy sources, such as windmill and photovoltaic, requ
High Performance Stretchable Li-ion Microbattery – HIPERSLIM
Stretchable energy storage systems composed of micro-supercapacitors and microbatteries have attracted attention to meet the requirements of wearable technologies such as smart electronic textiles. However, performances of these flexible micropower sources remain well below the typical levels requir
Flame dynamics and stabilization for direct hydrogen injection in linear and annular combustion systems – FlyHy
Aviation is currently responsible for 2% of global CO2 emissions but its impact is growing. For the moment, and for the coming years too, the energy density of battery storage is still too low for commercial aviation applications; it will therefore be necessary to keep on using combustion in gas tur
Advanced Design of Vuilleumier for INtelligent Combined Cooling, Heat and Power. – DAVinCCHeaP
DAVincCCHeaP answers research issues about clean and sustainable energies as well as reduction of primary energy consumption. Combining theoretical, numerical (CFD) and experimental approaches, this project will support French innovations in the field of regenerative thermal machines. There is great
Electrical Multiscale Bio-inspired Live-skin interfaces in Aeronautics – EMBIA
Inspired from the highly efficient aerodynamics of birds, versatility of the jelly-moon fringes, manta ray and sharks, the multidisciplinary project EMBIA creates a “live skin” composed of an innovative moving interface between an air-vehicle and the surrounding turbulence. The solid-fluid interface
Passive in situ generation of additional reductant intermediates for the assisted green hydrogen engines NOx removal – H-toClean
The implementation of batteries or fuel cells as a decarbonised propulsion method for heavy trucks remains an issue for cost and energy density reasons. One alternative solution lies in the development of green hydrogen internal combustion engines (H2-ICEs), as studied by Renault Trucks (which expre
Association of control theory and data analysis techniques to implement planned perennity in software defined power converters – DataPower
Power electronics is a key technology to the energy transition. However, power converter design techniques are function-defined, resulting in a long and costly development process yielding non-reusable solutions. A software-defined approach, focused on repairing, reprogramming and refurbishing is po
PhysiCal Analysis of evaPoration and sloshing phenomena in LH2 transport tanks – CAPLH2
Hydrogen as a source of energy is massively investigated by car constructors and has always been a subject in rocket design. The transport of medium to large-scale hydrogen vessels is conducted in its liquid form at low temperature (20K) for energy efficiency. LH2 is stored in super insulated tanks
Photoactive Silicon gas diffusion electrodes for solar assisted electrochemical conversion of CO2 – SIROCCO
The main goal of SIROCCO is to design high efficiency photocathodes for the photoelectrochemical reduction of CO2 (PEC-CO2RR) by advantageously combining gas diffusion photoactive supports based on silicon micropillars to bimetallic nanocatalysts (specifically, PdCu and AgCu). The aim is to improve
Monolithic Ultimate power Switching cell in SIlicon Carbide – MUSIC
Power microelectronics associated with high-efficiency electrical conversion systems are essential to reduce the energy consumption. Nevertheless, power microelectronics and electrical conversion circuits are still considered as disjointed disciplines during the design process. This results in very
Dynamics of detonation in heterogeneous medium – DYNAMHO
Understanding detonation behaviours in non-uniform explosive mixtures is one of the oldest and most challenging problem on explosion dynamics. Variable initial states are commonly encountered in most situations of practical interest such as safety of goods and people, advanced aerospace propulsion a
Topological optimization of electromechanical converters without rare earth and realization by 3D printing – CONVOPTI3D
With the recent evolution of metallic 3D printing techniques and considering all the freedom it offers in terms of mechanical design, the idea is to develop a computerized method that will be liberated from the usual manufacturing constraints capable of creating optimal electromechanical converter s
Using hydrogen as a decarbonated energy for propulsion applications – SPEEDYH
Reducing our impact on climate means reducing our consumption of fossil fuels. As a result, the use of hydrogen as an energy carrier is currently seen as an unmissable option. An alternative to fuel cells (FC) and electric vehicles, which massively use rare materials, is the direct injection and com
NACREE : New Approach in Chemical Reactor for the Equipartition of Entropy – NACREE
NACREE finds origin in the observation that, surprisingly, there are no methodologies that allow the knowledge of the creation of irreversibility to be linked to the design of devices. This project aims to offer one. The methodology developed during the project will be applied to plug flow reactors