Fuell cells, Hydrogen’eration to come!

Posted on June 5, 2011 by admin
This article won the first award in the framework of the “Génération Energies” contest on the “Enertopia” topic: if you imagine the energy landscape in 2050, organized by Sia Conseil, L’Expansion and RTE.

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The need for gas storage…

Posted on May 18, 2011 by admin
Because of both the growing de-correlation of market prices with those of long-term contracts and issues of energy security, the need for traders to diversify their sources of gas supply appears to be inevitable. Indeed, players involved in the gas value chain will then be able to optimize their portfolio while avoiding potential supply disruptions.

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Critical size and location choice: key factors for offshore wind farms

Posted on May 5, 2011 by admin
In March 2007, European policy makers engaged themselves to reach the target of 20% renewable energy consumption by 2020 for the global energy consumption in the EU. Apart from the hydro-electrical power already generated in Europe, wind turbines are the primary mean on which should be trusted to achieve this objective.

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Gas against nuclear, new energy battle

Posted on May 4, 2011 by admin
Besides the citizen debate on nuclear power, how will respond the global market players of electricity production? Even if it is too early to assess the real consequences of the Fukushima accident, there is but no doubt they will analyze a range of concrete economic and politic data’s. For instance, market players will analyze the outcome of the natural gas, safety improvement and the State behavior.

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Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan: how to classify the severity of the incident?

Posted on March 16, 2011 by admin
While the incident of the Fukushima nuclear power plant still continues, many wonder about the severity of the nuclear risk. Will it be more serious than Three Miles Island? Is another Chernobyl possible? We will try to answer to these questions by examining the nuclear event scale.

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No sustainable waste management without responsible incineration

Posted on March 14, 2011 by admin
Population growth, consumerism and industrial development have led to an increase of waste. Sustainable waste management is crucial to meet the environmental challenges of our society. Indeed, the increasing cost of waste makes the problem even more urgent to resolve.

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The smart grid revolution

Posted on March 10, 2011 by admin
Today, everyone knows the famous “smart meter” allowing monitoring consumption minute after minute. However, the smart meter is only a part of the “Smart revolution” which involves managing many other constraints such as data’s collection. Italy was the first European country to implement smart meters and the amount of subscribers amounted 27 million in 2005.

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The tax on the German nuclear: a threat for electricity prices?

Posted on March 2, 2011 by admin
On September 6th 2010, the Merkel government has agreed to extend the lifetime of nuclear plants in exchange of a tax estimated at 2.3 billion of euros per year. This tax should be supported by the producers. In Europe, opinions about this new tax and the lifetime extension of the nuclear differ from one countries to an other. Considered as a “cheap” energy, leaving the nuclear will also have an impact on electricity prices.

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What future for the strategic LNG industry?

Posted on February 9, 2011 by admin
To meet the growing energy demand and to anticipate a decline in domestic production, developed countries have initiated, 30 years ago, a reorganization of their trade with the producer countries.
Indeed, in their energy mix, the emergence of the natural gas industry presents a new challenge: the diversification of the primary energy sources and the supply areas in order to limit the risk of dependence.

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World 2010: The electric car, finally market proof?

Posted on October 11, 2010 by admin
In a usual schematization to the phenomena of mode, the electric car is presented like an innovating alternative to the traditional spark-ignition engine car. Ecological, without rejection, nervous but quiet, perfectly adapted to urban environment, it brings multiple solutions to the problems of cohabitation between European or Asian cities not adapted to the intensification of circulation.

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