At a time when the ecological transition has imposed itself on all agendas, good news.
France ranks first for patent filings related to low-carbon technologies.
Three tricolor institutions rank in the world top 10.
The CEA even comes in first place, when the IFP Energies nouvelles (Ifpén) is in fourth position and the CNRS in seventh place, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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France has an extraordinary capacity to push innovations that allow the ecological transition"
, underlines Pierre-Franck Chevet, president of Ifpén.
The country is particularly successful in the development of hydrogen, but also in the capture and storage of carbon dioxide.
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Industrial demonstrators for CO capture have started.
One of them was set up at ArcelorMittal in Dunkirk.
A long-term job.
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It takes nearly fifteen years of development between the idea and the industrial demonstrator
,” recalls Pierre-Franck Chevet.
But it is even more effective to avoid polluting emissions.
Ifpén is also developing solutions for the chemical recycling of plastic - this involves remanufacturing a new polymer from waste.
The art of making new out of old.
At Ifpén, revenues from our hydrocarbon activities are used to boost our green developments.
It's a carbon tax that works internally.
Without “yellow vests”!
” welcomes its president.