Carnot IFPEN Transports Energie
The Carnot IFPEN Transports Energie is a key player in the energy and environmental transition towards carbon-free and sustainable mobility. It proposes and develops innovative, technological and/or digital solutions for industry, users and public decision-makers, aimed at increasing the energy efficiency and reducing the environmental impacts of transport systems. It supports the changes associated with the ecological, energy and digital transition of the mobility sector.
Key figures
| Permanent staff (full-time equivalent) | 279 |
| PhD Students | 31 |
| Global budget | 38,5 M€ |
| Partnership incomes with industry | 15 M€ |
Contact
institut Carnot
IFPEN Transports Energie
1 & 4 avenue de Bois Préau
92852 Rueil Malmaison
Gaetan MONNIER
Director
tel : +33 (0)1 47 52 69 16
gaetan.monnier[a]ifpen.fr
Innovate
Innovative solutions addressing market needs:
- Electric powertrain systems for optimal energy efficiency of vehicles
- Web services to reduce the environmental footprint associated with mobility and improve air quality
- IC engine systems incorporating low-carbon fuels in order to reduce the carbon footprint and pollutant emissions
- Mobile or stationary systems for energy production and storage and thermal energy recovery for transport or lowpower facilities
High-performance experimental resources and digital tools resulting in innovations with reduced costs and development times
A proactive industrial protection policy
Collaborate
- Close ties with industry: from start-ups, micro-companies, SMEs and
intermediate-sized companies to major French and international industrial groups - A strong commitment within competitiveness clusters (NextMove, CARA, ASTech, etc.)
- Pooled and targeted action within the context of Carnot “industrial sector” projects: coordinator of Carnauto for the automobile sector and partner of Aircar for the aviation sector
- Synergy with networks of academic partners and R&D laboratories with an international influence
- Active participation in European bodies representing research and industry (EARPA, ERTRAC, EGVIA, POLIS)
Target Markets
- Automobile including trucks and Off-road
- Urban mobility
- Aviation
- Energy
- Waterway, maritime
- Rail
Transfer
Support for industrial sectors, covering a very broad range of technological readiness levels (TRL 2 to 9)
Transfer of our R&D results via:
- joint product development with licensing out operations
- strategic partnerships
- collaborative research contracts
An innovation support policy, aimed particularly at micro-companies, SMEs and intermediate-sized companies
Cutting-edge expertise and skills
- 3D modeling, advanced diagnostics and understanding of combustion
- New IC engines and vehicle integration
- Engine/fuel compatibility and alternative fuels
- Pollutant analysis and after-treatment systems
- New electric motors and electronic control and power systems
- Electricity storage and production systems
- Powertrain and vehicle system simulation
- Control strategies and real-time simulation
- Driving assistance and vehicle fleet management
- Signal processing
- Optimization algorithms, data sciences
