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Our NET orientation
NETs (New Energy Technologies) are one of the central issues that the 21st century has to address, as they should pave the way for petroleum’s gradual substitution. IFP is thus encouraging research in this field – and over one in every four patents it filed in 2006 involved these technologies.
The share of NETs in IFP research projects is predictably growing.
CO2 capture and storage
IFP teams are working on:
- pre-combustion capture (combustion in the presence of pure oxygen),
- post-combustion capture (treatment with amines, alternative processes),
- CO2 transport and the effect of impurities,
- underground storage in deep aquifers (reservoir stability, seal tightness, cement strength, modeling, etc.).
Biofuels
IFP produces:
- diester from vegetable oils,
- ethanol from lignocellulosic-biomass fermentation,
- synfuels (gasification and Fischer-Tropsch process).
Hydrogen
IFP projects encompass hydrogen transport in pipes, storage and reforming.
Hybrid vehicles
Research in this field spans:
- hybrid solutions using natural gas,
- hybrid solutions using diesel,
- modeling battery behavior.
Interseasonal heat storage in deep aquifers
+ IFP and the new energy technologies: consult the annual report