Total S.A. Research & Innovation: Total in the Heart of Paris-Saclay Cluster from 2019
December 18 2018 - 5:19AM
UK Regulatory
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During his visit to the Ecole polytechnique cluster at
Paris-Saclay to inaugurate the Ile-de-France Photovoltaic Institute
(IPVF) and sign the Trend-X chair, Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman &
Chief Executive Officer of Total (Paris:FP) (LSE:TTA) (NYSE:TOT),
announced the planned opening of a new research & innovation
centre in the heart of Ecole Polytechnique cluster at Saclay. In
2019, the management team of Total's R&D department will move
to Saclay before the new centre is officially opened by 2022.
This new centre is a major project for Total, that puts the
Group at the heart of a global innovation ecosystem. Eventually,
Saclay will be home to 20-25% of the French scientific research
community. The centre will also add to Total's investments in
research and innovation in France. Already the Group has 1,400
researchers under its wing in seven centres as well as 1,000
agreements with academic partners worldwide.
Thanks to the proximity to the Saclay ecosystem, the Group will
be able to strengthen its open innovation initiative, and its
partnerships with internationally recognized research teams. The
new Total Research & Innovation Centre will tackle the main
energy and technological challenges of our society. Two areas of
work are prioritized: digital, especially Artificial Intelligence
(AI), and low-carbon power management, in pursuit of sustainable
and responsible development.
Total took the opportunity of this announcement to realize its
commitment to work alongside several key organizations of the
cluster on two new initiatives in renewable energy and energy
efficiency:
-- A partnership with École Polytechnique to develop technology
related to low-carbon energies. Total will fund a chair at
École
Polytechnique called "Meeting the technological challenges
of
responsible energy" as part of the Trend-X initiative. The
chair
will assist research on capturing and storing solar power as
well as
the development of smart building energy management, and
integrate
such work into university courses.
-- The Ile-de-France Photovoltaic Institute (IPVF) to speed up the
development of solar power. Total has joined forces with a
number
of partners (EDF, the CNRS, École Polytechnique, Air Liquide,
Horiba
and Riber) to give life to this new centre of excellence
dedicated to
research on solar power and its integration into power
grids.
"The proposed creation of a new research and innovation centre
in the Paris-Saclay cluster is major for Total. Our capacity for
innovation is at the heart of our ambition to become the
responsible energy major. This Centre places us among one of the
best global research ecosystem and will strengthens our ties with
the top-tier research teams already present at Saclay" stated
Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Total."We
are keen to contribute to the global reach of this cluster, and to
anticipate the technological disruptions that will shape the future
of energy. This process is henceforth well under way with the
inauguration of the IPVF and the creation of the Trend-X
chair."
About Total
Total is a major energy company that produces and supplies oil,
natural gas and low-carbon electricity. Our 100,000 employees are
committed to better energy that is safer, cleaner, more affordable,
more innovative and accessible to all. With operations in more than
130 countries, our aim is to become the world's leading responsible
energy major.
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