N° 78 - April 2015 - French industry and energy policy
Issue editors: Jean-Pierre CLAMADIEU et Christophe SCHRAMM
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Foreword: Emmanuel MACRON,
Ministre de l'Economie, de l'Industrie et du Numérique
Introduction par Jean-Pierre CLAMADIEU,
CEO de Solvay
Président du Conseil européen de l’industrie chimique (CEFIC)
Président du groupe de travail Énergie-climat de l’AFEP
Membre du comité exécutif du World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
1 - At stake in energy policy: Changing the climate, being competitive and securing the supply
Why must there be an energy transition?
Virginie Schwarz,
director of Energy at the Direction Général de l’Énergie et du Climat, French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy,
and
Richard Lavergne,
adviser at the Direction Générale de l’Énergie et du Climat and at Energie-Climat, Commissaire Général au Développement Durable, French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
Difficulties with the energy policy triptych
Claude Mandil,
former executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA)
A glimpse into european political debate: is energetic transition really mandatory for everybody ?
État des lieux du débat politique européen : une transition pour tous ?
Jorge Vasconcelos,
Chairman, NEWES, New Energy Solutions
Co-founder and first chairman of the Council of European Energy Regulators
2 - Challenges for French industry
The incredible challenge of producing energy in a deeply changing world
Gérard Mestrallet,
GDF Suez
During the coming two decades, what changes should a global group in petroleum and gas prepare for?
Patrick Pouyanné,
CEO of Total
Are conventional turbines winners or losers in the energy transition?
Christophe de Maistre,
chairman of the board and managing director of Siemens France,
and
Jean-Philippe Henry,
director Energy Solutions, Siemens France
Can energy-intensive products still be made in France?
Hervé Bourrier,
chairman of the board and managing director (since 2011) of ArcelorMittal France, chairman of the Union des Industries du Recyclage (UIR) and vice-president of Entreprise pour l’Environnement (EPE)
A new energy model and new governance: A chance for small and midsize companies?
Bruno Venanzi,
delegate administrator, Lampiris Inc.,
and
Bruno Vanderschueren,
Lampiris Inc.
What if some basic industries cannot forgo fossil fuels?
Philippe Rosier,
Solvay
3 - Innovation at the service of the energy transition
Nuclear power and the energy transition: Which innovations for adaptation?
Philippe Varin,
chairman of the board at AREVA
Developing wind power in a shifting regulatory context
Jean-Marc Lechêne,
CEO, Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Biomass, geothermal, solar, heat, the recuperation of fatal energy: Opportunities for French industry
Bruno Lechevin,
president of the Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Énergie (ADEME)
Electrochemically storing energy: Principles, applications and prospects
Patrice Simon,
Paul Sabatier University, CIRIMAT UMR CNRS 5085 (Toulouse, France), Réseau sur le Stockage Électrochimique de l’Énergie (RS2E), FR CNRS 3459
The digital revolution in energy
Jean Therme,
Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique (CEA)
No energy transition without a smart network
Ian Funnell,
chairman of the board, ABB France
To improve buildings, dare communicative innovation
Carole Le Gall,
Chief Executive Director of the CSTB (Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment)
A house makeover paid for by your energy bill
Jasper van den Munckhof,
Director Energiesprong,
and
Ron van Erck,
Manager European Markets
Miscellany
In memoriam: Luc Oursel
Jean-Pierre CLAMADIEU
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