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Contents 1. The strengths of Pays de la Loire region........................... P.4 2. Industries and services in Pays de la Loire region............... P.7 2.1 Engineering, research and training 2.1A Engineering companies.. P.8 2.1B Environmental survey suppliers... P.11 2.1C Research laboratories P.14 2.1D Academic and professional training.... P.21 2.2 Manufacturing sub-assemblies 2.2A Foundation..... P.23 2.2B Nacelle.... P.24 2.2C Tower..... P.25 2.2D Blade.... P.26 2.2E Mechanical and electromechanical components. P.28 2.3 Logistics and installation 2.3A Logistics (on and offshore).... P.32 2.3B Vessels....... P.34 2.3C Offshore substation... P.35 2.3D Grid Connection... P.35 2.4 Maintenance..... P.36 3. Further information................................................... P.40 This document is an initial listing of the region s competencies. It will be added to over time. The lists given are not exhaustive. MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFSHORE WIND / Directory of industries and services in Pays de la Loire French region Janvier 2014 3
1 The strengths of the Pays de la Loire From design to operation, marine renewable energy has found its home in the Pays de la Loire region. A region opens to new Energy With its natural maritime focus, the Pays de la Loire Region is led by a strong political will and is supported by unique infrastructure to develop large scale Marine Renewable Energy. Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port Authority, No.1 port on the Atlantic seaboard. 1,400 MW of offshore wind energy projects split into 2 zones. Dedicated land available. 130 million invested by the Regional Council by 2020. A powerful multi-sector industrial base Boosted by the high number of qualified industry jobs, the Pays de la Loire Region has major industrial capacity and a deep naval and aeronautical base. Pays de la Loire, 4th industrial region in France. 4 leading companies: Alstom, DCNS, STX and Rollix. Historical skills in the naval industry and maritime engineering. Neopolia, a cluster of 160 companies and a specialised MRE sector. A powerful logistics chain across large equipments. MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFSHORE WIND / Directory of industries and services in Pays de la Loire French region Janvier 2014 4
Top flight human The Region is home to prestigious engineering schools and training centres that are eminently qualified to support the development of Marine Renewable Energy, from design to operation. Ecole Centrale de Nantes: France s leading engineering school for MRE, networked with several prestigious engineering schools: Ecole des Mines, ICAM, Polytech, ENSAM, ISTIA. 1 training centre on wind turbine maintenance offshore and on land, certified by the BZEE. 77 institutes adapted to the requirements of the value chain with a total of over 6,000 pupils, students and apprentices. Project to create a centre of excellence in training in MRE sector. Excellence R&D As an innovative region, Pays de la Loire is home to several R&D centres covering all of the technologies inherent in Marine Renewable Energy. The IRT Jules Verne Technological Research Institute, a centre of excellence devoted to advanced technology in the production of composites, metals and hybrid structures; it is supported by 6 platforms dedicated to R&D, among them: o Technocampus Ocean, the flagship platform oriented around naval construction and MRE, o Side wharfing platform: testing centre for full-size prototypes, o Industrial Virtual Reality Centre. France Energies Marines (FEM), the Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon Energy (IEED), bringing together over 50 partners to collaborate on the industrialisation of a range of MRE technologies (offshore wind, marine current, wave and ocean thermal energies). EMC2 Competitiveness Cluster, which leads and frames collaborative R&D on RME in the Pays de la Loire region. 20 research teams working on the Marine Renewable Energy issue. MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFSHORE WIND / Directory of industries and services in Pays de la Loire French region Janvier 2014 5
Several testing methods Le Carnet, offshore wind energy testing site which features the 1st prototype Haliade 6 MW offshore wind turbine (Alstom turbine/stx foundations/rollix rings) in France. SEM-REV, France s No.1 marine test site for multiple technologies (wave energy, floating wind turbine ). The Ecole Centrale de Nantes towing tank and wave tank. Jules Verne Climatic Wind Tunnel at the CSTB, Construction Science & Technology Centre. MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFSHORE WIND / Directory of industries and services in Pays de la Loire French region Janvier 2014 6
2 Industries and services in Pays de la Loire region 2.1 Study, research and training Thanks to its industrial fabric and coastline, our region is home to countless engineering firms and research laboratories whose skills can be used to develop renewable marine energies. From overall management of offshore wind farms to the development of wave power prototypes, our regional engineering firms can assist all RME projects from their design right through to their implementation from overall project management to the most in-depth expert appraisals. Environmental surveys prior to the construction of infrastructure and installation of farms can be carried out locally by companies with renowned expertise and familiar with the estuary and Atlantic environment. The particularly dense university network, connected to the industrial environment, offers up all sorts of R&D opportunities tied in with renewable marine energies, including complex assemblies, materials in the marine environment and acoustics. Adapted test platforms and skills and experience are available. Adequate training programs are given for a qualified and trained workforce. MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFSHORE WIND / Directory of industries and services in Pays de la Loire French region Janvier 2014 7
2.1.A ENGINEERING COMPANIES ACROTECNA Engineering of innovation. Process-andtechnology feasibility studies. Process simulations. Test benches. General arrangement and PID drawings. Assistance to commissioning. Users training. ASSYSTEM Engineering & Operation Services AUXITEC INGENIERIE ECA EN ELDRE EMO A global Engineering and Innovation Consultancy Group for more than 45 years for Aeronautics, Energy or Transportation. Its main business lines are complex infrastructure engineering and outsourced R&D. All over the world, with 10,745 employees, Assystem supports innovation and R&D in large industrial projects and continues to build sustainable growth. Design and manufacturing in electricity, electronics, automation and structural calculations. Design and manufacturing of rotating electrical machinery, power electronics and instrumentation and control systems. Developing innovative solutions; industrialisation of new products; demonstrators; small batch production. Design and manufacturing of embedded electrical energy distribution systems; customer references: vestas gamesa, paneles. Company specialized in mechanical and electrical engineering, automation, and industrial data processing. Mechanical sizing of rotating machines and structure. Know-how in assembling technology by screwing, welding, riveting, fitting and bracing. Industrial engineering: functional specifications writing, industrialization advices, design trade-off. Initiation of feasibility tests and process qualification. Embedded or remote control solutions development. Alain Thouvenin Tel. +33 (0)6 07 77 70 10 a.thouvenin@3dpartners.fr www.acrotecna.fr Gaëtan Outters Tel. +33 (0)2 40 92 91 86 goutters@@assystem.com www.assystem.com Eric Perrot Tel. +33 (0)2 40 01 90 29 eric.perrot@auxitec.fr www.auxitec-ingenierie.com Pascal Hubert Tel. +33 (0)2 40 92 39 19 hubert.p@ecagroup.com www.eca-en.com Christophe Brégeon Tel. +33 (0)2 41 96 15 40 cbregeon@busbar.com www.busbar.com Pierre Briand Tel. +33 (0)2 40 09 20 10 pierre.briand@emo44.com www.emo44.com MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFSHORE WIND / Directory of industries and services in Pays de la Loire French region Janvier 2014 8
2.1.A ENGINEERING COMPANIES (cont) HYDROCEAN Digital simulation in naval and offshore Erwan Jacquin hydrodynamics. Department for Tel. +33 (0)2 40 20 60 84 assistance in the maritime field with contact@hydrocean.fr innovative digital simulation tools. www.hydrocean.fr Evaluation and optimisation of hydrodynamic performances. Simulation of complex systems in a current or sea state in nominal operation configuration (marine, floating turbines). Determination of the power matrix of a marine energy recovery system, calculation of annual production on a specific site. NEXEYA Systems NEXEYA develops highly critical systems in three fields: - Test systems: testing methods and simulation, system integration benches, software validation benches, mechanical and optical benches. - Operating systems: ground or airborne command and control systems, management systems and energy conversion systems. - Renovation and maintenance of complex systems, primarily electronic, optoelectronic and automatic systems. With over 50,000 m² of laboratories, cleanrooms and integration platforms, NEXEYA teams work in environments that are perfectly suited to the constraints of customer projects. Gilles Roudaut Tel. +33(0)6 07 97 83 68 gilles.roudaut@nexeya.com www.nexeya.com PRINCIPIA (Groupe DCNS) Expertise in simulation applied in several industrial sectors as marine, offshore, defence, energy, aerospace, civil engineering, transportation This expertise supports the entire product lifecycle : pre-design, design, installation, maintenance and dismantling. Natacha Buannic Tel. +33 (0)2 40 14 50 10 Natacha.buannic@principia.fr www.principia.fr PULS ACTION Product process engineering. Engineering specialist able to share its experience with manufacturers in the design and implementation of manufacturing processes, handling and assembly tooling. Yoann Alphonse-Félix Tel. +33 (0)2 40 45 63 98 Yoann.alphonsefelix@pulsaction.fr www.excent.fr ou www.pulsaction.fr MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFSHORE WIND / Directory of industries and services in Pays de la Loire French region Janvier 2014 9
2.1.A ENGINEERING COMPANIES (cont) QUILLE CONSTRUCTION SITIA Regional subsidiary of Bouygues Construction. Specializes in turnkey industrial civil engineering works, buildings and infrastructure. Ability to design and build all projects workshops, factories and offices to assist companies in their sector implementation projects and industrial development. Developing high technology solutions in the fields of automation, simulation, mechanics and industrial computing. Specialist of test benches for test laboratories of industries. Franck Praly Tel. +33 (0)6 64 00 97 03 f.praly@quille-construction.fr Fabien Arignon Tel. +33 (0)2 40 37 51 37 f.arignon@sitia.fr STX France SA STX s ambition is to become the industrial partner you come to for the design and manufacture of MRE farms. With a view to implementing installed offshore wind energy on a large scale through Europe and France, close attention must be paid to innovation, R&D and optimisation of the industrialisation of MRE farms and of their various metal components. This is what STX offers in the following fields: wind turbine installation vessel, metal foundations, offshore electricity platforms Edouard Lenhardt Tel. +33 (0)2 51 16 72 81 edouard.lenhardt@stxeurope.com www.stxeurope.com STX France SOLUTIONS Design and industrialisation studies of MRE facilities and structures by providing in-depth knowledge about the constraints of the marine environment. Management of R&D projects. Steering of projects and federation of regional specialist industrial companies. Eric Vermeillet Tel. +33 (0)2 51 10 48 64 eric.vermeillet@stxeurope.com www.stxsolutions.com TRONICO Specialising in professional electronics, TRONICO offers a comprehensive range of services including the design, industrialisation, integration, maintenance under operational conditions and storage of electronic assemblies and boards in small and very small batches. Franck Mariette Tel. +33 (0)2 51 41 91 35 fmariette@tronico-alcen.com www.tronico-alcen.com MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFSHORE WIND / Directory of industries and services in Pays de la Loire French region Janvier 2014 10
2.1.B ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY SUPPLIERS BIOLITTORAL Biology and ecology in the marine and Anne-Laure Barillet estuary environments. Fauna and flora Tel. +33 (0) 2 51 12 57 60 expertise. Studies and samples of contact@bio-littoral.fr organisms. Hydrobiology. Remote www.bio-littoral.fr detection and mapping. Mathematical modelling and statistics. BIOTOPE Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies, consultancy services in environment and especially in biodiversity risks and opportunities management, landscape surveys, fauna and flora baselines studies, Mitigation measures and offsets. French leader consultancy, 20 year experience (worldwide). Hundreds of studies in marine and coastal environment, mainly related to renewable energies (wind farms, tidal turbines), dredging, marine aggregate extraction, harbor development. Alexandre Delamarre Florian Lecorps Tel. +33 (0)2 40 05 32 30 adelamarre@biotope.fr flecorps@biotope.fr www.biotope.fr Specific skills and expertise: birds, marine mammals and bats surveys, radar technology. R&D department, implementing tools dedicated to ecological surveys: offshore radars dedicated to bird study, marine environment monitoring station fully equipped with autonomous marine buoys. CALIDRIS Expertise in all aspects of the flora and fauna of France and Europe. Original study methods, especially for offshore surveys. Bertrand Delprat Tel. +33 (0)2 51 11 35 90 Bertrand.delprat@calidris.fr http://groupet2e.fr CREOCEAN Services and consulting in the sea coastal environment and oceanography. Regulatory studies and impact. Environmental monitoring and management. Sedimentology, geophysics and submarine mapping. Hydrodynamic studies and engineering. Coastal development and economics. Jean-Marc Sornin Tel. +33 (0)5 46 41 13 13 creocean@creocean.fr www.creocean.fr MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFSHORE WIND / Directory of industries and services in Pays de la Loire French region Janvier 2014 11
2.1.B ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY SUPPLIERS (cont) DHI Consultancy services in areas: water, environment and health. Physical and numerical modelling. MIKE by DHI modelling software development and supply. International group with head office in Denmark, DHI has more than 15 years experience within offshore windmill market. Services: Monitoring and survey, Metocean studies, Hydrosedimentological studies, Design optimization, Operational water forecasts. Environmental studies: Assessment of environmental sensitivity, Baseline investigations, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Post construction environmental monitoring, Marine mammals, seabirds. Samia Mejdi Tel. +33 (0)2 40 48 40 40 sam@dhigroup.com www.dhigroup.com GLAZEO / METEOCEAN CONSULTING HYDROCEAN METEODYN Studies and research in operational and spatial physical oceanography, meteorology and environment. Oceanic and meteorological data treatment, analysis and exploitation. Remote sensing and valorization of the satellite products. Implementation of the statistical tools of analysis. Numerical modelling of coastal and offshore circulation. Scientific expertise: help to data and numerical models outputs readings. Global or regional studies of impact and process. Digital simulation in naval and offshore hydrodynamics. Department for assistance in the maritime field with innovative digital simulation tools. Evaluation and optimisation of hydrodynamic performances. Simulation of complex systems in a current or sea state in nominal operation configuration (marine, floating turbines). Determination of the power matrix of a marine energy recovery system, calculation of annual production on a specific site. Calculation of wind, simulation of turbulence, statistical analysis for addressing problems associated with site climatology. Carole Saout-Grit Tel. +33 (0)6 30 33 81 63 contact@glazeo.net http://www.glazeo.net MeteOcean Consulting Ludos-Hervé Ayina Tel. +33 (0)6 26 24 41 72 contact@meteoceanconsulting.com www.meteocean-consulting.com Erwan Jacquin Tel. +33 (0)2 40 20 60 84 contact@hydrocean.fr www.hydrocean.fr Amelie Chevance Tel : +33 (0)2 40 71 05 05 amelie.chevance@meteodyn.com www.meteodyn.com MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFSHORE WIND / Directory of industries and services in Pays de la Loire French region Janvier 2014 12
2.1.B ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY SUPPLIERS (cont) VALOREM Independent green energy producer, VALOREM Group sells services for Matthieu Blandin Tel. +33 (0)6 08 91 80 20 marine renewable projects: project Matthieu.blandin@valoremenergie.com management, technical (assessment, acoustic, grid connection) and www.valorem-nergie.com environmental (birds, etc.) studies. MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFSHORE WIND / Directory of industries and services in Pays de la Loire French region Janvier 2014 13
2.1.C RESEARCH LABORATORIES Research laboratories in the Pays de la Loire Region are joining together to design and develop new technology responses to the challenges of wind and marine energies. Listing of laboratories per theme Project assistance Acoustics Electronics Civil engineering ICT Energy engineering Environmental engineering Logistics Materials Computer integrated manufacturing Virtual reality Robotics Maintenance CSTB CETIM CLARTE CRITT Matériaux CTTM ECN - GEM ECN - IRCCYN ECN - LHEEA Ecole des Mines DSEE Ecole des Mines DAP Ecole des Mines DI EMC2 ESEO ICAM IFREMER IFSTAR IRIM2F IRT Jules Verne ISMANS LAUM LiRGeC Polytech Nantes IREENA Synervia Technocampus EMC² Université de Nantes MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFSHORE WIND / Directory of industries and services in Pays de la Loire French region Janvier 2014 14
2.1.C RESEARCH LABORATORIES Laboratory Activity - Competency Contact Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (CSTB) Département CAPE (Climatologie, Aérodynamique, Pollution, Epuration) Centre Technique des Industries Mécaniques - Nantes (CETIM) Aerodynamics of facilities and structures, aero-climatic and thermal energy engineering. Assessment of wind loads on slender structures. Vibration behavior studies, monitoring and modal analysis. Numerical modeling of wind flow around buildings and structures. Assessment of regional wind energy and on site measurements. Calibration of cup-anemometers (Cofrac / Measnet). Testing in atmospheric wind tunnel of structures at reduced scale. Testing in large scale climatic wind tunnel of structure elements. Design, simulation, tests. Materials, processes. Mechatronics, control, measurements. Sustainable development. Specific equipements : mechatronics, innovative manufacturing processes, composite materials, sealing technologies testing, fatigue of components and mechanical structures testing. Philippe Delpech Tel. +33 (0)2 40 37 20 00 philippe.delpech@cstb.fr www.cstb.fr Service Question Réponse Tel. +33 (0)3 44 67 36 82 sqr@cetim.fr www.cetim.fr Centre de recherche, d études et de conseil en réalité virtuelle et réalité augmentée Laval (CLARTE) Virtual reality and augmented reality. Virtual simulation of a wind farm for analysing the environmental impact and implantation studies. Simulation of the assembly/dismantling of all or part of a wind turbine for training installers and simulating on-site intervention. Jean-Louis Dautin Tel. +33 (0)2 43 59 46 20 dautin@clarte.asso.fr www.clarte.asso.fr CRITT Matériaux Poitou Charentes - Rochefort Centre de transfert et de technologie du Mans (CTTM) Structural bonding. Technical composites. Polymers in extreme environments. Eco-design (eco-paints, eco-composites, recycling). Mechanical behaviour and sustainability. Characterisation, soundproofing, aeroacoustics, design of test benches. Elastomers, composites, coatings. Development of innovative materials and processes Annette Roy Nicolas Vetel Tel. +33 (0)5 46 83 90 26 a.roy@crittmateriaux.fr n.vetel@crittmateriaux.fr www.crittmateriaux.fr Michel Dorget Tel. +33 (0)2 43 39 46 00 mdorget@cttm-lemans.com www.cttm-lemans.com MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFSHORE WIND / Directory of industries and services in Pays de la Loire French region Janvier 2014 15
2.1.C RESEARCH LABORATORIES (cont.) Laboratory Activity - Competency Contact Ecole Centrale de Nantes (ECN), Université de Nantes (UN) et CNRS Institut de Recherche en Génie Civil et Mécanique (GEM) Ecole Centrale de Nantes (ECN), Ecole des Mines de Nantes (EMN), Université de Nantes (UN) et CNRS Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes (IRCCYN) Porous materials, interactions and structures. Structures and connections. Materials and manufacturing processes. Breakage and sustainability of structures. Durability and ageing of composite materials and adhesively-bonded assemblies. Modelling of ageing of materials at sea (steel and concrete). Instrumentation and maintenance of marine structures, and stability of structures at sea. Reliability and numerical modelling of material and structural ageing laws in marine environment Automation of complex systems. Signal and image processing. Video communication and processing of handwritten texts. Robotics and articulated mechanical systems. Computer-assisted mechanical design. Modelling and optimisation of production processes. Virtual engineering for improving industrial performances. Realtime systems. Modelling and verification of embedded systems. Logistics and production systems. Discrete events systems. Cognitive psychology and ergonomics. Katia Coussin Tel. +33 (0)2 40 37 16 70 direction.gem@ec-nantes.fr http://gem.ec-nantes.fr Armelle Radigois Tel. +33 (0)2 40 37 69 12 armelle.radigois@irccyn.ecnantes.fr www.irccyn.ec-nantes.fr Ecole Centrale de Nantes (ECN) et CNRS Laboratoire en Hydrodynamique, Energétique et Environnement Atmosphérique (LHEEA) Fluid mechanics laboratory : Numerical modelling, simulation of marine energy systems, offshore and naval structures. Scale experiments of these systems in large facilities: wave tank (multidirectional waves + wind), towing tank (current + waves). Anne Lagatu Tel. +33 (0)2 40 37 16 25 Direction.LHEEA@ec-nantes.fr www.ec-nantes.fr Ecole des Mines, Département des systèmes énergétiques et de l'environnement (DSEE) Energy engineering, environmental engineering, process engineering applied to energy and environmental control of systems. Construction of a new research hall in the field of biomass and energy recovery. Laurence Lecoq Tel. +33 (0)2 51 85 81 00 laurence.le-coq@mines-nantes.fr www.mines-nantes.fr MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFSHORE WIND / Directory of industries and services in Pays de la Loire French region Janvier 2014 16
2.1.C RESEARCH LABORATORIES (cont.) Laboratory Activity - Competency Contact Ecole des Mines, Département Automatique Productique (DAP) Logistics, robotics, computer-integrated manufacturing: combinatorial optimisation, operational research, planning, logistics networks, control systems, robust control, mechanical engineering and robotics, integrated design, parallel robots, flexible robots, medical robotics, movement generation, virtual reality, biomimetic robotics. Logistics platform project in Saint- Nazaire. Anatol Pashkevich Tel. +33 (0)2 51 85 81 00 anatol.pashkevich@minesnantes.fr www.mines-nantes.fr Ecole des Mines, Département informatique (DI) Decision-assistance: constraints and optimisation. Software engineering: languages and components. Modeldriven engineering. Narendra Jussien Tel. +33 (0)2 51 85 81 00 narendra.jussien@minesnantes.fr www.mines-nantes.fr Centre d'études et de recherche de l Ecole supérieure d électronique de l'ouest Angers (ESEO) Signal and image for instrumentation. Architecture of electronic components. RFID, antenna, wireless energy transfer. Mathematics, mechanics and materials. Model-driven engineering: safety of ad hoc networks, web services. Transformation of models for embedded systems. Patrick Plainchault Tel. +33 (0)2 41 86 67 47 Patrick.plainchault@eseo.fr http://www.eseo.fr EMC2 competitiveness cluster (Compex Composite and Metal Assemblies) EMC2 is a cluster developing excellence in research and industrial application on the key technologies associated with the implementation of metal and composite materials, associated processes and the control of complex industrial processes. EMC2 is the fruit of regional aeronautics, composite, motor vehicle and shipbuilding sectors pooling their skills. Benoît Sagot-Duvauroux Tel. +33 (0)2 28 44 36 09 Benoit.sagot-duvauroux@poleemc2.fr www.pole-emc2.fr MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFSHORE WIND / Directory of industries and services in Pays de la Loire French region Janvier 2014 17
2.1.C RESEARCH LABORATORIES (cont.) Laboratory Activity - Competency Contact Institut Catholique des Arts et Métiers (ICAM Nantes) Centre IFREMER Atlantique Nantes For academic research: - rheology of polymers and composite material technologies (formulation processes, structural shock and damage calculation, CND, recycling) - energy and sustainable development (optimisation of heating systems, cooling for composites, storage and intelligent management of thermal and electrical energy) For industrial development and technology transfer: - design and development of demonstrators, modelling - studies in the fields of mechanics, computer-integrated manufacturing, materials, energy, automation and industrial information technology. - development of information systems, interface, extranet - embedded electronics, electrical energy management Marine resources: sustainable management of fishing resources, optimisation and development of aqua farming resources and processing and quality of products. Coastal environment: study of chemical, microbiological and phytoplankton contaminants; monitoring and quality of the marine environment. Joël Besnier Tel. +33 (0)2 40 52 40 52 joel.besnier@icam.fr www.icam.fr Tel. +33 (0)2 40 37 40 00 webmestre@ifremer.fr www.ifremer.fr Institut Français des Sciences du Transport, de l Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR) Département monitoring, auscultation et calcul scientifique (MACS) Groupe matériaux, assemblages composites pour structures intelligentes (MACSI) Implement the competencies and means developed for civil engineering to support the development of MRE: cable fatigue bed, vibrations benches, geophysics test site, climatic chamber, design laboratory of highway materials, design station of location systems on road work sites (SESSYL), semianechoic chamber Competencies in metal composite materials and functional polymers. Nanocomposites. Triptych relationship: development - structure properties. Material durability. Intelligent composite structures and materials. Structural health sensors, nanosensors, non-destructive methods. Modelling of mechanical behaviour in durability, multi-physical connection, multi-materials connection, porous materials, interactions and structures. Monssef Drissi-Habti Tel. +33 (0)6 09 27 13 70 drissi@lcpc.fr www.lcpc.fr MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFSHORE WIND / Directory of industries and services in Pays de la Loire French region Janvier 2014 18
2.1.C RESEARCH LABORATORIES (cont.) Laboratory Activity - Competency Contact Institut de Recherche en Ingénierie Moléculaire et Macromoléculaire de l université du Maine (IRIM2F) IRT Jules Verne ISMANS - Laboratoire d'ingénierie théorique - Le Mans Molecular engineering, new assemblies, new materials. Functional surfaces and materials. Modelling. Technological Research Institute, devoted to advanced technology in the production of composites, metals and hybrid structure; it is supported by 6 platforms dedicated to R&D, among them : - Technocampus Ocean, the flagship platform oriented around naval construction and MRE, - Side wharfing platform: testing centre for full-size prototypes, - Industrial Virtual Reality Centre. Non-linear mechanics. Functional materials. Complex systems. Energy storage. Streamlining of structures. Surface treatments (frost prevention, erosion prevention) Laurent Fontaine laurent.fontaine@univ-lemans.fr Tel. +33 (0)2 43 83 33 61 http://irim2f.univ-lemans.fr Sébastien Leroy sebastien.leroy@irt-jules-verne.fr Tel. +33 (0)2 28 44 36 71 http://www.irt-jules-verne.fr/ François Tsobnang Tel. +33 (0)2 43 21 40 00 ftsobnang@ismans.fr www.ismans.fr Laboratoire d'acoustique de l'université du Maine - Le Mans (LAUM) Material mechanics and acoustics. Nondestructive testing. Acoustic transducers. Vibrations. Guided acoustics and flow. Yves Aurégan Tel. +33 (0)2 43 83 32 70 dirlaum@univ-lemans.fr http://laum.univ-lemans.fr LiRGeC Polytech Nantes - Institut de Recherches en électrotechnique et électronique de Nantes Atlantique (IREENA) Institute of research in Civil Engineering and Construction, LiRGeC is a cluster with theoretical, numerical and experimental wide-ranging skills (250 people) and large-scale facilities for : Climatology Wind turbine testing and Wake analysis Climatic impacts on facilities Inflatable structures Foundation and anchorage at sea Water-geomaterial interactions Durability of structures Modeling of uncertainties for design Monitoring of structures Quality of energy and control of sustainable energies. Modelling, optimisation and management of energy in embedded or driven systems and networks. Design and control of electric machinery. Power electronic devices. Non-destructive testing and evaluation (composite materials). Jean-Vivien Heck Tel. +33 (0)2 40 37 60 27 Jean-Vivien.HECK@cstb.fr http://extranet.cstb.fr/sites/gis_lirgec Mohamed Machmoum Tel. +33 (0)2 40 17 26 03 mohamed.machmoum@univnantes.fr http://www.polytech.univnantes.fr/ireena/ MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFSHORE WIND / Directory of industries and services in Pays de la Loire French region Janvier 2014 19
2.1.C RESEARCH LABORATORIES (cont.) Laboratory Activity - Competency Contact Synervia, Centre de Ressources Technologiques Technocampus EMC² Université de Nantes Innovation and development of new products. Validation of concepts. Technico-economic feasibility. Characterisation. Industrialisation for the following fields: embedded electronics machining materials thermal energy process engineering new energies electrical engineering civil engineering - wood transformation. Durability of marine structures and buildings: study of deformation and crack building materials, study of internal erosion of soils, development of original concretes. Environmental engineering (wastes management). Robotic (implementation and exploitation of polyarticulate robots for fabrication and perfection). Technology and innovation research centre accessible to the whole composite sector. A multidisciplinary University with more than 180 people working within 11 laboratories and 15 Masters programs to the benefit of research and teaching for Marine Renewable Energy development. Material and structure modeling, optimisation of operating conditions and maintenance, marine spatial planning, economic valuation, liability and legal status, network architecture and energy storage, consequence and risk assessment. Laurence Guihéneuf Tel. +33 (0)2 72 64 86 87 laurence.guiheneuf@univ-nantes.fr www.synervia.fr André Golvan Tel. +33 (0)2 28 44 34 49 a.golvan@technocampusemc2.fr www.technocampusemc2.fr Franck Schoefs Tel. +33 (0)2 51 12 55 22 Franck.schoefs@univ-nantes.fr www.univ-nantes.fr MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFSHORE WIND / Directory of industries and services in Pays de la Loire French region Janvier 2014 20