RESEARCH AND INNOVATION...RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSITION FRANCE’S STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PROGRAMME PROGRAMME D’INVESTISSEMENTS D’AVENIR (PIA)

RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONFOR THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSITION

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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSITION

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION AT ADEMEFrom PhD theses to innovative products and services created in France, the French Environment & Energy Management Agency (ADEME) supports research, development and innovation, to encourage research to accompany the energy and environmental transition, and the fight to mitigate climate change. The research projects funded by ADEME help devise responses to societal concerns, to provide support to public authorities as they build up sustainable development policy and action. Research work can also foster the emergence of innovative technology and services offered by French companies to meet the coming challenges.

PREPARE A DOCTORAL THESIS WITH ADEMEDoctoral thesis programme → Doctoral grant→ Doctoral candidates

(3-year contract)→ Concept, feasibility

TRL 3 to 4 *

DEVELOP AN R&D PROJECTResearch and development programme→ Subsidies and repayable aid→ Research bodies; companies;

not-for-profit institutions and local authorities

→ Development - experimental implementation - research action - pre-standards research

TRL 4 to 7

FINANCE AN INNOVATION PROJECTFrance’s Strategic Investment Programme→ Repayable aid and subsidies ;

equity shares→ Companies → Demonstration; scale 1 experimentation;

first industrial prototype

TRL 6 to 9+

*TRL – Technology readiness level

The Strategic Investment Programme Programme d’investissements d’avenir (PIA) was created by the French government in 2O1O to boost economic growth potential in France. The programme is directed by the Secretary General for Investment (SGI), under the office of the Prime Minister, with the Ministry for an Ecological and Solidary Transition, the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, and the Ministry for the Economy and Finances.Since its inception, ADEME has been the prime operator of the programme for the expert analysis and funding of eco-efficient innovation to accompany the energy and environmental transition (phases PIA 1 and 2, 2O1O–2O17).

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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION AT THE CORE OF ADEME'S MISSIONS The French Environment & Energy Management Agency (ADEME) is a core player in the implementation of national research strategies, and particularly the National Energy Research Strategy. The agency's mission is to stimulate research that will accompany the transition to a new energy-aware, environmentally sound and socially responsible society, and to encourage action to mitigate climate change. Action to guide and coordinate technological research and the development, demonstration and dissemination of applicable techniques are listed among ADEME's prerogatives in the Environment Code (article R-131). ADEME finances research projects, demonstrators and preindustrial experiments via research programmes and strategic investment programmes entrusted to the agency (Programmes d'investissements d'avenir, PIA).ADEME is also active in European programmes, and coordinates French strategic national research options piloted by the agency with EU financial tools.

OBJECTIVES• foster the emergence of new solutions, services and technology;• produce contextual knowledge that is relevant for stakeholders and

decision makers in society and the economy;• accompany pragmatic research action and work to prefigure

measures to establish standards, regulations, quality labels and certification criteria;

• strengthen harmonisation and synergy across EU, national and regional research work.

CROSS-DISCIPLINARY EXPERTISE From directing doctoral theses to promoting innovative products and services created by small businesses in France, ADEME works to advance research and innovation, providing expertise and financing as well as opportunities to showcase and market results and achievements. The agency actively solicits and guides research proposals, and coordinates, publicises, pools and disseminates the findings of projects that it funds to targeted research bodies, public and private bodies, economic activity offices, political entities, etc. ADEME deploys a range of activities to transpose R&D results into added value for society.R&D priorities and Requests for Proposals (for doctoral projects, R&D projects, strategic investment projects) are framed on the basis of forward-looking studies and strategic road maps drafted by the agency. France’s Strategic Investment Programme supports innovative work that is close to the market stage, informed by feedback on projects funded under the ADEME research budget.Combining expertise and research insights, ADEME has from its inception been in the forefront of the energy and environmental transition.

HYDROGEN TERRITORIESHydrogen, when produced from renewable resources, helps advance the energy transition. ADEME has supported research and development work (R&D) on hydrogen for the past 15 years, accompanying both research and small demonstrators. Thanks to the progress achieved, conditions are now ripe for large-scale demonstration projects and experimentation in the field. Under a Request for Proposals entitled "Hydrogen territories" ADEME is accompanying 39 projects for the development of this energy vector for transport and energy storage.

EXAMPLEINTERNATIONAL CLUB ADEME

PROMOTING INNOVATION INTERNATIONALLYThe International Club ADEME is a business network of innovative French companies in the environmental field. Members include SMEs working on projects funded by France’s Strategic Investment Programme. The network draws upon public agencies and ministries and private-sector groups

to promote French expertise internationally. Through the club’s initiatives members benefit from access to calls for tender, major trade events, meetings with foreign delegations, and opportunities to build consortiums aimed at international markets. Some 25 such partnerships have been established to support sustainable development and better address global environmental and climate change challenges. The club is a partner in the World Alliance for Efficient Solutions, a global organisation that will select a portfolio of 1 OOO promising ways to tackle climate change, for presentation to investors, corporations and governments.

A CLOSER LOOK* This list includes only work focusing primarily on topics in economic and social science fields. Projects funded under other programmes may explore economic and social issues as secondary components.

PROJECTS FUNDED BY THEME*

Sustainable cities, towns and territories Sustainable production and renewable energy

Agriculture, forests, soil and biomass Air quality, health and environmental impacts

Energy, environment and society

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15O doctoral theses

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€87 million 46% for companiesin funding of which

(€3O million per year)

5 PRIORITY PROGRAMMES• Sustainable cities, towns and territories • Sustainable production and renewable energy • Agriculture, forests, soil and biomass • Air quality, health and environmental impacts • Energy, environment and society

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FRANCE’S STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PROGRAMME OPERATED BY ADEME

The Programme d’investissements d’avenir (PIA) was created by the French government in 2O1O, to stimulate innovation and investment in France. Possessing technical, economic and financial expertise in the complex markets of the energy and environmental transition, ADEME was chosen as the operator of two leading segments of this programme: Energy and environmental transition demonstrators and Transport and vehicles of the future. Requests for Proposals (RFP) in these areas are designed to stimulate innovation, and to support and accompany companies as they bring innovative solutions to market. This financial tool targets over 2O technical areas, grouped in four major categories:• renewable energy production, energy storage and smart power grids;• energy efficiency in buildings, industry, agriculture, and green

chemicals;• the circular economy and waste management;• all aspects of transport and mobility.

ACHIEVEMENTS REPORT PIA 1 (2O1O–2O14) AND PIA 2 (2O14–2O17) For seven years now France’s Strategic Investment Programme Programme d'investissements d'avenir, (PIA) has created a dynamic movement for innovation among actors in the economy that drive the energy and environmental transition. The programme has demonstrated its capacity to mobilise companies to move into promising market segments and to act as a strong catalyst for green growth, by funding innovation projects of all sizes. The investments aim to nurture, structure and develop the industrial value chains of tomorrow and to foster the emergence of new markets. The projects funded are often mounted by consortiums or partnerships of companies; they open the way to new business models and are a genuine opportunity for growth and job creation across the national territory. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) are often the driving force behind innovation, as seen in the success of the SME Initiative (Initiative PME, IPME). The French government has renewed the mission entrusted to ADEME, and this dynamic movement will continue in coming years under PIA 3.

KEY FIGURES FOR PIA 1 AND 2 ACHIEVEMENTS 2O1O–2O17

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Call for expression of interest (CEI) – Request for proposal (RFP) – SME Initiative (IPME) –EV charging infrastructure (IRVE) – figures as of 3O/O9/2O17

Projects funded including 322 under the SME Initiative and 89 for EV charging infrastructure

745 RFP / CEI 16 IPME and 3 IRVE

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€2.5 billion average funding per project (excluding IPME / IRVE)

average funding per SME Initiative project (IPME)

average funding per EV charging infrastructure project (IRVE)

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FUNDING BY CATEGORY OF RECIPIENT

Repayable aid Equity shares or capital financing

Subsidies

Transport and vehicles of the future Renewable energy, energy storage and smart grids Circular economy and waste management Buildings, industry, agriculture, green chemicals

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ADEME financing (including €582 million for micro/SMEs) amounting to total project funding of €7.22 billion + 1.9 leverage effect

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France’s Strategic Investment Programme operated by ADEME provides support for technology, services and industrial solutions that pursue particularly ambitious objectives for energy production and management. The programme works with innovative developers in the field of renewable energy, to foster integration of renewable energy in smart grids, as well as piloting experiments with intelligent demand-management products and services (DMS).

The Requests for Projects issued by ADEME target the development of promising energy technologies:• photovoltaic power• thermal and thermodynamic (concentrating) solar energy• large-scale wind power• marine energy• geothermal energy• renewable chilling and refrigeration• hybrid renewable systems.*

Project funding aims to bolster the emergence and structuring of new value chains such as marine energy and hydrogen energy vectors. The investment programme also funds projects pertaining to more mature renewable energy technologies, such as solar power and onshore wind energy, to help make them more competitive and to stimulate innovation that will enable project owners to compete in domestic and international markets.

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RENEWABLE ENERGYCall for expression of interest (CEI) – Request for proposal (RFP) – SME Initiative (IPME) – figures as of 3O/O9/2O17

* Systems combining several renewable energy resources, or renewable resources with conventional energy sources, including fossil fuels, e.g. hybrid power plants, building heating systems.

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RFP / CEI 187projects fundedincluding 92 IPME

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ADEME financing (including €157 million for micro/SMEs) amounting to total project funding of €3.17 billion + 1.9 leverage effect

A CLOSER LOOK AT A FUTURE ENERGY RESOURCE

The territorial waters of France are the second most extensive in the world, with the potential for substantial marine energy production. Since 2O1O the Strategic Investment Programme operated by ADEME has pursued work to structure this value chain, with funding in the following areas:• floating offshore wind turbines• marine or river current turbines • wave energy conversion systems • thermodynamic systems exploiting the temperature difference between surface

and subsurface waters.

To support long-term deployment of these strategic new industrial chains, ADEME funds 21 projects with total financing of close to 5OO million euros. From a semi-submersible floater (SEA REED project), pilot turbine farms (GOLFE DU LION, GROIX AND BELLE-ILE, EOLMED GRUISSAN floating turbines), to the christening of the first French floating wind turbine off the coast of Le Croisic (FLOATGEN-OCEAGEN project), ADEME has helped build a paragon of excellence in floating wind turbines. ADEME is also active in the area of current turbines, via leading projects, including the first national grid-connected current energy project (SABELLA), a marine current turbine anchored at Raz Blanchard (NORMANDIE HYDRO) and a river current turbine farm in the Rhône river (GENISSIAT). All of these projects rank France as a leader in renewable marine energy demonstration projects.

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SABELLAThe island of Ouessant is home to the first current turbines transporting electrons to the mainland.

WORTH NOTINGThe SABELLA current turbine was connected to the Ouessant power grid in November 2O15, following installation in open seas at the Fromveur passage in June 2O15. This first current turbine installation marks the accomplishment of a decade of work, from initial engineering and the DO3 prototype, to final construction. The ADEME Strategic Investment Programme provided financial support for this deployment in France and for export; SABELLA hopes to supply low carbon power to remote islands like Ouessant, with its technology 1OO% Made in France.

GROIX and BELLE-ILE project – Floating wind turbines

SABELLA Project – The current turbine prior to immersion off the island of Ouessant

EPENONFrom racing on the high seas to wind energy: the trail of the pennant of the future

On sailboats the pennant is a twist of yarn or a lightweight fabric ribbon affixed to the sails to show wind direction and the flow of air streams. For renewable energy purposes, wind turbines must make optimal use of available wind currents to generate electricity most efficiently. The setting of turbine blade angles is of crucial importance to optimise yield. The Mer agitée company, owner of a sailboat racing fleet, tackled a new challenge with the goal of developing an electronic pennant for real-time analysis of air flow over wind turbine blades. This project has promise for onshore and offshore wind energy, wind-powered merchant vessels and fishing trawlers, pursued by a highly innovative SME.

SME INITIATIVE


ACHIEVEMENTS 2O1O–2O17 STRATEGIC INVESTMENTSRenewable energy, energy storage, smart grids.

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SMART BUSINESS PARK project – The flywheel developed by Levisys for electricity storage at the SMART ZAE site

SMART ELECTRIC LYON Project – The largest European experiment in uses of electric energy

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Smart grids are at the heart of the energy transition; they allow electricity transmission and distribution grids to be piloted with greater intelligence, using information and communication technology.

Much is at stake:• helping integrate renewable sources in the grid;• developing storage solutions to counteract the

intermittent nature of new energy resources;• anticipating change: positive energy buildings, plug-in

electric and hybrid vehicles;• testing innovative models for tomorrows's electric

territories;• modernising distribution grid management: grid

automation, communicating smart meters (Linky);• fostering demand-side energy management (DSM) and

peak levelling via interruptible service, for example, that encourages consumers to manage their energy demand.

The demonstrators funded by ADEME under the Strategic Investment Programme support this experimentation in real operating conditions. The demonstrators are highly promising, and contribute to the structural development of this dynamic value chain and to the emergence of new solutions that make France one of the leading countries in this field internationally. This support is essential for building the smart power grids of tomorrow.

A SMART BUSINESS PARKThe city of Toulouse is testing energy sharing on the scale of a business park

WORTH NOTINGThe SMART ZAE (Zone d'activité économique) project took shape in 2O12, in the form of permanent full-scale demonstrator coordinated by the SCLE-SFE company within the Toulouse business park area. The concept is to allow local authorities, industrial companies and businesses located in the business park to pool and reduce their energy consumption by deploying renewable energy technology (wind energy, photovoltaic electricity) and by storing the energy produced (batteries, flywheels) as a way to even out intermittent production and connect to the public electricity grid. The project is especially devoted to developing new technological approaches such as the flywheel, a genuinely innovative breakthrough from the FLYPROD project for power storage conducted by the startup Levisys. The result is that the stakeholders in the business park can optimise thier power consumption profile on a daily basis, and get the most from local energy sources and stored energy. This site currently produces 5O% of its energy consumption, and has already reduced energy use by 2O%.

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BEEBRYTE project – The Beebryte smartphone app

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ENR POOL Integrating renewable energy via electricity modulation

The objective of the ENR POOL project funded by PIA ADEME, was to look at ways that industrial consumers could offset the variability of intermittent renewable energy production by modulating their electricity consumption. This project enhanced our visibility and credibility in this field. Our knowledge of grid issues related to integration of renewable energy sources, and the fact that real solutions had been tested to achieve this integration, are distinctive features in the

eyes of our potential customers (producers, grid managers) especially abroad. Since the project, we have started up activity in Japan. Through our subsidiary in Tokyo we are working with TEPCO Energy Partner, furnishing services to exploit and produce value from the flexibility of TEPCO customers.

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Renewable energy, energy storage, smart grids.

SMART ELECTRIC LYON Taking charge of energy consumption

The largest experiment in electric power use in Europe was deployed on a real-life scale across the territory of the Grand Lyon metropolitan area from 2O12 to mid-2O17. This programme involved 25 OOO consumers – individual users, companies, local government authorities – and 4O commercial and tertiary-sector sites.These consumers tried out innovative techniques and devices to better understand and analyse their energy expenditures, in order to reduce consumption: these included awareness campaigns, technical approaches (energy management, digital display, operating controls), new pricing structures. This experimentation was tied to use of the Linky smart electricity meter that had already been deployed in this territory. It was the fruit of a wide-ranging multidisciplinary programme that implicated researchers and industrial companies to develop the energy technologies of the future. The project was initiated by EDF and 2O partners, and received €9.7 million in PIA ADEME funding.

BEEBRYTEA battery control system to handle energy purchases

The startup company Beebryte has invented Cloud-based operations control software to help industrial and commercial customers manage batteries installed downstream of the meter. The components of this application are optimisation algorithms, artificial intelligence and tools to predict consumption and tariffs. The software takes control of the battery system to uncouple real electricity consumption and demand from the power grid. The objective: optimise the electricity bill for customers and manage electricity demand without restricting consumption.

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To manufacture goods and produce services using less energy, emitting fewer greenhouse gases, consuming fewer materials and less water; to build and renovate buildings for lower energy consumption, to develop industrial construction methods and cut the costs of energy renovation; to create biosourced products with low environmental and health impacts – these are the top-priority goals. The Strategic Investment Programme operated by ADEME accompanies this transition to achieve greater energy and environmental efficiency in construction, industry, agriculture and green chemistry.

KEY FIGURES PROJECTS FUNDED UNDER PIA 2O1O–2O17

USING BIOBASED FEEDSTOCKS TO PRODUCE BIOSOURCED PRODUCTS AND USEFUL MOLECULES

Green chemistry and biobased feedstocks are strategic industrial strategies for the green economy. They help reduce the environmental and health impacts generated by transport, plastic packaging, paints, cosmetics, detergents, motor fuels, foodstuffs, health care. The Strategic Investment Programme operated by ADEME accompanies work to develop new solutions based on plant resources, to broaden the range of biosourced and ecodesigned products on the market.

Among the products targeted: intermediate chemicals, surfactants, solvents, polymers, composite materials and advanced biofuels. This work concentrates on using residual biomass and industrial coproducts, coproducts of agriculture and forestry, microalgae, agricultural crops and fibrous plants. The projects funded focus mainly on intermediate chemicals with applications in many sectors for manufacture of cosmetics, detergents, paints, solvents, fuels, foodstuffs, nutrition and health care products), and on polymers with multiple uses in plastic products and packaging, as well as elastomeres used to make tyres for road transport vehicles.

GREEN CHEMISTRY – BUILDINGS INDUSTRY – AGRICULTURE

GREEN CHEMISTRY AND BIOSOURCED MATERIALS

For energy and environmental efficiency

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Call for expression of interest (CEI) – Request for proposal (RFP) – SME Initiative (IPME) – figures as of 3O/O9/2O17

112projects fundedincluding 41 IPME

partners215including 118 Micro/SMEs


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Green chemistry Buildings Industry and Agriculture

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€288 MILLION ADEME financing (including €93 million for micro/SMEs) amounting to total project funding of 747 million + 1.6 leverage effect

RFP / CEI 12 including 2 IPME

PIA-ADEME FUNDING


A NEW GENERATION OF LESS ENERGY-GUZZLING BUILDINGS

The government hopes to achieve better energy performance in French housing stock by renovating 5OO OOO units a year starting in 2O17. To this end the Strategic Investment Programme accompanies new technologies and organisational schemes, as well as new building practices. Three types of innovation are in the forefront:• "turnkey" solutions, both technological and logistical, to integrate packaged pre-

industrial construction practices for building renovation;• digital technology for intelligent management of energy use; • renewable and/or recycled materials.

Funding is directed particularly to construction solutions using wood, biosourced and/or recycled materials, via exemplary and ambitious projects. Some examples: • wood construction systems for medium-height and tall structures developed

in the ARBOTECH project conducted by Arbonis, subsidiary of the Vinci company; • an industrial solution employing wood and steel under development by

Syrthea for exterior renovation and thermal insulation of multifamily dwellings. These two projects are components of the dynamic wood construction materials chain in France, consolidating the position of this French value chain in a rapidly growing world market.

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DEINOCHEMA new molecule for the agrifood business and the cosmetics industry

Our project has enabled us to develop a strong research platform devoted to innovative biobased ingredients for applications in cosmetics and nutrition, in particular dietary supplements. Throughout the project we adjusted our strategy, with support from

PIA ADEME, to focus on carotenoids, a family of antioxidants that we produce from Deinococcus bacteria. This reorientation towards development of an innovative biocarotenoid molecule has paid off quite well, and we will be ready to market our first product in April 2O18. This success is very promising for the development and advancement of our startup!

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TIPEE1st national technological platform dedicated to sustainable construction

WORTH NOTINGThe TIPEE platform has been installed at Atlantech since 2O16, the first low carbon business park created by the urban community authority of La Rochelle at a converted military site (Lagord). This ambitous urban project is a veritable showcase of the sustainable neighbourhood of tomorrow, in which the TIPEE platform brings together research laboratories and project designers to jointly pursue innovative ways to rehabilitate buildings. The platform offers comprehensive services, including a testing laboratory, an R&D cluster and a training centre. PIA ADEME funding for this project comes to €5.7 million, all partners taken together. TIPEE creates synergy between professionals in the building trades and disseminates information on best practices in eco-construction.

CRIBA project – Exterior thermal insulation of a multifamily dwelling

TIPEE project – The in'Tech Lab at the TIPEE platform


ACHIEVEMENTS 2O1O–2O17 STRATEGIC INVESTMENTSGreen chemistry – Buildings – Industry – Agriculture.

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TOWARDS ECO-EFFICIENT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

The energy and agro-ecology transition presents industry and agriculture with challenges that oblige these sectors to bolster their eco-efficiency, in order to become more competitive and sustainable. More efficient production systems, with improved yields and system performance, must be implemented, to optimise consumption of energy, water and materials.. Specifically, the French government has set targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions by industry: a 24% reduction by 2O28, and 75% by 2O5O. Advanced solutions to reduce energy intensity and design eco-efficient production systems for the most energy-intensive industries are being developed via projects funded under the Strategic Investment Programme operated by ADEME.

In agriculture the principal fields of innovative work are:• fertilisation, plant protection, animal nutrition • agricultural machinery• integration of renewable energy• value from biomass• processing of wood resources.

INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURESUN’AGRIWhen agriculture and energy production converge!

Th Sun'R company, an expert in solar energy, proposes a revolutionary system benefiting agriculture. Mobile photovoltaic (PV) panels mounted on a frame serve as smart window shades, overhead venetian blinds that create optimal conditions for plant development and reduce water needs, while at the same time producing abundant electricity.This system offers significant improvement in agricultural yields and is an appropriate response to the challenges facing agriculture as it adapts to climate change.To design this dynamic agri-PV system Sun'R draws upon a body of knowledge in digital modelling, optimisation and smart data that it has developed with top-tier scientific and industrial partners since 2OO9. The dynamic agricultural and photovoltaic concept pursued by Sun'R offers a tremendous opportunity to explore new models of growth, for both agricultural and energy businesses.

SUN'AGRI project – Optimising vineyard cultivation with a photovoltaic array

ŸNSITEPrime protein derived from insects to make animal feed

At a time when the supply of proteins for animal feed is under pressure, the Ÿnsect company has developed the ŸNSITE project to create a protein component and an oil derived from insects (Tenebrio Molitor) for fish farming and pets. These alternatives to fish meal reduce the demand for marine resources and help preserve biodiversity.

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The main focus for innovation in industrial sectors:• metals, industrial components, building materials;• transversal solutions with broad applications in industry,

in particular use of residual heat, breakthrough advances, energy performance, use of recycled materials;

• the agrifood industry, especially industrial cooling and refrigeration;

• chemicals and paper/cardboard, with an emphasis on integration of recycled, recovered and renewable materials in industrial processes.

TRAVERSEConverting vented fluegas heat to electricity

The TRAVERSE projected developed by Aqylon focuses on using the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) to recover unused residual heat that is lost when it is vented as fluegas. This project is aimed particularly at energy-intensive industrial sites (cement plants, foundries, glassworks, steel mills) that produce substantial amounts of heat at temperatures in excess of 15O°C. PIA ADEME funding of €2.3 million is slated for construction of an ORC machine at the industrial site of the Sara refinery in Martinique. This equipment will be used to convert waste heat to electricity. Support for an innovative technology that is gaining momentum!

HP2A project –HP2E block formed from clay and recovered materials

TANK 2O2O project – Hybrid installation comprising cooling compressor equipped with energy recovery unit

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HP2AThe cement of the future

Argiwest, a French startup located in the Vendée region, is the originator of the HP2A project that aims to manufacture a low carbon binding agent to replace grey Portland cement and its derivatives, e.g. glues, mortar, binders for cement and agrimaterials. In a construction sector that generates a significant share of global greenhouse gas emissions, the HP2A technology is based on use of clay and recovered materials, requires no heating and does not use sea sand. PIA ADEME has provided funding of €1.4 million for construction of a pilot plant at the Vendéopôle cluster in Bournezeau. Direct employment at the site is expected to come to 2O jobs when production is launched in June 2O18.

TANK 2O2OA new generation of energy-efficient milk tank

TANK 2O2O is a new milk cooling and storage tank equipped with innovative refrigeration and energy management options. This tank developed by Groupe SERAP can reduce annual electricity consumption from the grid by as much as 8O% and cut direct emissions of fluorinated GHGs by more than 9O%. This project has received €O.8 million in funding from PIA ADEME. It promises to deliver a modern production tool offering flexibility and operational gains for an agricultural chain that is currently under pressure.

ACHIEVEMENTS 2O1O-2O17 STRATEGIC INVESTMENTSGreen chemistry – Buildings – Industry – Agriculture.

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The stakes are high for the development of innovative technology and solutions for passenger travel and goods transport. All modes of mobility – road, rail, river and sea transport – must evolve, to release less CO2 and fewer atmospheric pollutants, and to establish the innovations and economic models that will make this possible.

KEY FIGURESPROJECTS FUNDED UNDER PIA 2O1O-2O17

Innovative travel practices, such as carpooling and digital information/itinerary applications, as well as technical and technological innovation are pursued under the Transport and vehicles of the future component of the Strategic Investment Programme operated by ADEME.

This action is a major field of the energy and environmental transition, supporting technological solutions for:• improved performance in transport: advanced vehicle powertrains,

including new approaches to electric vehicles (hybrids, plug-in and electric hybrids), lighter materials, new types of materials;

• dissemination of new information technologies and new uses;• digital tools and digitalisation of production processes;• new transport concepts suited to urban mobility and innovative mobility

services and systems;• energy and environmental efficiency in transport systems;• work to develop the building blocks needed for interconnection and

automation of road, rail and maritime vehicles.

TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES OF THE FUTURE

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Rail transport is one of the most efficient modes of land transport, in terms of energy use and the environment. Innovative work in this area is pursued in several directions: security, safety, reliability, and ways to make rail transport attractive to users and residents along railway lines. Innovation includes work to find economic models for the new solutions proposed. France’s Strategic Investment Programme supports projects in the following areas: automated train operation; development of connected objects; infrastructure surveillance; predictive maintenance; passenger information systems; integration of new composite materials including biomaterials.

A number of these projects are leading references in their field:• MAVICO is a project conducted by Vibratec and Vaperail to optimise

management of maintenance operations, in particular early detection of defects in rolling stock and track using vibration analysis via autonomous connected smart sensors.

• GLGV, coordinated by Flertex Sinter, focuses on development of advanced and fully recyclable brake pads for high-speed trains.

• RAIL-MAP is an Engie Ineo project to devise an innovative system integrating an automatic pilot and signalling management for metropolitan rail networks.

In the maritime sector the objective of the Strategic Investment Programme is to make the French naval industry more competitive by supporting research and development projects to build ships that are cleaner, safer, smarter and more energy-efficient. Innovative work focuses on equipment, technology and services throughout their life cycle, to reduce energy consumption and all discharges and releases, to improve operational safety and security, to make production processes more efficient, and develop new onboard information technology.

The projects funded contribute to the emergence of:• technologies for autonomous connected ships;• technologies for low carbon propulsion and fuels with low

greenhouse gas emissions; • transfer of maritime transport technology to river transport.

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PRIMA H4The locomotive of the future

The PRIMA H4 line developed by Alstom proposes autonomous connected hybrid locomotives that meet new requirements in terms of manoeuvrability and working capacity. These locomotives innovate on two fronts: they are modular, and run on multiple energy sources (electricity, diesel fuel, batteries, fuel cells); and they are equipped with a new generation of train driver cabin, with many features for autonomous and connected operation. Funded by PIA ADEME, the goal of this €9.8 million project is to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions.

ATOLLA drone to deliver supplies to submarine stations

ATOLL is a autonomous subsea connector that is capable of guiding a cable from a light ship to a submarine outpost to recharge batteries and exchange data. This Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) developed by Forssea Robotics will be tested at a full-scale demonstrator in real-life conditions on the high seas in 2O18. The ROV is designed to supply submarine vessels and allow them to communicate without surfacing, thus reducing the cost and environmental impact of subsea campaigns. Forssea Robotics estimates that this practice would avoid more than 1OO OOO tonnes of CO2 emissions per vessel and per year.

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Several types of innovation are getting attention in road transport:• electric vehicle powertrains;• home–work carpooling services for commuters and digital

platforms to make them possible;• advanced materials (lightweight alloys, composites) and

industrial processes that are suitable for the pace of production in the automobile industry;

• dissemination of digital and mobile tools for vehicle sharing, intermodal transport and optimisation of urban logistics;

• new communication technologies for connected and autonomous vehicles.

ESSENCYELEA hybrid gasoline combustion and electric engine

With an innovative and broad approach to the design of vehicle motive power units the Groupe Moto-Propulseur (GMP), that includes Valeo and 15 project partners, has associated a highly efficient gasoline-powered internal combustion engine with a 48-volt starter-alternator and a low-power mild-hybrid electric drivetrain.This combination of innovative components offers fully electric propulsion from O to 6O km/h and optimal comfort at startup. Together the starter-alternator and 48V electric generator unit recover energy when the vehicle decelerates, and provide smooth acceleration.

Estimated fuel consumption gains are 15% to 22% by NEDC standards, 1O% to 16% by WLTP standards.* This lower fuel use will avoid 7 to 1O million tonnes of CO2 emissions in the period up to 2O2O.

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Groupe Michelin has adopted a sustainable development strategy that includes, among

others, work to improve the energy efficiency of tyres via innovation on a major scale. In this perspective Michelin has joined the Strategic Investment Programme operated by ADEME, with two

projects: BASYS, a new generation of tyres for passenger cars, and PEGASE, eco-efficient tyres for tractor-trailer trucks. This partnership is now a central multiplier of the power and pace of innovation. It has contributed substantially to our joint commitment, to the environment, the economy and society.

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NOVATHERM project – 5OO m2 demonstrator installed in July 2O17 on the access road to the truck parking area at the Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines toll

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NEW PLAYERS IN THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY

The advent of connected autonomous cars is truly a break with the past, and this technology will drastically alter the roles and players in the traditional value chains of the automobile industry. Automakers are now in competition with equipment suppliers such as Valeo and Continental, and with the major players (Orange, IBM, Atos), SME and startup companies in the digital field. Content producers, including the principal mapmakers and giants of digital technology, have fully integrated this upheaval. These companies are looking to target consumers up to 2O25.

NEW SERVICES FOR PASSENGER TRAVEL AND GOODS TRANSPORT

Digital technology is making ever deeper inroads, to produce new services, data exchange and connection of infrastucture to enable travel for people, and shipping of goods and merchandise. The projects funded are aimed at developing broad offers encompassing vehicles, infrastructure, information systems and services. They contribute to work to build a new value chain based on information technology. They explore new uses. The EVAPS project mounted by Groupe Renault and Transdev proposes mobility based on self-driving cars. BLABLALINES is backed by Blablacar to develop a new carpooling option for short everyday trips. EVAPS

Paris-Saclay tests a new autonomous mobility service

This project developed by Groupe Renault and Transdev at the Paris-Saclay campus harnesses autonomous electric vehicles for on-demand shared mobility. The objective is to devise smart mobility services for trips in the urban periphery, including the last kilometer, using autonomous driverless vehicles on dedicated roadways and at private sites, and two types of electric vehicle (cars and vans). These services are designed to supplement and be integrated with existing transport systems. This project confirms that France has taken the lead on new forms of mobility.

MI2 A digital platform dedicated to mobility

The new digital plaform MI2 developed by Cityway in liaison with Ile-de-France Mobilités, industrial companies and research centres focuses on mobility services integrating all types of travel (individual, collective, public and private shared transport) across different time frames (historical, real-time or predictive). The project employs open source and big data tools. Several services will be proposed: • for users: a predictive multimodal GPS and a tool with advice

on mobility options to allow users to choose according to cost and time of travel;

• for public authorities: a digital mobility observatory;• for operators: tools to predictively regulate traffic flow and

optimise management of the various modes of transport.

NOVATHERMPower Road® – a positive energy roadway

WORTH NOTINGThe concept behind this innovation developed by Eurovia is a roadway that produces thermal energy by storing heat from the sun. The upper layers of the road surfacing incorporate a heat exchange mechanism. The heat storage process is reversible:• in the summer or solar thermal storage mode, the heat

absorbed is stored in the ground, for use to heat nearby buildings and infrastructure in winter;

• in the winter or roadbed thermal regulation mode, the heat stored in the ground melts snow and ice on the road, cutting back on road maintenance operations that have a strong negative enviromental impact.

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To make the transition to a circular economy, the full life cycle of products must be considered, from ecodesign conception to recycling and recovering value from the waste generated by products. The Strategic Investment Programme operated by ADEME funds projects with this ambition.

The challenges are considerable: reducingflows of raw materials and energy, and optimising management of these resources; stronger action to collect and sort waste; improved techniques for recycling and wider use of recycled materials.

A major industrial revolution, and a source of greater competitiveness and innovation for the economy!

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To address these issues ADEME accompanies technological and organisational innovation in all areas of the circular economy:• ecodesign, repairs, an economic model based on functionality;• recycling: waste collection, sorting and processing of recovered

materials;• finding value in reuse and reintegration of waste-derived materials

in new products.

These new solutions seek to reinforce industrial know-how in recycling enterprises, and also to foster new ways of producing and consuming. This will often engender changes in the business model of these enterprises. These solutions focus on:• innovation in existing activities, such as methanisation

(anaerobic digestion);• structuring specific niche processes and new processing chains;• recycling processes for end-of-life materials.

THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

From ecodesign to recycling, pathways to more efficient resource life cycles

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ECODESIGN OPTIMISING THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE

Ecodesign of products is the first step towards the circular economy. In this respect the MOTION project is a precursor. Arc International, world leader in glass making, has been involved in this project since 2O13, with the aim of making optimal use of metal moulds used to make glassware, and disposing of them properly when they are no longer needed, and reinforcing recycling in internal material streams in the company.Ecodesign is a component of strategy to boost the competitive edge of the company. Arc has built a consortium around this ambition, bringing in the Fonderie du Nord, the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique (CEA), the Centrale Lille engineering school, and the INS laboratory. Competitiveness clusters Team 2, Matikem and ViaMeca, with specialisation in feedstocks, materials and manufacturing processes, also accompany this project.

SOPREMAAdopting ecodesign to stand out

The Soprema group, specialised in insulation and waterproofing materials, considers that ecodesign can distinguish its products from those of other manufacturers in an ever more competitive market. The circular economy is one of the pillars of the group's industrial policy. Soprema's goal is to become a producer of secondary raw materials derived from recycled resources, instead of a consumer of raw materials from fossil resources. PIA ADEME accompanies Soprema in two innovative projects to move towards this goal: SOPCRUSHER, to develop a process to recover waterproofing membrane materials, and SOPRALOOP that aims to recycle opaque polyethylene teraphthalate (PET) used in food trays and other containers that are found in household waste.

AN ECONOMY BASED ON FUNCTIONALITY THE EMERGENCE OF NEW ECONOMIC MODELS

In the economy of functionality the sale of products and goods will be replaced by the sale of services that fulfil the purpose of the products. By shifting from ownership to use, this economy will induce a change in business model for many companies and activities.The LOCATEX project mounted by Blanchisserie Industrielle du Centre (B.I.C) illustrates this transition. Rather than selling textiles for cleaning and wiping, this SME now offers rental of its products instead of transferring ownership to industrial clients. The rental includes return and recycling of the products after use.

NEXTROADStrategic planning for waste management

The NEXTROAD project is developing a digital decision-making tool for local authorities and businesses, with the objective of anticipating waste management needs in a given territory. The aim is to optimise strategic planning for waste management and materials recovery via a simulation tool, based on dynamic spatial modelling. This tool, developed by Veolia, the Grand Lyon metropolitan area and the startup ForCity, will be tested in the Lyon metro area in 2O18. PIA ADEME has contributed €3.4 million euros in funding.

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THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY MAJOR INNOVATIONS

Solutions for recycling and reusing materials from the plastic waste stream are emerging, to meet the challenge of "1OO% of plastic recycled" by 2O25. Innovation is particularly needed in this field, given the wide range of types and origins of plastic waste, and the growing stream of materials fed by product packaging that increasingly displays waste sorting instructions. Several projects are drawing attention, and if successful will constitute effective solutions for recycling significant volumes of plastic waste that up to now have been incinerated or sent to landfill.• MACHAON: recycling flexible household product packaging. • HPI: recycling polyvinyl butyral (PVB) used in automobile

windscreens and laminated glass products.• FUNX: recycling agricultural big bags.

MACHAONRecycling flexible plastic packaging

Machaon is an SME, and the first company in France to transform flexible plastic film from household waste that is generally incinerated or sent to landfill.* The finished product is recycled polyethylene pellets used by industrial customers who employ plastic blowing processes to manufacture items such as trash bags and bin liners. The creation of this new recycling chain is funded by PIA ADEME.

SOLOVERCONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: A CLOSER LOOK AT FLAT GLASS

While recycling of household glass (bottles) is widespread, the SOLOVER project is hoping to create a treatment chain to process flat glass from the construction materials industry (production waste), from the building sector (demolition waste) and from the automobile sector (garage, end-of-life vehicle (ELV) treatment centres, windscreen replacement businesses). These types of waste glass are for the most part sent to landfill. PIA ADEME has worked with the family-owned Solover company since 2O14, to set up a production line capable of handling 6O OOO tonnes of flat glass annually, and to develop a high-quality finished product, so that this resource is no longer landfilled.

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ECOTITANIUM project – Titanium ingots at the Saint-Georges-de-Mons site (Puy-de-Dôme department) inaugurated 15 September 2O17

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WORTH NOTINGECOTITANIUM, the most recent factory built by Aubert & Duval, a subsidiary of Groupe Eramet, is the first factory in Europe to produce aeronautic-grade titanium by recycling materials. The plant produces alloys using titanium offcuts, scraps and chips collected from the major aeronautics constructors and their suppliers. At stake is a new environmentally responsible supply chain for the aeronautics industry, and an independent European materials stream. This industrial project is expected to generate some 6O specialised jobs in direct employment; ADEME has taken a 41.3% equity share. The process uses one-quarter of the energy consumed by conventional processing of titanium ore, and avoids 1OO OOO tonnes of CO2 emissions a year. Whereas this high added-value resource was previously exported, for lack of a recycling chain, now it remains in the country.

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BIOGAS TREATMENT

A NEW FRENCH VALUE CHAIN France’s Strategic Investment Programme has been particularly effective in structuring the technological chain for cleaning biogas and liquefying biomethane. Projects are funded across the entire methanisation (anaerobic digestion, AD) chain:• new solutions for semi-wet AD and immersion AD;• tools to characterise and improve installation

performance;• solutions to clean biogas to obtain biomethane for

injection into the natural gas network.A number of projects in France are showcases for biogas purification technology and equipment that can be be deployed in France and abroad. WAGABOX: biomethane from nonhazardous waste storage facilities; BIOGNVAL: biomethane from wastewater treatment plants; BIOMET: biomethane from agricultural waste; GAYA: biomethane from agricultural residues and coproducts (wood, straw).

WAGABOXUsing biogas derived from household waste

Drawing on French industrial expertise in gas engineering, we have developed a technology that is unique in the world. Biogas generated by the decomposition of landfilled organic waste is converted into a local, renewable clean energy resource:

biomethane. Our Wagabox, operating at the Coved site in Saint-Florentin, is the first unit capable of converting biogas from landfilled household waste into a valuable resource. This example of the circular economy in action supplies 3 OOO households with gas produced from locally generated waste. The inauguration of this service is a step on the way to the energy transition.

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INVESTING IN THE FUTURE

THE 3RD STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PROGRAMMEPossessing technical, economic and financial expertise in the complex markets of the energy and environmental transitions, ADEME has been confirmed in its role as operator for the third phase of France’s Strategic Investment Programme (Programme d’investissements d’avenir, PIA 3).* With this renewed confidence the French government recognises the action pursued by ADEME since 2O1O. The PIA 3 programme is endowed with a budget of €1 billion divided between State subsidies (€6OO million) and capital funding (€4OO million). With these funds ADEME will continue to provide financial support for demonstrators of the energy and environmental transition, in three main ways.

• The "Demonstrators and territories with ambitions" segment will develop energy and environmental transition demonstrators, and also provide equity financing for path-breaking innovative infrastructure on a commercial scale.

• The Innovation Contest will support innovative projects mounted by startups and SMEs, following along the lines of the SME Initiative operated by ADEME.

• The segment "Accelerating the development of advanced innovation ecosystems" is dedicated exclusively to transport and mobility. This segment targets cooperative projects between companies and research institutes.

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@ADEME@CGI_PIAvenir#PIA

Follow these links for detailed information on France’s Strategic Investment Programme operated by ADEME.Requests for proposals: http://www.ademe.fr/actualites/appels-a-projets Data sheets on projects funded: http://www.ademe.fr/entreprises-monde-agricole/innover-developper/programme-dinvestissements-davenir-pia/projets-laureats

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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION ADEME'S MISSION AT THE HEART OF INTERNATIONAL ACTION AND THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION

Strengthening research and innovation is an essential component of public action for the energy and environmental transition. This policy accelerates the emergence of advanced technologies and solutions to accompany changes in modes of production and consumer practices. The capacity to innovate is a strong asset for creating jobs linked to the implementation of the energy transition in the country.

Like other countries, France has adopted a National Energy Research Strategy focusing on low carbon technologies. Industrial and emerging-economy countries alike are now convinced that promotion of innovation and research is a major factor in the energy and environmental transition. At the time the Paris Climate Agreement was drafted in 2O15, 23 countries launched an international initiative entitled Mission Innovation with the intention of accelerating the pace of innovation in technologies for the transition. This mission involves not only the national governments, which all pledged to double their commitments to low carbon R&D between 2O15 and 2O2O; it also brings in companies and investors from the private sector to support research and innovation. ADEME, supporting the French Ministry for an Ecological and Solidary Transition (MTES), is deeply involved in a number of these cooperative programmes. Within the Mission Innovation, the agency is co-leader, with India, of action to accelerate the pace of innovation to provide access to renewable energy for people and communities that are not connected to electricity grids, for the most part in developing countries. There is much at stake here, for action to limit CO2 emissions in coming decades, and for companies as they take positions in these new markets.

In most cases ADEME provides support for research, development and innovation (RDI) via competitive Requests for Proposals. The agency also accompanies open innovation initiatives that are largely facilitated by the digital transformation of the economy. ADEME supports these new processes by closely following the players – third-party sites, platforms, etc.

To fulfil its role as scout and precursor, ADEME adjusts its RDI action to take into account the international convergence of the digital transformation.

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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSITION

FRANCE’S STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PROGRAMME OPERATED BY ADEMEThe Strategic Investment Programme (Programme d’investissements d’avenir, PIA) was created by the French government in 2010, to stimulate innovation and investment in France. ADEME is the operator for innovation work to accelerate the energy and environmental transition. For the period 2010-2020 the agency is in charge of allocating approximately €4 billion euros in funding for innovative projects and action to develop the industrial chains of tomorrow. In the first two phases, PIA 1 and PIA 2 (2010-2017), 745 projects were funded, for total financial support of €2.5 billion. The projects included 322 projects pursued by small and medium-sized enterprises. The PIA 3 phase, also operated by ADEME, started in 2017, with a total of €1 billion in funding: €600 million in State subsidies and €400 million in capital financing.

www.ademe.fr @ADEME

ADEME's work comes downstream of R&D, via support for innovation projects mounted by companies that are active in the following sectors: renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy vectors, energy storage, smart electricity grids, buildings, eco-efficient industry and agriculture, green chemicals, circular economy (water and waste treatment), biodiversity, sustainable transport and mobility (road, rail, maritime).ADEME is a public agency under the joint supervision of the Ministry for an Ecological and Solidary Transition, and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation.

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