In the present European Union debate, many consider capacity remuneration mechanisms (CRM) as useless and, if they are eventually considered as useful, there is a necessity of total alignment of capacity adequacy policies in time. We develop an opposite position. The adoption of CRM is a...

This study examines the relationship between the status and seniority of product champions, their cultural context and the ability of product champions to enlist top management support for an innovation project. Based on a sample of 82 French and 101 German champions, this work suggests that the...

This article reviews the role played by carbon and capture (CCS) technologies in order to facilitate the transition to low-carbon emitting technologies in the medium term. More precisely, we address the following central questions: how will the development of CCS technologies impact energy...

This article analyses energy efficiency coefficients and their evolution in the air transport sector. The proposed ’macro-level’ methodology allows obtaining energy efficiency coefficients and their growth rates (corresponding to the evolution of energy gains) from 1983 to 2006 for eight...

Ce mémoire a été réalisé pour répondre à une demande originale de l’association Nova Green. Nova Green est une structure souple d’animation dédié aux éco-activités, basée sur le campus universitaire d’Orsay au sud de Paris en Essonne, plus communément appelé le « Plateau de...

Face à l'appauvrissement énergétique qui se profile, l'électricité constitue la ressource du futur. Cela suppose un développement de réseaux de plus en plus intelligents, capables de diffuser l'énergie là où elle fait défaut, par le biais de données échangées entre consommateurs et...