Research and Innovation in 2019

Published on October 26, 2021 – Updated on November 3, 2021

In 2019, research at Centrale Nantes was marked by the arrival of an ultra-fast, high-resolution camera, which will provide the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering with a unique tool in a European academic setting.

The renewal of the Edycem chair for the development of sustainable concrete and the installation of a wave energy recovery prototype are in turn indicators of the school's commitment to sustainable development.

SARAH Project: testing successfully completed!
April 12, 2019
The SARAH research project, led by several academic and industrial players in the aeronautics field, focuses on emergency ditching for helicopters and airplanes.
FRyDoM-Community Edition (CE) Open Source release
May 20, 2019
Centrale Nantes & D-ICE Engineering are very pleased to announce the first release of the FRyDoM-CE framework under the GPLv3 open source license.
The IHES Consortium led by GEPS Techno installs the wave energy recovery prototype WAVEGEM® on the Centrale Nantes offshore test site
August 26, 2019
On Wednesday 21 August 2019, the WAVEGEM wave energy recovery platform was installed on Centrale Nantes' SEM-REV site, kicking off 18 months of offshore testing.
New testing in the Centrale Nantes Ocean Tank
September 18, 2019
Mocean Energy is a fast-growing company based in Edinburgh researching ocean wave energy. Mocean is developing wave energy converters – WECs – machines that convert the mechanical energy of ocean waves into electricity.
CRED Forum
October 1, 2019
The Dynamic and Static Test Centre (CRED) at Centrale Nantes is organising a forum (invitation only) on 1st October: "Towards an enhanced vision of material characterisation"
Centrale Nantes celebrates the arrival of a high-speed, high-resolution camera
October 1, 2019
Centrale Nantes today celebrated the arrival of a high-speed, high-resolution camera at the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering. Only a handful of such devices exist in the world today.
Franco-Japanese collaboration on bio-informatics at Centrale Nantes
October 7, 2019
Given the geographical distance, the language barrier and the predominance of American-European perspectives, research advances in Asia can be little-known on our shores. The objective of scientific exchanges between Centrale Nantes, the National Institute of Informatics (NII Tokyo) and the University of Kobe in Japan seek to promote exchanges between young researchers – especially in the fields of bioinformatics and artificial intelligence.
A new LiDAR - innovative measuring device to characterize wind and atmosphere - for the LHEEA Laboratory
October 9, 2019
The LHEEA has recently acquired a scanning LiDAR, an innovative measuring device to characterize wind and atmosphere. It will be used for marine renewable energy (MRE), urban atmosphere and air quality applications.
A conference with Dr. Maria Miteva: combining artifical intelligence and health for better medicines
October 17, 2019
Dr Maria Miteva (CiTCoM Cnrs/Inserm, Paris) will give a conference at Centrale Nantes for bioinformatics students and biologists on structural bioinformatics and drug metabolism. Objective: Harnessing structural bioinformatics to predict drug /metabolizing enzyme interactions.
Guest Professor at Centrale Nantes: Michael Ortiz
October 21, 2019 - October 25, 2019
Professor Michael ORTIZ, of the California Institute of Technology (USA), will be on the Centrale Nantes campus at the invitation of Laurent Stainier of the GeM Laboratory from 21 to 25 October 2019.
EDYCEM and Centrale Nantes renew their research chair on sustainable concrete
December 5, 2019
Building on twenty years of research collaboration, EDYCEM and CENTRALE NANTES have renewed their research chair for another five-year term to focus on environmentally responsible concrete.
EIT Manufacturing inauguration event on 7 November
November 7, 2019
Centrale Nantes is a member of EIT Manufacturing, which will hold its inauguration event in Paris Saclay on 7 November.
Centrale Nantes providing support to SBM Offshore for the deployment of an offshore test site in Monaco to test their S3® Wave Energy Converter
November 15, 2019
SBM Offshore is developing a unique type of wave energy converter, which measures 60 metres in length and 1.2 metres in diameter. The operating principle of this prototype is based on wave propagation which deforms a flexible structure made of Electro Active Polymers, thus generating electricity.
Conference with Camille Jeunet: Brain-Computer Interfaces - Learning how to use them, using them to learn
November 15, 2019
A presentation by Camille Jeunet, CNRS research fellow at the CLLE laboratory, University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès.
Seminar: Impact of mesh adaptation for turbulent flows in aeronautics.
November 18, 2019
Dr. Frédéric Alauzet, Senior Researcher and head of the Gamma team at INRIA Saclay, will speak on the topic "Impact of mesh adaptation for turbulent flows in aeronautics. On the way towards the certification of digital solutions?"
GeM / GDRI GEOMECH Workshop: "Advanced methods for the characterization of the durability of porous media"
November 18, 2019 - November 20, 2019
In line with GDRI GEOMECH's research activities, the GeM is organising a workshop at Centrale Nantes from 18 to 20 November 2019 on: "Advanced methods for the characterization of the durability of porous media".
Guest Professor at Centrale Nantes: Mohammed MATALLAH
December 9, 2018 - December 21, 2018
Professor Mohammed MATALLAH, of the University of Tlemcen, Algeria, will be present on the Centrale Nantes campus from 9 to 21 December.
Energy and Mobility Conference: Vehicle electrification at the heart of energy transition
December 12, 2019
Centrale Nantes plays host to a conference on "Energy and Mobility: vehicle electrification at the heart of energy transition", organised by ID4CAR and S2e2, in Lecture Theatre S on Thursday 12 December.
Floatgen achieves a total of 6 GWh of power production in 2019
January 17, 2020
Following very encouraging initial results communicated last July, the 2 MW Floatgen floating wind turbine, equipped with Ideol’s patented floating foundation and installed on the Centrale Nantes Offshore test site Sem-Rev (Atlantic Coast of France), exceeded production and availability expectations in the second half of 2019.

Published on October 26, 2021 Updated on November 3, 2021

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