Research and Innovation in 2018
Published on January 21, 2020 – Updated on November 23, 2020
Marine Renewable Energies were in the spotlight with the commissioning of Floatgen, France's first offshore wind turbine, and world firsts in additive manufacturing. These were the key milestones of 2018 for Centrale Nantes' research and development.
The year was also marked by the signature and renewal of research chairs with big names in the automotive industry, advancing work on cleaner engines. The school widened its involvement in the field of health care, and the High Performance Computing Institute (ICI) deployed the supercomputing resources, to make supercomputing more widely accessible, and to apply Artificial Intelligence.
The year was also marked by the signature and renewal of research chairs with big names in the automotive industry, advancing work on cleaner engines. The school widened its involvement in the field of health care, and the High Performance Computing Institute (ICI) deployed the supercomputing resources, to make supercomputing more widely accessible, and to apply Artificial Intelligence.
Mann & Hummel and Centrale Nantes renew their research chairJanuary 23, 2018The Mann + Hummel Group and Centrale Nantes renew their international teaching and research chair on clean automobile engines focusing on filtration systems: fluid dynamics and reduced energy consumption.- ISPHY - New research chair with Renault and SiemensCentrale Nantes, Renault and LMS, A Siemens Business, set up a joint international industrial chair in 2013 to explore new technologies for combustion engines. The ISPHY chair marks the renewal of this cooperation for 5 years, until 2023.
- Stellantis and Centrale Nantes working together on digital simulationMay 17, 2018Stellantis (formerly Groupe PSA) and Centrale Nantes launch a €4-million R&D programme on digital simulation techniques for powertrain design. The programme aims to bring low-emission vehicles to market faster.
- SCAN’18 Seminar held in NantesOctober 24, 2018 - October 26, 2018SCAN'18 is an urban architectural design seminar, during which the Urban Architecture Nantes Research Centre (AAU) hosted Tomas DORTA, a researcher from Montreal. Tomas DORTA works with CRENAU the Nantes-based AAU team.
- National recognition for the ILIAD project as it becomes a SIRIC - site for integrated cancer researchILIAD (Imaging and Longitudinal Investigations to Ameliorate Decision-making in multiple myeloma and breast cancer) is a regional consortium led by Irecan - a health cooperation grouping - which brings together Nantes University Hospital, Institut de Cancérologie and Angers University Hospital. Its partners are INSERM, the Arronax cyclotron, Centrale Nantes, the universities of Nantes and Angers and Atlanpole.
- Grand Challenge MPM-1000: Adaptation of massively parallel anisotropic mesh applied to complex structuresThe High Performance Computing Institute took part in the 'Grands Challenges', organised by GENCI to coincide with the arrival of the new supercomputer, with a power of 6.86 Pflop/s, at the TGCC (Très Grand Centre de Calcul).
- Equipe@Meso: spreading the use of supercomputing and artificial intelligenceAt the end of 2018, the High Performance Computing Institute joined the Equip@meso project (Equipex 2010), coordinated by GENCI (Grand Equipement National de Calcul Intensitif).
- Naval Group and Centrale Nantes print the world’s first hollow propeller bladeFebruary 7, 2019Naval Group and Centrale Nantes have printed the first demonstrator of hollow propeller blades by metal additive manufacturing as part of the European H2020 project, RAMSSES. Funded by the European Commission, this collaborative programme aims to reduce the environmental impact of ships.
- Centrale Nantes working with STELIA Aerospace on a world first: 3D printing of self-reinforced metallic fuselage panelsFebruary 21, 2018An aircraft has several panels that form its fuselage, its empennages and wing sections. These panels are reinforced by stiffeners, which are usually riveted or even welded to the panels.A demonstrator for metallic fuselage panels with stiffeners directly built into their surface by additive manufacturing was produced on Centrale Nantes' rapid manufacturing research platform.
- Digital Twin: Predictive simulation in real timeFor several years now, the High Performance Computing Institute has been developing dimension reduction methods for real-time simulation. The objective is to give engineers the means to manage production lines in the best possible way, so that they can make more informed decisions.
- The SEM-REV site hosts Floatgen, the first French offshore wind turbineDecember 31, 2018After two years of construction in the port of Saint-Nazaire, the wind turbine was towed out to, then moored, at the Centrale Nantes' SEM-REV site, France's first multi-technology offshore test site, located 20 km off the coast from Le Croisic.
- Connect Talent Project MILCOM “Multimodal Imaging and Learning for COmputational Medicine” kicks-offThe Pays de la Loire Connect Talent call for projects attracts renowned scientists to the region. Among them Diana Mateus, who joined the Laboratory of Digital Sciences of Nantes (LS2N) to conduct her MILCOM research project with a multidisciplinary team of about ten people.
