The partners

RTE, the French electricity transmission system operator (TSO), is responsible for the coordination and scientific, technical, and administrative implementation of the project. RTE is in charge of designing and developing the planning and simulation tool, as well as preparing the demonstrators. RTE will also lead the study of climate change impacts on a region and the new environmental and societal requirements.

TotalEnergies OneTech brings together a wide range of technical and scientific expertise across different energy sectors. TotalEnergies OneTech is responsible for preparing studies on Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) and thermal storage, and will lead the two associated demonstrators to validate their performance under real conditions.

NaTran is a European leader in the gas transmission sector and positions itself as a major global player in gas network management. The company is committed to achieving a 100% carbon-neutral gas mix in France by 2050. It supports hydrogen and renewable gas sectors (biomethane and gases from solid and liquid waste). It exports its expertise internationally, notably through its RICE research center (Research & Innovation Center for Energy). NaTran will oversee the study on modeling methane and hydrogen (H₂) linepack storage to test and validate this functionality in the simulator. NaTran will also prepare an energy planning study for an industrial basin, aimed at addressing the challenges related to evolving energy needs and uses.

The PERSEE center of MINES Paris PSL is the academic partner of the project. Mines Paris PSL will lead the research work focused on multi-energy system planning at territorial and European scales. This research will be conducted through four PhD projects: (1) on coupling techniques in planning optimization (between Antares and an investment trajectory optimization model), (2) on multi-energy infrastructure planning at the scale of industrial hubs, (3) on coupling electricity transmission and distribution network planning, and (4) on integrating CO₂-related infrastructure (capture/transport/storage) into planning tools. This PhD work will be strengthened by postdoctoral research. All researchers will also contribute to literature reviews, demand modeling, renewable production modeling, territorial evolution, and updating techno-economic data. All of this research will help strengthen the development of the tools created in PlaneTerr, as well as complement and deepen certain analyses.

Air Liquide is a world leader in gases, technologies, and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 73 countries with 67,100 employees, the Group serves more than 3.9 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen are small molecules essential to life, matter, and energy. They define Air Liquide’s scientific scope and have been at the core of the Group’s activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide will lead the work on studying the valorization of flexibility in a hybrid hydrogen production unit.