Gaz Découvertes issue No. 88 - Group - Gaz de France

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R&D, a keystone of sustainable development
Focus on the Gaz de France's sustainable development policy. An update on the main ongoing issues and activities in the company of Françoise Guichard, Sustainable Development Director, and Marc Florette, Executive Vice President, R&D Division.
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Capture and geological storage of CO2 : update on progress
For many years, Gaz de France's Research & Development Division has conducted experimental research programmes on the techniques of capture and geological storage of CO2.
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Measuring environnemental impact
Asked to calculate Gaz de France's environnemental impact, R&D Division studied and analysed the existing assessment tools, developing considerable expertise in the field. They looked with special attention at four instruments and methods.
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From biomass, a highly promising source
Gasification, the process of transforming biomass into a gas that can be burned, is one of the most promising conversion solutions. Combined heat and power production, green methane, hydrogen... There are numerous potential energy uses for this renewable material.
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EU-DEEP : seeking a technical and economic model of distributed production
Drawing on the experience of Gaz de France ESS in the UK, R&D Division is conducting an experiment on small-scale local electricity production capacity as part of the Eruopean EU-DEEP project.
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Producing electricity from wind power 
Of the different renewable energy ressources, wind power is the one with the potential to contribute most efficiently and quickly to the energy mix.
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