General information
Organisation
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.
Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.
The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
Reference
SL-DES-25-0790
Thesis topic details
Category
Technological challenges
Thesis topics
Reducing the complexity of France's building stock to better anticipate anticipate energy demand flexibility and the integration of solar solar resources
Contract
Thèse
Job description
The aim of this work is to respond to the current challenges of energy transition in the building sector, France's leading energy consumer. French public policies are currently proposing far-reaching solutions, such as support for energy-efficient home renovation and incentives for the installation of renewable energy production systems. On a large scale, this is leading to structural changes for both building managers and energy network operators. As a result, players in the sector need to review their energy consumption and carbon impact forecasts, integrating flexibility solutions adapted to the French standard. Some flexibility levers are already in place to meet the challenges of energy and greenhouse gas emission reduction, but others need to be anticipated, taking into account long-term scenarios for energy renovation and the deployment of renewable energy sources, particularly photovoltaic energy, across the whole of France. The issue of massification is therefore an underlying one. That's why this thesis proposes to implement a methodology for reducing the size of the French installed base based on previously defined criteria. In particular, the aim will be to define a limited number of reference buildings that are statistically representative of the behavior resulting from the application of flexibility strategies that meet the challenges of energy efficiency and limiting greenhouse gas emissions. To this end, the CSTB (Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment) is developing and making available a database of French buildings (BDNB: Base de Données Nationale des Bâtiments), containing information on morphology, uses, construction principles and energy consumption and performance.
University / doctoral school
Sciences, Ingénierie, Environnement (SIE)
Savoie-Mont-Blanc
Thesis topic location
Site
Grenoble
Requester
Position start date
01/12/2025
Person to be contacted by the applicant
FOUCQUIER Aurélie
aurelie.foucquier@cea.fr
CEA
DES/DTS//LELA
Bât. Helios,
50 avenue du Lac Léman
F-73375 Le Bourget-du-Lac
0479792053
Tutor / Responsible thesis director
THEBAULT Martin
martin.thebault@univ-smb.fr
Université Savoie Mont Blanc
LOCIE
Bât. Helios,
50 avenue du Lac Léman
F-73375 Le Bourget-du-Lac
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