I-tese Newsletter No. 21 Spring 2014. Quarterly newsletter of the Institute of Technique-Economics of Energetic Systems for scientists, managers, supervisors and decision-makers

A first article presents and comments the energetic scenarios proposed by the ANCRE (Alliance Nationale de Coordination de la Recherche pour l'Energie) which gathers all French research institutions involved in the field of energy: reinforced sobriety (energy saving, energy efficiency, development of renewable energies), de-carbonation by electricity (energy efficiency, renewable and nuclear electricity), diversified vectors (local dimension, heat recovery, bio-energies, energy efficiency), nuclear and renewable, and trend (reference scenario corresponding to the present trend). Results are briefly discussed, notably in terms of primary and final energy consumption, of evolution of energy consumption per sector. Scenarios are assessed in terms of investment, of jobs, of impact on households, of energy independence and foreign trade, of impacts on the environment. A second article addresses the issue of the future of territories in the energy transition policy. A third article discusses why and how to develop generic technologies within the CEA (the authors discuss the contributions of an approach based on theories and methods of contemporary design)