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Find out more about our Institute from a different perspective – through testimonials from people from a wide variety of backgrounds. Whether they are members of our team, our members, our partners or our clients, each one highlights the many facets that make up France Energies Marines.

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That pioneering period was an exhilarating human adventure that will remain a highlight of my professional career.

Christophe Chabert Testimonial
Christophe CHABERT
France Energies Marines
Chairman from 2015 to 2017 and from 2021 to 2022

We often tend to work on individual projects. The DRACCAR-MMERMAID research project gives us the opportunity to be involved in studying cumulative effects at the scale of an entire coastline.

Dominique Clorennec Testimonial
Dominique CLORENNEC
Quiet Oceans
Chief scientist

The evaluation process is not simply a box-checking exercise, it’s a real opportunity to discuss the content.

Salvatore d'Arco Testimonial
Salvatore D’ARCO
Sintef
Member of STC from 2018 to 2022

The direction we had initially envisaged has changed, but the result is exactly what we had hoped for. We can be proud of that!

Vincent Denby Wilkes Testimonial
Vincent DENBY WILKES
France Energies Marines
Chairmand from 2012 to 2015

The experts on this committee are leading authorities in their respective fields and work at prestigious institutions abroad.

Jean-François Filipot Testimonial
Jean-François FILIPOT
France Energies Marines
Scientific and Technical Director

It was very important for us to be truly involved in the project to give substance to the partnership dimension in which we strongly believe.

Lisa Garnier Testimonial
Lisa GARNIER
RTE
Biodiversity R&D Manager

The aim is to provide stakeholders and the general public with access to the knowledge of scientific experts.

Sybill Henry Testimonial
Sybill HENRY
France Energies Marines
Engineer, Research and Scientific Mediation

The France Energies Marines team is growing steadily, boosting the digital twins focus.

Adrien Hirvoas Testimonial
Adrien HIRVOAS
France Energies Marines
Researcher, Applied Mathematics

We had to argue that we were on a growth trajectory and that we would soon become an institute of reasonable size.

Julien Marchal Testimonial
Julien MARCHAL
France Energies Marines
Chairman from 2017 to 2021

I have always made it a point of honour to be proactive, to work with great rigour and to quickly acquire the necessary technical knowledge.

Mélanie Roulet Testimonial
Mélanie ROULET
France Energies Marines
R&D Engineer – Project Manager, Structures

Another key strength of this Committee was that it is made up of researchers from different backgrounds, laboratories and countries. This leads to very rich and stimulating discussions.

Senu Sirnivas Testimonial
Senu SIRNIVAS
National Laboratory of the Rockies
Member of STC from 2018 to 2022

Our research aims to provide wind farm developers with reliable, accurate information on turbulence intensity at the sites concerned, in order to optimise turbine design and layout.

Maxime Thiébaut Testimonial
Maxime THIEBAUT
France Energies Marines
Researcher – Project Manager, Metocean