Our team
A cross-cutting and complementary approach to R&D for greater efficiency
France Energies Marines boasts France’s largest team of scientists entirely devoted to offshore wind energy research and innovation.
This team tackles the locks of the offshore wind industry by relying on the network of experts from the national academic sector. The research carried out by the team is focuses on issues shared by the players of the sector. The team has key skills in several complementary disciplines and can thus support the industry on a range of themes that are interdependent in concrete cases. This clearly illustrates the value of R&D carried out with a cross-cutting approach, particularly concerning technologies.
The profiles of the team members are distributed among the science and technology programs as follows:
- Site characterisation: observation and modelling of atmospheric and ocean turbulence, extreme sea states, hydrosedimentary dynamics, etc.
- ORE systems and farms: structural calculations, hydrodynamics, mooring system engineering, machine learning, offshore monitoring, electrical architecture, operation and maintenance, etc.
- Environmental integration: benthic ecology, ornithology, marine mammals, ichthyofauna, trophic modelling, ecosystem and socio-ecosystem modelling, sociology, etc.
This young team, but nevertheless endowed with cross-experience from the academic and industrial worlds, is the driving force behind the Institute’s service and research activities. To support its members, partners and clients, this team is recombined into small multidisciplinary units that join its network to carry out studies, deploy innovative methodologies, coordinate experts or support characterisation campaigns.
Our research and expertise services offer
A thematic organisation reinforced by support services
France Energies Marines is headed by a Chairman and an Executive Director. The latter is in charge of the operational management of the teams. To carry out its R&D activities, the Institute is organised around four scientific and technological programmes. The head of each program, who reports directly to the Executive Director, leads a team of PhDs, engineers, post-docs and PhD students. The latter are either employees of France Energies Marines or staff provided by academic or industrial research teams. This gender mix is one of the Institute’s strengths, which also has another advantage, that of near parity between men and women.
The four programmes receive support in the following areas:
- Scientific Management to coordinate the scientific activities of the Institute, to steer the process of generation and selection of projects, in particular those co-financed by the Investments for the Future Programme, to lead the R&D Committee of the members and to solicit the International Science and Technology Committee,
- Development and Valorisation to develop partnerships, seek new associates and contributors, offer the Institute’s services to the sector, ensure the monitoring the proper functioning and reporting of the R&D activity and the reporting to French State departments and members, and organise communication,
- Administrative, Financial and Legal to support the teams in the administrative management, to ensure that the contractual documents necessary for the operation of the Institute are drawn up and to ensure sound financial management.
The gender equality index for 2022 at France Energies Marines is 90/100. Designed by the Ministry of Employment, it is a simple and practical tool for advancing equality between women and men within the company. It enables the measurement of pay and status gaps and highlights the areas for improvement when these disparities are unjustified. Below 75/100, the company must implement corrective measures.
A presence spread throughout the territory for proximity to the sector players
Since its creation, the Institute has been keen to consider the specific nature of each of the maritime façades and to establish itself locally. This proximity to the academic players in the sector strengthens France Energies Marines’ scientific excellence and the alignment of its activities with the expectations of the blue economy.
- The majority of the staff is based at France Energies Marines’ Headquarters in Brest within the Campus Mondial de la mer.
- Two offices have also been created to enable the team to develop effective synergies with their local contacts. The Atlantic Office, located on the Ecole Centrale Nantes campus, aims to develop partnerships with the abundant ORE ecosystem in the Pays de Loire region. The Mediterranean Office, located in the Ecole Centrale Méditerranée premises, aims to support the development of floating wind farms in the Gulf of Lion. The Estern Channel – North Sea Office, located on the premises of the Université Le Havre Normandie, created to support the deployment of wind energy off the Normandy coast.
Chair and Executive Committee
Ronan Stéphan
Chairman
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Herveline Gaborieau
Executive Director
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Jean-Francois Filipot
Scientific Director
Site Characterisation R&D Manager
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Hélène Lucas
Administration, Finance and Legal Director
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Ludovic Noblet
Development and Valorisation Director
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Site Characterisation R&D Programme
Neil Luxcey
Site Characterisation R&D Manager
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Olivier Blanpain
Head of the Marine Operations Unit
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Jean Dubranna
Engineer in calculation of offshore energy potential
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Romane Le Guern
Marine Operations Technician
Le Havre, Eastern Channel and North Sea Office of France Energies Marines
Olivier Mico
Marine Operations Technician
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Anindita Patra
Postdoctoral Research Fellow on the Impact of Climate Change
Palaiseau, EDF
Coline Poppeschi
Postdoctoral Research Fellow on the Impact of Climate Change
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Clément Pouplin
PhD student in Development of a parametric model for waves in tropical cyclones
Brest, Ifremer and France Energies Marines Headquarters
Maxime Thiébaut
Metocean Data Analysis Researcher
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Valentin Vittecoq
Offshore operations and maintenance officer
Le Havre, Eastern Channel and North Sea Office of France Energies Marines
Maëlle Nexer
Marine and coastal geosciences researcher
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Antoine Morvan
Postdoctoral research fellow in submarine cable thermics
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Nicolas Michelet
Hydrodynamics and seabed dynamics research engineer
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Benjamin Ollivier
Data Engineer
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Fabien Leckler
Modelling and Observation of Nearshore Sea States Researcher
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Youen Kervella
Hydrodynamic Modelling Researcher
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Robin Marcille
PhD student on probabilistic short-term forecasting of meteorological and oceanic data for maintenance optimisation
Marseille, Mediterranean Office of France Energies Marines
Paul Renaud
Statistical Methods for Wind Energy Site Characterisation Engineer
Nantes, Atlantic Office of France Energies Marines
Alban Gilletta
PhD student in numerical simulation of scouring around offshore wind turbine foundations
Grenoble, Laboratoire des Ecoulements Géophysiques et Industriels
Noémie Durand
Phd Student in Numerical Modelling of the Dynamics of Underwater Dunes
Chatou, Laboratoire d'hydraulique de Saint-Venant
Design and Monitoring of Systems R&D Programme
Nicolas Ruiz
ORE Systems & Farms R&D Manager
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Laure Civier
Innovative moorings for floating wind turbines R&D engineer
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Guillaume Damblans
Expert in fluid-structure interactions
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Adrien Hirvoas
Researcher in mathematics applied to ORE
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Juliette Laurent
PhD Student on understanding the internal mechanisms of a nylon fibre cable at different scales
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Romain Ribault
Mooring Systems and Offshore Monitoring Research Engineer
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Antoine Maison
Fluid and Structure Mechanics Research Engineer
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Jean-Sébastien Verjut
Mooring Systems and Marine Operations Research Engineer
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Mélanie Roulet
Structures for ORE research project manager
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Camil Matoug
Research engineer in ORE projects
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Environmental Integration R&D Programme
Jehanne Prevot
Environmental and Societal Integration R&D Manager
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Georges Safi
Head of the Ecosystem Approach Unit
Marseille, Mediterranean Office of France Energies Marines
Emma Araignous
Modelling Tools and Ecosystem Approach Research Engineer
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Yoann Baulaz
Research Fellow on Ecosystem Services in the Marine Environment
Nantes, Atlantic Office of France Energies Marines
Cécile Bon
Research Fellow on Avifauna and Offshore Renewable Energies
Marseille, Mediterranean Office of France Energies Marines
Pierre Bourdaud
Research engineer in ecosystem approach
Nantes, Atlantic Office of France Energies Marines
Coline Canonne
Postdoctoral Research Fellow on Combined Spatial Data Modelling
Montpeller, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Paul Carvaillo
Acoustics R&D Engineer
Marseille, Mediterranean Office of France Energies Marines
Lydie Couturier
Research Fellow in Marine Ecosystems and ORE Interactions
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Juliette Delavenne
Engineer-Project Manager for ORE & Environmental Interactions
Nantes, Atlantic Office of France Energies Marines
Matthieu Dussauze
Research Fellow in Chemical Risk Analysis relating to the development of the ORE sector
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Vincent Faure
Research Engineer in Trophic Modelisation
Marseille, Mediterranean Office of France Energies Marines
Rhoda Fofack-Garcia
Research Fellow in Sociology of ORE
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Youssra Ghoussein
Researcher in mapping access to marine ecosystem services
Marseille, Mediterranean Office of France Energies Marines
Karine Heerah
Megafauna Researcher
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Sybill Henry
Research & Scientific Mediation Officer
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Hugo Hervé
Environmental and Biological Data Statistics R&D Engineer
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Yansong Huang
PhD Student in the Treatment of Uncertainty in Ecosystem Models Assessing Potential Impacts of Wind Farms
Boulogne-sur-Mer, Centre Manche - Mer du Nord Ifremer station
Pierre Labourgade
PhD student on habitat and connectivity of fish populations in relation to offshore wind farm development
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Marie Le Marchand
Research engineer in ecosystem approach
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Quentin Noguès
Researcher in ORE ecosystem approach
Le Havre, Eastern Channel and North Sea Office of France Energies Marines
Laëtitia Petit
Environmental Project Manager
Marseille, Mediterranean Office of France Energies Marines
Margaux Pinel
ORE project manager
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Yann Planque
Research Fellow on Avifauna and ORE interactions
Le Havre, Eastern Channel and North Sea Office of France Energies Marines
Jehanne Rivet
Avifauna and ORE projects interactions R&D engineer
Le Havre, Eastern Channel and North Sea Office of France Energies Marines
Nina Prasil-Delaval
R&D engineer in multisource monitoring of fish populations
Dinard, Ifremer
Nolwenn Quillien
Benthic Ecology Researcher
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Amédée Roy
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Predictive Modelling of Bird Flows Using Weather Radar
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Farm Optimisation R&D Programme
Nicolas Ruiz
ORE Systems & Farms R&D Manager
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Laure Cossalter
R&D project manager in the ORE sector
Marseille, Mediterranean Office of France Energies Marines
Jérémy Bioud
ORE Systems Connection Project Manager
Nantes, Atlantic Office of France Energies Marines
Melissa Cherrouk
PhD student on design optimisation of green hydrogen production systems
Toulouse, Institut National Polytechnique
Ashraf Ahmed
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Geotechnical Analysis of Mutualised Anchors
Saint-Nazaire, Université de Nantes
Claire Tassëel
Electrical engineer
Nantes, Atlantic Office of France Energies Marines
Riccardo Zabatta
Postdoctoral research fellow in experimental geotechnical analysis of mutualised anchors
Nantes, Université Gustave Eiffel
Marie Robert
ORE research project manager
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Florian Dupriez-Robin
Research project leader in risk analysis and reliability of ORE systems
Nantes, Atlantic Office of France Energies Marines
Tanguy Coquio
Hydrodynamics and mooring engineer
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Lénaïg Mellaza
Project Manager in ORE production architecture
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Mélanie Roulet
Structures for ORE research project manager
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
François Roux
Electrical engineer specialised in isolated systems
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Haje Ebnou
PhD student on the optimisation of an isolated microgrid powered by offshore renewable energy sources
Saint-Nazaire, Nantes Université
Camil Matoug
Research engineer in ORE projects
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Support Services
Hélène Lucas
Administration, Finance and Legal Director
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Ludovic Noblet
Development and Valorisation Director
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Rui Duarte
Data and software engineer
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Mélusine Gaillard
Scientific Communication Officer
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Anne-Sophie Garo
Human Resources Manager
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Kévin Le Gall
Contracts lawyer
Brest, France Energies Marines Headquarters
Youen Kervella
RESCORE resource center manager
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Stevenn Lamarche
Infrastructure and geomatics engineer
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Ronan Rousseau
Scientific Communication Officer
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Georges Safi
Head of the Mediterranean office
Marseille, Mediterranean Office of France Energies Marines
Mathilde Roulin
Communication and marketing officer
Nantes, Atlantic Office of France Energies Marines
Manon Joguet
Project Management Officer
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Laurène Royer
Administrative assistant
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Magali Kerléo
Accountant
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Juliette Saunier
ORE Technical and Business Developer
Brest, Headquarters of France Energies Marines
Arnaud Coutrey
Development Engineer
Marseille, Mediterranean Office of France Energies Marines
Fabrice Leroy
Head of the Eastern Channel and North Sea Office
Le Havre, Eastern Channel and North Sea Office of France Energies Marines