Speaker: Michel Dutang Veolia Environnement Research and Innovation Research and Development Directo

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Speaker Michel Dutang - Veolia Environnement -
Research and Innovation - Research and
Development Director
A gram of prevention is worth a kilo of cure
environmental research is a good investment -
28th May 2009-

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World leader in environmental solutions
Only group in the world able to cover the entire
range of environmental services
in Water(Management of water cycles) Energy(Ene
rgy management) Waste management (Waste
recovery) Transport(Transport of people and
goods)
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Creating tomorrows environmental services

• The Research and Innovation Division puts its
• expertise to work for environmental and
  healthcare progress
• by developing innovative and economical
  solutions.
• Annual budget of 150 million
• 850 experts throughout the world (425
  researchers and 425 field developers).
• Three main research centers in France and plants
  abroad.
• Around 100 pre-industrial pilot plants
• 200 scientific partners (industrialists and
  public and private organizations)

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An ambitious RI strategy

• Research programs linked to sustainable
  development and shared by all of the groups
  activities
• Controlling greenhouse-gas emissions are related
  to 70 of our research programs
• Transportation
• Energy efficiency
• New renewable energies
• CO2 Capture, Transportation and Storage

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RI majors issues and research programs

• Manage and preserve natural resources
• Seawater desalination
• Closing the Wastewater Loop.
• Better Sorting for Better Recycling.
• The efficiency of industrial facilities
• Control impact on natural environments
• Treating wastewater for tomorrow
• Life Cycle Assessment
• CO2 Capture, Transportation and Storage.

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RI majors issues and research programs

• Preserve health and the environment
• High-performance drinking water production
• Air quality -
• Paramount Health Issues
• Mobile electronic ticketing
• Research and expertise in health issues
• Develop alternative energy sources
• Alternative fuels
• Anaerobic biological waste processing
• Waste thermal treatment
• Biomass

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Galileo approach New lifestyle
2 possible attitudes

• . Limit by the less
• . Limit by the more
• Research and valorisation of new lifestyle
• Separating what is confused to find a new
  consistency/ coherence, with 2 steps
• A territorial diagnosis
• A coherence/consistency of integration according
  to a sustainable logic
• Leading to economic attractivness and
  sustainable lifestyle

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 Understanding the key factors  upstream
Technical Study Sources, solutions, scale
Territorial survey Context, policy,
Environment Health aspect
Regulatory and Context aspect
Social aspect
Economic aspect
Health diagnosis Water Air
Human Factor Diagnosis Mental map of
territory Standards of living Needs Acceptance of
innovations Risk perception Ergonomics
Land and Real Estate analysis Transactions
market Land holding Costs
Strategic analysis Strong points/weak
points Public policy Guidelines Opportunities Stra
tegic segmentation

Concerted Environment diagnosis Transport Biodiver
sity Water Waste Energy Noise Accidental
pollution
Financial analysis Local taxation Municipal
resources Subsidies, grants
Regulatory analysis SCOT PLU SDR PADD PRQA Plan
climat PPRI
Quality of life diagnosis Space Comfort Accessibil
ity Public services
Local economic analysis Local HR Available
skills Operational players Company potential
Targets diagnosis Total carbon emissions Ecologica
l footprint Biodiversity Eco-balance
Ex Narbonne, Rezé/Nantes
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Economic Attractiveness
Expanding Transportation and Trade
Producing energy at controlled cost
Conserving water resources
Adelaide Australia Example of aquifer storage /
Development of effluent storage and recovery
technique (irrigation, industry, etc)
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2008 Example Narbonne Territory France
Striking a balance with Territorial water
resources
Example Narbonne
Development Basses Plaines de lAude 30 000
hectares . Silviculture . Biofuel . Wind or
photovoltaic power
Production of Compost Sludge green waste
Seawater Heat pump
Building project 800 units With a Sea Loop
Photovoltaic farm
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Services and promotion of new way of life
Improvement in the quality of life
Fictive quality of life profile
Atmosphere of life
Functionalities
Available resources
Capabilities goods
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Economic constraints to raise

• Through partnerships of actors and through
  engagements
• Research and industry ? by inventing and
  developing new tracks
• Local authorities and industries ? while agreeing
  to take a risk while engaging in these new tracks
• National or international public authorities ?
  while helping to accelerate the profitability of
  the emerging solutions by the means of
  obligations, policies, incentives