Panel discussions
Smart grid and renewable energy
Chairs: Jean-Baptiste Heyberger & Piotr Dworakowski, SuperGrid Institute
Tuesday 1 April 2025
16:45 – 18: 30
Room: Louis Armand West
- Benjamin Graff, CNR: “Linear Photovoltaic Powerplant: potential development in France and use cases at CNR”
- Olivier Grellier, SNCF: “Linear Photovoltaïc: use cases at SNCF”
- Thomas Lagier, ITER: “Power Converters for nuclear fusion applications at ITER”
- Sébastien Silvant, SuperGrid Institute: “InterOPERA at Crossroads: Advancing Multi-Vendor HVDC Interoperability”
- Colin Davidson, GE Vernova Grid Systems Integration: keynote summary “The role of HVDC in reducing carbon emissions”
Sustainable and Affordable Power Electronics
Chairs:
Demba Diallo, Université Paris-Saclay
Mohamed Benbouzid, Université Brest
Wednesday 2 April 2025
16:15 – 18:15
Room: Louis Armand East
- Christine Minke, Clausthal University of Technology: “From crisis to opportunity: embedding sustainability in technology development”
- Pierre Le Métayer, SuperGrid Institute: “DC Solid State Transformer – enabling CO2 footprint reduction of PV power plants”
- Nouha Gazbour, CEA Liten: “Environmental impacts of power components in a photovoltaic system”
- Karla Lainez Amaya, Hitachi Energy: “Innovative and Sustainable Power Electronics: Pioneering Resilient and Efficient Energy Systems”
- Jonas Huber, ETH Zürich: “Resource Efficient Circular Economy Compatible Power Electronics”
- Jean-Christophe Crébier, CNRS/G2Elab: “Showcasing recent insights from national working group on sustainable power electronics”
Electromobility
Chair:
Alain Bouscayrol, Université Lille
Thursday 3 April 2025
16:15 – 17:30
Room: Louis Armand East
- Emelie Nilsson, Airbus UpNext: “Cryogenic and Superconducting Powertrain Development for Future Electric Aircraft Propulsion”
- Serge Loudot, AMPERE: “Power-Electronic Devices and Integration for Electromobility”
- Clément Depature Lançon, SNCF
- Christophe Viguier, SAFRAN TECH: “Electrical Machines in Aeronautic: Stakes & Challenges”
