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TOTAL’s R&D Model
Prof. Philippe A. Tanguy
Vice President, R&D Programs, Partnerships and
International Relations
Total S.A.
An International Group with Global Dimensions
92,855 employees
Over 130 countries
Upstream
Downstream
Chemicals
Oil and Gas 2.38 Mboe/d
produced in 2010
More than 20 years
of proved and
probable reserves
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No.1 refiner-marketer
in western Europe
No.1 marketer in Africa
17, 490 retail stations
worldwide
Leading world positions
in petrochemicals,
chemical specialties and
materials
How Total’s R&D Prepares for the Future of Energy
Discovering and developing new
fossil resources
Industrializing renewable energy
resources
Mtoe
18 000
Improving the product offer
Other renewable
Biomass
Hydraulic
Nuclear
Gas
Oil
Coal
WEO-2008 total
14 000
Strengthening the reliability of
10 000
facilities
6 000
Increasing energy efficiency
2 000
Addressing sustainability and
environmental issues
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R&D Strategic Mission and Organization
R&D is central to the present strategy of Total. Its mission is to
 Meet the challenges of transforming the energy system
 Propose environmentally friendly and sustainable solutions
R&D focuses efforts at
 Developing new knowledge and inventing new technologies
 Identifying and using the best available competences and expertise
 Fostering innovative research practices
R&D is coordinated transversely by the Scientific Division,
which mandate is to contribute to
 Elaborate a long-term vision for Science & Technology
 Offer options in terms of innovation and research opportunities to the
group strategy
 Support business units R&D by seeking partners and assessing research
portfolio
 Provide technical expertise to operations
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R&D Budget
Budget
(MEur)
+7%/yr
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2008
2009
2010
Some R&D Challenges in E&P
Extra-heavy oil
Gas solutions
Recovery
Upgrading
Sour gas, CO2
and H2S treatment
Process integration
LNG
Energy and CO2
Chemical conversion:
GTL, etc.
Tight gas and gas shales
6 RD Centres
850 people working in R&D
800+ contracts with Academia and Industry
Gas volume estimates
Fracturing
Well geometry
Reservoir characterization
Deeply buried reservoirs
Deepwater
Reservoir prediction
High-pressure drilling
High-temperature measurement
Multiphase subsea installations
Flow
Qualifications
Subsea maintenance
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Some R&D Challenges in Gas & Power
Clean Coal and Biomass processing technologies, including
CO2 capture and storage
 Fischer-Tropsch process
 Coal to methanol and DME (di-methyl ether)
 New CO2 capture technologies and CO2 conversion
 CO2 storage in coal mines or in deep saline aquifers
Solar Energy: photovoltaics and concentrated thermal power
 New architecture for crystalline silicon solar cells
 Thin films (organic/inorganic)
 Electricity storage and management
 Concentrated solar power and direct steam generation
Biotechnology
 Feedstock analysis and improvement
 Lignocellulosis deconstruction
 Biochemical transformation of sugars into fuels and green chemicals
 Phototrophs: bioengineering, production processes
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World-class partnerships with leading-edge universities and companies
Some R&D Challenges in Refining & Marketing
Preparing for new resources
 Non-conventional oil
 Gas
 First and second-generation biomass
Developing new products and adapting
to market needs
 Conversion and products in refineries; improving
processes and incorporating new ones
 Improved products with specific requirements (fuel,
additives, lubricants and bitumen)
Improving reliability and efficiency
to be cost effective and reduce environmental
impact:
 Optimize operations and improve safety
 Energy efficiency and CO2 reduction
 Analyze, monitor and reduce environmental impact
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3 RD Centres
500 people working in R&D
Collaboration with Public Research and Industry
Some R&D Challenges in Petrochemicals
New resources to monomers
 Methanol-to-olefin (MTO) process based on coal and gas
 Ethylene production from bio-ethanol
 Bio-naphtha production
MTO Pilot Plant. Feluy
Cost-effective differenciated polymers
 Anticipate market needs with product innovations
 Polymer design through catalyst and process expertise
 Development of applications with value added polymers
Renewable resources to polymers
 Proprietary PLA technology (Futerro)
Reliability and energy efficiency of processes and plants
4 RD Centres
500 people working in R&D
100 patents per year
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PLA packaging
Some R&D Challenges in Specialties
New materials and high-end chemistry with a green content
 Hutchinson: new elastomers and their applications in shock absorption
and insulation
 Bostik: High performance adhesives
 Atotech: Cutting-edge electronics and electroplating applications
Over 2500 researchers and 200+ MEur R&D budget
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University-Total Collaboration Criteria
The problems are long-term and open, with no unique solutions, and
they involve continuous questioning and rich ideation.
The issues are critical and require advanced knowledge as well as
development that can be shared between partners:
 Combining competences
 Possibility to identify generic results and specific applications
The team is first class (a leader in its domain) and has a good
experience in working with industrial partners.
The team is a good pool for recruitment.
Intellectual property rules are well understood by each side and
agreed beforehand.
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The Knowledge Process Paradigm Shift
Knowledge
generation
Partners need to understand how they
fit in an integrated knowledge process.
Each partner is responsible to help
others succeed.
Knowledge
transfer
Academia
Scientific
discoveries
New teachings
New talents
Industry
Innovative
products
Updating
Knowledge
Open Innovation
New knowledge
New talent
Knowledge
transfer
Knowledge
generation
Academia
Joint research
Knowledge application
New knowledge
to satisfy society
Competence
ability to learn
Outcomes for industry include more
effective access to knowledge, enabling
reduced technology development cycles.
Industry
Knowledge
generation
Knowledge
transfer
Learning organizations
Integrated supply chains
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Talent specification
Stakeholder needs
Outcomes for universities include
increased funds and capacity for
pursuing relevant basic research.
KIC InnoEnergy: an actor of the shifting paradigm
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KIC InnoEnergy
Bringing innovation to the whole energy-mix in
coherence with the EU SET- Plan (2009)
What is there for Total?
Total is one of the founders of KIC InnoEnergy and views it
as a promising model to generate innovation and growth.
InnoEnergy allows a unique positioning in a major EU R&D
Ecosystem, with preferential entry points into top-notch
European education/research hubs representing a significant
fraction of EU research effort.
InnoEnergy provides an outstanding opportunity to coconstruct a new model addressing the innovation triangle
Education-Technology-Entrepreneurship
InnoEnergy could be a game-changer in the innovation
landscape of EU and Total wants to be part of the journey.
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