Camille Bachelier

Development and techno-economical investigations of new products concepts (concentrated solar power) for the strategic development of FRENELL product Portfolio

Expert within the Technical Committee TC117 - Solar Thermal Electric Plants

Development and techno-economical investigations of new products concepts (concentrated solar power) for the strategic development of Novatec product Portfolio

- Context: 6 month master thesis internship on the subject: "potential of the once-through concept for direct steam generation in solar parabolic trough power plants": - Mission: analysis and comparison of two direct steam generation concepts for solar power plants (once-through mode and recirculation mode) - Results: analysed the performances of the different concepts and new axes of development

- Context: 2 months and a half academic internship at Duke University - Mission: Research on Stirling engine theory, Design and fabrication of a Stirling engine demonstration prototype. - Results: A research paper giving an overview of Stirling engine theory was written and a 3 Watt "Alpha" Stirling engine prototype was built.

- Context: 2 weeks study for MHS electronics - Mission: Energy audit of the company and other companies in the surrounding industrial area for the pre-feasibility study of a biomass power combined heat and power (CHP) plant. - Results: the energy consumption of 10 companies were collected and analysed, giving relevant data for the first step of the CHP plant project. This CHP plant project is still under progress.

- Context: 2 weeks study for MHS electronics - Mission: Energy audit of the company and other companies in the surrounding industrial area for the pre-feasibility study of a biomass power combined heat and power (CHP) plant. - Results: the energy consumption of 10 companies were collected and analysed, giving relevant data for the first step of the CHP plant project. This CHP plant project is still under progress.

- Context: 2 days a week internship over several months - Mission: streamline the work and processes of a product packaging line with Six Sigma Method - Results: delivery of a consulting report to the company summarizing the optimisation suggestions and expected results

Concentrated solar power plants with thermal energy storage

Participation to the distance education program "Fenêtre sur l'Univers" as leisure activity. Learning of fundamentals in Astrophysics

- Renewable energies - Energy system sciences: fluid dynamics, heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics - Energy economics and politics - Sustainable energy utilisation

- Power generation - Renewable energies - Energy system sciences: fluid dynamics, heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics - Energy economics and politics - Sustainable energy utilisation - Computer sciences - Project management - Social sciences