Tractebel and ENGIE Lab CRIGEN join forces to accelerate innovation in green molecules and environmental solutions

On 4 February, Tractebel and Lab CRIGEN, ENGIE’s corporate Research & Development centre dedicated to green gases, new energy uses signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their collaboration in cutting-edge applied research. The ceremony was followed by an exclusive visit of Lab CRIGEN’s experimental facilities.

Images: © Lab CRIGEN

As the energy landscape rapidly evolves, the development of green molecules and sustainable infrastructure solutions is becoming central to ENGIE’s strategy. This new MoU creates a framework for Tractebel and Lab CRIGEN to work more closely together, aligning their strengths to derisk innovative technologies and support clients on the path to decarbonization.

This expanded collaboration will strengthen Tractebel’s ability to support clients with robust, science based solutions for sustainable infrastructure development. It will enable Lab CRIGEN and Tractebel to cocreate joint offers by combining complementary expertise, enhance innovation through cross integration of tools and identify and capture new opportunities.

The collaboration focuses on two major pillars: green molecules and environmental & climate expertise.

Pictures: 1 (from left to right): Amine Dalibey (Lab CRIGEN), Julien Denègre (Tractebel), Bertrand HAUGUEL (Tractebel), Estibaliz GONZALEZ FERRER (Lab CRIGEN), Denis Dumont (Tractebel), Valentin Gavan (Lab CRIGEN), Isabelle Cantin (Tractebel)/ 2 & 3 (MoU signature): Bertrand HAUGUEL (Tractebel), Estibaliz GONZALEZ FERRER (Lab CRIGEN)

Pushing the Boundaries of Gas and Green Molecule Technologies

Tractebel and Lab CRIGEN will join forces across a wide range of technologies shaping the future of low carbon energy:

• Green gases & molecules
• LNG and biomethane: liquefaction and cryogenic chains
• CO₂: liquefaction technologies linked to carbon capture, utilisation, and storage value chains
• Biogas: hydrothermal gasification and pyro-gasification
• Hydrogen: liquefied and gaseous hydrogen, including production, storage and processes

The partnership will allow both entities to reinforce their technical excellence and contribute to accelerating the industrial deployment of innovative solutions essential to ENGIE’s ambition to build a carbon neutral energy system.

Advancing Environmental, Sustainability and Climate Performance

The second pillar of the MoU covers a broad scope of environmental, sustainability and climate-related expertise, including:

• Environmental & Sustainability assessments and permitting across multiple infrastructure sectors: hydropower, renewables, ports and maritime, energy transmission & distribution, storage, and urban development
• Due diligence, environmental management, onsite supervision and monitoring
• Climate vulnerability assessments, environmental modelling and adaptation strategies
• Water systems: hydraulic infrastructure, hydrology and integrated basin management
• Brownfield redevelopment, depollution and built environment challenges
• Geographic Information Systems & geomatics