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TOTAL’s R&D Model

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. No.1 refiner-marketer

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TOTAL’s R&D Model

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  1. TOTAL’s R&D Model Prof. Philippe A. TanguyVice President, R&D Programs, Partnerships and International Relations Total S.A.

  2. An International Group with Global Dimensions 92,855 employees Over 130 countries Upstream Downstream Chemicals • 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 Oil and Gas 2.38 Mboe/d produced in 2010 More than 20 years of proved and probable reserves 2

  3. How Total’s R&D Prepares for the Future of Energy • Discovering and developing new fossil resources • Industrializing renewable energy resources • Improvingthe productoffer • Strengthening the reliability of facilities • Increasing energy efficiency • Addressing sustainability and environmental issues Mtoe 18 000 Other renewable Biomass 14 000 Hydraulic Nuclear 10 000 Gas 6 000 Oil Coal 2 000 WEO-2008 total 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 3

  4. 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 4

  5. R&D Budget Budget (MEur) +7%/yr 5

  6. Gas solutions Sour gas, CO2and H2S treatment LNG Chemical conversion: GTL, etc. Tightgas and gas shales Gas volume estimates Fracturing Wellgeometry Reservoircharacterization Deeply buried reservoirs Deepwater Reservoir prediction High-pressure drilling High-temperature measurement Multiphasesubsea installations Flow Qualifications Subsea maintenance Some R&D Challenges in E&P Extra-heavy oil Recovery Upgrading Process integration Energy and CO2 6 RD Centres 850 people working in R&D 800+ contracts with Academia and Industry 6

  7. 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 • SolarEnergy: photovoltaics and concentrated thermal power • New architecture for crystallinesiliconsolarcells • Thin films (organic/inorganic) • Electricitystorage and management • Concentratedsolar power and direct steamgeneration • Biotechnology • Feedstockanalysis and improvement • Lignocellulosisdeconstruction • Biochemical transformation of sugarsinto fuels and green chemicals • Phototrophs: bioengineering, production processes World-class partnerships with leading-edge universities and companies 7

  8. 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 3 RD Centres 500 people working in R&D Collaboration with Public Research and Industry 8

  9. 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 • Cost-effective differenciatedpolymers • 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 MTO Pilot Plant. Feluy PLA packaging 4 RD Centres 500 people working in R&D 100 patents per year 9

  10. 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 10

  11. 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. University-Total Collaboration Criteria 11

  12. Partners need to understand how they fit in an integrated knowledge process. Each partner is responsible to help others succeed. The Knowledge Process Paradigm Shift Knowledge generation Knowledge transfer New teachings New talents Scientific discoveries New knowledge New talent Academia Knowledge transfer Knowledge generation Updating Knowledge Innovative products Industry Open Innovation Academia Competence ability to learn New knowledge to satisfy society Talent specification Stakeholder needs Joint research Knowledge application Industry Knowledge generation Knowledge transfer Learning organizations Integrated supply chains • Outcomes for industry include more effective access to knowledge, enabling reduced technology development cycles. • Outcomes for universities include increased funds and capacity for pursuing relevant basic research. 12

  13. KIC InnoEnergy: an actor of the shifting paradigm 13

  14. Bringing innovation to the whole energy-mix in coherence with the EU SET- Plan (2009) KIC InnoEnergy

  15. 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. • InnoEnergyprovides an outstanding opportunity to co-construct 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. 15

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