Environmental challenges are rapidly evolving, both in terms of research and implementation of new legal standards or regulations. So as to anticipate the needs of companies, SETEMIP-Environment / CYCLECO is investing an important part of its profits in Research and Development (R&D) activities, particularly in the development of tools to evaluate environmental impacts, and the development of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methods for the evaluation of impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity.
A number of research projects are set to these goals :

• ESPACE I+II
• INTER-MOD
• MOMEMTUM
• MuSA
• NoMIRACLE
• PEGASUS
• PCB-AXELERA
• PROVADEMSE

ESPACE I

Objective : Life Cycle Assessment of photovoltaic systems, Silicium (Monocrystallin, Polycrystallin, amorphes)

Project owner : Transenergie LCA Partner : SETEMIP-Environnement

Funding : ADEME

Duration : 1 year

Start : 2008

ESPACE II

Objective : Life Cycle Assessment of photovoltaic systems, CdTe et CIS

Project owner : Transenergie LCA Partner : SETEMIP-Environnement

Funding : ADEME

Duration : 1 year

Start : 2009

INTER-MOD

Objective : To Build an interpretation guide of human health and ecosystem impacts in LCA

Project owner : SETEMIP-Environment

LCA Partner : SETEMIP-Environment

Funding : ADEME

Duration : 2 years

Start : 2008

MOMEMTUM

Objective : Development of novel technologies for composites parts production

Project owner : NewCastle University

LCA Partner : Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and SETEMIP-Environment

Funding : Europe (FP6)

Duration : 4 years

Start : 2005

MuSA

Objective : Integrating Multiple Scale Impact Assessment on Ecosystems for contaminated Landscape Management (ERA-NET Snowman)

LCA Partner : SETEMIP-Environment

Funding : ADEME- SKB- Europe (ERA-NET Snowman)

Duration : 1 year

Start : 2007
Description of the MuSA project

NoMIRACLE

Objective : NOvel Methods for Integrated Risk Assessment of CumuLative stressors in Europe (FP6)

Project owner : NERI (Denmark)

LCA Partner : Ecole POlytechnique Federale de Lausanne et SETEMIP-Environnement

Funding : Europe (FP6)

Duration : 5 years

Start : 2004

PEGASUS

Objective : Integrating engineering processing and materials technologies for the European automotive sector

Project owner : AIMPLAS (Spain)

LCA Partner : SETEMIP-Environnement

Funding : Europe (FP6)

Duration : 4 years

Start : 2006

PCB-AXELERA

Objectif : Life Cycle Assessment of remediation techniques for PCB contaminated sediments

Project owner : AXELERA (Pôle de Competitivité)

LCA Partner : SETEMIP-Environment

Funding : Ministère de l'Environnement (France) and industries

Duration : 3 years

Start : 2008

PROVADEMSE

Objectif : Solving environmental problems in industrial systems, in particular through the development of eco-technologies (recycling and valorisation) and clean technologies

Project owner : INSA Lyon

LCA Partner : SETEMIP-Environment

Funding : Caisse de dépôts and consignation

Duration : 5 years

Start : 2009

Enquirements : jerome.payet@setemip.com