Research Laboratory in Hydrodynamics, Energetics & Atmospheric Environment (LHEEA)

Address :
Ecole Centrale de Nantes 1 rue de la Noë BP 92101
44115 Nantes Cedex 3 - FRANCE
Phone :
33 240 371 631
Fax :
33 240 372 523
Email :
direction.lheea@ec-nantes.fr
Website :
https://lheea.ec-nantes.fr/english-version/
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General information

Affiliated institutions :

Research Department

Authority : Ecole Centrale de Nantes

Reference : UMR6598

Organization

Director(s) Staff LHEEA (Hydrodynamics, Energetics and Atmospheric Environment) comprises a team of 127 people, including 56 permanent staff (academics, researchers, technical and administrative staff) 16 researchers under contract 26 PhD students.

The staff are spread across five research groups and benefit from the use of four different research platforms.

Activities

Research topics

Through its research activities, the LHEEA aims to advance knowledge whilst solving more applied problems with a high societal or technological stake on the:
  • development of renewable marine energies,
  • safety of goods and people in maritime activities,
  • reduction of polluting emissions associated with land and sea transport,
  • quality of the urban atmosphere.

The LHEEA has the particularity of operating large-scale test facilities, some of which have unique capabilities in Europe for a university site: Centrale Nantes’ ocean test facilities are among the largest in Europe.

SEM-REV, operated by Centrale Nantes, is the first French multi-technology offshore test site. It is an indispensable tool for the development of a new industrial sector in France in the field of MRE.

Academic programs

The LHEEA is involved in the following programmes at Centrale Nantes:

Masters:

Engineering Programme Specialisations:

Published on January 3, 2017 Updated on October 2, 2019