Predit 3 contribution to energy savings in transport systems Sylvie Niessen Predit Permanent Secretary.

Predit 3contribution to energy savings in

transport systems

Sylvie Niessen

Predit Permanent Secretary

Future of Energy Varsaw-oct 2004 Sylvie Niessen

- a five years program for research and innovation in the field of surface transport

- funded by four ministries and two state agencies : ministries for research, transport, environment and industry national agency for innovation (ANVAR) national agency for energy and environment (ADEME)

What is Predit?


- Predit 1 ( 1990-1994) was mainly dedicated to technology : TGV, clean and safe cars, automatic underground system

- Predit 2 (1996-2000) had a broader scope

including urban transport, goods transport, strategic research


*Predit 3 ( 2002-2006) started in march 2002, with three main issues:* to ensure the sustained mobility of people and goods* to increase the safety of transportation systems*to reduce environmental impacts and greenhouse effect

* Budget: around 300 millions € of public funds


Transport research in France

•Public sector: 1500 researchers (including postdocs),

300 M€ /y

•Private sector: 7500 researchers,

2600 M€ /y

•Predit 3: 300 M€ over 5 years (FP6 transport= 800 M€)



CleanVehicles: the french situation

• 220 000 over 26 millions of light vehicles

210 000 LGP + 4500 NGV

5000 electric+ 200 hybrids

• 1500 electric scooters

• 900 NGV buses, 20 electric or hybrid buses, 70 gas refuse

dump trucks, 50 electric dumps


Predit 3 and Clean Vehicles

• 34 M€ of public funds in 2002-2003 (35% of available budgets)

• 10 M€/y probably in 2004 and 2005

• + 40 M€ (clean vehicle specific budget) in 2004-2005

• More than 90 M€ from 2002 to 2005


-reduce engine consumption : : efficiency of classic engines, downsizing ,

-auxiliaries consumption

-alternative fuels

-Electric and electronic devices (power electronics, electric and hybrid vehicles)

-reduce pollutants emission ( new combustion process)

From Technologies….


To new knowledge and tools….

-action to develop public transport, rail, inland waterways

-public behaviour in front of clean and /or energy saving vehiclesAnd how the type of fuel can influence the choice of the vehicle

-efficiency of the actual and expected energy-production systems

-prospective researches : transport energy patterns in 50 years


-DEUFRAKORail-freight- urban transport-telematics

new groups –noise - rail

Predit and international cooperation

-Era-net Transport


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Predit 3 contribution to energy savings in transport systems Sylvie Niessen Predit Permanent Secretary.

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