University of La Réunion — Since 2006

Research Unit
ENERGY-Lab

Multidisciplinary research unit in engineering sciences, covering climate variability and energy resources, signal processing, control engineering and electronics, affiliated with the Faculty of Science and Technology and the IUT of the University of La Réunion.

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The research unit

Energy–climate in island territories.

Scientific Project

The ENERGY-Lab project addresses key energy–climate challenges faced by tropical island territories. In connection with the islands of the Indian Ocean region, the unit develops research aimed at characterizing, forecasting, and optimizing renewable energy resources in a context of climate change.


This work contributes to strengthening the energy resilience of territories and supports their transition towards low-carbon systems, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and regional energy pathways.

Affiliations & Networks

FRH2: Hydrogen Research Federation
CNRS federation structuring French research on hydrogen —
frh2.cnrs.fr
BSRN: BSRN Station
ENERGY-Lab hosts a station of the global reference network for measuring solar radiation (Baseline Surface Radiation Network) —
https://bsrn.awi.de/
IOS-net: Indian Ocean Solar Network
ENERGY-Lab operates a solar radiometry network in the Indian Ocean dedicated to the measurement and analysis of solar radiation and climate variables —
https://galilee.univ-reunion.fr/
ENERGY-Lab in July 2023
ENERGY-Lab in July 2023

Scientific Operations

Our multidisciplinary research areas serving the energy transition.

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Scientific Operation # 1 : Renewable energies

Terrestrial solar radiation shows strong spatial and temporal variability in relation to climate. In this context, the Scientific Operation "Variability and Energy Management" proposes to...

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OS2 : Hydrogen energy

The research carried out in the Scientific Operation (OS) 2 concerns electrochemical converters of PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) type: The design and conception of a...

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Scientific Operation #3 : Electrical energy

Smartphones, UAVs, temperature or motion sensors... By 2020, 50 billion devices will be connected to a vast network: the Internet of Things, whose technology used...

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20+
Researchers & PhD students
300+
Publications
20+
Funded projects
2006
Founded in
Université de La Réunion Faculté Sciences et Technologies IUT de La Réunion Région Réunion République Française Union Européenne – FEDER