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Absolut System uses its cryogenic expertise to develop innovative energy solutions to decarbonize the production, distribution and use of energy.

Energy and global warming

Energy and global
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Innovating to limit climate change is at the heart of Absolut System’s strategy.

The stakes are high, with global warming accelerating: +1.1°C since 1850 and a risk of exceeding +4°C by 2100. In a vicious circle, sea levels and ocean temperatures are rising, Arctic sea ice and snow cover are retreating, and disruption is increasing.

The cause? The increase in greenhouse gases (GHGs) induced by human activities, due in part to the use of fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal).

The Paris climate agreement commits industry to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels. To meet these commitments, we urgently need to rethink our energy supplies and decarbonize the production, distribution and use of energy.

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Decarbonizing energy

The decarbonization of energy aims to reduce our consumption of primary energies by gradually and totally replacing them with renewable or carbon-free energies. The aim is to drastically reduce our carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions. Cryogenics enables us to develop our energy production and accelerate the energy transition through industrial innovations such as superconducting electric motors, liquid hydrogen aircraft and nuclear fusion.

Energy sources

Energy sources are numerous and have different impacts on our ecosystems:

  • Renewable energies (solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, biomass): no CO2 emissions into the atmosphere, derived from non-emitting natural processes.
  • Fossil fuels: coal, hydrocarbons (oil and natural gas): high CO2 and methane emissions with significant global warming potential.
  • Nuclear fission energy: decarbonized energy that generates nuclear waste.

Absolut System,
an innovator in the decarbonization of energy sources

Absolut System, an innovator in the decarbonization of energy sources

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Absolut System puts its cryogenic expertise at the service of the energy transition, offering solutions in favor of new low-carbon energies.

Every day, our design office engineers work to research and develop new, more environmentally-friendly methods of producing, storing and using energy, for low-carbon mobility. 

Our teams use specialized CAD (computer-aided design) software to support our design and modeling phases of solutions prior to production.

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Absolut System, an innovative manufacturer in the decarbonization of energies

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Absolut System puts its cryogenic expertise at the service of the energy transition, offering solutions for new low-carbon energies.

Every day, the engineers in our design office work on researching and developing new, more environmentally-friendly methods of producing, storing and using energy to promote low-carbon mobility. 

Our teams use specialised software to support the design and modelling phases of solutions before they go into production.

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Absolut System supports you throughout your carbon-free energy production, distribution and transport projects by developing cryogenic systems tailored to your needs and the world of tomorrow.

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Absolut System supports you throughout your carbon-free energy production, distribution and transport projects by developing cryogenic systems tailored to your needs and the world of tomorrow.

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Access to cold
for manufacturers

Access to cold
for manufacturers

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Superconductivity and liquefaction

One of Absolut System’s key areas of expertise is superconductivity, using liquid cryogens such as nitrogen, hydrogen and helium. We specialise in the cooling of superconducting cables and in all aspects of cryogenic fluid and thermal management for various applications (superconducting motors, high-power wind turbine generators, etc.).

Absolut System is developing several types of liquefier using Turbo-Brayton technology to enable manufacturers to test and use superconduction and, in the long term, to have access to liquefied hydrogen. This technology provides cryogenic cooling based on mechanical stability (low vibrations) and high reliability.

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Fields of application

Fields of application

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Nuclear fusion

How does it work? Nuclear fusion combines hydrogen atoms without emitting radioactive waste. This fusion takes place in a tokamak, an enclosure that reaches temperatures of several million degrees.

In stars, as in fusion machines, plasmas form a medium in which hydrogen atoms can fuse and generate energy. The electrically charged particles that make up the plasma can be confined and controlled by powerful magnetic fields generated by superconducting magnets.

Absolut System cools superconducting coils for tokamaks.

To maintain the superconducting state of the magnets, Absolut System uses cryogenic technologies to cool them to temperatures of around -250°C (20K).

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Thanks to this technique, the magnets are able to generate the very intense magnetic fields needed to confine and stabilize the plasma.

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Superconducting mega-wind turbines

Cryogenics enables generators to be cooled, so they become more efficient by being smaller. This means more power can be generated for the same size. The new high-power wind turbines meet the demand to increase the share of renewable energies in the electricity grid.

Superconducting mega-wind turbines

Cryogenics enables generators to be cooled, so they become more efficient by being smaller. This means more power can be generated for the same size. The new high-power wind turbines meet the demand to increase the share of renewable energies in the electricity grid.

Nuclear fusion

How does it work? Nuclear fusion combines hydrogen atoms without emitting radioactive waste. This fusion takes place in a tokamak, an enclosure that reaches temperatures of several million degrees.

In stars, as in fusion machines, plasmas form a medium in which hydrogen atoms can fuse and generate energy. The electrically charged particles that make up the plasma can be confined and controlled by powerful magnetic fields generated by superconducting magnets.

Absolut System cools superconducting coils for tokamaks.

To maintain the superconducting state of the magnets, Absolut System uses cryogenic technologies to cool them to extra-cold temperatures of around -25°C (20K).

Thanks to this technique, the magnets are able to generate the very intense magnetic fields needed to confine and stabilize the plasma.

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Nuclear fusion

How does it work? Nuclear fusion combines hydrogen atoms without emitting radioactive waste. This fusion takes place in a tokamak, an enclosure that reaches temperatures of several million degrees.

In stars, as in fusion machines, plasmas form a medium in which hydrogen atoms can fuse and generate energy. The electrically charged particles that make up the plasma can be confined and controlled by powerful magnetic fields generated by superconducting magnets.

Absolut System cools superconducting coils for tokamaks

To maintain the superconducting state of the magnets, Absolut System uses cryogenic technologies to cool them to extra-cold temperatures of around -25°C (20K).

Thanks to this technique, the magnets are able to generate the very intense magnetic fields needed to confine and stabilize the plasma.

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Superconducting mega-wind turbines

Cryogenics enables generators to be cooled, so they become more efficient by being smaller. This means more power can be generated for the same size. The new high-power wind turbines meet the demand to increase the share of renewable energies in the electricity grid.

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