Team
The people behind the EQUALS project
Project Members
Positions funded by the ANR EQUALS grant.
Arthur Clerjon
Principal Investigator — CEA Liten, Grenoble
Expertise in energy systems modeling and renewable energy integration. Coordinator of the EQUALS project, leading all work packages.
Postdoctoral Researcher (arriving September 2026)
Energy systems modeling & climate data — CEA, Grenoble
Working on WP1: construction of consistent electricity demand and supply time series.
PhD Student (arriving October 2026)
Energy modeling & optimization — CEA, Grenoble
Working on WP2, WP3 and WP4: planetary boundaries, territorial analysis, and global optimization model.
Master's Intern (arriving September 2026)
Geography & territorial planning — LATTS, Paris
Supporting WP3: analysis of existing infrastructures and territorial development potential, under the supervision of Emmanuelle Santoire.
Scientific Collaborators
Senior researchers and PhD students contributing their expertise to the project.
Justine Duval
PhD Student — CEA Liten, Grenoble (2024–2027)
Developing the project's first proof of concept, extending the EQUALS framework to a global scale. Working on WP2 and WP4.
Emmanuelle Santoire
Researcher — LATTS, CNRS
Expertise in energy geography and territorial planning. Co-leading WP3 on territorial analysis of technological development and potential.
Olivier Vidal
Research Director — ISTerre, CNRS / Université Grenoble Alpes
Expertise in global models for ground resources and energy-matter flows. Contributing to WP2 on planetary boundaries and raw material availability.
Hugo Le Boulzec
Researcher — ISTerre, Université Grenoble Alpes
Supporting the integration of raw material constraints and the DyMEMDS model into the EQUALS framework. Contributing to WP2.
François-Marie Bréon
Researcher — CEA-LSCE
Expertise in climate science and climate projections. Contributing to WP1 on generation of iRES profiles and climate scenario variants. Co-supervising the postdoctoral researcher.
Fabien Perdu
Researcher — CEA Liten
Expertise in life cycle assessment. Scientific advisor on WP2, co-supervising Justine Duval's PhD.
Pimprenelle Parmentier
Researcher — CEA Liten
Expertise in energy modeling. Contributing to WP4 on the global optimization model, co-supervising Justine Duval's PhD.
Last updated: June 2026