CLUED-O Project

Who are the project partners?

Presentation of the partners

Centrale Lille Institut is a public higher education and research institution that trains top-level engineers and researchers. It comprises four schools (Ecole Centrale de Lille, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille, IG2I and ITEEM), offers 14 masters courses, 7 of which are taught entirely in English, and awards doctorates. It counts 7 joint research laboratories. In the CLUED-O project, researchers from the l’Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UMR CNRS 8181) bring their expertise in the field of oxide ion conductors, which are the core of solid oxide cells, and those from Unité Matériaux et Transformation (UMR CNRS 8207) their skills in the field of corrosion and mechanical properties.

The CRIBC (Research Centre for the Belgian Ceramic Industry) is a collective research organization renowned for its expertise in ceramic materials and processes. Its mission is to support the ceramic and glass industries in Belgium. Its infrastructure includes facilities for ceramic layer deposition (inkjet, airbrush, screen printing, dip-coating, tape-casting), a digital manufacturing platform (additive and hybrid processes), a laser processing platform (machining, texturing, consolidation), a platform for densification processes, and a full set of materials characterization equipments (physicochemical, electrical, mechanical, and tribological). Research at CRIBC is structured around five thematic areas, including novel and traditional materials, natural substances, digital manufacturing technologies, innovative sintering techniques, environment and circular economy, energy, and health

Materia Nova is a technological accelerator of responsible innovations, actively contributing to the development of solutions to address societal challenges, particularly those related to the energy transition and the deployment of the circular economy. Its areas of expertise include “advanced materials,” multifunctional surfaces, and processes with a reduced environmental footprint. Materia Nova’s approach is based on open and collaborative innovation, structured around five interconnected services: custom product development, engineering and industrialization, analysis and characterization, life cycle thinking, and project setup and management.

Pôlénergie contributes to the attractiveness of the Hauts-de-France region, turning energy transition and decarbonization into economic opportunities for local businesses and communities. It supports energy sectors, producers, infrastructure managers, and users, whether public or private.

The University of Mons (UMONS) is a Belgian higher education institution established in 2009 following the merger of the University of Mons-Hainaut and the Polytechnic Faculty of Mons. It comprises seven faculties and three schools, offering around a hundred programs ranging from bachelor’s to doctoral degrees. Located primarily in the historic center of Mons, it also has a campus in Charleroi. UMONS is distinguished by its human dimension and its commitment to the quality of education, research, and regional development. As an institution with an international focus, it actively participates in exchange programs such as Erasmus+ and plays a central role in the Hainuyère Hub, which brings together higher education institutions in the region.

The University of Lille is an experimental public institution (EPE) composed, in addition to the faculties of the University of Lille, of the Institute of Political Studies of Lille (SciencesPo Lille), the Higher School of Journalism of Lille (ESJ Lille), the National School of Architecture and Landscape of Lille (ENSAPL), and the National School of Arts and Textile Industries (ENSAIT) as component institutions. The whole covers a vast field of education divided into six main areas: arts, literature, languages; law, economics, management; health; science and technology; human and social sciences; sport. With nearly 80,000 students (including 10,000 international students of 150 different nationalities), it is one of the largest French-speaking universities.
The U-Lille researchers, from the UCCS laboratory (Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, UMR CNRS 8181), involved in the CLUED-O project are attached to the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) on the Villeneuve d’ASCQ campus. The latter welcomes more than 8,600 students and includes 26 research structures backed by 6 technological platforms. These researchers bring to the project their expertise in electron microscopy thanks to access to the advanced characterization platform of the Cheuvreul Institute as well as their know-how on the use of molten salts envisaged as reaction media for the recycling of systems.

Supported by
Interreg France-Wallonie-Flanders

CLUED-O is supported by Interreg France-Wallonie-Flanders. The European territorial cooperation program Interreg France-Wallonie-Vlaanderen aims to foster cross-border exchanges between the Hauts-de-France and Grand Est regions, Wallonia, and East and West Flanders.