In June 2015, the Ministry of Overseas France awarded the construction of a 50 million euro polar logistics vessel to the Chantiers Piriou from Concarneau. The icebreaker L’Astrolabe will be owned and operated by the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) administration, the French Polar Institute Paul-Émile Victor (IPEV) and the French Navy. A very […]

Harsonic was installed since 2010 on the cooling system of the Charles de Gaulle. Before the installation of Harsonic the titanium pipes of 8cm got clogged with biofouling (mussels). The staff had to clean the pipes every 6 months and had to go over to the backup system. Harsonic solved this problem and reduced the […]

On the occasion of the VITO i-SUP2016 event, FCA and FIT jointly organise the “Flanders Cleantech Internationalisation Awards”. This contest looks for Flemish cleantech SMEs with the highest sustainable impact while exporting its clean technologies abroad. The main focus of this contest lies on: (1) international sustainable impact, (2) international market traction, and (3) ability […]