EEL Energy

The race is on to develop innovative solutions for clean energy and combat climate change. Marine energies are emerging as a promising source of electricity from non-carbon sources. With its extensive coastlines, France has enormous potential for marine energy production, positioning the country to lead the way in this rapidly growing sector.

20 years of research by Jean-Baptiste Drevet on the coupling between fluids and undulating membranes has allowed him to give life to EEL Energy. The compant develops an undulating membrane inspired by bio-mimicry  - the motion made by fish swimming – to generate electricity from marine or river currents..

This solution is simple and robust, with high performance thanks to an extended collecting surface. The ergonomics extend implantation potential, due to slower and shallow water flow.

The EEL technology is holds 5 patents. Several prototypes have already been successfully tested in a North Sean flume tank, in partnership with IFREMER. The 1:6 scale prototype is being tested with already very promising results.

EEL Energy supports UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 by ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. Their disruptive technology harnesses ocean undulations to generate 100% ecological energy, with no harmful impacts on fauna or marine life and no toxic materials. Designed to adapt to any current, this innovation represents a scalable and sustainable solution for the energy of the future.

EEL Energy has been involved in the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab program since 2017. They have adopted the 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the Cloud for Design, Systems and Simulation solutions.

Modeling and simulation are essential needs for the company, especially during the ongoing development phase of their prototypes. Defining the design and the most relevant choices of materials, collaborating with suppliers of components, and anticipating the performance of its machines is an added value from Dassault Systèmes solutions.
Among the areas the 3DEXPERIENCE platform helps EEL Energy :
•    Evaluation and implementation of composite materials
•    Reliability of multi-material assemblies (composite, spring steel, elastomer)Mechanical resistance of the structure in great deformation