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At the heart of TotalEnergies' innovation, a key contributor to its transition into a multi-energy company and fully integrated into its Béarnais territory, Pau Establishment invites you to follow its activities and news. Don't miss out on what's happening with us...
Did you say Stirling engine? A promising way forward to tackle the energy challenges
TotalEnergies took part in the ISEC 2026 in Pau. The objective was to look into solutions likely to help improve the energy efficiency of industrial sites and reduce the emissions associated with heat production. Here we chat with Hugues Greder.
Accelerating Laboratory Data Acquisition: Physical Chemistry and Microfluidics Supporting the Energy Transition
Enric Santanach Carreras, a Physical Chemistry Researcher at TotalEnergies, shares insights into his career path and discusses common misconceptions about his profession, as well as the motivations behind his commitment to innovation.
How a winning idea made its way from Pau to offshore operations
Benjamin Brocart, an engineer at the CSTJF, took part in developing an innovative solution to step up the safety of offshore operations. The project was conducted by an international team and won the Jury’s Award of TotalEnergies’ OneTech branch in-house innovation contest, WhatIF.
122 students take part in the third edition of the internship program at CSTJF
Helping to guide young people and introducing them to the world of business is one of TotalEnergies’ commitments. The Company welcomed 1,019 young people to its sites in France.
The ARCS project: a new generation of automated test benches
With the ARCS project developed at the CSTJF in Pau, combining petrophysics, imaging and robotics, TotalEnergies is placing research and innovation at the heart of industrial performance.
2026 CIC Tour Féminin des Pyrénées: TotalEnergies gives pride of place to young riders
In June 2026, the cycling competition established its reputation as an unmissable event on the international scene. TotalEnergies is by its side to support young talents.
A word from the Head of the Pau Site
This space has been created for you to explore the wealth and diversity of the activities and actions that take place on TotalEnergies’ site in Pau (the CSTJF in Pau and the PERL in Lacq). We are keen to tell you all about our cutting-edge, broad-energy expertise and our proactive involvement with our local partners. Beyond the historical expertise developed by our teams to provide accessible energy for all in compliance with the best environmental standards, the women and men working on our Pau site are helping the Company along the path it has resolutely set out on toward the energy transition. Carbon capture and storage, offshore wind, e-fuels, and making our computing power available to develop new technologies are just some of the topics at the heart of our shared ambition for responsible energy.
A company is first and foremost a human adventure, a community that shares values in-house and with all the stakeholders in its basin. Here, our multicultural and multidisciplinary teams benefit from the outstanding quality of life that the Béarn region has to offer, nestled between the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. The women and men on our Site are passionate about their specialties, prepared to rise to unprecedented technological challenges, and contribute to upholding the historical heritage that ties us to our territory, and promoting it on a global scale.
Jérôme Poncet
Head of the Pau Site
Who are we?
The CSTJF
The Jean Féger Scientific and Technical Center brings together the skills and expertise of TotalEnergies's Exploration-Production branch.
The PERL
The Platform for Experimental Research in Lacq is internationally renowned for its scientific research work.
TotalEnergies, from Lacq to Pau
Our industrial and human history is strongly linked to that of our Pyrénées-Atlantiques region in South-West France.
TotalEnergies in the Southwest France
The CSTJF is located in a region where TotalEnergies's know-how is strongly represented through over ten affiliates and activities.
International influence
The scientific research centers in Pau and Lacq bring their multi-energy expertise to affiliates in around fifty countries and welcome visitors from all over the world.
