Prénom de l'expert

Thibault

Nom de l'expert

MICHEL

Research Fellow, Center for Energy & Climate, Ifri

Research Areas:

Critical minerals and energy
Energy transitions in Europe and in Southeast Asia
Electricity interconnections and electrical grids

Center for Energy & Climate

Thibault Michel is a Research Fellow at Ifri's Center for Energy & Climate since January 2024.

Prior to joining Ifri's Center for Energy & Climate, Thibault Michel worked as a business intelligence and geopolitical analyst at RTE, the French Transmission system operator (TSO), notably on electricity interconnections. He also worked on security and companies’ protection issues at L’Oréal.

Thibault holds a Master’s degree from Sciences Po Strasbourg in European affairs and geopolitics as well as a degree in geoeconomics from IRIS SUP’. He also studied history and historical research at Grenoble Alpes University.

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Publications

Papers

The Aluminum Value Chain: A Key Component of Europe’s Strategic Autonomy and Carbon Neutrality

29 July 2024

The United States of America (US), Canada and the European Union (EU) all now consider aluminum as strategic. This metal is indeed increasingly used, especially for the energy transition, be it for electric vehicles (EVs), electricity grids, wind turbines or solar panels.

Thibault MICHEL