1. DIRECTION RECHERCHE & INNOVATION Centre de Recherche et Innovation Gaz et Energies Nouvelles Guillain Chapelon 12 september 2013

2. Centre de Recherche et Innovation Gaz et Energies Nouvelles CRIGEN Overview CRIGEN is the operational research and expertise center of GDF SUEZ Group dedicated to gas, new energies and emerging technologies. The CRIGEN has nearly 400 employees. Its budget is € 80 millions. Our added value is lying on innovation, and transforming ideas and scientific knowledges into industrial applications or new distinctive commercial offers. Main CRIGEN’s missions Create value for our customers through technological innovation, operational expertise and the development of new products/services validated in our laboratories and computing data centers Promote the emerging technologies use (nanotechnology, green gas, digital technology) in the Group’s businesses Design, manage and implement innovative projects to increase safety and performance in industrial gas infrastructures or contribute to the development of energy offers and services for final customers 3 main domains skills Operational performance, industrial sustainability and safety, asset management and new industrial projects Energy products, services and systems, environmental footprint and performance Web innovation, ICT’s architecture, mobility solutions, industrial security, master data management 2

3. Centre de Recherche et Innovation Gaz et Energies Nouvelles Strengths of CRIGEN that will contribute to PERFORMER Knowledge of building sector Many studies are made to improve the knowledge of building sector and buildings energy efficiency Modeling software Numerous tools are developed to simulate building sector and to calculate his consumption today and in the future Smart metering Many experimentations are done to improve the metering methods 3

4. Centre de Recherche et Innovation Gaz et Energies Nouvelles Objectives of CRIGEN through PERFORMER Develop new tools New measurements systems will be developed and will be at disposal of every actors of the energy efficiency chain Demonstrate the validity and the potential of new solutions for energy efficiency Multiple climatologic conditions will guaranty the validity of the solutions developed Come close to the guarantee of energy performance The study will help to develop the knowledge of buildings consumptions and allow to develop, in time, contracts of guarantee of energy performance 4