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Alongside the company Artelys, an SME specialising in optimisation, we have just received funding from the ADEME, which will enable us to work for four years on simulation and optimisation in the field of electricity generation and transmission. Recent technological innovation in the field of high-voltage direct current transmission opens up the possibility, which has previously been extremely limited, of constructing large direct current networks in forthcoming decades. This represents a new opportunity for the development of so-called 'Supergrids', linking centres generating electricity from renewable sources with consumer markets. We are examining three fundamental questions: What do we do about generation? What do we do about transmission? and What do we do about storage? as, when it comes to renewable energy, where you don't have the option of choosing when it is generated, there is an issue of energy storage. Ultimately, it should be possible to devise a tool, which allows us to see clearly how energy is generated and circulates, on the basis of multiple criteria, in order to provide a guide for long-term investment.