🏆 Double win for Paul Menestreau, an IMT Mines Albi graduate, at the 2026 Mines-Télécom Foundation Awards

Paul Menestreau, a graduate of IMT Mines Albi, won first prize as well as the People’s Choice Award at the 2026 Mines-Télécom Foundation Awards ceremony in the “Best Graduation Internship” category. This double honor recognizes the high-quality work he carried out at Energy Observer on the challenges of energy transition and maritime decarbonization.

Training

28/05/2026

An innovative project focused on decarbonizing the maritime sector

During his final-year internship at Energy Observer, Paul Menestreau worked on the following topic:

Technical and Economic Comparison of Energy Pathways for Decarbonizing the Maritime Sector

This project is fully aligned with today’s major industrial and environmental challenges, exploring innovative solutions to support the maritime sector’s energy transition. Thanks to its scientific, technical, and economic approach, this work won over both the jury and the public at the Fondation Mines-Télécom Awards.

Recognition for the general engineering degree from IMT Mines Albi

This award demonstrates the ability of engineering students at IMT Mines Albi to address real-world challenges with significant societal, industrial, and environmental implications.

Through their internships, projects, and professional experiences, students develop scientific, technical, and interpersonal skills that enable them to support major transformations related to:

the energy transition;
the decarbonization of industry;
technological innovation;
and sustainable development.

Congratulations to all the talented students at the Institut Mines-Télécom schools

IMT Mines Albi warmly congratulates Paul Menestreau on this remarkable double honor. The school also extends its congratulations to Max Borianne and Augustin Badie for their outstanding achievements in this year’s Mines-Télécom Foundation Awards.

Each year, the Mines-Télécom Foundation Awards recognize the excellence, dedication, and talent of students at the Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) schools. These awards are co-funded by the Mines-Télécom Foundation’s major partners:

Congratulations to all the participants and winners from the schools of Institut Mines-Télécom : IMT Nord Europe, IMT Atlantique, IMT Mines Alès et Télécom Paris.