CEA-INES

CEA, the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives), a public body established in October 1945. CEA is the largest technology research and development provider in France, whose role is to transfer this know-how to the industry. CEA has staff of about 16000 people, a budget of 4.3 billion Euros per year, and has filed more than 650 priority patents. The CEA operates ten research centres in France, each specializing in specific fields.

CEA is operating today more than 350 people at INES, the French Institute of Solar Energy, which has started operations in 2005. After a strong phase of growth, ten labs covering the complete value chain of photovoltaics: material, cells, modules, solar systems, and storage systems, and three labs dealing with energy in buildings are grouped within the Department of Solar Technologies at INES.  As a technological research centre, CEA-INES focuses on R&D activities from TRL 4 to TRL 7, with the objective of transferring innovations to French and European industrial partners. Over 200 industrial partners, SME’s, medium, French and International groups are permanently in contract with CEA-INES to develop innovations.

CEA is operating today more than 350 people at INES, the French Institute of Solar Energy, which has started operations in 2005. After a strong phase of growth, ten labs covering the complete value chain of photovoltaics: material, cells, modules, solar systems, and storage systems, and three labs dealing with energy in buildings are grouped within the Department of Solar Technologies at INES.  As a technological research centre, CEA-INES focuses on R&D activities from TRL 4 to TRL 7, with the objective of transferring innovations to French and European industrial partners. Over 200 industrial partners, SME’s, medium, French and International groups are permanently in contract with CEA-INES to develop innovations.  

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