ABOUT US
LET'S INNOVATE AND ACCELERATE THE ENERGY TRANSITION TOGETHER
The competitiveness cluster Capenergies facilitates the emergence of innovative projects and supports their financing and development to accelerate the Energy Transition in the regions. It helps low-carbon energy sources and its members in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Corsica, Guadeloupe and the Principality of Monaco.
It focuses on 4 strategic areas :
The cluster brings together a dynamic network of nearly 520 members - major industrial groups, companies (including a majority of SMEs and start-ups), research and training centres, local authorities and financiers - specialists in energy and related uses.
Since its creation in 2005, more than 895 innovative projects have been awarded the label, and 517 projects have received public funding totalling more than €635m (out of a total budget of €3,795m). The projects are assessed by a high-level independent labelling committee, which not only awards the label, but also provides project leaders with constructive advice based on the relevance of their perspective and experience, in addition to the support provided by the cluster's team.
Capenergies also assists its members in obtaining European funding and actively contributes to a number of projects as a partner, with the ambition of becoming a reference cluster in Europe in the field of Energy Transition.
520 members
300 partners in France and Europe
895 approved projects
517 projects funded and more than €635m in aid obtained
WHAT IS A COMPETITIVENESS CLUSTER?
Competitiveness clusters are driving innovation and performance to serve
economic and social issues. They bring together, in a given area and around a specific
companies, research and training organisations, as well as all those involved in the field.
private and public players who contribute to economic development.
Their mission is to mobilising the key factors for competitiveness capacity for innovation,
access to R&D and finance, the development of growth, the rise in
skills and international deployment.
Network coordinatorsthe clusters support their members: expertise in the labelling of
innovative projects, obtaining finance, finding partners and creating value.
Competitiveness clusters are associations that are based on a financing
public/private.
Since 2005, the clusters have been the ideal partners for taking ideas from concept to market!
