Research networks and clusters
Centrale Nantes is a founding partner of:
- Carnot MERS - The Institut Carnot MERs (Marine Engineering Research for sustainable, safe and smart seas) aims to meet the expectations generated by the major economic and societal challenges of the blue economy.
- IRT Jules Verne - a mutualized industrial research institute dedicated to advanced manufacturing technologies in composite materials, metals and hybrid structures for the automotive, rail and naval transport sectors, and aeronautics.
- IEED France Energies Marines (Institute for Energy Transition
dedicated to Marine Renewable Energies) - provides support to the sectors of fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind turbines, marine current turbines, wave power and ocean thermal energy conversion. - IRSTV - Institut de recherche en sciences et techniques de la ville (Institute for Research on Urban Sciences and Techniques)
- GDR EOL-EMR - CNRS Research Group on Marine Renewable Energies
- WEAMEC - WEst Atlantic Marine Energy Community
Centrale Nantes is a member of:
- Research associations: Fédération Mathématiques des Pays de la Loire
- Clusters: EMC2, iD4car, Mer Bretagne Atlantique, MOVEO, Images & Réseaux, S2E2, Gérontopôle
- Novabuild
- Technocampus Océan
- Technocampus EMC2 : technological research centre on composite materials with EADS, AIRBUS, CETIM and more than 20 companies
- IUML - Institut de la Mer et du Littoral
- Réseau Ambiances
- Cluster Maritime Français
- WE network
- SIA Ingénieurs
- AtlanSTIC 2020
- Ouest Industries Créatives
- Robotex