New European Programmes

Published on January 20, 2020 – Updated on November 23, 2020
In 2018, Centrale Nantes strengthened its commitment to the Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) sector. The school took part in several European projects aimed at stimulating growth and innovation in the ocean energy supply chain. It offered, alongside three partners, a new Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in
  • A new Horizon 2020 project for the LHEEA: GRRIP
    July 13, 2018
    The GRRIP project was accepted in early July. Centrale Nantes, via the LHEEA, is one of the project members.
  • The SEM-REV site hosts Floatgen, the first French offshore wind turbine
    December 31, 2018
    After two years of construction in the port of Saint-Nazaire, the wind turbine was towed out to, then moored, at the Centrale Nantes' SEM-REV site, France's first multi-technology offshore test site, located 20 km off the coast from Le Croisic.
  • OPIN, the European network of SMEs in the Marine Renewable Energy sector
    October 1, 2018
    OPIN (Ocean Power Innovation Network) aims to accelerate the growth of the European MRE industry by improving the innovation performance of SMEs in North-West Europe, notably by developing their network and their knowledge of innovation.
  • Marine Energy Alliance
    June 1, 2018
    The Marine Energy Alliance aims to progress the combined technical and commercial maturity level of 40 SMEs by delivering a suite of bespoke integrated technical and commercial services.
  • RESOURCECODE
    October 1, 2018
    The RESOURCECODE project, funded by Ocean Energy Era-Net Cofund, was launched to support investment and growth in the wave and tidal energy sector through the creation of an integrated marine data toolbox.
  • Ocean Demo
    October 1, 2018
    Ocean DEMO is a €13 million project designed to stimulate innovation in ocean energy and to develop technologies up to real-life testing of several machines, including free access to the network of test centres in Europe, one of the largest in the world.
  • A new Erasmus Mundus Master at Centrale Nantes: Master in Renewable Energy in the Marine Environment
    January 30, 2018
    Centrale Nantes is now a partner in a fourth Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Degree, entitled 'Renewable Energy in the Marine Environment', accredited at the end of 2017. Centrale Nantes is one of the few schools to offer Erasmus Mundus international masters.
  • 2nd General Assembly of the HERITAGE NETWORK
    February 5, 2018 - February 8, 2018
    Following on from the HERITAGE Erasmus Mundus Action 2 international partnership project, Centrale Nantes created the HERITAGE NETWORK. It includes a dozen Indian and a dozen European higher education institutions in the field of science and technology.
  • Centrale Nantes taking part in TA-VIE: the new Erasmus+ Capacity building flagship programme in 2018
    December 31, 2018
    TA-VIE is the new flagship Erasmus+ Capacity building programme, which aims to develop innovative and effective education and training strategies for higher education students.
  • Centrale Nantes taking part in SAM: a new Erasmus + project on Additive Manufacturing skills
    December 31, 2018
    Centrale Nantes is a consortium member of SAM, an Erasmus + funded sector skills alliance programme which seeks to establish a platform for Additive Manufacturing skills at European, national and regional levels. The project commenced in January 2019 and involves the IS3P Research Group, LS2N Laboratory.

Published on January 20, 2020 Updated on November 23, 2020