About
Smart Power (formerly S2E2 – Smart Electricity & Energy Systems) is a French innovation cluster specialising in energy transition, smart energy and electricity systems, and power electronics. It is based in the Centre-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire regions and brings together more than 220 members from industry, research and public administration – from start-ups to large corporations and research institutions.
Smart Power supports its members in the development and implementation of R&D&I projects at national and European level. The focus is on four scientific and technological priorities:
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Smart grids and integration of renewable energies,
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Energy efficiency in buildings and neighbourhoods,
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Electrical systems for sustainable mobility.
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Power electronics and innovative materials.
The cluster acts as a link between innovation players and actively promotes European cooperation, particularly within the framework of Horizon Europe, Interreg and other EU funding programmes. Smart Power offers targeted support in finding partners, project design and application submission.
We are open to new partnerships in the field of sustainable energy solutions, smart infrastructure and industry-related research.
Destination 1. Climate sciences and responses for the transformation towards climate neutrality
HORIZON-CL5-2026-07-D1-01: Next generation climate monitoring and related capabilities
Destination 2. Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition
HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D2-01: Producing battery-grade materials for electrodes through sustainable processing and refining of raw materials or developing bio-based materials (BATT4EU Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D2-02: Development of direct recycling processes (BATT4EU Partnership)
Destination 4. Efficient, sustainable and inclusive energy use
HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D4-01: Researching the technical, social & economic factors impacting the energy performance of Smart Buildings (Built4People Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D4-04: Validating policies and business models for affordable and sustainable housing (Built4People Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D4-08: Full-scale demonstration of heat upgrade solutions in industrial processes
Destination 5. Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes
HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-01: Large-scale demonstration of Heavy-Duty Battery Electric Vehicles (HD BEV) towards long-haul logistics operations (2ZERO Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-02: Energy-efficient software-defined EVs (2ZERO Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-11: Ports of the future (ZEWT Partnership)
Destination 3. Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply
HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-12: Long-lifetime and optimised use of materials in recyclable Ag and In-free Si PV modules (EUPI-PV Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-18: Grid-forming capabilities for more resilient and RES-based electricity gridsHORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-20: Hybrid AI-Control Framework for a next-generation grid-scale energy storage and system integrationHORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-21: Novel solutions for off-grid storage of renewable energy for critical infrastructures