Welcome to EDF R&D
EDF R&D, an innovation accelerator for your projects
R&D is at the heart of EDF Group's major challenges. It covers all trades and activities of the energy sector. It provides day-to-day support to the business lines and subsidiaries in line with the EDF Group's Cap 2030 project. Researchers are driven by two missions: improving performance in all today's activities and preparing for the future by working on breakthrough technologies. Browse through the projects and research work that make EDF R&D a benchmark player, whether it is developing new energy and electricity services, supporting competitive and decarbonated production mixes or supporting the digital and societal transition.
R&D: dare to look towards the future and innovate at present

Put R&D in your life!
At EDF R&D, "we are more disco and mirror ball!"
Have you ever heard of a voltage divider? It's a piece of equipment we use at EDF R&D to accurately measure the voltage value provided by a generator. More generally, we invite you to discover the very high-voltage laboratories of EDF R&D, some of which are unique in the world and in which we carry out various tests for electrical equipment.
R&D Experience
Explore our virtual showcase and let you be guided through the EDF R&D world.
R&D laboratories
Discover our R&D laboratories through 360° experiential visits!
Explore R&D

Our activities
R&D in brief: key figures, international presence, strategy, examples of projects.

Our offers
Our R&D is also yours. Let's build tomorrow's energies together.

Our scientific community
Find our calculation codes, our patents, our scientific or educational publications.
Don't miss our actualities
See all R&D's events, awards, highlights, and much more.
Going further with EDF R&D

The R&D opens its doors during Research Fridays
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