Overview
Agnès Pannier-Runacher
Senior Representative
Role in Mission Innovation
- Supports the Zero-Emissions Shipping Mission
News and events
- [June 2, 2021] France joins Mission Innovation members in launching MI2.0 and a decade of clean energy innovation to accelerate achieving the Paris Agreement Goals
- Under the Innovative solutions for off grid access to energy competition, nine projects have been selected to receive a total of €1.8M from France’s ADEME. The projects cover a range of renewable energy technologies (hybrid systems, solar, river stream generator and biomass), but also different uses of electricity to enhance economic development (irrigation, agriculture, desalination and mobility).
MI Champions
MI Champions is a program for recognizing and supporting the next wave of energy technology leaders.
Meet France’s Champions!
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Participation in MI’s first phase
- Participated in the Mission Innovation Steering Committee
- Participated in the Business and Investor Engagement Sub-Group
- Co-led the Off-Grid Access to Electricity Innovation Challenge
- Participated in the:
- Smart Grids Innovation Challenge
- Carbon Capture Innovation Challenge
- Sustainable Biofuels Innovation Challenge
- Converting Sunlight Innovation Challenge
- Clean Energy Materials Innovation Challenge
- Affordable Heating and Cooling of Buildings Innovation Challenge
- Renewable and Clean Hydrogen Innovation Challenge
Resources:
- (First phase) PLANS AND PRIORITIES
- HIGHLIGHTS IN 2017
- HIGHLIGHTS IN 2018
- HIGHLIGHTS IN 2019
- (First phase) INNOVATION BREAKTHROUGHS
Clean Energy Innovation investment (MI 1.0)
Country-determined baseline year(s): 2012-2014
Baseline funding amount: EUR €440 million (USD $494 million)
Doubling target year: 2020
Doubling target amount: EUR €880 million (USD $989 million)
Find out more about how France’s baseline and doubling are calculated
*Figures in the spending chart are based on USD exchange rates in 2021
From 2015 (Year 1), Fundamental research is integrated in the calculation of the French R&D public funding in the field of new technologies for energy.
In addition to the figures here-above, it shall be stressed that a significant public support is as well brought by France to nuclear R&D (approximately €500 million). However, the financing of these activities is not part of the French financial commitments taken under MI.