Innovation and energy
We are applying new technologies and ways of working to help build a brighter energy future for the UK. Our programmes focus on coupling advances in science and engineering with new digital innovations.
EDF Energy Pulse Awards
Our goal is to showcase and provide tangible support to start-ups that are helping to shape that future. This year the theme is 'Energy in a digital world'.
Research and Development UK
R&D UK is a centre of technical excellence whose main purpose is helping to build a brighter energy future for the UK.
Blue Lab
Blue Lab is EDF Energy’s innovation accelerator. We take great ideas and shape them to become the customer technologies and services of the future.
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Pulse Awards
How EDF Energy is supporting innovation: our goal is to showcase and provide tangible support to start-ups that are helping to shape that future.
Electric Days Paris
Discovering the latest innovations from EDF Group in smart homes, smart cities and low carbon generation.
Google Glass
At EDF Energy R&D UK, an app was developed for Google Glass, to provide smart meter installers with a hands-free and voice activated mechanism to capture images and videos of meter installations.
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Our research staff from R&D UK, have had numerous academic papers published on a variery of technical topics:
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Pretty Curious
Inspiring girls to shape their world through STEM. Pretty Curious aims to inspire teenage girls to imagine a future where they use science, technology, engineering and maths.
EDF Pulse Awards
Our parent company are in their fourth successful year of the EDF Pulse Awards. They invite submissions from European-wide start-ups and this year alone, received over 500 entries.
Better Energy
Innovating to lead the UK’s transition to safe low-carbon energy. We are investing in new low-carbon technologies like battery storage, small modular reactors and tidal energy.