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.
VivaTech Paris
A showcase for start-up finalists EDF Pulse Awards.
EDF sponsored the Espace Discovery, specially dedicated to start-ups. June 15th marked the launch of the call for votes of the general public, a key to the future winner of the Public Prize EDF Pulse.
EDF Energy Pulse Awards launch 2017
Applications for the EDF Energy Pulse Awards open. This year's categories are:
Blue Lab Innovation challenge
Predictive data analytics for cyber security
Diversity and engagement in the workplace
The Integrity of Things
Supporting engagement in nuclear safety
Startup Weekend: warm up event
Startup weekend warm-up and birthday party event
Find out more here.
Pitch day
Shortlisted applicants from the EDF Energy Pulse Awards get the chance to pitch their idea to a panel of industry experts and judges.
Blue Lab's 10 week accelerator begins
Blue Lab accelerator programme begins
- 10 weeks' free desk space at Blue Lab's South-Coast office
- Expert mentoring and coaching
- Real consumer insight
- Scale up: develop business models and trials with our customers
Demo Day: EDF Energy Pulse Awards
Demo Day will see the finalists from Blue Lab's 10-week accelerator programme pitch for the £30k grand prize.
Watch videos from our latest innovation events and activities
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.
Latest news
Our research staff from R&D UK, have had numerous academic papers published on a variery of technical topics:
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