EDF joins Cosine's coalition to help shape sovereign AI for critical infrastructure
EDF will contribute expertise across a range of use cases including:
- Supporting engineers and operators working with highly technical documentation
- Enhancing safety through hazard identification and permit-to-work processes
- Strengthening cyber security through threat analysis and vulnerability assessment
- Assisting in regulatory compliance and the secure handling of sensitive operational data
Niels Roberts, Chief Information Officer at EDF, said: "We are delighted to bring our unique perspective across nuclear, renewables and energy supply to the development of the UK’s own sovereign AI capability."
He added: "AI is already in use across the UK’s energy system but for it to be widely used in highly regulated critical national infrastructure, we need to ensure that it is both reliable and resilient. Sovereignty will therefore be crucial."
"EDF operates at the heart of the UK's energy infrastructure and understands the operational and regulatory realities that AI must meet,” said Ali Pullen, CEO of Cosine. “Their insight is invaluable as we shape sovereign AI that earns trust in the most demanding environments."
About EDF
EDF is driving the transition towards An Electric Britain – a secure, affordable, low-carbon future for everyone. As Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity, we are investing more than £100 million weekly in Britain’s electricity infrastructure. We supply millions of customers with electricity and help homes and businesses switch to electricity for heating, transport and industrial processes.
We operate five nuclear power stations and more than 35 onshore wind farms and three offshore wind farms. Since 2009, EDF has invested almost £9 billion in the nuclear fleet to improve reliability and extend station lifetimes. The five generating stations currently supply about 12% of the UK’s electricity demand.
EDF is building the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C. We are a minority investor (12.5%) in and major supplier to a replica plant at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C will provide low carbon electricity to meet 14% of UK demand and power around 12 million homes. EDF Group companies Framatome and Arabelle Solutions have a presence in the UK and manufacture critical equipment such as reactor pressure vessels and turbines.
EDF is enabling its 5 million customers, both in business and at home, to choose electric solutions that save cash and carbon, whether it is buying an electric car, generating and storing electricity, selling energy back to the grid or installing solar panels or a heat pump. In 2025, EDF’s Customers business was ranked as one of the Sunday Times’s Best Place to Work.
It is also one of the UK’s leading developers of renewable energy through EDF power solutions UK and Ireland. We have more than 2GW of renewable generation in operation and over 10GW in construction, planning and development across a range of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar and battery storage.
We are one of the largest suppliers to British business and a leading supplier of innovative energy solutions that are helping businesses become more energy independent. In addition, the company’s energy services business, Dalkia, is one of the UK and Ireland’s largest technical service providers.