Research networks and clusters

Centrale Nantes is a founding partner of:

• IRT Jules Verne - a mutualized industrial research institute dedicated to advanced manufacturing technologies in composite materials, metals and hybrid structures for the automotive, rail and naval transport sectors, and aeronautics.

• IEED France Energies Marines (Institute for Energy Transition
  dedicated to Marine Renewable Energies) -  provides support to the sectors of fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind turbines, marine current turbines, wave power and ocean thermal energy conversion.
   
• IRSTV - Institut de recherche en sciences et techniques de la ville (Institute for Research on Urban Sciences and Techniques)

• GDR EMR - CNRS Research Group on Marine Renewable Energies

• WEAMEC - WEst Atlantic Marine Energy Community

Centrale Nantes is a member of:

• Research associations: Fédération Mathématiques des Pays de la Loire
• Clusters: EMC2, iD4car, Mer Bretagne Atlantique, MOVEO, Images & Réseaux, S2E2, Gérontopôle
• Novabuild
• Technocampus Océan
• Technocampus EMC2 : technological research centre on composite materials with EADS, AIRBUS, CETIM and more than 20 companies
• IUML - Institut de la Mer et du Littoral
• Réseau Ambiances
• Cluster Maritime Français
• WE network
• SIA Ingénieurs
• AtlanSTIC 2020
• Ouest Industries Créatives
• Robotex