Co-Location

CC Alps Valleys

Co-Location Center Alps Valleys is in charge of developing KIC InnoEnergy’s actions in France, by promoting innovation, business creation and education initiatives in the field of low carbon energy.

Located in Grenoble, the colocation is leveraging on a regional innovation oriented environment, as well as on existing industrial clusters dedicated to energy technological innovation, Tenerrdis and Capenergies.

In addition to these operational activities, Colocation Centre Alps Valleys is in charge of the scientific coordination of activities in its core competencies: sustainable nuclear and convergence renewable and nuclear".

News from the CCAV

First Entrepreneurs on board

The KIC InnoEnergy Highway has its  first "passengers" at  CC  Alps Valleys.

AROL ENERGY  specialised in biogas upgarding and conversion systems,  Mhy Energie proposing storage solutions for off-grid sites,  and Solarjet , a company producing  organic printed solarcells,  have signed the contract with our incubator and are on the assesment process. 

This assesment will allow KIC InnoEnergy 's business creation services  to build a highly added value proposal  of services adapted to the entrepreneurs need.  

Three more candidates are willing to sign the contrat shortly. 

The participation of the KIC InnoEnergy to Grenoble Innovation Fair has significantly contributed to catching entrepreneurs. 

Portfolio

Innovation projects

In 2011, Colocation Centre Alps Valleys leads five innovation projects. Research centres work closely with companies and industrials in developing innovative technologies leading to new products and services.

Our project portfolio

HITTEG

High temperature thermoelectric generators

Hy-cube

Hybrid Hydride Hydrogen pressure storage

I SMART

Advanced nuclear instrumentation and measurement methods for nuclear monitoring

DECODE

Development of a Convergent Design tool to improve simultaneously hygrothermal and aero-thermal simulation of building

Education programs

EMINE (European Master in Innovation in Nuclear Energy), a new approach of nuclear training, has launched  its first intake from september 2011. 

This  track , developed in close collaboration with Grenoble Ecole de Management,  introduces learning modules on innovation and energy management. The programme includes also an international mobility to partner universities in Colocation Iberia and Colocation Sweden. Four main industrials in the field of nuclear energy are partners to the project.

A specialised PhD programme including international mobility and training in innovation and entrepreneurship as well as a strong coupling to the industry is also starting in 2012, please check : PhD Sustainable Nuclear and Converging technologies for available positions. 

Business creation services

Co-Location Centre Alps Valleys offers business creation services for high potential projects.

These services include:

  • Technology transfer nurturing
  • Start up creation and development

 For more information contact our business creation director: Frédérique Pedreno

Partners

Colocation Centre Alps valleys is a partnership of the following core members:

And the following associated partners:

CCAV team

 

  • Serge Durand: CEO
  • Susana Maure: Deputy CEO
  • Nathalie Colombel: Chief financial officer
  • Florence Tissot: Executive secretary
  • François Weiss: Education director
  • Frédérique Pedreno: Business creation director
  • Laurent Thibaudeau: Thematic leader

 

Do not hesitate to contact us for further information: ccalpsvalleys@kic-innoenergy.fr

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