Ademe

Name

Ademe

Legal name

Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie

Website

https://ademe.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Angers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. State budget allocations (dotations budgétaires): Core government funding through the Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Energy, and Ministry of Research. ADEME operates as an Établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial (EPIC) under state supervision.
2. France 2030 program funding (PIA /plan d'investissement): ADEME is a key operator of the France 2030 investment plan, receiving 8.4 billion euros over 5 years to fund innovation, industrialisation, and deployment across ecological transition fields (decarbonation, hydrogen, circular economy, bio-sourced products, mobility, renewable energy, digital responsibility, water). Managed as third-party accounts with governance rules separate from the core budget.
3. Recovery plan (plan de relance): Funding from the French government recovery plan for ecological transition, including 73 M€ from the Ministry of Ecological Transition, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Agriculture; 27 M€ for industry decarbonation; 200 M€ for SARE renovation support.
4. Own revenues (recettes propres): Own-source revenues including CEE (Certificats d'Économie d'Énergie) programs, training, conferences, interest on France 2030 financial returns, and similar activities.
5. Green Fund (Fonds vert): Subsidies from the French government's Green Fund (Fonds vert), 86 M€ in the 2026 budget.
6. ADEME Investissement: 100% state-owned investment vehicle (created 2018 under PIA) financing innovative infrastructure projects in energy and ecological transition alongside private investors, with a 400 M€ envelope.
7. EU subsidies: EU co-funded programs including 23 M€ in European contracts in 2026 budget.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ADEME is the French public agency for ecological transition, operating under the supervision of the Ministries of Environment, Energy, and Research. It provides expert advisory, methodological guidance, and financial support (subsidies, reimbursable advances, investment instruments) to enterprises, local authorities, citizens, and researchers to accelerate the ecological transition. Its portfolio includes national funds (Fonds Chaleur, Fonds Économie Circulaire), the France 2030 investment plan (€8.4 billion envelope), open data platforms, carbon calculators, labelling programmes, research programming, and a digital public services incubator co-run with beta.gouv.fr.

Product overview

ADEME (Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie) is France's national ecological transition agency operating under the Ministry of Environment, Energy, and Research. Rather than a single commercial product, ADEME delivers an integrated portfolio of public-facing digital services, financial programs, and expert resources organized around its core mission of accelerating the ecological transition. The digital ecosystem centers on the unified 'Agir pour la transition écologique' platform, supplemented by specialized tools including the open data portal (Data.ademe.fr), carbon calculators (Nos Gestes Climat, Impact CO₂), the publication library (Librairie ADEME), and the Territoires en Transitions labeling program. Financial support is delivered through dedicated funds (Fonds Chaleur Renouvelable, Fonds Économie Circulaire) and the ADEME Investissement equity vehicle. Research and innovation are supported via France 2030 funding programs and an internal startup incubator (Accélérateur de la Transition Écologique). The portfolio also includes the ADEME Formation training catalog, professional tools like the Référentiel National des Bâtiments (RNB) and PACOUPA, and the Longue vie aux objets responsible consumption campaign. Together these offerings form a cohesive public-service ecosystem providing guidance, data, financing, and digital tools to citizens, businesses, local authorities, and researchers across all dimensions of ecological transition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agir pour la transition écologique

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, strategic and core.

• En Vérité collective (Panzani, Carrefour, Bjorg, Lobodis, Compagnons du Miel)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026ADEME partnered with the 'En Vérité' collective of food brands (Panzani, Carrefour, Bjorg, Lobodis, Compagnons du Miel) to unveil and implement a new environmental Nutri-score label for food products, to appear on shelves by 2027. This industry-led voluntary initiative provides consumers with environmental information directly on packaging.
• CVE BiogazminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026ADEME co-funded (€500,000 subsidy) a €15 million biomethanization unit built by Marseille-based CVE Biogaz in Seiches-sur-le-Loir near Angers, with support from the communauté des communes Anjou Loir et Sarthe. The facility valorises local organic matter to produce renewable biomethane for the surrounding rural area.
• Mistral AIstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Mistral AI collaborated with ADEME to conduct a first-of-its-kind lifecycle analysis (LCA) of its Mistral Large 2 large language model. ADEME participated alongside sustainability consultancy Carbone 4 and peer reviewers Resilio and Hubblo. The study quantified the model's environmental footprint at 20.4 ktCO₂e, 281,000 m³ water consumption, and 660 kg Sb eq resource depletion as of January 2025. ADEME is using findings to advocate for standardised international environmental reporting frameworks for AI.
• Cerema (mission adaptation au changement climatique)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025ADEME and Cerema (Centre d'études et d'expertise sur les risques, l'environnement, la mobilité et l'aménagement) are conducting a joint study mission on climate change adaptation, combining ADEME's expertise in ecological transition with Cerema's knowledge of territorial development and infrastructure.
• Banque de France (ACT methodology)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024ADEME partnered with the Banque de France on the ACT (Assessing Low Carbon Transition) initiative, a methodology for assessing corporate climate strategies. ADEME supports companies in implementing ACT and contributes to the development of the methodology.
• Cetim (Arhystote project)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024ADEME operates the Arhystote project under which Cetim successfully demonstrated a world-first Type IV.5 thermoplastic composite hydrogen storage tank achieving 1,675 bar pressure resistance, developed at Technocampus Composites in Nantes. The breakthrough enables lighter, safer, recyclable, and scalable hydrogen storage for heavy-duty mobility, aeronautics, and space applications.
• WavepistonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023ADEME funded a €63,000 wave data campaign in Martinique with Danish wave energy company Wavepiston, executed by French firm CreOcean and following a 2023 agreement with YS Energies Marines Developpement. The data will support a pilot wave energy farm and subsequent commercial deployment in the region.
• beta.gouv.fr (DINUM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022ADEME launched a state startup incubator (Accélérateur de la transition écologique) in partnership with beta.gouv.fr of the Direction interministérielle du numérique (DINUM). The incubator develops digital public services for ecological transition, building on a culture of experimentation and user-centric design. Services developed include Nos Gestes Climat, Impact CO₂, Territoires en Transitions, RNB, and PACOUPA.
• Secrétariat général pour l'investissement (SGPI)coreOthers · 1 January 2021SGPI oversees the France 2030 investment plan on behalf of the French Prime Minister. ADEME is one of four implementing operators (alongside ANR, Bpifrance, and Banque des Territoires) tasked with expertising and financing green innovation and industrialisation projects under France 2030.
• BpifrancecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Bpifrance is one of four operators implementing France 2030 alongside ADEME, ANR, and Banque des Territoires. ADEME also partners with Bpifrance on specific SME support instruments such as Prêt vert, Diag Eco-Flux, and co-financing of green business support programmes.
• Banque des TerritoirescoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021One of four operators implementing France 2030 alongside ADEME, ANR, and Bpifrance, providing financing and investment instruments for territorial and local development projects aligned with ecological transition goals.
• Agence nationale de la recherche (ANR)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021ANR is one of the four France 2030 implementing operators alongside ADEME. The two agencies collaborate on research funding and coordinate on the common calls-to-projects portal.
• Carbone 4strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Sustainability consultancy Carbone 4 collaborated with ADEME and Mistral AI on the first comprehensive lifecycle analysis (LCA) of a large language model, providing expert methodology for quantifying environmental impacts of AI systems.
• ADEME InvestissementcoreOthers · 1 January 2018ADEME Investissement is a 100% state-owned company created in 2018 under the PIA, integrated into France 2030. It provides equity financing for innovative infrastructure projects in energy and ecological transition alongside private investors, bridging the gap between ADEME's R&D/demonstrator support and first commercial deployment. ADEME contributes expertise for project selection and analysis.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Banque des Territoires: Banque des Territoires is the public financing arm of Caisse des Dépôts serving territorial development projects, and is the fourth France 2030 co-operator alongside ADEME. It is comparable as a public financial instrument for local authorities pursuing ecological transition goals.
• Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR): ANR is France's national research-funding agency and co-operator of France 2030 alongside ADEME. It shares ADEME's role in financing research and innovation but focuses on the broader scientific portfolio rather than ecological transition specifically.
• Carbone 4: Carbone 4 is France's leading independent carbon-strategy consultancy, and a documented ADEME partner on the Mistral AI LCA. Comparable as a sustainability expertise provider but as a private consultancy rather than a public agency — making it an ecosystem partner rather than a direct peer.
• Bpifrance: Bpifrance is the French public investment bank co-implementing France 2030 alongside ADEME, with shared programmes (Prêt vert, Diag Eco-Flux). While not a direct functional peer, Bpifrance competes for adjacency in financing French enterprises' ecological transition.

Direct peers

• Cerema: Cerema is the French public agency for studies and expertise on environmental risks, mobility, and land-use planning. ADEME and Cerema already collaborate on a joint climate adaptation study mission, and they share a comparable model of public-interest expertise deployed to support territorial authorities.
• Umweltbundesamt (UBA): Germany's federal environment agency is responsible for environmental research, standard-setting, and advising the federal ministry. Its mission (Umweltforschung, Bewertung, Beratung) closely mirrors ADEME's combination of scientific expertise, public advisory, and interministerial coordination on ecological transition.
• Environment Agency (UK): The UK Environment Agency is the public operator for environmental protection, flood management, and sustainability funding in England. Like ADEME, it combines regulatory advisory, financial instruments, and scientific expertise under government mandate — making it the closest international analogue to ADEME's integrated ecological-transition agency model.
• European Environment Agency (EEA): The EEA provides EU-wide environmental data, indicators, and assessment to support policy-making. Comparable to ADEME in producing open environmental data, scientific assessments, and prospective scenarios (ADEME's Transition(s) 2050 mirrors EEA's State of the Environment reporting).

Broad incumbents

• International Energy Agency (IEA): The IEA is an intergovernmental energy-policy body providing authoritative analysis on global energy systems. Comparable to ADEME in producing energy scenarios and policy advice, but operates globally and at a higher strategic level rather than as a national funding-and-implementation agency.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): The U.S. EPA is the federal regulator for environmental protection with a much broader regulatory enforcement mandate than ADEME. It is comparable as a national ecological authority but operates a substantially larger portfolio (regulation, enforcement, research) that goes beyond ADEME's advisory and funding focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ademe
• Instagraminstagram.com/ademeofficiel/?hl=fr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments15 records

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