What G2Elab does

G2Elab (Laboratoire de Génie Électrique de Grenoble / Grenoble Electrical Engineering Laboratory) is a public research laboratory operating as a joint research unit (UMR 5269) under the co-tutelle of Grenoble INP - UGA and CNRS. The laboratory was founded in 1993 — the year the LMMCF platform was established at Herbeys — and is headquartered at the Bâtiment GreEn-ER, 21 avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble, France, with a secondary site at Herbeys (10 km from Grenoble) for the LMMCF magnetic metrology facility. G2Elab employs 103 permanent staff (over 100, per other data sources) alongside 100 doctoral students and 50 master's students, organized into five interdisciplinary research teams: EP (Power Electronics), MADEA+ (Advanced Materials, Machines and Electromagnetic Devices), MAGE (Models, Methods and Methodologies Applied to Electrical Engineering), MDE (Dielectric and Electrostatic Materials), and SYREL (Electrical Systems and Networks).

The laboratory's technology portfolio spans both numerical software platforms and physical experimental platforms. Numerical platforms include FLUX (electromagnetic device simulation), CADES (Component Architecture for the Design of Engineering Systems), MIPSE (Modeling of Interconnected Power SystEms), and COFFEE (Collaborative Open Framework For Electrical Engineering), with FLUX and CADES co-developed and commercialized with industrial partners. Physical platforms include PREDIS (a 2,000 m² distributed energy production network demonstrator with fuel cell, photovoltaic, and micro gas turbine assets), BELL/Expe-smarthouse (a 600 m² building energy living lab with ~340 real-time measurement points), LMMCF (the European-unique low magnetic field metrology laboratory co-located with CEA-LETI), CARAPACE (power electronics characterization), and MHYGALE (hydrogen and energy storage research).

G2Elab's revenue model is anchored in public research funding from Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble INP, CNRS, and French national research programs, supplemented by industry partnership contracts, technology transfer, and collaborative R&D projects. The laboratory does not sell commercial products directly; FLUX and CADES are commercialized through industrial partners, while research services, platform access, and collaborative projects are conducted under institutional and contractual arrangements. Go-to-market activity is community-led, relying on academic publications, conference presence, the SmartGrids Chair, the Carnot Energies du Futur and Tenerrdis networks, and dedicated partnership and innovation ("valorisation") channels. Customer segments comprise academic research institutions, industry partners in energy and power electronics, and state/defense partners (notably DGA Techniques Navales via LMMCF).

Name

G2Elab

Legal name

G2Elab - Laboratoire de Génie Électrique de Grenoble

Website

https://g2elab.grenoble-inp.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

G2Elab is a public French research laboratory (joint CNRS / Grenoble INP - UGA unit) conducting electrical engineering research across power electronics, advanced materials, electromagnetic modeling, dielectric materials, and electrical networks, serving academic, industrial, and defense partners through software platforms (FLUX, CADES, MIPSE, COFFEE) and physical facilities (PREDIS, BELL, LMMCF).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical Engineering Research Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy Management Systems & Plant Controllers (PPC, AGC Participation, Curtailment Control) (EUAMAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Power Plant I&C / SCADA / DCS EPC (EUAEAAAN), SCADA, Controls & Communications Integration (RTU, Fiber, Networking) (EUAEADAD), Renewable Monitoring, Controls & SCADA Hardware Manufacturing (Sensors, RTUs, Meters) (EUAMAHAJ), Circuit Protection Devices (MCBs, MCCBs, ACBs, fuses, RCD/GFCI, surge protection) (IMAGAEAB), Power-to-Gas (P2G) / Electrolysis Integration & Operations (EUAJAJAH)

Keywords

• Electrical engineering research
• Power electronics simulation
• Electromagnetic device modeling
• Distributed energy networks
• Magnetic metrology services

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenoble, france

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Public Research Funding: As a public research laboratory under Grenoble INP - UGA and CNRS, G2Elab is primarily funded through public research grants, institutional funding from Université Grenoble Alpes, and French national research programs. Additional revenue comes from industry partnership contracts, technology transfer, and collaborative R&D projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

G2Elab is a public research laboratory (UMR 5269) conducting research on intelligent electrification across five teams: power electronics (EP), advanced materials and electromagnetic devices (MADEA+), modeling and methods (MAGE), dielectric materials (MDE), and electrical systems and networks (SYREL). It operates simulation software platforms (FLUX, CADES, MIPSE, COFFEE) and physical experimental platforms (PREDIS, BELL, LMMCF, CARAPACE, MHYGALE), delivering collaborative research, technology transfer, and training to academic and industrial partners.

Product overview

G2Elab (Laboratoire de Génie Électrique de Grenoble) is a major research laboratory in electrical engineering at Grenoble INP - UGA. The organization operates as a research institution rather than a commercial product company, with five research teams (EP, MADEA+, MAGE, MDE, SYREL) and multiple technology platforms. The core offerings include four numerical software platforms: FLUX (electromagnetic device simulation), CADES (engineering system design), MIPSE (power systems modeling), and COFFEE (collaborative electrical engineering). Physical platforms include PREDIS (distributed energy networks on 2000 m²), BELL/Expe-smarthouse (building energy living lab on 600 m²), and LMMCF (low magnetic field metrology laboratory). These platforms serve research, training, and industrial valorization purposes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CARAPACE: Energy conversion platform
• MHYGALE
• LMMCF
• PREDIS
• BELL
• FLUX
• CADES
• MIPSE
• COFFEE

Products and services

• FLUX Simulation platform for electromagnetic devices. Mature software co-developed, commercialized, and used by the industrial world for electromagnetic device modeling.
• CADES Component Architecture for the Design of Engineering Systems. Mature software platform co-developed with industry partners for engineering system design.
• MIPSE Modeling of Interconnected Power SystEms. Numerical platform for power system modeling and simulation implementing forward-looking concepts and disruptive approaches.
• COFFEE Collaborative Open Framework For Electrical Engineering. Software platform implementing novel concepts for collaborative electrical engineering.
• PREDIS Production réseau d'énergie distribué (Distributed Energy Production Network). 2000 m² innovation and training center demonstrating intelligent energy management with physical energy networks.
• BELL (Building Energy Living Lab) 600 m² living lab within the GreEn-ER low-energy building dedicated to studying energy use in buildings in interaction with occupants and energy networks. Includes the Expe-smarthouse experimental facility.
• LMMCF Laboratoire de Métrologie Magnétique en Champ Faible (Low Magnetic Fields Metrology Laboratory). Unique facility in Europe for magnetic field measurement and testing of large devices in controlled magnetic environments.
• CARAPACE Platform Energy conversion platform for power electronics characterization.
• MHYGALE Platform Platform for hydrogen and energy storage research.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 permanent researchers and 100 doctoral students conducting research across five interdisciplinary teams
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Université Grenoble AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerG2Elab is a joint research unit (UMR 5269) under the co-tutelle of Grenoble INP - UGA (Université Grenoble Alpes) and CNRS. As part of UGA, G2Elab benefits from institutional affiliation and participates in the university's research strategy and HR excellence initiatives.
• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerG2Elab operates as a joint research unit (UMR 5269) under CNRS co-tutelle. CNRS provides institutional framework, funding, and research support as France's premier public research organization.
• Carnot Energies du FuturcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerG2Elab is a member of the Carnot Energies du Futur institute, which provides a framework for industry-oriented research partnerships, technology transfer, and collaborative R&D projects. PREDIS is at the heart of this institute's activities.
• TenerrdiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTenerrdis is the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes competitiveness cluster for energy transition. G2Elab is actively involved in Tenerrdis projects and benefits from the cluster's industry network and project labeling for regional and national funding.
• LANEF (Laboratoire d'Alliances Nanosciences-Energies du Futur)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLANEF is a 'Laboratoire d'Excellence' (Labex) associating six fundamental research labs in Grenoble including G2Elab. It enhances synergies across research teams, strengthens education through research, and deepens connections with R&D partners. G2Elab contributes to the Electrical Energy challenge within LANEF.
• FMNT (Fédération Micro et Nanotechnologies)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMNT is a federation of seven Grenoble-based laboratories in micro and nanotechnologies (500+ researchers). G2Elab participates in this federation which provides shared platform access (OPE)N(RA), coordinated research projects, and the Master internship funding campaign.
• CEA-LETImajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe LMMCF platform site is shared with CEA-LETI at Herbeys, near Grenoble. CEA-LETI operates five other small measurement buildings at the same site, and the shared location enables collaborative magnetic metrology research.
• DGA Techniques NavalesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe LMMCF shares most of its main experimental equipment with DGA Techniques Navales (French defense procurement agency). The platform is primarily dedicated to validating research on naval magnetic discretion, and this partnership provides significant operational resources.
• ENSE3 (École Nationale Supérieure de l'Énergie, l'Eau et l'Environnement)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerENSE3 (part of Grenoble INP) and G2Elab jointly created the PREDIS centre, uniting experimental platforms for energy production, distribution, and use. PREDIS serves the triple mission of training, research, and valorization.
• European INTEGRAL ProjectmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerG2Elab's PREDIS distribution network is being developed within the European INTEGRAL project, aiming to represent at 1/1000 scale a real distribution network with three source stations, three 30 MW consumption zones, and equivalent production units of ~27.25 MW.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CEA-Leti: Large French public research institute in micro/nanotechnologies, co-located with G2Elab at the LMMCF site. Comparable as a major French public R&D organization with deep industry partnerships, but much broader in scope and scale.
• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland: Finnish applied research organization with significant energy and power-electronics activity. Comparable as a European public research institute with industry-contracted platforms, but much broader in scope.
• Argonne National Laboratory — Energy Systems Division: US Department of Energy national laboratory with major programs in power systems, grid integration and electrification. Comparable in mission scope (energy systems R&D for societal electrification) and platform-based industry engagement model.
• SINTEF Energy Research: Norwegian applied research institute focused on energy systems, power electronics and grid integration. Comparable as a publicly funded Nordic energy-systems research lab with industrial partnership models.

Direct peers

• Fraunhofer IEE (Institut für Energiewirtschaft und Energieinformationssysteme): German applied research institute focused on energy systems, grid integration and renewable integration. Directly comparable to G2Elab in mission (applied electrical engineering R&D), platform-based industry partnerships, and European energy-transition focus.
• L2EP (Laboratoire d'Électrotechnique et d'Électronique de Puissance de Lille): French academic electrical-engineering research lab jointly with Arts et Métiers and Centrale Lille. Direct peer covering power electronics, electrical systems and materials, with similar industry partnership models.
• GeePs (Groupement de recherche en Électrotechnique et Électronique de Paris-Saclay): French academic electrical-engineering research lab in the Paris-Saclay cluster. Comparable in scope (power systems, materials, modeling) and as a UMR with CNRS, sharing a similar institutional ecosystem.
• LAPLACE (Laboratoire PLAsma et Conversion d'Énergie): Toulouse-based French UMR focused on electrical engineering (power electronics, plasma, conversion). Closely comparable in scientific scope, CNRS-affiliation, and applied research/industry-partnered platforms.
• SuperGrid Institute: French research institute dedicated to power systems and HVDC / supergrid technologies, also based in the Lyon-Grenoble corridor. Highly comparable in mission (advanced power systems, industry-partnered platforms) and European energy-transition focus.

Emerging players

• IMDEA Energy: Madrid-based research institute focused on energy systems, storage and electrical technologies. Comparable as a publicly funded energy-systems research institute, but smaller and more focused on electrochemical storage than G2Elab.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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