What Association négaWatt does

Association négaWatt is a French loi 1901 non-profit founded in 2001 and headquartered in Alixan, dedicated to producing prospective energy transition scenarios for France and, more recently, for Europe. The association operates with approximately 22 staff, including around 20 specialized experts, and is supported by a national ambassador network and a base of more than 1,400 individual members. Its core analytical output is a series of national scenarios — published in 2003, 2007, 2011, 2017, and 2021, with a sixth in development for 2027 — that model pathways combining energy sobriety, efficiency, and renewable supply. Methodological tools include BAMASI (residential efficiency modeling), NégaMat (materials flow analysis integrated in 2022), the Dynamic Graphics Tool, and the CLEVER European scenario developed with 26 partners. The "sobriété" concept pioneered by négaWatt is referenced in Article 1 of the 2015 French Energy Transition Law, embedding the methodology in national policy language.

The organization's business model is that of a mission-driven association rather than a commercial enterprise. Revenue is generated through individual membership dues (€45/year), donations, paid training sessions and conferences, sale of publications, and — most significantly — public grants from institutions such as ADEME, DGEC, and EU framework programs (CLEVER, MINIMAL). In 2026, négaWatt also raised €111,000 through a dedicated crowdfunding campaign to fund the sixth national scenario, signaling growing adoption of participatory financing. A 2009 subsidiary, Institut négaWatt, extends the association's reach into operational consulting and implementation support. Strategic partnerships with Solagro, Réseau Action Climat, and (since 2024) the Pacte du pouvoir de vivre coalition anchor négaWatt within the French and European climate and social policy ecosystem. Leadership transitioned to Gaëlle Bompard in June 2025, succeeding Hélène Gassin (who held the presidency from September 2022).

Name

Association négaWatt

Legal name

Association négaWatt

Website

https://negawatt.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Association négaWatt is a French non-profit think-tank founded in 2001 that produces prospective energy transition scenarios and modeling tools for policymakers, professionals, and citizens in France and Europe.

Ownership category

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Product category

Energy Policy Research and Consulting

akta.pro primary industry

Climate & GHG/Emissions Modeling & Scenario Analysis (Inventories, Projections, Net-Zero Pathways) (EUAHAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Target-Setting, Transition Planning & Performance Management Platforms (EUABAEAF), Transition Plan Development & Implementation Roadmapping (EUABAKAB), Transition Risk Modeling & Policy/Market Pathways (Carbon Price, Regulation, Technology Adoption) (EUABALAD), Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF), Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA)

Keywords

• Energy transition scenarios
• Renewable energy planning
• Climate policy analysis
• Energy sufficiency modeling
• Materials flow analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Alixan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual membership fees: Annual membership fees providing access to general assemblies and privileged information. Fee is 45 euros per year (15 euros for modest income), with support memberships at free amount.
2. Donations and crowdfunding: The association launched participatory crowdfunding campaigns for scenario development, with the 2026 6th scenario campaign raising 111,000 euros. Donations are free-form amounts with 66% tax deduction.
3. Institutional grants and public funding: The association receives support from public institutions and foundations for its work, including EU funding (Horizon 2020), ADEME, DGEC, and regional governments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Association négaWatt develops and publishes independent prospective energy transition scenarios for France and Europe, modeling how the country can achieve climate neutrality by 2050 through energy sufficiency, energy efficiency, and renewable energy deployment. Its deliverables include full scenario reports, sectoral modeling tools (BAMASI, négaMat, CLEVER), interactive data visualizations, conference interventions, and training programs on energy transition.

Product overview

Association négaWatt is a French think-tank that publishes energy transition scenarios and related analytical tools. The core offering consists of the négaWatt Energy Transition Scenarios for France (published since 2003, with 2027 edition in preparation) and the European CLEVER scenario. Related products include the négaMat materials flow analysis integrated into the 2022 scenario, the BAMASI battery materials simulation tool, and the MINIMAL project analyzing metal consumption for eight materials. Training products include Pause Carbone (1.5-hour module) and Conversations Carbone (5-week workshop series) developed with Institut négaWatt and Carbone & Sens. An online dynamic graphics tool provides interactive visualization of scenario data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• négaWatt Energy Transition Scenarios Comprehensive energy transition scenarios for France based on three pillars: energy sufficiency, energy efficiency, and renewable energy development. The scenarios show how France could achieve climate neutrality through detailed sector-by-sector modeling covering buildings, transport, industry, agriculture, and all energy vectors. Targeted at policy makers, professionals, and civil society.
• CLEVER Scenario (Collaborative Low Energy Vision for the European Region) A European energy transition scenario developed through a bottom-up approach with 26 national partners, proposing an ambitious and realistic decarbonisation pathway for Europe that reconciles long-term climate imperatives with energy security constraints and practical feasibility.
• BAMASI (BAttery MAterials SImulation) An open-source tool designed to analyze the consumption of critical raw materials (lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper) used in batteries and road transport vehicles under various energy transition scenarios. It defines vehicle lifetimes in kilometers rather than years, better reflecting mobility sufficiency assumptions.
• MINIMAL Project A detailed analysis of consumption trends and impacts of producing eight metals (lithium, copper, nickel, neodymium, iron, gold, cobalt, and aluminium) to ensure good living conditions while transitioning to a low-carbon economy while reducing demand for metals to stay within planetary boundaries. Published reports include lithium (2024) and copper (2025).
• négaMat Materials Flow Analysis A detailed materials flow and footprint modeling tool integrated into the négaWatt 2022 scenario that evaluates the consumption and production of materials needed for the energy transition, including aluminum and lithium which show increased demand.
• Pause Carbone A short 1.5-hour training module developed by the Institut négaWatt with Carbone & Sens to include psychosocial aspects in transition accompaniment.
• Conversations Carbone A longer training program of 5 workshops over several weeks developed by the Institut négaWatt with Carbone & Sens to incorporate psychosocial aspects in transition accompaniment.
• Dynamic Graphics Online Scenario Visualization Tool An online interactive tool presenting the evolution of energy consumption and production in the négaWatt scenario sector by sector and by energy source, as well as associated greenhouse gas emissions, year by year until 2050.

Quantifiable outcome

• Scenario reaches climate neutrality by 2049
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Institut négaWattcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009The négaWatt Institute is a subsidiary of the association established in 2009. It serves as the implementation body acting at national and local levels, providing consultancy, training, and change management programs.
• SolagrocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSolagro, directed by Christian Couturier (négaWatt vice-president), is a specialist association in energy, climate, agroecological and food domains. NégaWatt scenario modeling on Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use is based on Solagro's AFTERRES scenario.
• ADEMEmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench public environmental agency co-financing and co-developing the BAMASI tool for analyzing critical raw materials consumption in battery and vehicle scenarios.
• 26 European national partnersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic, research, and civil society partners from 26 European countries collaborating under the négaWatt Association's leadership on the CLEVER scenario for Europe.
• Pacte du pouvoir de vivremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of organizations working for a more ecological, social, and democratic society. NégaWatt joined in 2024 to pursue its action for a sustainable and fair energy transition.
• Réseau Action ClimatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNégaWatt is a member of the steering committee of the climate-energy regional objectives observatory developed by Réseau Action Climat.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Carbone 4: French climate strategy and decarbonization consultancy advising corporates and territories. Comparable in deploying quantitative climate/transition scenarios, though operating as a commercial consultancy rather than a nonprofit association.
• The Shift Project: French nonprofit think-tank delivering prospective analysis on energy transition, climate, and digital sustainability. Highly comparable in mission, methodology, and target audience (policy makers, professionals, citizens) to négaWatt's scenario work.
• RTE: France's electricity transmission system operator, which publishes the well-known 'Energy Pathways to 2050' long-term scenarios. Comparable in producing authoritative prospective modeling of French energy transition, though as a regulated TSO rather than an NGO.
• I4CE: Institute for Climate Economics, a French think-tank producing financial and economic analysis of the energy transition. Comparable as an independent French NGO producing quantitative transition analysis for public and private decision-makers.
• Enerdata: French energy research and consulting firm publishing energy forecasts, scenarios, and country-level transition modeling. Comparable in building quantitative long-term energy scenarios for European and global markets.
• SOLAGRO: French nonprofit specializing in energy, climate, agroecology, and food systems, whose AFTERRES scenario underpins négaWatt's agriculture modeling. Comparable as a specialist scenario builder feeding into négaWatt and other public policy frameworks.
• IDDRI: French think-tank on sustainable development and international governance, producing independent scenario and policy analysis on climate and energy. Comparable in providing rigorous, independent prospective analysis to inform French and EU policy debates.
• Climate Action Tracker: Independent scientific consortium tracking government climate action against Paris-aligned pathways. Comparable as an independent analytical entity producing forward-looking climate/transition assessments that influence policy and public discourse.

Broad incumbents

• ADEME: France's public environmental and energy management agency, which funds and co-develops transition scenarios and tools (including BAMASI with négaWatt). Functions as both a partner/funder and a broader public-sector incumbent publishing its own transition visions.
• IEA: International Energy Agency, the global incumbent publisher of reference energy outlooks and net-zero scenarios. Comparable as a scenario publisher informing national and corporate policy, though at a global rather than French national scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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