Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts and Moscow, and EDF, the largest state owned energy company in France, have just signed a memorandum of understanding as the French Minister of Economy Emmanuel Macron met his Russian counterpart Alexey Ulyukaev in Moscow.
Skolkovo and EDF intend to work together in the field of energy efficiency — for both industrial and urban sites — and to develop new methods for generating and consuming electricity, smart grids and smart cities, electricity storage and energy efficient electric transport.
“This cooperation [aims to] promote new innovative and effective solutions, [in line with] EDF’s commitments to support sustainable development and reduce СО2 emissions globally,” the companies stated in a press release.
“We are pinning high hopes on working with EDF, which is one of the world’s leading energy companies. EDF also has proven practical experience of implementing energy efficiency projects in Russia. (…) This agreement will enable Skolkovo startups to offer their solutions to EDF Group. EDF’s experience and know-how will definitely be in high demand in our innovation ecosystem,” said Nikolay Grachev, Skolkovo Foundation Vice-President and executive director of Skolkovo’s energy technologies cluster.
