ADEME Investissement

ADEME Investissement is a French investment firm dedicated to financing innovative infrastructure projects within the ecological transition sector. Wholly owned by the French State, the firm plays a crucial role in supporting the development and deployment of sustainable technologies and solutions. It focuses on projects that are in their "first commercial" or "scale-up" phases, aiming to bridge the funding gap often deemed too risky by conventional financiers.

Established in December 2018 as part of the "Programme d'investissements d'avenir" (Investment for the Future Programme), now integrated into the broader "France 2030" plan, ADEME Investissement was created to provide equity financing alongside private investors. The firm is endowed with an investment capacity of 400 million euros, leveraging the technical and sectoral expertise of ADEME (the French Environment and Energy Management Agency) for project selection and analysis.

The firm's investment scope covers a wide range of ecological transition areas, including energy, sustainable transport and mobility, circular economy, renewable gases, and environment and biodiversity. Notable transactions mentioned on their website include investments in companies like Pony for shared mobility, SOFIAC for energy efficiency, GEPS INNOV for the blue economy, Arverne Group, BW Ideol for floating offshore wind projects, Ecov for carpooling networks, Zeway for electric mobility, NEOLINE for decarbonized maritime transport, Electra for ultra-fast charging stations, Qarnot, and TLS GEOTHERMICS for deep geothermal energy.

ADEME Investissement's team, led by Karine Merere as Deputy CEO, comprises investment managers and directors with expertise in various aspects of ecological and energy transition, ESG impact, and legal and administrative functions. The firm's mission is to support the implementation of innovative solutions both in France and internationally, while also catalyzing complementary private investments in the green economy.