Best Wind Energy Companies in France
The 90 best Wind Energy companies in France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: NW Group.
France's Wind Energy sector earns its own rankings page. Here we track 90 companies by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, and the numbers tell a clear story: $1.0B in total disclosed funding, no unicorns yet, but several players operating at real scale. Nw Group leads the directory at $317M raised, with Voltalia at $180M and Valorem at $145M not far behind. That's a concentrated funding pool, and it means the top three names account for the bulk of capital deployed across the entire French market. The global wind market sat at roughly $6.9B in 2019 and is forecast to reach $9.2B by 2026 at a 9.3% CAGR, driven by accelerating demand for renewable power and the structural pressure to cut carbon emissions across European grids.
So what does the funding picture actually tell you? Offshore wind is the hot theme right now, alongside onshore farm development, and Bpifrance alongside Omnes Capital and Demeter are the most active backers shaping which companies get runway. I'd note that median app install growth across energy sectors is running at roughly 28% year-over-year, a signal that digital infrastructure around wind assets is scaling fast alongside the physical one. France's renewable energy regulatory framework continues to funnel state-backed capital toward domestic developers, which partly explains why institutional investors like Europa and the EIC Fund appear repeatedly across these funding rounds.
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Ranked: Best Wind Energy companies in France
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NW Group Developer of solar and wind energy projects | $317M | 47 mo ago | 27 | 2007 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Voltalia Provider of independent power producer using renewable energy sources | $180M | 65 mo ago | 1,444 | 2005 | DrupalPHPSalesforce+24 | 17 signals ▲21% Contracts · Announcements · Earnings | — | 1 partnership |
| 3 | Valorem Wind energy producer | $145M | 54 mo ago | 450 | 1994 | JaliosJavaBootstrap+16 | — | 2 patents Cold storage and refrigeration systems for cold rooms, focusing on thermal energy storage. | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 4 | Akuo Energy Renewable Energy developer | $94M | 68 mo ago | 18 | 2007 | DrupalPHPApache HTTP Server+12 | — | 2 patents Integrated water collection systems for photovoltaic solar panels | 1 job opening · 2 expansions |
| 5 | LANGA INTERNATIONAL Renewable energy company specializing in the development, building, and operation of renewable energy… | $93M | 29 mo ago | 23 | 2017 | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Quadran Energies EPC for solar wind and biomass | $51M | 129 mo ago | 644 | 2001 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Neoen Independent power producer in solar wind and biomass | $28M | 72 mo ago | 169 | 2008 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+19 | 23 signals ▼39% Contracts · Announcements · Acquisition | — | 2 expansions |
| 8 | Engie Provider of electricity generation and other energy services | $27M | 28 mo ago | 96,454 | 2008 | Cart FunctionalityDrupalAlgolia+25 | — | 668 patents Advanced gas sampling, measurement, liquefaction, and biogas conditioning technologies. | — |
| 9 | Vergnet Renewable Energy developers | $26M | 182 mo ago | 220 | 1989 | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | 3 signals ▼62% Capital raise · M&A · Contracts | 23 patents Wind turbine installation, oscillating blades, and electrochlorination plant control technologies. | 1 partnership |
| 10 | Nenuphar Vertical Axis wind turbine developers | $25M | 146 mo ago | 29 | 2006 | — | — | 45 patents Algae photobioreactor mixing and light distribution systems for enhanced biomass production. | — |
| 11 | Groupe EH2 Developer of large-scale renewable energy power projects | $6M | 36 mo ago | — | 2004 | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | INNOSEA Developer of wind energy projects | $4M | 57 mo ago | 49 | 2012 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+18 | — | 3 patents Underwater pipe protection and ballasting systems for subsea pipelines. | — |
| 13 | BW Ideol Provider of floating offshore wind energy platforms | $4M | 5 mo ago | 74 | 2010 | DrupalPHPNginx+8 | — | 59 patents Marine rope core coating technologies and offshore turbine launch systems | 1 expansion |
| 14 | Airseas Developer of automated kite system for reducing fuel consumption on ships | $3M | 57 mo ago | 126 | 2002 | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — | 74 patents Kite‑based tethered wing propulsion systems for maritime and land carriage movement | — |
| 15 | Weole Energy Wind Turbines and Energy | $3M | 210 mo ago | — | 2007 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | WIND my ROOF Manufacturer of wind turbines | $2M | 31 mo ago | 9 | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | 3 patents Building-integrated wind turbine systems for on‑site power generation | — |
| 17 | FARWIND ENERGY Developer of wind energy projects | $2M | 55 mo ago | 17 | 2020 | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | 27 patents Marine propulsion using tiltable Flettner rotor sail systems | 1 award |
| 18 | Global EcoPower Wind energy project developer | $2M | 76 mo ago | 43 | 2009 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | PYTHEAS Technology Developer of piezoelectric-based solutions for various industries | $2M | 107 mo ago | 19 | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 20 | MeteoPole Wind Energy based technical consultant | $2M | 48 mo ago | — | 2012 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Eolink Developer of offshore floating wind turbine technology | $1M | 48 mo ago | 24 | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | 13 patents Floating offshore wind turbine systems with yaw control and integrated mooring/drive solutions | 1 partnership |
| 22 | FIXATOR Hoist and suspended platforms manufacturer | $560K | 108 mo ago | 23 | 1924 | — | — | 27 patents Construction vertical transport and load‑handling equipment for scaffolding and platform lifting | — |
| 23 | BCM Energy Developer of renewable energy projects | $484K | 68 mo ago | — | 2015 | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | H2air Utility scale wind energy project developer | — | 13 mo ago | 167 | 2008 | PleskApple iCloud MailPHP+18 | — | — | — |
| 25 | TotalEnergies Integrated energy company producing and marketing energy sources | — | 29 mo ago | 105,476 105,476 → 86,710 (-18%) | 1924 | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | 156 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
Top 12 Wind Energy companies in France
#1
Seed · La Ciotat, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2010 · 74 employees$3.9Mraised▾
Provider of floating offshore wind energy platforms. It offers a Damping Pool - a technology that optimizes the stability and performance of the floating wind turbine. Additionally, it offers FloatGen and Hibiki.
- Jan 2026Seed—
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$393.7K
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$58.5K
- Oct 2018Grant (prize money)$2.9M
#2
Series C · Lyon, Auvergne Rhone Alpes · founded 2017 · 23 employees$92.6Mraised▾
LANGA International is a French renewable energy company that develops, builds, and operates renewable energy facilities. They offer renewable energy solutions and provide the latest news in the industry.
- Jan 2024Series C$92.6M
#3
Public · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2008 · 96454 employees$27.2Mraised▾
Provider of electricity generation and other energy services. It is a global energy actor and expert in electricity, natural gas, and energy services. The company provides access to sustainable energy, mitigation, and adaptation to climate change, the security of supply and rational use of resources. It also offers tailored energy services to sectors such as cities, industries, tertiary businesses, and individuals to support zero-carbon targets and energy efficiency. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $98.65B and a net profit of $0.23B.
- Feb 2024Post IPO—
- Nov 2023Grant (prize money)$371.7K
- Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$3.2M
- Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$408K
#4
Series D · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2007 · 27 employees$316.6Mraised▾
NW Groupe is a company focused on developing solutions for renewable energy and electric vehicles, including high-power charging stations and distributed electricity storage units. Their innovative technologies aim to contribute to the transition towards sustainable energy practices.
- Jun 2022Series D$316.6M
#5
Late Stage · Begles, Nouvelle Aquitaine · founded 1994 · 450 employees$144.6Mraised▾
Valorem is a French producer of renewable wind energies. The company manufactures wind turbines as well as installs them for energy generation. The company is a full service, turnkey developer with expertise in surveying, development, financing, construction, operational oversight and maintenance of renewable energy power plants. They have developed project across South America and the Caribbean, Northern and Eastern Europe, as well as in North Africa, with over 800 MW of wind power capacity and 200 MWc of Solar PV installed.
- Dec 2021PE$28.2M
- Dec 2019Grant (prize money)$20.3K
- Jul 2016PE$76.4M
- Feb 2015Grant (prize money)$100.1K
#6
Public · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2005 · 1444 employees$179.8Mraised▾
Provider of independent power producer using renewable energy sources. The company owns and operates power plants in the small and medium scale segments. It also involved in development, construction, the operation to the maintenance of the power plants.
- Jan 2021Post IPO—
- Jul 2019Post IPO$25.9M
- Jan 2015Post IPO$17.8M
- Jun 2014Post IPO$136.1M
#7
Acquired · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2007 · 18 employees$94.2Mraised▾
Akuo Energy is a renewable energy developer with projects in Solar, Wind, Marine, Biomass and Hydro. The company has an installed capacity of 560 MW and have implantations in ten countries – France, the United States, Uruguay, Croatia, Poland, Dubai, Indonesia, Turkey, Morocco and Australia. They are targeting an installation base of 3,500 MW by 2022.
- Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$611K
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$93K
- Nov 2019Conventional Debt$49.6M
- Jan 2019Grant (prize money)—
#8
Series A · Lyon, Auvergne Rhone Alpes · founded 2004$6.4Mraised▾
Developer of large-scale renewable energy power projects
- Jun 2023Series A$6.4M
#9
Acquired · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2008 · 169 employees$28.3Mraised▾
Neoen is a renewable energy power producer in the solar, wind and biomass segment. The company has more than 10 different projects in France and 3 projects in Portugal. Besides this, the company also owns cogeneration biomass power plants and 5 wind farms in France. Omnes Capital and Bpifrance are minority stakeholders in the company. In Nov 2015, the company raised 40M Euro in a green bond issue.
- 2020PE—
- Oct 2019Post IPO$218.8M
- May 2019Conventional Debt$284M
- Mar 2019Conventional Debt$280M
#10
Seed · Luzarches, Ile de France · founded 2018 · 9 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Manufacturer of wind turbines
- Oct 2023Seed$2.1M
- Feb 2020Seed$215.7K
#11
Acquired · Beziers, Occitanie · founded 2001 · 644 employees$50.7Mraised▾
Quadran Energies offers turnkey installation services in the space of solar, wind and biomass. The company has a total wind installation of 15 GW as of 2015. The company has a global presence
- Sep 2015Series C$50.7M
#12
Deadpooled · Lille, Hauts de France · founded 2006 · 29 employees$24.6Mraised▾
Nenuphar has developed a vertical axis wind turbine which has been optimized for floating offshore applications. The special feature is a 2 contrarotative turbines on a single floater which aims to reduce cost of energy by almost 30% as compared to regular horizontal axis wind turbines. Currently in prototyping stage, the 5 MW power coefficient, is being claimed to be ready from 2021 on-wards.
- Apr 2014Series B$20.8M
- Jul 2010Series A$3.8M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Wind Energy coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Wind Energy is moving in France
A read on the academic research around Wind Energy — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,170 France-affiliated papers.
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique269
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne118
- Nantes Université52
- École Centrale de Nantes44
- Total41
- Wind power7→117
- Turbine4→77
- Control theory (sociology)1→44
- Meteorology1→10
- Photovoltaic system1→8
- Wind power37→270
- Turbine13→169
- Control theory (sociology)9→86
- Renewable energy11→87
- Offshore wind power3→75
- Wind power15→81
- Renewable energy4→32
- Offshore wind power1→28
- Turbine4→28
- Marine engineering1→9
Where wind energy is researched across France
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing wind energy patents in France
France wind energy patent filing is cooling — 2,636 filings from 1,153 assignees (2016–2025), led by Alstom Renewable Technologies, IFP Energies NOW, Totalenergies Onetech; annual filings 322→218.
- Alstom Renewable Technologies272
- IFP Energies NOW238
- Totalenergies Onetech151
- Soletanche Freyssinet137
- Saipem129
- Centre NAT RECH Scient94
- Safran Aircraft Engines91
- Technip Energies France72
Common questions
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