GRAAL project partners

Cerema is a French public institution with expertise in spatial planning, environment, climate and ecological transition. Within GRAAL, it notably leads methodological work, project evaluation and recommendations for European policies. It plays a central role in structuring capitalisation activities and in the project’s scientific coordination.

Forum Oceano is the Portuguese blue economy cluster, bringing together companies, research centres and public actors. Within GRAAL, it coordinates the development of transnational roadmaps with stakeholders. It contributes to the emergence of structuring projects at Atlantic scale.

Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique is a competitiveness cluster dedicated to maritime innovation. It contributes to the inventory of existing projects and to work on energy transition and circular economy within the blue economy. It provides strong connections to the industrial and innovation ecosystem.

AZTI is a technology centre with expertise in marine environment, fisheries and a sustainable blue economy. It contributes to the evaluation of project results in relation to environmental policies. Its expertise notably covers ocean pollution and the sustainability of marine ecosystems.

Atlantic Cities is a network of cities along the Atlantic seaboard engaged in European cooperation. It contributes to proposals to improve the Atlantic Area Programme. Its role is to bring the perspective of local authorities into the project’s governance.

FAEN is a foundation specialised in energy and the energy transition. It notably contributes to work on marine renewable energies and energy efficiency in the blue economy. Its expertise complements the consortium’s technical and sectoral approach on energy-related themes.