AVEVA Signs Strategic Deal to Strengthen EDF’s Nuclear Engineering Capabilities

Mumbai, India – AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software that drives digital transformation and sustainability, has entered into a long-term partnership with EDF, the world leader in power generation, to advance its 3D nuclear engineering program and deliver cutting-edge energy-efficient performance. With its AVEVA™ E3D Design solution and other components of the AVEVA TM Unified Engineering solution, AVEVA will help drive EDF's SWITCH digital transformation program. EDF will expand its engineering design portfolio by accelerating the design and delivery of its nuclear plants, as well as implementing advanced safety and performance standards.

Several hundred users from various global locations will be able to work together within a digital twin repository by streamlining data from different design disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, and civil works. This will eliminate siloed engineering design approaches, avoid data inconsistencies, and eliminate duplication. The use of AVEVA technology will allow users to collaborate on shared 3D models at the same time, increasing the competitiveness of EDF’s nuclear engineering design processes.

This collaboration builds on AVEVA and EDF’s long-standing relationship. Since the 1980s, AVEVA has provided 3D digital engineering solutions to EDF’s N4 nuclear plants. AVEVA’s capabilities have so far enabled EDF to drive its sustainable nuclear vision by reducing operational work hours and improving data consistency.

The new partnership between AVEVA and EDF is expected to produce the following outcomes:

Reduced design and engineering work times.
Less need for rework as a result of consistently accurate and high-quality deliverables.
Faster development rate of 3D models.
Increased visibility of the project for all project stakeholders.
Greater collaboration between design and engineering teams.
Extended asset lifespans and the ability to reduce CO₂ emissions.

The new agreement will see AVEVA digital design systems implemented as the gold standard for all new EDF nuclear projects.

Xavier Ursat, Group Executive Director, Engineering and New Nuclear Project, EDF, commented, “The SWITCH digital transformation program is critical to reinforce EDF’s ambition of producing low-carbon electricity and achieving our carbon neutrality objective by 2050 across our portfolio. AVEVA has been a trusted partner for EDF for more than 30 years, helping us to accomplish our digital transformation. AVEVA understands our requirements and we trust them to enable us to accelerate our clean energy goals. This extended, long-term partnership supports our engineering design and operations teams and empowers them to optimize operational performance and to exploit nuclear energy efficiently.”

Peter Herweck, CEO, AVEVA, stated, “We are proud to have built a trusted partnership with EDF that serves as the foundation stone of its digital transformation vision and sustainability program. Our market-leading digital engineering design enables us to support EDF in driving their net-zero energy strategy for the benefit of end consumers throughout the world. With our new agreement, AVEVA will help EDF accelerate engineering collaboration, connect teams and unlock higher performance through shared contextual data and intelligence. We look forward to assisting EDF’s expert engineers to cut design time, improve collaboration, and accelerate efficient decision-making to develop the nuclear industry of the future.”

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