MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC EUROPE BV

Their core work

Mitsubishi Electric Europe BV is the European arm of the Japanese electronics and electrical equipment giant, based in the Netherlands. Within H2020, they contribute power electronics expertise, HVDC transmission technology, and energy management systems to large-scale energy infrastructure projects. Their work spans offshore wind grid integration, meshed DC transmission networks, and decentralised energy system management — bringing industrial-grade component manufacturing and systems engineering to EU research consortia.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their early H2020 work (2016-2019) focused squarely on large-scale offshore HVDC transmission — grid hardware like circuit breakers, protection systems, and diode rectifier converters for North Sea wind networks. By 2019-2023, the focus shifted toward distributed and consumer-side energy: batteries, demand response, decentralised energy management, and RES-storage integration. This mirrors the broader industry pivot from centralised mega-infrastructure toward flexible, distributed energy systems.

Moving from large-scale grid infrastructure components toward distributed energy management and storage solutions — positioning for the flexibility and smart grid market.

How they like to work

Mitsubishi Electric Europe joins consortia as a participant or third party — never as coordinator, which is typical for large industrial partners contributing specific technology rather than driving research agendas. With 85 unique partners across 15 countries in just 3 projects, they operate in very large consortia (PROMOTION alone had 35+ partners). This makes them a reliable industry contributor who brings manufacturing credibility and hardware expertise to research-heavy consortia.

Despite only 3 projects, they have connected with 85 partners across 15 countries — a wide but shallow network driven by participation in large pan-European energy consortia. Their reach is decidedly pan-European with no visible geographic concentration.

What sets them apart

As a major global power electronics manufacturer participating in EU research, Mitsubishi Electric brings something most academic or SME partners cannot: production-scale manufacturing capability and decades of commercial deployment experience in grid hardware. For consortium builders, they represent the industrial validation partner — the one who can take a research prototype and assess its path to mass production. Their parent company's global reach in power systems adds credibility to any project's exploitation plan.

Highlights from their portfolio

• TALENT
  Signals their strategic shift toward cost-effective distributed energy technologies including batteries and power electronics for the energy transition.
• PROMOTION
  Their largest project (EUR 1.14M funding) tackling meshed HVDC offshore grids — a flagship EU effort to unlock North Sea wind power transmission.