Fully committed to this movement, CEA formally subscribed to the principles of open science in 2021 through a dedicated charter, in accordance with French and European guidance. This initiative is an essential component of our public service mission, helping us fulfil our commitment to develop rigorous scientific research that is accessible and benefits society as a whole. It is part of our strategy for leveraging our technological developments, while adopting a controlled yet open perspective, which allows us to consolidate our unique position at the intersection of research and the industrial world. 

“Being open doesn't mean sacrificing protection; it's about being discerning when deciding what should be shared to help science progress, while also ensuring that value is created and technology transferred."

This is the very reasoning CEA-Liten adopted when unwaveringly committing itself to open, thorough, and responsible research, in line with international standards and in support of the energy transition.​​

​​Open source: a key component of open science​

Open source reflects how the principles of open science apply to software. It is founded on open access to source code and the possibility to redistribute and create derived works. Adopting an open source approach means allowing all stakeholders to reuse, understand, improve, and adapt tools designed to face major technological challenges. This openness is born of a willingness to be transparent, guarantee resoluteness, and yield reliable results with these tools. It also fosters collective cooperation, where the software developed can be enriched and perfected by a wider community for the benefit of all. It is a practical way of drawing on our technological and methodological developments to facilitate the decarbonization of energy systems, in line with the principles of sharing, scientific rigor, and impact.​

Access our open source software on the  CEA-Liten Github​