About Enersens
A French deeptech company designing and manufacturing silica aerogel composites — built on 15 years of R&D, now scaling for aerospace, defense, and high-performance batteries.
Founded 2010
Independent since 2018
6 patents
Products & processes
Rochetoirin, France
R&D, production, converTING
100% European
Owned, operated, supplied
The technology
Built from years of silica aerogel research and industrial development.
Enersens was created in 2010 within PCAS, a French specialty chemicals group, to industrialize silica aerogel technology that had been maturing in European research laboratories. Over the next eight years, the team developed proprietary sol-gel synthesis processes, built pilot production lines, and filed six patents protecting both the products and the manufacturing methods.
This period also included leading HomeSkin, a European Commission H2020 project (2015–2019) focused on advanced insulation solutions — deepening Enersens’ expertise in aerogel formulation and process engineering that remains rare in Europe and beyond.
The pivot
World-class technology. Wrong market. Time to move up the value chain.
By 2018, Enersens had developed exceptional aerogel chemistry and industrial processes — but its core market positioning still relied heavily on raw aerogel additives for construction-related applications. That positioning did not fully capture the value of the technology.
In 2018, Enersens became fully independent from PCAS. New leadership brought a clear industrial vision: build on the company’s aerogel know-how to engineer application-ready composites for markets that truly need aerogel performance. While Kwark® remains Enersens’ silica aerogel additive line, the company’s strategic focus shifted toward Skogar® — a family of silica aerogel composite sheets designed for demanding thermal environments in batteries, aircraft, space and defense.
The technology didn’t change. The ambition did.
Where we are today
Entering industrial scale-up.
The Skogar® product family is now industrialized and shipping to early customers across Aerospace & Defense and high-performance battery markets — several grades and thicknesses, plus a range of converting options to meet clients’ needs.
The European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator program has brought Enersens to the industrial scale-up phase. In parallel, MATICS (2023–2026), a collaborative project with Verkor and Saint-Gobain, is driving next-generation product development for battery thermal management — one of the fastest-growing segments for aerogel composites.
We are scaling our team and production capacity at our Rochetoirin facility to match the growing demand — while maintaining the quality controls and engineering proximity and flexibility that define how we work with customers.
Key milestones
From a research spin-off to an independent industrial player.
2010
Inception. Enersens is created within PCAS, a French specialty chemicals group, to industrialize silica aerogel research.
2013–2016
Partial spin-off. Three rounds of fundraising, notably with the French ADEME.
2015–2019
European research leadership. Enersens leads HomeSkin, a H2020 project funded by the European Commission, advancing aerogel formulation and process engineering.
2018
Independence and pivot. Enersens becomes fully independent from PCAS. New leadership refocuses the company from commodity raw materials to engineered composites for high-performance markets.
2020–2021
Skogar® development. Design and prototyping of the Skogar® product family — new product architecture, new substrate fibers, new target markets.
2022-present
EIC Accelerator. Selected for the European Innovation Council Accelerator program. Funding secured for industrial scale-up of Skogar® production.
2023-present
MATICS. Launch of the MATICS collaborative project (2023–2026) with Verkor and Saint-Gobain — next-generation aerogel composites for battery thermal management.
2025–2027
Scale-up underway. Production capacity expansion. EN 9100 aerospace quality certification in progress. Growing customer base across Aerospace & Defense and batteries.
A multidisciplinary team of materials scientists, chemists, process engineers, and industrial specialists — led by experienced industrial leadership and based in Rochetoirin, France.
Want to know more?
Whether you are evaluating Skogar® for a critical application, exploring a strategic partnership, or assessing Enersens as an industrial deeptech opportunity, our team is happy to discuss.