Axians Netherlands offers a digitalisation solution for university and school campuses, based on the internet of things. Thanks to indoor geolocation, students benefit from easier access to the indoor educational facilities available to them. The solution also improves the schools sustainability. The benefits of the internet of things are not limited to the industrial sector. […]
A floating photovoltaic system located in a lake in North Rhine-Westphalia is set to generate green electricity and hydrogen. The challenge is to ensure all the system components communicate with each other in real time and maximise self-consumption of the energy generated on site. By 2023, Hüdderath gravel pit in North Rhine-Westphalia (western Germany) will […]
By integrating natural biological processes, buildings could grow, live, breathe and even reproduce, just like living things.
The latest Hannover Messe trade fair shone a spotlight on several innovations aimed at making production plant more flexible and modular. In the factory of the future with its digitised floors, machine tools and robots can be reconfigured as required. The Covid 19 crisis has shown that resilience is a major requirement in industry. And […]
Manufacturers and public authorities are taking steps to support electric mobility, with many challenges still to be met in terms of supply infrastructure, storage and environmental impact. But this technological and industrial revolution will need to go hand in hand with a shift in practices. The car can no longer be reduced to a means of personal mobility. Today, the focus is on mobility […]
The VINCI Group is testing and developing wireless charging technology under pilot schemes taking place in Germany. The electric road, a smart system for charging electric vehicles, is an innovation that could hit our roads within 5 to 10 years. The European Union’s Sustainable and smart mobility strategy, a report published in December 2020, expects there to be 30 million electric vehicles (EVs) […]
Vincent Belot, director of the Engage programme at Michelin, looks back at the steps taken by the Group over the past four years to introduce a unified solution designed to manage its B2B customer relationship policy. When was the Engage programme initiated and what were its initial goals? V.B. In 2016, in the US, if […]
Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) networks have long been reserved for voice communications, but they are currently experiencing rapid expansion with 4G and shortly 5G. Indeed, they can now be used to send complex data, a feature that is attracting growing interest from professional organizations and local authorities. Attacks, natural disasters, accidents and police interventions are […]
From their lobbies and meeting rooms to workstations, smart buildings are fit for a wide range of purposes, benefitting regular occupants and others besides. The smart building offers an unprecedented opportunity to observe and test not just professional practices but also new and future lifestyles. Indeed, digital tools and data outcomes make it possible to […]