Billions of information assets lie dormant on servers and in data centres. The financial and environmental cost of this so-called “dark data” has become a problem that can no longer be ignored. According to a study conducted by the Enterprise Strategy Group institute for software publisher MEGA International, the average amount of data in organisations […]
In his role as Low-carbon Business Development Manager at VINCI Facilities Sud Centre Est, Nicolas Galet is spearheading a new model incorporating customer-focused decarbonisation in its business units’ activity. His preferred method? Team spirit. If Nicolas Galet has a watchword, it is “team”. Understandably so for this former high-level footballer who spent many years at […]
Day by day, computing power, the scope of algorithms and the wealth of available data are all steadily increasing. At VINCI Energies, artificial intelligence is already being used for the most operational tasks. One positive effect of the media coverage surrounding ChatGPT and generative AI is that it has helped demystify and democratise the field […]
One the one hand, travel demand is on the up. And on the other, the level of greenhouse gas emissions needs to come down. So how can these two things be reconciled? Participants at a debate held by Mobility (VINCI Energies) on 8 June 2023 in the Paris offices of Leonard:Paris, the VINCI foresight and […]
With preparations for the launch of two new vertical farms well underway, the Canadian company is using Actemium’s in-house software METRIX to manage the project more efficiently. The Canadian company GoodLeaf Farms is setting an example of how farming can be part of the climate change solution. With one farm in Guelph in Ontario and another […]
Milca Kouakou is a power supply design engineer at Cegelec, the VINCI Energies Côte d’Ivoire tertiary-sector business unit in Abidjan. Working on major projects such as West Africa’s future tallest skyscraper, this young Ivorian is proud to be contributing to her country’s development. West Africa’s tallest skyscraper is currently under construction in Abidjan. Named Tour […]
Net zero emissions by 2040: this ambitious project for the city of La Rochelle, on France’s Atlantic coast, is based on the Terreze data platform, a unique package with a technical core developed by Citeos. The “La Rochelle Territoire Zéro Carbone” (LRTZC) project is one of 24 prize-winning initiatives from the call for expressions of […]
Technological advances have transformed buildings into intelligent objects. Connected platforms and sensors are making it possible to optimise energy consumption. One VINCI Energies Belgium operations headquarters clearly illustrates these transformations. What do a network-connected solar panel array, heat pump, cooling unit, thermostat and water heater have in common? Their capacity to make a building “smart”. […]
Having decided in 2015 to back an integrated approach, the mobility firm Hype has taken a strong lead in the rollout of hydrogen-powered mobility with support from the VINCI Group. The two partners are working together to shape the sector at the national and European levels. With transport responsible for 25% to 30% of greenhouse […]
