The difficult economic situation across Germany is posing major challenges to business. The digital transformation must address this while remaining competitive in an uncertain market environment. In 2024, many German companies realised that the current economic difficulties were more than fleeting, with no significant economic recovery in sight in the months ahead.(1) In this uncertain […]
Surveillance cameras are now ubiquitous, which raises the question of how to protect the individual’s right to privacy. To enhance in-store security while safeguarding personal data, Axians Netherlands has deployed a solution that achieves both in Dutch supermarkets: AI-based theft-detection software from the French company Veesion. Price increases in recent years have contributed to a […]
Manufacturers such as Mars, Danone and Karlsberg presented innovative process optimisation programmes at the most recent Actemium Feed, Food and Beverage Days. For the third year running, Actemium has organised an event dedicated to the latest industrial innovations in a particular business segment. Having previously showcased car manufacturing, onshore power supply (OPS) and robotics, the […]
The industrial sector, which accounts for around one-fifth of European Union greenhouse gas emissions, must accelerate its energy transition. What progress have businesses made in the various aspects of this complex process? An analysis by Ali Hamdan, Environment Market Manager at VINCI Energies. In your opinion, is the industrial ecosystem determined to accelerate its decarbonisation? […]
Climate change is generating increasingly dramatic effects, making cooling systems indispensable, but these in turn have a huge environmental impact. Fortunately, solutions do exist to make these technologies more sustainable. Demand for cooling is likely to triple by 2050, driven by climate change and runaway urbanisation. But this dependency comes with a high environmental cost, […]
Geothermal energy is emerging strongly as a local source of low-carbon power. Buildings are increasingly making use of it. We visit Belgium and Portugal, where VINCI Energies Building Solutions business units are involved in two exciting projects. Towns and cities are increasingly turning to geothermal energy as a local, low carbon power source, often used […]
The management of public funds, and European aid funds in particular, is a complex business. In Portugal, Axians has developed eFundos, an innovative subscription-based SaaS solution to simplify the task facing national public bodies. In July 2020, the European Union launched a historic €750 billion recovery plan – Next Generation EU – financed through shared […]
The European Union has decreed an end to SF6 gas in electrical equipment from 2026. Omexom (VINCI Energies) business units, along with the sector as a whole, will need to redesign its technical solutions while maintaining the reliability of its networks. This change poses challenges, but also offers opportunities for leadership. The unobtrusive but problematic […]
Offshore wind farms are the focus of numerous experimental projects exploring the use of hydrogen to harness their electricity production potential. Northern European countries are well ahead of the curve in this new market. Offshore green hydrogen projects are appearing on the horizon, especially in Europe, which could see 300 TWh worth of hydrogen produced by […]
