In order to meet a specific need expressed by its client RTE, Axians has come up with an antenna installation system that can be easily mounted on transmission towers. Arteria, a subsidiary of French electricity transmission system operator RTE, works to optimise the use of excess fibre-optic capacity and tower-based high points. Among other things, […]
VINCI Facilities Solutions and its partner Dabbel are rolling out an artificial intelligence-based solution for monitoring energy use in buildings in Germany, which should result in savings of 40% and improved user comfort. Two secondary schools in the small town of Bergneustadt near Cologne in western Germany have made their contribution to building the “town […]
Located on an island in the Baltic, Smartroad Gotland is a road capable of charging electric vehicle batteries via induction as they travel along it. Eitech Electro, a VINCI Energies business unit, is a stakeholder in the experiment. In Sweden, an electric bus is travelling along a new kind of road. Named Smartroad Gotland, this […]
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) […]
Combining human expertise, AI and the power of cloud computing, this design method developed from machine learning is a great opportunity for industry. Until now, an engineer or designer would use a computer as a passive tool. But a new design method known as generative design is revolutionising the relationship between human and machine. Generative design is a collaborative development […]
Yaoundé is implementing an integrated distributed power generation, storage and management system in order to ensure a secure energy supply for its street lighting assets, a project with multiple implications for the 2.7 million residents and businesses of the African city. In February 2019, technical managers working for the city of Yaoundé and experts from Omexom Cameroun and the Omexom brand laid the foundations for an ambitious energy performance project covering the whole […]
A development scheme in the Les Lumières Pleyel district in Saint-Denis in Greater Paris is serving as a testing ground for the “lab recherche environnement”, as part of a partnership with the “Rêve de scènes urbaines” (RSU) industrial demonstration project for the sustainable city. The aim is to measure the environmental impact of daily mobility through an engineering tool – lifecycle assessment. With its cranes, concrete mixers and drills, the Les Lumières Pleyel district in Saint-Denis […]
The Swedish market is one of the world’s most advanced when it comes to energy transition. Its ambitious policy notably includes “prosumption”, in which each consumer also becomes a producer. Sweden applies this proactive program even in the design of buildings, which it increasingly turns into “prosumers”. “The concept of ‘prosumer’ is a neologism coined […]
