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 […]
Battery systems run by power grid operators provide an effective way, especially in non-interconnected island areas, to balance networks and compensate for the intermittent nature of renewable energies. In large geographic areas with interconnected grids, when one electricity network is overloaded it can receive power from another system in order to be able to continue […]
A serialisation solution developed by Courbon Software provides access to comprehensive information in real time for all players in a value chain, ensuring traceability and safety. Counterfeiting is a scourge for many sectors of the market economy. In the pharmaceutical world, for example, the World Health Organisation estimates that the counterfeit medicine market is worth […]
Augmented safety helmet, hands-free temperature scanner, alarm badge… The companies that make up VINCI Energies have demonstrated their ability to innovate and find solutions at short notice, allowing operations to continue safely despite the Covid-19 pandemic. The global health crisis that has been hobbling the planet for many months has led to a radical change […]
In the Netherlands, Actemium is developing agile solutions based on digital data to optimise logistics and improve performance in breweries. In the Dutch brewery sector, TankTelling, an innovative tool based on data intelligence, can significantly optimise the supply of draught beer from breweries to retail outlets. This example illustrates the advances being made in logistics: […]
Over the past few months, home working has become widespread. Businesses have had to act quickly to set up the necessary infrastructure for employees to access corporate resources remotely. In order to ensure that networks can only be accessed by those duly authorised to do so, additional security systems must be implemented. So what does […]
At the heart of the digital transformation and with the rise of data and the cloud, ICT systems are the leading providers of bespoke modular solutions. Visible in infrastructure, buildings, offices, smart cities and more, modularity is currently the most agile – and often the most effective – solution to organisational and energy-related challenges. This sense of […]
Thanks to virtual reality, digital technologies are now coming into play early on in the vehicle and production line design process. This article looks at examples in the automotive industry. On 16 August 2019, Bugatti unveiled its latest creation, the Centodieci. Not only does it offer exceptional features, but this new luxury car from the […]
If it is to help drive the energy transition and contribute effectively to decarbonising the economy, hydrogen still has some issues to address. These should be settled before long. Which means that producing green hydrogen at a competitive price will become a real possibility. Could it be that the stars are aligning for hydrogen to […]
