In a report on Industry 4.0 in France, the Institut Montaigne think tank concludes that there is a need to set up 20 accelerator centres in the country. Vincent Bouffard, deputy managing director of VINCI Energies France, breaks the report down. Industry 4.0 isn’t simply another buzzword like cobot, artificial intelligence, blockchain, augmented reality, or […]
Ambitious waste recycling targets go hand in hand with time-consuming red tape that could be cut by digitising processes. German businesses are speeding things up by adopting digital solutions like those proposed by Axians. Germany strives for excellence when it comes to waste management. Giving products and used materials a second life is a priority […]
Wireless charging technology holds great promise and could help remove the barriers to the take-up of electric cars. When considering whether to choose an electric car (EV), range is something that often holds people back in the decision-making process. Drivers are also concerned about the capacity, weight, and cost of batteries along with the availability […]
In an increasingly open, fragmented and virtualised environment, data control is becoming a critical issue for the various players in the property value chain. So it’s all about moving from a context of big data to a system of controlled management of smart data. Buildings need data to be smart. Indeed, the buildings of tomorrow […]
To store electricity generated from wind or photovoltaic solar sources, the industry will have to develop environmentally-friendly solutions. The energy transition, which is aimed at replacing fossil energy with renewable energy sources, is currently driven by grid capacity and increasingly by energy storage. The latter solution is sometimes indispensable in order to place solar energy […]
An article by our partner site Usbek & Rica 1965 in the United States, 1999 in France and 31 July 2012 in India: in each of these years, major geographical areas suffered power blackouts. The outages – caused by technical, political or economic issues – made a deep impression and underlined the importance of good […]
The new European directive on energy performance in buildings requires Member States to develop long-term national strategies and lays down a number of key provisions. On 17 April 2018 in Strasbourg, the European Parliament approved the directive on the energy performance of buildings. The diagnosis is a familiar one: the building sector is the largest […]
To ensure that a workplace space planning project is a shared success that serves both employees and the company, all project stakeholders, from contracting authorities to users, must be involved in the process, starting with the definition of requirements. We don’t need reminding that the digital revolution is transforming work, from work organisation to individual […]
FactoryLab, a gathering and innovation space dedicated to the factory of the future, was inaugurated in Saclay at the end of September 2016. Just over two years later, what has the multi-partner initiative achieved? Actemium, a FactoryLab founding member, has been working on three innovative projects that help answer that question. Beyond the hype, how […]
