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 […]
To make the leap from the world of startups and innovation specialists and to develop fully in the industrial environment, the Proof of Concept model must meet a number of prerequisites. Proof of Concept (POC) may still be the preserve of startups, but it is slowly but surely making a place for itself in industry. […]
The digitalisation of electrical infrastructure calls for new skills. Big data expertise is at the heart of this transformation. According to the International Energy Agency’s Digitalization and Energy 2017 report, digital tools will enable electricity suppliers to improve their productivity and reduce their costs. Digital technologies can make electricity grids smarter and reduce operating and […]
Patrick Lebrun, Deputy Managing Director of VINCI Energies, analyses the changes taking place in expertise and business activities as well as the new aspirations of young talent and the ways in which companies must adapt. Could you tell us about the new business activities, new expertise, and new profiles that are now taking hold and […]
Digital technologies are reshaping employment. New jobs with a strong technology focus, which call for new skills, are emerging. Companies are now coming to grips with the dual challenge of training their employees and hiring new profiles. Data scientists, robotics experts, application developers, human-machine interface designers, load management specialists, and artificial intelligence and cyber-security experts […]
