Faced with rising world demand for electricity, the need to control consumption, the depletion of fossil energy sources, and the growing call for renewable energy, power grids will have to adapt. Olivier Monié, Managing Director of Omexom, part of VINCI Energies, discusses the environmentally-friendly opportunities offered by smart grids to consumers and agile companies, with […]
Daqri has presented a new hologram-based 3D printing technique that is faster than conventional solutions.
Additive manufacturing could be an effective way to boost productivity in industry.
Chatbots can help technicians and engineers to improve industrial equipment maintenance.
5G is the new communications and data transmission standard which will support ultra-fast transmitting from 2020.
Sensors, data, and statistical analysis are key resources used by the manufacturing industry to forecast breakdowns and improve performance. By analysing data captured by sensors on production lines, predictive maintenance can gauge operating conditions in real time on a continuous basis. How is that a benefit? Quite simply, it helps prevent breakdowns before they occur and […]
Nature has been innovating for the past 3,800 million years, providing today’s engineers with tried-and-tested techniques.
Khaled Igué reviews the energy market in Africa; the continent must set out an ambitious energy policy if it is to achieve economic take-off.
UK industry is primed to capture the benefits of electricity storage, and the time to move is now, says VINCI Energies’ Chris Hutchinson We have all heard now that electricity storage is critical to the future sustainability of the UK’s energy supply. It offers vast potential for grid stabilisation and black start capacity. It can […]
