The agricultural sector, a heavy greenhouse gas emitter, is finally tackling its energy transformation in the face of the climate emergency. Long viewed as a difficult sector to decarbonise, agriculture is now developing practical innovations for reducing its carbon footprint. An unusual tractor appeared recently at the Derval experimental farm in Loire‑Atlantique, western France: Tractofit’Elec […]
Public swimming pools are vital local amenities. In the face of rising energy costs, and of course, climate emergency, community pools are entering a new era. At the heart of this transformation, VINCI Energies expertise is helping to make these facilities more accessible, more sustainable and more intelligent. In the Flemish Region of Belgium, construction […]
The depletion of raw materials poses difficult questions about current production systems. But despite the urgency, care should be taken not to move too quickly. What are manufacturers saying? Every year, the global economy consumes more than 100 billion tonnes of raw materials, around half of which are used in the construction sector, which alone […]
The practice of reusing electrical cables in tertiary construction projects remains marginal, but is edging closer to industrialisation. The ambition of the project developed by Cegelec Nord Grands Projets under the brand name Circable is to address the climate emergency by fostering a “reuse reflex” in the sector. They are just as safe and effective […]
This urban development project centred on the Gare d’Austerlitz and due be handed over in the first quarter of 2027 will promote a mix of uses while meeting new environmental standards. VINCI Energies is working on this extraordinary project with six of its business units. Though the concept of functional hybridisation has increasingly appeared in […]
Open Euro LLM aims to create open and independent AI models for European businesses. But for such initiatives to succeed requires more than just advanced algorithms. AI is making rapid advances, and the European Union is now fully invested in the race. The Open Euro LLM initiative, which aims to create large, open and independent […]
Omexom Germany has developed a unique solution for connecting renewable energy production systems to the power supply network – a standardised 4.6 MVA mobile energy container. This flexible, modular solution is highly adaptable to the specific needs of different energy projects, making it a key asset for accelerating energy transition. What is the best way […]
Hydroelectricity is France’s number-one source of renewable electricity and a key factor in the stability of its power network, but there is a pressing need to renovate the country’s aging power plants. This will be a sizeable undertaking over the next 15 years. Hydroelectric power plants play a fundamental role in renewable energy production in […]
To preserve the historic character of a monument nearly a thousand years old while meeting the most modern safety standards – this was the challenge facing VanderLinden with Heeswijk Castle. This VINCI Energies Building Solutions business unit in the Netherlands chose an approach based on a hybrid technical solution. Built almost a millennium ago, Heeswijk […]
