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Four French startups among the 5 winners of GE’s Digital Industry Challenge

26 Oct 2017

Last September, GE Digital, the GE entity dedicated to the development of software solutions and data analysis, launched in Europe and Israel, a competition open to data-processing start-ups in partnership...

Third quarter 2017 acquisitions in the Smart Grids sector

16 Oct 2017

[leap_dropcap style=”style-1″]I[/leap_dropcap]n 2017, the Smart Grids sector continued to consolidate, with the acquisitions of Meter Italia by Sagemcom, IQP Technologie by GE Digital, Milestone by Legrand, Silver Spring Networks by...

The Tallinn E-Energy Declaration enshrines the digitisation of the energy sector

11 Oct 2017

[leap_dropcap style=”style-1″]M[/leap_dropcap]ember States, the European Commission and industry representatives co-signed a declaration for the digitalisation of energy on 19 September. The Tallinn Declaration, also known as the e-energy declaration, is...

Smart Grids in Paris and Greater Paris

9 Oct 2017

[leap_dropcap style=”style-1″]T[/leap_dropcap]he power requirements of the Paris and Greater Paris regions could grow by 4,000 MW by 2030. To manage this increase, Smart Grids are being used through multiple large-scale...

French electricity and gas distributors join forces to create the ORE Agency

22 Sep 2017

[leap_dropcap style=”style-1″]1[/leap_dropcap]70 French electricity and gas distribution players have set up the ORE Agency (Operators of Energy Networks) to pool the resources and digital data of network managers and meet...

An App Store for smart grids in Europe

20 Sep 2017

[leap_dropcap style=”style-1″]E[/leap_dropcap]ntso-e, the pan-European association of electricity network operators, is finalising the Common Grid Model and Operational Planning Data environment (CGM-OPDE) platform for data exchange between national and regional grid...

What is Google up to in the world of Energy?

18 Sep 2017

[leap_dropcap style=”style-1″]G[/leap_dropcap]oogle, or rather Alphabet, evokes many fears with the world’s energy giants. On its own, the silicon valley giant, embodies the threat to a sector that is prey to...

Five French technologies for the smart integration of off-shore wind turbines

19 Jun 2017

[leap_dropcap style=”style-1″]F[/leap_dropcap]rance has set itself the ambitious goal of reaching 32% of renewable energy in its energy mix by 2030. Rapid developments in the wind and solar sectors will be...

Growing number of teaching and research chairs dedicated to Smart Grids

22 May 2017

[leap_dropcap style=”style-1″]O[/leap_dropcap]ver the past three years several industry chairs dedicated to Smart Grids have been created. Serving as gateways between business and academia, teaching and research chairs allow universities and...