Apple, the US new technologies giant, is presently confronted with a small problem – what to do with its surplus solar energy? Since the manufacturer is generating too much solar energy for its own needs and consumption, Apple has asked the US government for...
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Number of jobs in industry drops in France
The INSEE ( l’Institut Nationale de la statistique et des études éconimiques), the French census board for statistics and economic studies, have today published the latest data pertaining to the number of people employed across the different work sectors over the last...
Walmart testing drones for inventory purposes
The American supermarket giant, Walmart, with its superstores right across North America, announced yesterday that it was testing a system of drones within its warehouses in an attempt to help manage stocks and inventory. If the result of the trial is...
Siemens push on with Industry 2.0
The German giant Siemens has announced the extension of its offer dedicated to "Industry 4.0", which the company are calling "Digital Enterprise". The aim of this strategy is to offer companies a digital end-to-end solution. All of these new solutions will be...
Engie reveal energy transition leadership ambitions
Engie (formerly GDF-Suez) intend to become the leader in global energy transition. The French giant has implemented a 3-year plan to redesign its business, and this plan includes the acquisition of OpTerra, a specialist in energy services; Another stage of the...
Ffly4u and ThingWorx announce partnership
ffly4u and Thingworx have announced that they have concluded a deal to launch a partnership designed to offer manufacturers a supervisory interface and logistical data driver. ffly4u, a French startup specializing in the tracing of logistics assets, and will now...
Siemens to invest in Egypt?
Cleantechnica.com have reported that the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity are currently considering a proposal put forward by the German company Siemens to invest 10 billion euros in Egypt with the aim of installing 10 GW of renewable energy capacity in the country....
Hephaïstos acquire Cousso
The Lyon-based group Hephaestus, whose main shareholder is MFGI (Michel Fraisse Management and Investment), today announced it has acquired the company Gers Cousso, specialists in aerospace subcontracting. The Cousso company was founded in 1978 by Daniel Cousso and...
Dalkia and Intent Technologies host hackathon
A hundred entrepreneurs, developers, engineers and designers came together this weekend to the IO Factory to participate in a race against time. Dalkia and its partner Intent Technologies, gave each entrant 48 hours to devise new applications connected with building...
Dalkia invest in compressed air
Dalkia, a subsidiary of EDF giant, has announced the acquisition of 100% of the company Techsim Montpellier, specialist in the design, installation and maintenance of compressed air production systems. Compressed air is working fluid which has a significant energy...
