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At Vinci Technologies, some of our most meaningful work happens when we partner with leading research institutions to solve complex technical challenges. One example is our collaboration with Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin —home to one of the world’s top teams in solar panel efficiency research. HZB’s work on perovskite and silicon solar cells is setting global benchmarks. To push conversion efficiency further, they needed a single integrated system capable of depositing all the critical layers around the perovskite base (combining sputtering, thermal evaporation, and glove box compatibility) all while integrating seamlessly into their existing vacuum transfer tunnel and photoemission setup. We delivered a custom machine designed specifically for this purpose: - Thermal evaporation and sputtering integrated into one compact system - Seamless connection to HZB’s vacuum transfer tunnel and photoemission setup - Full glove box compatibility to maintain pristine environments The result: a fully operational system that is now enabling HZB to deposit organic layers with precision and accelerate their groundbreaking research into next-generation high-efficiency solar cells. For us, this project illustrates what Vinci Technologies does best: designing bespoke systems that turn ambitious research goals into operational reality. Lars Korte stephane legrand Rajeev Hallur Jeremy Delahais Christine Walsh Valentin Goujard Mathieu Roger Yannick MANISSOL Xytel Xytel India NextStage AM

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FDI isn’t just about geography anymore — it’s about alignment with future capital flows. #FDI #Investment #ETFs #SouthernFrance #EnergyTransition #Innovation #CapitalFlows

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ENGIE Lab Crigen, Toyota Motor Europe, and Hydrogen Refueling Solutions - HRS have reached a key milestone in our RHeaDHy project, focused on developing next-generation hydrogen refueling technology. At the recent Hyvolution Paris event, they presented progress on the innovative Mid Flow Twin (MFT) system, which aims to speed up hydrogen refueling for both heavy-duty and light vehicles. The MFT system is now ready for testing and represents an important step toward integrating this high-flow technology into international standards, paving the way for future industrial production.

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As a global leader in low-carbon energy, EDF needed a better way to manage their software estate. That’s where we came in. 🎯 Key results: ✅ Centralized software asset visibility for better control ✅ Streamlined processes, saving time and effort ✅ Optimized licenses, cutting unnecessary costs Ready to transform your own software management? 👉 https://hubs.ly/Q03DBQGN0 #SAM #SoftwareManagement #LicenseOptimization

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ENABLING THE ENERGY TRANSITION: UTILITIES SCALEUPS & THEIR BACKERS ⚡ This week's news about the large acquisition of Itineris by Cobepa casts a spotlight on Belgium's dynamic landscape of tech companies active in the utilities sector It's an opportune moment to delve into how these scaleups are fueled, specifically by their Belgian investors Itineris, a clear leader in their space on both sides of the ocean, stands out for attracting substantial capital from a formidable group of well-reputed Belgian investors, including SFPIM, Alychlo, Gimv, Smartfin & PMV Beyond Itineris, Bnewable, Sparki, EnergyVision (IPO candidate!), and Ampacimon round out the top five Belgian utility tech companies When examining the larger investments depicted, Wallonie Entreprendre and SFPIM emerge as the undeniable leaders. Close behind are influential family offices, Dovesco & Alychlo While not always visually dominant on the diagram due to the relative size of individual deals, (semi-) public players such as PMV, SFPIM, Wallonie Entreprendre, LRM, Qbic Fund | Venture Capital, Sambrinvest, and NUHMA are key players This reinforces a crucial observation: the indispensable role of federal & regional governments in fostering our tech investment landscape. Their support extends beyond initial grants (through bodies like VLAIO - Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Innoviris etc) to vital growth-stage funding, without which a vibrant Belgian tech ecosystem, might struggle to thrive Furthermore, the ecosystem benefits from the active participation of numerous corporate investors, including SABIC, Telenet group, Elia Group Ethias, BESIX, and others Obviously, investment is not everything, take also a look at growing companies such as Smappee, Gorilla - Energy data applications, EEVEE Mobility, CIOC Energy, cool companies such as IPEE, Amplifino & Pleevi; and potential game changers such as SOLiTHOR and Enfoil

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30 April 2026 , Thursday I had the opportunity to visit Veolia Digital Lab in Paris as part of the Management Committee meeting of the International Water Association Specialist Group on Statistics and Economics. (IWA Statistics & Economics SG) The session provided a very practical view of how digital innovation, data, smart metering, AI and cybersecurity are shaping the future of water services. What stood out to me was how technology is no longer being discussed merely as a concept. It is now being applied directly to improve water demand forecasting, leak detection, chemical dosing, energy optimisation, customer engagement and operational decision-making. One particularly interesting example was the use of AI agents to support leak sectorisation. By analysing large volumes of sensor data, the system helps operators identify anomalies, rank potential leaks and prepare action plans. Importantly, the technology is designed to support field teams — not replace them. Human judgement remains central, with AI acting as a decision-support tool. We also discussed smart meters, acoustic leak detection, digital twins for wastewater treatment plants, real-time water quality monitoring and the growing importance of cybersecurity as water utilities become more connected and data-driven. For me, the key message is clear: the future of water management will require a strong combination of engineering knowledge, operational experience, data analytics and responsible digital adoption. As water utilities, we must continue learning from one another, sharing practical experiences and adopting solutions that improve service reliability, efficiency, sustainability and customer trust. A meaningful session, with valuable exchanges among water professionals from different countries — and another reminder that innovation in the water sector must always serve a larger purpose: delivering safe, reliable and sustainable water services to the people. #IWA #WaterSector #DigitalTransformation #SmartWater #AI

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Cap 2030: shaping a competitive energy transition – voices from France Gaz 2025 At the latest France Gaz Congress (25 Sept 2025), leading executives, policymakers, and innovators addressed a pressing question: how to accelerate the energy transition while safeguarding Europe’s competitiveness. As partner of the event, Wavestone had the privilege to capture the insights of ten influential leaders: 👉 Frédéric Martin (France Gaz), Emmanuelle Wargon (CRE), Cécile PREVIEU (ENGIE), Didier Mandelli (Senate), Aurelien Hamelle (TotalEnergies), Vanina PAOLI-GAGIN (Senate), Adeline Duterque (Storengy – ENGIE), Alain LEBOEUF (Vendée Énergie), Anne LE GUENNEC (SUEZ), and Laurence Poirier-Dietz (GRDF). 🎥 Their perspectives converge on the key levers to build a robust and competitive transition: ▪️ Biomethane as a strategic asset for sovereignty and competitiveness ▪��� Industrial scale-up to reduce renewable gas costs ▪️ Territorial integration to ensure social acceptance and long-term success ▪️ European ambition: creating scalable, exportable models 👉 Discover the full series of interviews here: https://lnkd.in/dhQ8kUKw At Wavestone, we are proud to contribute to this collective momentum - helping energy leaders turn strategic ambition into concrete impact. #EnergyTransition #Decarbonization #FranceGaz2025

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This creation of EDF Power Solutions is also a great news for EDF international nuclear development. More than ever, the International Nuclear Development team will work hand in hand with our colleagues from EDF Power Solutions to promote EDF Group's low carbon solutions and expertise in Asia, Africa and in the Americas! Mario B., Jian Ming Cheang, Kenneth Yong, Bethia Soh, Karim Bregui, Pierre-Paul Antheunissens, Yves Barlier, Luc Koechlin, Laurent Clément, Amine Bouchama, Modest Kwapinski, Tristan de Drouas, Dennis Keya, Cory Basil, Thomas Bueno, James Katsikas, Dave Thornton, Mahamane Sow

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A major milestone for Calogena 📍 Proud to have led the France 2030 effort alongside a fantastic team and strategic partners committed to decarbonizing heat. Exciting times ahead! #nuclear #SMR #cleanenergy #districtheating #France2030 #calogena

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🚀 Bridging the gap between energy data and results — live, in motion at Transform & Beyond – EXPO REAL 2025 What a powerful session at the Tech Talk Stage yesterday! On October 6, our CEO, Khadija Nadi, and Business Development Director, Guillaume Schevenels, took the stage in the Transform & Beyond by EXPO REAL (Messe München) area to explore how asset managers can truly bridge the gap between data and results. 💡 Their session — “Bridging the Gap: from Data to Results – Practical Insights for Asset Managers” — carried one clear message: efficiency requires more than dashboards. Many asset managers today are overwhelmed by energy data but struggle to turn it into a measurable impact. At dnergy®, we believe efficiency comes from action — not just analysis. Through dEEP, the Energy Efficiency Program by dnergy®, AI-driven analytics and automated HVAC steering are combined with the expertise of dedicated energy managers. This integrated approach — built around our Map–Plan–Act–Measure framework — enables real progress, moving beyond compliance to achieve continuous savings, proactive decarbonization, and stronger asset value. The session delivered practical insights and real-world examples on how to turn data into results and unlock tangible ROI while future-proofing portfolios. 👏 Thank you to everyone who joined, shared insights, and engaged in the discussion. Together, we’re shaping a smarter, more efficient real estate industry. 🌍 Come meet us at stand A3.TB12! #ExpoREAL2025 #TechTalk #TransformAndBeyond #dnergy #EnergyEfficiency #AI #HVAC #RealEstateInnovation #Decarbonization #DataToResults #wearednergy

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Leaving Paris inspired, with many new ideas on how to make sure innovative grid technologies are at the center of electricity infrastructure resilience. Thanks to the International Energy Agency (IEA) for organizing this event on strengthening #infrastructure #resilience. Monitoring real-time conditions on the electricity grid can give grid operators better visibility and better understanding of network conditions so they can take preventative action before small disruptions turn into huge catastrophes. Replacing cables with innovative materials can dramatically reduce risk from extreme weather conditions. A bientot!

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Great engagement at UNECE - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in Geneva. We need positive conversations like these and follow-up actions at international level to strengthen credible options to provide more #energy to the world. #Gas is playing and will play a crucial role in the decades to come. To further improve its contribution, it will be fundamental to continue reducing barriers (policy and finance) to developing resources and infrastructures while accelerate on scaling up new solutions like #biomethane, #CCS and #H2 The International Gas Union will continue promoting an open and fact-based dialogue with all relevant stakeholders. Dario Liguti Branko Milicevic Francisco P. D. Ilaria Conti Harmen Dekker Andris Piebalgs Mike Fulwood Amir Foster Oguzhan Oguz Naiara Ortiz de Mendíbil Romo Andrew Garnett Torstein Indrebo

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Trump and Co, WEF Davos : he hates China ... Trump, you are a liar! 'China announced on Friday that its wind and solar energy capacity was for the first time exceeding that from thermal facilities, mainly generated by coal-fired power plants, thanks to an acceleration of new facilities this year. "In the first quarter of 2025, new installations (solar and wind turbines, ed.) totaled 74.33 million kilowatts, bringing the total capacity of the grid to 1.482 billion kilowatts," said the Chinese energy authority. This exceeds "for the first time the installed capacity of thermal energy (1.451 billion kilowatts)", she added without defining what fells into this category. China, the world's leading emitter of greenhouse gases responsible for climate change, has committed to capping its carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. China's Climate Commitment On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping promised that China's efforts against global warming "will not slow down" "regardless of the evolution of the international situation", when Donald Trump launched the withdrawal of the United States from the Paris agreement. Xi Jinping also indicated that China would announce its new climate commitments for 2035 before the November COP30 and that these commitments would cover all greenhouse gases, not just carbon dioxide. While 60% of China's energy comes from coal, the country also builds almost twice as much wind and solar capacity as all other countries combined, according to a study published last year. In 2024, China added a record 357 gigawatts of wind and solar energy to its grid, ten times more than the United States. It has achieved its goal of installing 1200 GW of solar and wind capacity by 2030 almost six years in advance. Always coal-fired power plants However, coal continues to play a key role in the Chinese energy mix. Despite the rise of renewable energy, China also launched the construction of 94.5 gigawatts of coal-fired power plants in 2024, or 93% of the world's total, according to a report published in February by the Finland-based Center for Research on Energy and Pure Air (CREA) and the Global Energy Monitor (GEM) in the United States. The country's coal production has increased steadily in recent years, from 3.9 billion tons in 2020 to 4.8 billion tons in 2024. And this, despite Xi Jinping's commitment to "strictly control" coal-fired electricity production before "gradually reducing" it between 2026 and 2030. https://lnkd.in/ezNZYzN4

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EDF'𝐬 𝟖𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫!   This April, EDF Group celebrates its 80th anniversary. I reflect on its remarkable journey with deep emotion. Eight decades of generating and supplying electricity - but also eight decades of 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭.   Created in the aftermath of World War II, EDF helped rebuild France.  After the first oil shock in 1973, the Group reinvented itself once again - 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲.  Over the years, EDF has continuously developed and modernised its technologies in a more and more reliable and interconnected grid at European scale, and never stopped innovating to make competitive electricity accessible to all.   From the construction of dams to the first high-voltage lines, from electrifying rural areas to building one of the world’s largest nuclear fleets,from feeding industrial growth to the ongoing support to modernising electric grids, EDF has always been there and is still committed - at the heart of energy sovereignty and low-carbon economic development.   Since market liberalisation in the 2000s, EDF has also grown internationally. What I find particularly striking is the wide range of expertise across the Group: integrated engineering and industrial capabilities, R&D at the core, and subsidiaries that allow us to act across the entire energy value chain. This combination enables the development of robust technologies and major innovations – serving safety, performance and competitiveness of our power generation assets.   We have also proved that we can deliver large-scale industrial projects - as architect, builder and operator - with the nuclear power plants of Flamanville 3 (France) and Hinkley Point C (UK). Ongoing projects including Sizewell C (UK) and France’s six‑reactor EPR2 programme will leverage the knowledge gained, alongside cost and schedule efficiencies from a standardised, repeatable design.   On this anniversary, I’m proud to celebrate not only an extraordinary human and industrial journey - but also what lies ahead: continuing to deliver competitive, sovereign, low-carbon and dispatchable electricity in France and in the countries where EDF Group operates - powering everyday life and supporting the needs of industry, buildings and transport. We move forward with the same momentum and the unwavering commitment of those who have built EDF - alongside our customers and partners, to rise together to the challenges of energy transition and competitiveness.   #EDF #80Years #EnergyTransition #LowCarbon #EnergySecurity #Innovation #Industry #Europe  

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Mauritania is emerging as one of Africa’s most promising frontiers for green hydrogen production — thanks to its vast renewable energy potential, strategic location, and growing international partnerships. 💡 Here are a few reasons why investors should take a closer look: 1️⃣ Abundant Renewable Resources – With exceptional solar and wind capacity, Mauritania can produce green hydrogen at globally competitive costs. 2️⃣ Strategic Geographic Position – Located close to Europe and West Africa, the country offers ideal export routes for hydrogen and its derivatives like ammonia. 3️⃣ Government Commitment – The Mauritanian government has taken significant steps to attract sustainable investments and build a green industrial ecosystem. 4️⃣ Long-term Economic Impact – Green hydrogen can diversify the national economy, create skilled jobs, and position Mauritania as a key player in the global energy transition. 🌱 Investing in Mauritania’s green hydrogen sector isn’t just a business opportunity — it’s a chance to be part of a sustainable transformation with global impact. #GreenHydrogen #Mauritania #EnergyTransition #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #InvestmentOpportunities

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As the post notes, while there are genuine economic interests that are legitimate to take into account - Morocco's regulatory (not technical, certainly not from investment interest or lack of interested capital, especially nice new incoming capital) - is self-imposed handicapping. Neighbourhood partners demonstrate models to pragmatically resolving, there are market tested approaches.

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With ENEDIS’ new S9 configuration, hybridising solar with storage is finally becoming a scalable reality🔋☀️ Almost all renewable developers in France have HTA-connected solar PV assets in their portfolios - an opportunity still vastly under‑leveraged today 📈 👉 Reach out to know more about: 🔹 Optimal BESS sizing across your portfolio 🔹 Financing implications for hybrid projects 🔹 Contractual arrangements with optimisers (where the devil is usually hidden in the details 😈📄) Having already supported debt raises for similar projects, we can help you navigate - and avoid - the usual pitfalls GREENUNIVERS Syndicat des énergies renouvelables (SER) 👀 Francesca Tedeschi Sumit Joshi Samuel Ebohon Eliott JOSEPH Mateo Coquil Melchior Villet #HybridSolar #SolarPlusStorage #BESS #EnergyStorage #RenewableEnergy #France #ENEDIS #GridFlexibility #AncillaryServices #ProjectFinance

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