The Agility Effect

Collective self-consumption loops are local energy-sharing solutions with considerable long-term benefits, particularly in terms of energy price stability and obtaining energy from renewable sources. Citeos Montpellier and Eurovia Languedoc Roussillon are offering VINCI business units a model to help them develop these solutions. From the initial pilot schemes launched in 2018, collective self-consumption (CSC) loops have multiplied across France.

Les boucles d’autoconsommation collective, solutions locales de partage d’énergie, sont porteuses de bénéfices à long terme, notamment en termes de stabilité des prix de l’énergie et d’utilisation d’une énergie issue de sources renouvelables. Proposer aux entreprises de VINCI un retour d’expérience pour accompagner leur développement, c’est le défi relevé par Citeos Montpellier et Eurovia Languedoc Roussillon.

In Frankreich gibt es bereits einige Jahre länger als in Deutschland die Möglichkeit, im Rahmen des so genannten Energy Sharing selbst erzeugten Strom aus erneuerbaren Quellen mit anderen zu teilen – ein Vorteil davon: die Stabilisierung des Strompreises. Citeos Montpellier und Eurovia Languedoc-Roussillon stehen anderen Unternehmen von VINCI mit Rat und Tat zur Seite, um sie in diesem neuen Geschäftsfeld zu unterstützen.

Cyberattacks are no longer just targeting large companies. They affect the entire economic fabric. In Belgium, East Flanders Building Materials learned this the hard way when its IT systems were paralysed. But thanks to a government aid package and support from Axians, it was able to transform this incident into a fully strategic cybersecurity project. With cyberattacks proliferating, cybersecurity is becoming a clear strategic focus for businesses.

Since 2022, Actemium Maintenance Paris has been providing maintenance for critical equipment in the Paris‑Charles de Galle and Paris‑Orly airports. This preventive, corrective and regulatory maintenance in a future-oriented partnership keeps the fleets airworthy, ensures regulatory compliance and safeguards Air France’s operational performance.

In northern Spain, the province of Burgos is taking a major step in digitalising the water cycle with the opening of a next-generation modular data-processing centre delivered by Axians. The Provincial Council of Burgos is keen to equip its 37 municipalities with high-performance digital tools for managing the water cycle.

In order to adapt to increasingly complex IT environments, Axians UK has developed an innovative “Observability as a Service” approach, with a platform that combines real-time visibility, business analytics and proactive performance management. With information systems increasing in complexity, marked by strong growth in hybrid environments and distributed infrastructure, full control over security and performance is crucial.

Solution de niche, les panneaux photovoltaïques souples répondent à des besoins de projets spécifiques, notamment dans le parc tertiaire. Moins performants que les panneaux rigides, ils font toutefois face à des contraintes techniques et économiques. Les panneaux photovoltaïques souples se développent comme une alternative innovante dans le paysage du solaire, en particulier pour des applications spécifiques où les solutions traditionnelles atteignent leurs limites.

Thanks to drones and AI, it is now possible to inspect high-voltage lines more safely and more effectively while protecting birds and their natural habitats. We look at the example of Omexom in Germany. As they face the dual imperatives of network reliability and biodiversity conservation, infrastructure operators are having to innovate. Surveillance using drones, combined with artificial intelligence, is proving a practical and effective response to these challenges.

VINCI Energies Building Solutions has been seeking clarity on how the “HVAC of tomorrow” might look. With climate emergency, regulatory pressures and geopolitical uncertainty to the fore, strategies for efficient heating, ventilation and climate control in buildings increasingly require thoughtful decision-making. Fortunately, there is no shortage of hybrid approaches or low-tech solutions.