Microsoft is using Advansolar’s SunPod® Nomad in Népal
The Nice based startup Advansolar, specialized in solar electric mobility, teamed up with Microsoft to help earthquake-stricken Nepal by sending several of its SunPod® Nomad to the Microsoft Innovation Center Nepal. Designed by Advansolar, the SunPod® Nomad is a station which runs only on solar power and can be used to charge the batteries of […]
Flexgrid, Smart Campus Nice Sophia: The Côte d’Azur rolls out its smart electrical networks
The Côte d’Azur is engaging itself in energy transition by supporting the regional candidacy of “FLEXGRID”, which aims to make the region of Provence Côte d’Azur a living lab for experimentation in the field of smart electrical networks, or smart grids, on a grand scale. Regional communities, industry actors, competitive clusters, and Regional Clusters for Innovation […]
The Cote d’Azur, a pioneer in ‘Smart Grids’ and ‘Smart City’ innovation
Smart Grids, a promising sector for energy efficiency, is thriving on the Cote d’Azur, where since 2010, all the sector’s private companies and institutions have been deploying multiple experiments and innovations. The Cote d’Azur, committed to a ‘Smart Grid’ strategy Smart Grids are considered a keystone in energy transition because they facilitate demand management, the development of […]
Smart Campus Nice Sophia Antipolis: Here we go!
On Tuesday, March 17th on the Sophiatech campus, the Côte d’Azur University, via the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Mines Paristech, Alstom, and ERDF, presented its candidacy, filed the same day and christened “Smart Campus Nice Sophia Antipolis”, a first step in the national industrial plan for “Smart Electrical Networks”. These institutions are responding to a […]
Waste recovery: the Nice-based group, iHOL raises €2.3M
In December, the Nice-based group, iHOL, specialising in waste treatment and recovery announced that it had raised capital of €2.3M from MIDI Capital. © iHOL Based in Nice, iHOL (TO 2013: €14.8, +76%, 108 employees) is an innovative group involved in waste treatment and recovery. It operates and maintains the three largest facilities in the […]
Beegy, an energy management IT solution made in Sophia, at CES Las Vegas with BMW
Greencom Networks (Sophia Antipolis based IT energy management solutions provider), is one of 4 European renewable energy specialists that created Beegy , a unique cross-sector joint venture to drive energy transformation forwards. Beegy – the brand name is derived from Better Energy – was born last November in Germany, and showcased at CES Las Vegas last week with BMW […]
Nice Cote d’Azur airport sets an environmental example with a fully-electric bus, 100% renewable electricity and a level 3 carbon accreditation
Nice Cote d’Azur airport has announced three environmental innovations in quick succession: the use of the first electric bus with unlimited range and no heavy infrastructure (a world first), its migration to fully electric and fully renewable energy (a first in France) and its level 3 carbon accreditation with the aim of achieving carbon neutrality […]
Smart Grids: Ubinode SAS and GreenCom Networks GmbH join forces
Supported by the PACA-Est Incubator since March 2009, Ubinode has just announced its merger with the German GreenCom Networks. Founded by three former Accenture employees and in partnership with the I3S laboratory at the Nice Sophia Antipolis University, Ubinode develops products which are used for the rapid deployment and administration of vast sensor arrays. Munich-based […]
