smart grids

Thanks to evolved systems of counting and thanks to new technologies of measurement, the network managers of electric distribution can follow at time T the specificities of the consumption at various scales, whether it is at a country level, or at a region area or at village level. ERDF made its first steps in "smart grids" ("Intelligent" said distribution network of electricity) with the intelligent meters Linky with which all the French households will be equiped by 2020. Counters communicate data every ten minutes, that is 1 800... [Lire la suite]

Big Data has not finished surprising us, and come to revolutionize the economy by transforming the approach to whole sectors. The flow analysis of massive data in real time, to make concrete decisions, is a major challenge for the cities of tomorrow. According to Philippe Torres, board director and digital strategy at L'Atelier BNP Paribas, and co-author of the study "Big Data, Big Economy", the biggest potential to use the power of Big Data is also in the field Smart City. Will the data to make our cities smarter? Yes, and the... [Lire la suite]