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Clean Cooking in the Developing World, ENGIE’s Recipe for a Sustainable Future

Nothing illustrates the complexity — and high stakes — of reconciling economics and ecology like food. While some areas of the world may spend massive amounts of money to develop products touted as environmentally friendly, others are forced to scramble just to find the ingredients and tools needed to make a decent meal. 

ENGIE presents the Smart Institutions platform at the 2019 Web Summit

In 2017, ENGIE and Axium Infrastructure acquired a fifty-year concession to reduce the carbon footprint of Ohio State University. In response to budget restrictions, the University opted for increased energy efficiency rather than increasing the cost of study. Reduced environmental impact is also a strongly attractive feature for students, who are very aware of climate issues. An attractive campus is a sustainable...

The Vehicle To Grid technology, the future of electric cars?

The vehicle-to-grid (or V2G) technology allows plug-in electric vehicles to be connected with power grids and to communicate with them, through the use of a two-way charger. With this system, the power can thus flow either way: electricity produced by renewable energy sources can be extracted from the grid and then stored in the vehicles’ batteries, before finally, when needed, reintroduced into the grid.