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Energy transition, you say?

27 June 2016 eric morel 0

I come back from several conferences where I listened to experts talking about the energy transition. I have been surprised by the conformism which they all showed in their speech: energy transition is a concept accepted by all. What is the energy transition? What are […]

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The Open Data as an engine of innovation and adoption

13 June 2016 eric morel 0

City governance, in most countries, is very influenced in its organization and methods, by traditional working modes of public entities. The animation of the urban community, residents and economic actors, relies on principles based on expectations rather mechanistic and on a simple and direct causality. […]

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The emergence of “fractal grids”

30 May 2016 eric morel 0

More and more interconnections between European countries to ensure better security of supply, the increasing difficulty of balancing the network, globally and locally, due to the development of intermittent energy sources, the increasing involvement of cities in the energy and sustainable development, energy optimization that […]

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The energy transition is a too limiting concept

23 May 2016 eric morel 0

In most countries, energy stakeholders define the energy transition as a roadmap towards a lower carbon energy mix. I noted in a previous article, the subjective nature of this name: the evolution of energy systems is very slow but should remain continuous to let these […]

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Energy efficiency is a journey

16 May 2016 eric morel 0

Ten years ago, an energy services provider offering an energy audit, a service to analyse and reduce a gas or electricity bill, was nearly a pioneer: it drew attention and responded to emerging major needs of industrial and commercial consumers. At the same time, initiate […]

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Can and should we refuse electric smart meters?

25 April 2016 eric morel 0

In all countries where smart meters are deployed, individuals, elected officials or groups oppose their deployment? Do they really have reason to do so? In the invoked reasons for refusal, some seem legitimate (although I have not personally seen such cases): those recognized as electro-sensitive […]

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