BDI is one of 8 partners involved in the ADAPTO project, funded under the Interreg Europe program. Launched in May, this project aims to put in place measures to support adaptation to the inevitable consequences of climate change, in order to increase the resilience of European Union territories. As the economic development agency of the
Competitive sailing: state of the art in artificial intelligence, energy strategy and foils
On 22 September 2023, during the Défi Azimut Lorient Agglomération, Bretagne Développement Innovation and Audélor organised a day of conferences and round tables as part of the Eurolarge Innovation programme at the Cité de la Voile-Éric Tabarly in Lorient. The event focused on the current issues surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), foil technologies and energy on
BDI among the ten EDIH Bretagne partners
BDI’s Annual General Meeting will be held on September 6, 2023 at the Palais du Grand Large in Saint-Malo. We will be taking stock of 2022 and looking ahead to 2023-2024. In the run-up to this event, we invite you to take a look back at some of the key moments for our departments and
Hydrogen powered ships: a new economic development axis for Brittany
The last Bretagne Hydrogène Renouvelable meeting of the year took place on Tuesday, December 6 in Saint-Malo. Focused on the themes of port ecosystems and hydrogen powered ships, the day allowed BDI to present, among other things, the results of a strategic study on the structuring of the regional hydrogen ship sector. Context of
Brittany at HyVolution, the hydrogen event in Paris on Octobre 27th and 28th. Come and meet us!
On Octobre 27th and 28th, BDI is coordinating the presence of 5 Breton companies, innovating in hydrogen, for the HyVolution event. HyVolution is an hydrogen event for energy, industry and mobility that will take place in Paris, at the Porte de la Villette. During the two-day event, Pavilion E32 will be buzzing with discussions and conferences
[Back to] Online Techtalk #1 – What lessons can be learned about IMOCA designs after an atypical Vendée Globe?
What is the technical assessment for the Vendée Globe? The first of the two Bretagne Sailing Valley® online TechTalk offered by Eurolarge Innovation on April 14 and 21 took stock of the technical design aspects in light of the Vendée Globe, looking at future lessons from the design point of view. Online Techtalk #1 :«
[Back to] Online Techtalk #3 – what is the technical appraisal of the outcome of the America’s Cup?
In April, Eurolarge Innovation posted a Bretagne Sailing Valley® online TechTalk offering a technical appraisal of the America’s Cup with the designer Guillaume Verdier, member of the design team of the winner of the 36th edition, Emirates Team New Zealand, the engineer Dimitri Despierres, in charge of systems for the American Magic design team and
Brittany, smart grid territory
From 2016 to 2020, the BDI’s involvement in the bi-regional (Brittany – Pays de la Loire) programme, SMILE, contributed to the deployment of collaborative projects linked to smart grids across the Brittany territories. With SMILE, Brittany saw a new dynamic at the crossroads between digital and energy, bringing together stakeholders from private and public industries.
The Langouët collaborative self-consumption project is taking off
The Langouët (35) project, initiated in April 2017, arose from the desire of residents to boost local energy production. Their motivation was materialised by the implementation of a collaborative self-consumption loop for renewable energy in the village. The energy is produced via diverse photovoltaic installations on the rooftops of public and private buildings. The project’s
The E-Factory project lets us imagine the factory of the future
Entech smart energies, specialising in the production and storage of renewable energies, is putting the finishing touches to its new headquarters, known as the E-Factory, based in Quimper (Finistere). The building is due to be operational in May 2021. Energy storage, electric vehicles, photovoltaics and AI: the E-Factory project aims to demonstrate that an industrial