Society

Collective self-consumption of energy: Building renewable, local, and shared energy

While Orange is firmly committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 and to meeting 50% of its electricity needs using renewable energy from 2025, the company is faced with a limited supply. This problem is likely to get worse as many companies also decide to undergo their own energy transformation, driven in particular by rising energy prices, leading to intense competition over access to renewable energy supply. In this context, it seems essential to look at the alternative supplies that are currently emerging. Collective self-consumption is one of these avenues to explore.
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Institutional funding and interpersonal solidarity in Senegal

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Mobile money: an alternative to a bank account for small businesses in Senegal?

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Flooding: how machine learning can help save lives

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Two individuals sitting on a couch, playing video games. One is holding a game controller, focused on the screen, while the other appears to be giving advice or sharing strategies. The setting is modern and bright, with a kitchen visible in the background.

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Soft Robotics Lab - ETH Zürich (lab head: Prof. Robert Katzschmann (not in the picture). From left to right: Jose Greminger (Master student), Pablo Paniagua (Master student), Jakob Schreiner (visiting PhD student), Aiste Balciunaite (PhD student), Miriam Filippi (Established researcher), and Asia Badolato (PhD student).

“Biohybrid robotics needs an ethical compass”

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