{"id":38389,"date":"2025-12-15T17:43:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cnr.tm.fr\/activities\/innovation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T14:52:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:52:56","slug":"innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cnr.tm.fr\/en\/activities\/innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    \n\n\n\n<div class=\"banner_wrap as--txt-light\" style=background-color:#54BEDA banner-reveal reveal>\n            <div class=\"banner-content editor-wysiwyg\">\n                            <div class=\"breadcrumb-line\"><ol class=\"c-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"breadcrumb\" role=\"navigation\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.tm.fr\/en\/\" aria-level=\"1\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"\/><\/li><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\"><\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"2\"\/><\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"a-title-1\">Innovation<\/h1>\n                                        <p>A major actor in energy transition, CNR makes innovation a strategic lever for <strong>imagining and building tomorrow\u2019s energy solutions<\/strong>. On the Rhone as well as in the rest of the territory, it rethinks uses, experiments with new technologies and develops projects that are fully compatible with climate, industrial and territorial challenges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A genuine laboratory of tomorrow\u2019s energies<\/strong>, CNR explores new directions: optimising hydroelectricity production, developing innovative solar and wind power infrastructures, local energy storage using renewable hydrogen, and low-carbon industrialisation.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside local authorities, industrial companies, schools and research centres, CNR designs sober,<strong> local and sustainable solutions to overcome the challenges of today and tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n                                <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"banner-pin\" banner-reveal-pin>\n                <div class=\"banner-images\">\n                                        <div class=\"slider-wrap\" banner-gallery dir=\"rtl\">\n                        <div class=\"slider\" data-slick='{\"slidesToShow\": 1, \"infinite\": true, \"arrows\": false, \"autoplay\": true, \"rtl\": true}'>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"banner-image\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.tm.fr\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CNR_innovation_photovoltaique_grand_lineaire-1-1050x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\">\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"slick-autoplay-toggle\" aria-label=\"Mettre le d\u00e9filement automatique en pause \/ Jouer\">\n                            <svg class=\"a-icon as--12 slick-pause-icon as--white\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n         focusable=\"false\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"\/app\/themes\/cnr-acti\/assets\/img\/svg\/icon-sprite.svg#icon-pause\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n\n                            <svg class=\"a-icon as--12 slick-play-icon as--white\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n         focusable=\"false\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"\/app\/themes\/cnr-acti\/assets\/img\/svg\/icon-sprite.svg#icon-play\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n\n                        <span class=\"slick-pause-text sr-only\">Pause<\/span>\n                        <span class=\"slick-play-text sr-only\">Jouer<\/span>\n                    <\/button>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    \n                \n\n<section class=\"content-section as--normal-margin as--txt-dark \" >\n            <div class=\"inner-wrap\" auto-reveal>\n            <div class=\"editor-wysiwyg h-mb-40\">\n                <h2>4 directions of research and innovation for the territories<\/h2>\n<p>Its experience in developing large scale hydroelectric structures, solar power plants and wind farms, and its integrated engineering enables CNR to structure its Research, Innovation and Development (RID) in four major directions. Together, they make up the <strong>road map of innovation in the service of energy transition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"inner-wrap \">\n        <div class=\"as--column as--columns-2\" auto-reveal>\n                            <div class=\"as--column__item editor-wysiwyg h-align-left\">\n                                                                                                        <h3 class=\"a-title-3\"><span style=\"color: #239bd7;\">Hydropower plant management<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This involves improving maintenance and safety, upgrading equipment and optimising hydroelectricity production on the Rhone <strong>to strengthen the reliability of the energy system while ensuring the sustainable management of the river<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"as--column__item editor-wysiwyg h-align-left\">\n                                                                                                        <h3 class=\"a-title-3\"><span style=\"color: #239bd7;\">New renewable energies and associated services<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The deployment of innovative solutions such as linear and floating solar power plants, new generation land-based wind power, energy storage, renewable hydrogen for industrial uses and mobility, and controlling energy demand so as <strong>to offer efficient solutions for industrial companies and local authorities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n    \n                \n\n<section class=\"content-section as--normal-margin as--txt-dark \" >\n        <div class=\"inner-wrap \">\n        <div class=\"as--column as--columns-2\" 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        <h3 class=\"a-title-3\"><span style=\"color: #239bd7;\">Innovative methods for forecasting, and exploiting renewable energies<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The development of tools <strong>to improve forecasting and exploiting renewable energies<\/strong>, advanced meteorological models, optimisation algorithms, real-time control systems, in the service of more reliable renewable energy, better foreseen and better integrated in the network.<\/p>\n\n                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n    \n    \n\n<section class=\"content-section as--normal-margin as--txt-dark as--bgcolor\" style=background-color:#68C6DF33>\n            <div class=\"inner-wrap\" reveal>\n            <div class=\"editor-wysiwyg h-mb-40\">\n                <h2 class=\"a-title-2\">Innovation, a collaborative and open approach<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"a-title-3\"><span style=\"color: #239bd7;\">Partnerships to make energy innovation progress<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>CNR relies on solid partnerships with major actors in the world of research and education, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insa-lyon.fr\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INSA Lyon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/em-lyon.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EM Lyon<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cea.fr\/english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CEA<\/a> and its partner laboratories.<\/p>\n<p>Based on constant dialogue between academic research and operational needs, these collaborations lead to the<strong> development of key projects<\/strong> encompassing the monitoring of hydropower plants, green and territorial marketing, as well as innovative solutions for producing and managing renewable energy, storage and optimised consumption.<\/p>\n<p>By pooling scientific expertise and practical challenges, CNR strengthens its capacity <strong>to innovate in the service of both industry and local authorities in the territories of the Rhone Valley<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"inner-wrap \">\n        <div class=\"as--column as--columns-0\" reveal>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n    \n                \n\n<section class=\"content-section as--normal-margin as--txt-dark \" >\n            <div class=\"inner-wrap\" reveal>\n            <div class=\"editor-wysiwyg h-mb-40\">\n                <h3 class=\"a-title-3\"><span style=\"color: #239bd7;\">Innov\u2019Action: internal competition to stimulate innovation within CNR<\/span><\/h3>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"inner-wrap \">\n        <div class=\"as--column as--columns-2\" reveal>\n                            <div class=\"as--column__item editor-wysiwyg h-align-left\">\n                                                                                                        <p>Every year, CNR organises Innov\u2019Action <strong>to promote the innovative ideas of its employees<\/strong>. This in-house competition encourages the emergence of new renewable energy solutions, projects for optimising hydroelectricity production on the Rhone and approaches relating to the river\u2019s sustainable management.<\/p>\n<p>Innov\u2019Action has created real enthusiasm and attracts around fifty candidates every year. The projects are evaluated by a jury composed of CNR\u2019s Management Board and partners, then assisted for <strong>deployment on the scale of the company<\/strong>. The energy generated by the competition strengthens innovation in the service of the territories, local authorities and industrial companies.<\/p>\n\n                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"as--column__item editor-wysiwyg h-align-left\">\n                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"editor-img as--rounded\">\n                                    <picture>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.tm.fr\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CNR_innovation_Innov-action-450x450.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                                    <\/picture>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n    \n    \n\n<section class=\"content-section as--normal-margin as--txt-dark as--bgcolor\" style=background-color:#68C6DF33>\n        <div class=\"inner-wrap \">\n        <div class=\"as--column as--columns-2\" reveal>\n                            <div class=\"as--column__item editor-wysiwyg h-align-left\">\n                                                                                                        <h3 class=\"a-title-3\"><span style=\"color: #239bd7;\">CNR, a committed actor in the \u201cRuche Industrielle\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Since 2024, CNR has been an active member of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/larucheindustrielle.fr\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruche Industrielle<\/a>\u201d (Industrial Hive), a group gathering 19 major actors in the industrial sector. Installed at the heart of Greater Lyon, it is a collaborative movement aimed at <strong>accelerating the transition of industry towards a model that is more sustainable, efficient, attractive and connected with its territory<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cRuche Industrielle\u201d and its partners also act to change the image of industry, make known the trades involved, the challenges, the major transformations in progress, and to make industry more likeable.<\/p>\n\n                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"as--column__item editor-wysiwyg h-align-left\">\n                                                                                                        <h3 class=\"a-title-3\"><span style=\"color: #239bd7;\">The Chaire Medelia to prolong the life of hydraulic structures<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Since 2023, CNR has been a partner and sponsor of the Chaire Medelia of the <a href=\"https:\/\/fondation-grenoble-inp.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fondation Grenoble INP<\/a>. The aim is <strong>to study the probabilistic fatigue of the steel structures of hydraulic installations<\/strong>, to improve their durability, safety and maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.fr\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EDF<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arteliagroup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artelia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spretec.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spretec<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecxxi.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tec21<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cetim.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CETIM<\/a>, this partnership enables exploring \u00a0new scientific techniques<strong> to predict the ageing of structures and optimise interventions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n    \n                \n\n<section class=\"content-section as--normal-margin as--txt-dark \" >\n            <div class=\"inner-wrap\" reveal>\n            <div class=\"editor-wysiwyg h-mb-40\">\n                <h2>Zoom on our research projects and experiments!<\/h2>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"inner-wrap \">\n        <div class=\"as--column as--columns-2\" reveal>\n                            <div class=\"as--column__item editor-wysiwyg h-align-left\">\n                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"editor-img as--rounded\">\n                                    <picture>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.tm.fr\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CNR_innovation_energie_osmotique_Sweetch_Energy-450x450.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                                    <\/picture>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"as--column__item editor-wysiwyg h-align-left\">\n                                                                                                        <h3 class=\"a-title-3\"><span style=\"color: #239bd7;\">Osmotic energy: a promising path<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Osmotic energy entails exploring electricity production based on the differences in salinity between two media and is a <strong>promising new path for producing renewable electricity<\/strong>. CNR is studying this potential with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetch.energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sweetch Energy<\/a>, thanks to INOD\u00ae, an innovative technology. A pilot site will be launched in the Rhone delta to test this solution in real conditions.<\/p>\n<p>In the long-term osmotic energy could supply as much as 4 TWh\/year, making it a source in synergy with solar, wind and hydro-power in the French energy mix.<\/p>\n\n                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"buttons-group h-mt-40\">\n                                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.tm.fr\/en\/grand-projet\/centrale-osmotique-a-barcarin\/\" class=\"a-button no-external-style as--color-4\" target=\"\">Know more about osmotic energy<\/a>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n    \n    \n\n<section class=\"content-section as--normal-margin as--txt-dark as--bgcolor\" style=background-color:#68C6DF33>\n        <div class=\"inner-wrap \">\n        <div class=\"as--column as--columns-2\" reveal>\n                            <div class=\"as--column__item editor-wysiwyg h-align-left\">\n                                                                                                        <h3 class=\"a-title-3\"><span style=\"color: #239bd7;\">Oph\u00e9lia: the ViaRh\u00f4na becomes solar<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At Caderousse, an original demonstrator transforms 4 km of the ViaRh\u00f4na cycle track into an energy infrastructure. A total of 6 photovoltaic canopies 110 m long, installed at a height of 5 m, are intended <strong>to produce renewable electricity without requiring additional land<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This innovative project, carried out with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexans.fr\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nexans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.se.com\/uk\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schneider Electric<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sncf.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SNCF<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supergrid-institute.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SuperGrid Institute<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaucluse.fr\/accueil-3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Vaucluse<\/a>, is aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of a linear photovoltaic system that can be replicated on a large number of infrastructures elsewhere in France.<\/p>\n\n                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"buttons-group h-mt-40\">\n                                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.tm.fr\/en\/grand-projet\/ophelia-un-futur-prometteur-pour-les-centrales-solaires-lineaires\/\" class=\"a-button no-external-style as--color-4\" target=\"\">Know more about the Ophelia project<\/a>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"as--column__item editor-wysiwyg h-align-left\">\n                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"editor-img as--rounded\">\n                                    <picture>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.tm.fr\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CNR_innovation_projet_Ophelia_Viasolaire_du_Colombier-450x450.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                                    <\/picture>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n    \n                \n\n<section class=\"content-section as--normal-margin as--txt-dark \" >\n            <div class=\"inner-wrap\" reveal>\n            <div class=\"editor-wysiwyg h-mb-40\">\n                <h3 class=\"a-title-3\"><span style=\"color: #239bd7;\">The demonstrator of Sablons: a first for linear, vertical, bifacial PV systems<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In a situation in which France must considerably increase its photovoltaic capacity from now to 2050, linear photovoltaic systems are aimed at exploiting already developed spaces without conflicting with other uses.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"inner-wrap \">\n        <div class=\"as--column as--columns-2\" reveal>\n                            <div class=\"as--column__item editor-wysiwyg h-align-left\">\n                                                                                                        <p>This solution consists in <strong>installing solar panels on very long and narrow strips of land<\/strong>, such as dikes, roads, railways and noise barriers. The panels are installed vertically, directed east-west, and are capable of capturing solar radiation on both faces. Contrary to traditional installations tilted southwards, this configuration makes it possible to produce electricity both in the morning and the afternoon, by avoiding a peak concentrated at midday.<\/p>\n<p>The project at Sablons (Is\u00e8re) is the <strong>first experiment by CNR using this technology<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"buttons-group h-mt-40\">\n                                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.tm.fr\/en\/grand-projet\/parc-photovoltaique-lineaire-bifacial-vertical-a-sablons\/\" class=\"a-button no-external-style as--color-4\" target=\"\">Know more about linear vertical bifacial solar power <\/a>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"as--column__item editor-wysiwyg h-align-left\">\n                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"editor-img as--rounded\">\n                                    <picture>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.tm.fr\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CNR_innovation_photovoltaique_vertical_bifacial_lineaire-450x450.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                                    <\/picture>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n    \n    \n\n<section class=\"content-section as--normal-margin as--txt-dark as--bgcolor\" style=background-color:#68C6DF33>\n            <div class=\"inner-wrap\" reveal>\n            <div class=\"editor-wysiwyg h-mb-40\">\n                <h3 class=\"a-title-3\"><span style=\"color: #239bd7;\">\u00d4 Solaire \/ Madone Lake: the first floating solar power plant<\/span><\/h3>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"inner-wrap \">\n        <div class=\"as--column as--columns-2\" reveal>\n                            <div class=\"as--column__item editor-wysiwyg h-align-left\">\n                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"editor-img as--rounded\">\n                                    <picture>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.tm.fr\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CNR_parc_photovoltaique_flottant_lac_Madone-450x450.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                                    <\/picture>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"as--column__item editor-wysiwyg h-align-left\">\n                                                                                                        <p>The project combines <strong>solar electricity production, agricultural irrigation and aquatic biodiversity preservation<\/strong>. It is installed on Madone lake, a hill reservoir located at the junction of the municipalities of Mornant and Chabani\u00e8re (Rh\u00f4ne), historically intended for agricultural irrigation and now shared by numerous leisure and environmental uses.<\/p>\n<p>\u00d4 SOLAIRE consists of a<strong> floating solar power plant<\/strong> with an installed capacity of 230 kWp, covering only 4% of the reservoir, i.e. about 2,500 m\u00b2. This solution produces renewable electricity without artificializing new agricultural or natural land, thereby responding to a major challenge of territorial acceptability. Annual production is estimated at 250 MWh, which corresponds to the annual electricity consumption of three irrigation pumps of the lake or about 57 households, while avoiding the emission of 36 tons of CO\u2082 a year.<\/p>\n\n                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"buttons-group h-mt-40\">\n                                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.tm.fr\/en\/grand-projet\/parc-photovoltaique-flottant-au-lac-de-la-madone\/\" class=\"a-button no-external-style as--color-4\" target=\"\">Know more about floating photovoltaics <\/a>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n    \n                \n\n<section class=\"content-section as--normal-margin as--txt-dark \" >\n            <div class=\"inner-wrap\" reveal>\n            <div class=\"editor-wysiwyg h-mb-40\">\n                <h3 class=\"a-title-3\"><span style=\"color: #239bd7;\">Fields of the future: agrivoltaics as a solution of the future<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Fields of the Future programme explores the potential of agrivoltaics as a<strong> solution for reconciling agricultural production and solar energy<\/strong>. At Dardilly, in the Rhone, CNR is testing two systems: a mobile photovoltaic canopy above strawberry and raspberry crops, and another covering a horticulture nursery.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"inner-wrap \">\n        <div class=\"as--column as--columns-2\" reveal>\n                            <div class=\"as--column__item editor-wysiwyg h-align-left\">\n                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"editor-img as--rounded\">\n                                    <picture>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.tm.fr\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CNR_innovation_agrivoltaisme_Parcelles_du_futur-1-450x450.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                                    <\/picture>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"as--column__item editor-wysiwyg h-align-left\">\n                                                                                                        <p>These installations create a protective microclimate that reduces hydric stress, heat and climate hazards, all while generating renewable electricity. The aim is to demonstrate that the same space can produce energy, <strong>increase agricultural resilience and avoid artificializing land<\/strong>, in a model that can be replicated elsewhere in the territories.<\/p>\n<p>This dynamic agrivoltaics project is being carried out alongside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auvergnerhonealpes.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Auvergne-Rhone Alps Region<\/a>\u00a0and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agri-lyon-dardilly-ecully.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPLEFPA (Local Public Education and Professional Agricultural Training Establishment) Lyon Dardilly-Ecully<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"buttons-group h-mt-40\">\n                                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.tm.fr\/en\/grand-projet\/parcelles-du-futur_a_dardilly\/\" class=\"a-button no-external-style as--color-4\" target=\"\">Know more about the Fields of the Future<\/a>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n    \n    \n\n<section class=\"content-section as--normal-margin as--txt-dark as--bgcolor\" style=background-color:#68C6DF33>\n        <div class=\"inner-wrap \">\n        <div class=\"as--column as--columns-2\" reveal>\n                            <div class=\"as--column__item editor-wysiwyg h-align-left\">\n                                                                                                        <h3 class=\"a-title-3\"><span style=\"color: #239bd7;\">The Energies Quay: a station for recharging with 100% renewable energies<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In 2020, 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