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August 26, 2026

𝗪𝗲𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲’𝘀 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀-𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿

Developing a right-hand-drive autonomous vehicle is not simply a matter of relocating the steering wheel. The product definition, vehicle platform, autonomous-driving system and human-machine interface must all be adapted to different traffic rules, road conditions and user habits. ➡️ This is not the simple transfer…

August 26, 2026

𝗜𝗹 𝘆 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗱’𝘂𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲̀𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲́ 𝗮 𝗬𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗴, 𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗲́ 𝘀𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲́𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘅 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘂𝘅 𝗲𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲́𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰̧𝗮𝗶𝘀.

Installé sur les toits de douze immeubles, ce système de brumisation réduirait la température de l’air 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝗾𝘂’𝗮 𝟴 °𝗖 en quelques minutes. ➡️La performance est spectaculaire. ➡️Les conditions de fonctionnement le sont également. Selon la gestion de la résidence, chaque activation consommerait 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟱 tonnes 𝗱’𝗲𝗮𝘂,…

August 25, 2026

𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 (𝗖𝗘𝗘) 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘀.

The revised IND-UT-137 operation now covers heat pumps recovering industrial waste heat with a heating capacity of up to 5 MW. ➡️ The previous limit was 2 MW. However, one condition remains unchanged: the refrigerant must have a GWP below 150. France is therefore enlarging…

August 24, 2026

« 𝗝𝗲 𝗻’𝗮𝗶 𝗽𝗮𝘀 𝗱’𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗰𝗮𝗿 𝗷𝗲 𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. 𝗝’𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀. »

Cette réponse m’a été adressée récemment après une demande de devis pour du #R404A régénéré. Elle traduit un raisonnement que je rencontre régulièrement : ✔️ L’installation m’appartient. ✔️ Elle est relativement limitée. ✔️ Je peux assurer moi-même sa maintenance. ✔️ Je devrais donc pouvoir acheter le…

August 23, 2026

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀.

At the rebuilt Huanggang Port between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, the authorities did not simply check whether the automated gates worked. They reproduced passenger congestion, vehicle queues, public-transport connections, immigration procedures, customs controls and coordination between multiple administrations. More than 100 tests and drills are…