This year, the Forum also stands out as being resolutely international-oriented with around a hundred international exhibitors and a significant increase in international visitors. AD'OCC, the economic development agency of the Occitanie Region, partner of EnerGaïa, mobilized and supported more than 60 international decision-makers in the renewable energy sector from 7 countries in Europe and Africa (Morocco, Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany, etc.).
By bringing together all the players in the vast renewable energy ecosystem, from production to applications including associated services in key markets: energy, buildings, agriculture, industry, mobility, EnerGaïa has fully played its role as a business crossroads. The show thus allows developers and decision-makers, public and private, to share experiences and find concrete and transversal answers to the deployment of their project.
EnerGaïa is also a platform for exchanges and debates to accelerate the energy transition underway, which is expressed with greater intensity each year. A particularly dense program was offered during these two days with more than 120 round tables, exhibitor and partner pitches as well as testimonials and feedback. Among the key themes of this edition are employment and training, which were the subject of the opening round table and brought together more than 200 participants. The carbon-free city of tomorrow and its integration into territorial deployment approaches was also addressed through the themes: collective self-consumption, solar heat, geothermal energy. By offering a rich program of conferences, the ambition of Forum Energaïa is to shed light on the issues and methods of implementing renewable energies.
Caroline Gignon, head of the EnerGaïa Forum “The increase in the number of participants in the EnerGaïa 2024 Forum demonstrates that the event is more than ever the unmissable meeting place for professionals in the renewable energy sector. With our partners, we are particularly proud and happy with the dynamics displayed during these two days. The show reflects the plurality of the sector, and places itself at the heart of the issues as a catalyst to accelerate the transformation towards a resilient, sober and sovereign energy model. »
The winners of the 1st edition of the Innovation Trophies
Among this year's new features, the launch of the Innovation Trophies, aimed at highlighting new developments and technical advances in response to the major challenges of energy transition. Four Prizes were awarded in 4 new and cross-disciplinary categories:
French specialist in the optimization of PV power plants, FEEDGY offers a patented module, specifically dedicated to agrivoltaics.
Inelio® Technology represents a major advance in the production of thermal and cold energy.
ECOLOGENE® offers autonomous generators for the production of solar electricity, nomadic or fixed, as an alternative to generators.
Our energy La Soie is the largest renewable energy community in the Lyon metropolis, located in Vaulx-en-Velin.
TeeKY by Pilotic is an innovative tool for energy data management and the Smart Grid.
