2021 / Design For Society / Design for Environment / Professional

Smart load-shifting device

• Prizes
  Winner in Design for Society/Design for Environment
• Company
  Orange, France
• Lead Designer
  Clément Laurenziani
• Design Team
  Jérôme Augui
• Project Link
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• Other credit
  Gregory Roger

With the development of renewable energies, the issue of electricity storage and balancing of supply and demand becomes crucial.
Our smart-load shifting battery is charged during off-peak periods and takes over on the electrical network during peak time or shortages. With a base of 21Million broadband customers worldwide, this product could reduce significantly electrical production at peak time and therefore prevent from turning on coal-fired power plants.
By storing electricity close to the customers, and managing the network load, this battery plays a role in making electricity greener.