Accelerating the Ecological Transition through Data Sharing: La Caisse des Dépôts Launches the 3rd Edition of TechSprint

The ecological transition relies on a profound transformation of economic and social systems. Beyond technological innovations and regulatory changes, the management and sharing of data emerge as a strategic lever. 

One of the observations of La Caisse des Dépôts is that innovative Greentech solutions, although numerous, struggle to achieve significant environmental impact due to a lack of data pooling and interoperability. The TechSprint #3 program thus aims to create a data space in key sectors such as water, real estate, sustainable construction, or logistics.

A data space is a decentralized environment where different data sources are organized and interconnected while remaining under the control of their owners. It allows various stakeholders, both public and private, to share strategic data. This fluid sharing promotes resource optimization, AI model development, and the development of solutions tailored to environmental emergencies.

TechSprint #3 will support the structuring of this shared environment, from the ideation phase to the realization of a demonstrator for a use case related to ecological and energy transition issues. 

As part of its strategy for the ecological transition, La Caisse des Dépôts will mobilize 100 billion euros between 2024 and 2028. The TechSprint program is part of this effort by supporting both the structuring of data spaces and the support of innovative Greentech startups. Program partners, including ADEME, Ecolab-Ministère de la Transition écologique, HEC incubator, Institut Mines-Télécom, and Gaia-X, provide sectoral expertise to ensure the relevance and scaling of the solutions.

The results of previous TechSprint editions demonstrate tangible impact: 13 projects have already benefited from strategic and technological support, with notable advances in terms of greenhouse gas emission reduction and commercial deployment of solutions.

The 2024 edition of the program supported seven projects over six months focused on crucial themes such as energy flexibility, freight transport, and ecosystem preservation:

• Orus Energy developed a solution for shifting flexible electricity consumption and valorizing released capacities to decarbonize the network;

• Alter Rain by Altereo ID is a digital solution that helps communities define their stormwater planning and management strategy by providing a diagnosis of de-impermeabilization opportunities; 

• Cycle Flow by Cycle Up is a circular economy solution in the construction sector, offering an extensive view of resources and construction materials at the scale of a territory or real estate asset by collecting data. It notably allows for carbon trajectory management and CSRD reporting as well as waste valorization; 

• iLander Forêts by Cybeletech positions itself as the forest scanner, enabling the identification of present species and their state of decline to ensure operational and sustainable forest management; 

• Carto-Flux by Urban Radar is a solution for optimizing urban logistics through data, notably by redesigning parking areas; 

• Weenlo offers a digital platform for simulating and optimizing freight transport for industrials. It identifies synergies between different activities of a group without requiring a transformation of organizations or information systems; 

• Digital TER X 2050 is the future "data space" for soil and subsoil data for sustainable construction and land development.