Grenoble, France is focused on becoming a smart and sustainable city through several initiatives. It has a population of around 500,000 across 49 municipalities and is a center for higher education and research in fields like electronics, IT, clean energy, and healthcare. Grenoble aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution through projects implementing smart energy grids and encouraging public transport, cycling, and carpooling. The city supports innovation through collaborations between universities, research centers, and industry on initiatives developing hydrogen vehicles and optimizing energy usage. Grenoble also engages citizens and solicits ideas through open data sharing and challenges to create a more livable, environmentally-friendly community.

1. GRENOBLE HIGHLIGHTS
SMART SOLUTIONS
FROM THE
FRENCH ALPS

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GRENOBLE‘S LOCATION

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AN OUTSTANDING QUALITY OF LIFE
Mountains History
Sport Culture

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GRENOBLE ALPES METROPOLE
Key fields for action
 49 Municipalities
 Around half a millon inhabitants
 550km²
 Key areas for action:
Economic Development; Higher Education &
Research
Water and sanitation; Waste management;
Transport; Energy; Urban development;
Environment ( among others! )

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A GREATER CITY AREA
Sustainable Development Plan
Targets (by 2020):
 -35% greenhouse gas
emissions
 -40% particulates
 -65% exhaust emissions
 -30% energy consumption
 20% production of renewable
energies
Challenges:
 High population density
 Vulnerable populations:
Ageing population: over-60s expected to be 31% of the
population by 2060
9.6% living on minimum income
 23% of the population is exposed to road traffic noise
 Poor air quality

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CAPITAL OF INNOVATION
• Best university town in France (2016)
• UGA in the top ten universities in France
(Shanghai rankings, 2017)
• 2nd best engineering school in France
(QS World University Ranking)
Universities
Specialised in cutting-edge fields!
• Electronics and micro-and nanoelectronics
• IT and software
• New energy technologies
• Medtech and healthcare
• Chemicals and cleantech
• 3 Nobel & 1 Wolf Prize in Physics
• 1 Turing Award
• 1 Draper Prize
• 2 Nobel Prizes for Chemistry
• 1 Blue Planet Prize
• 1 Lasker Award
Industry
Research

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INNOVATIVE SMART CITIES SOLUTIONS
Some key examples of emblematic collaborative projects in the
Grenoble City Area:
 Vivacité – deploying smart metres in homes to allow consumers
to manage their energy consumption (GEG, Atos, City of
Grenoble, Grenoble-Alpes Métropole, Caisse des Dépôts…)
 Enernet District – bringing together several large companies
and research centres to mutualise their energy resources to
respond to supply/ demand needs on their sites (Tenerrdis,
Schnedier Electric, Siemens, G2E lab…)
 IMT Learning Grid – to reduce energy consumption (CCI,
Schneider Electric)
 HyWay – to develop hydrogen-fuelled vehicles (Tenerrdis,
Symbio, Air Liquide, McPhy, GEG, CEA…)

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CITIZEN-CENTRIC INITIATIVES
Working together to build our smart city!
 Public awareness schemes
 Citizen consultation platform
 Open innovation
 Stakeholder involvement
 Competitions to encourage environmentally-
friendly behaviour
 Accompanying citizens in adopting new
technology
 Open data policy

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AMBITION – A SHARING ECONOMY
Transport
The car-pooling « big
bang »
Energy
Multi-energy smart
grids
Health
Improve health &
quality of life
Use of technology, co-innovation & creation
Cross-data library of the city’s different services
Four Key Fields for Action

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GRENOBLE CIVIC LAB
Five Challenges:
 Urban signposting
 Neighbourhood-wide conciergerie
 Energy-sharing solution
 Citizen contribution
 Open challenge
5 winners who receive:
 2000€ prize
 Crowdfunding campaign on KissKissBankBank
 Opportunity to join us on our stand here in Barcelona in
2018
 Advice and mentoring from the partners of Grenoble
CivicLab
 A bonus of 2000€ from Orange for one of the winners
Partners:
Grenoble Alpes Métropole, City of Grenoble, GEG, La
Peniche, Orange, KissKissBankBank, Digital Grenoble, La
Casemate, Grenoble INP, GEM, La Belle Electrique

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