GRENOBLE – Transferring technological value to SMEs is an objective
per se for France-based CEA-Leti research center. One illustration is the co-development of a solar-powered roller shutter with France-based Bubendorff SAS.
The integration of smart systems in our daily lives –housing, lighting, e-health, and transportation- opens new opportunities for innovation to the industry. CEA-Leti has developed methodologies to help SMEs, and in this case Bubendorff, define the innovation process from the concept to the product. This includes the identification of the sweet spot, the integration of the most advanced technologies and the support for industrialization.
After six years of collaboration with CEA-Leti, Bubendorff said it has introduced a roller shutter 100-percent powered by the sun. The energy savings is 61kwh per year and per roller shutter, claimed Thomas Fritsch, Bubendorff's product development director, at the 14th Leti Annual Review this week in Grenoble, France.
Source: Bubendorff