SPIE Unveils Over 100 Innovations Including a Carbon AI Assistant

A Key Event in SPIE's Innovation Strategy

Innovation Day is a pivotal event in SPIE's innovation strategy. The event serves as a platform to share solutions developed by the teams and to highlight the group's innovation focus areas, providing concrete answers to the challenges faced by its clients, particularly in the fields of energy transition, digitalization of infrastructures, and industrial performance. This dynamic is supported by a network of seven strategic committees: Building Technology, City Networks, Digital, Industry, Information & Communication Services, Technical Facility Management, and Wind Energy, along with the Health and Safety committee. These committees assist in project development and promote the sharing of best practices within the group.

Showcasing Over 100 Projects with a Focus on Environmental Impact

For the 2026 edition, more than 100 projects were presented, with a focus on innovations that positively impact the environment. Winners were selected based on several criteria: the innovative nature of the projects, their value to the Group and its clients, and their potential for industrialization. The innovations span a wide range of themes from artificial intelligence applied to operations, energy management, and carbon footprint reduction. Among the awards, the Special Jury Prize was awarded to the Sustainability Agent Checker, an AI assistant for verifying the carbon compliance of suppliers. The Sustainability Award recognized a project for capturing and utilizing carbon in cement production. Other distinguished innovations included knowledge management for Facility Management, automation of maintenance reports, QHSSE assistants, cable deployment devices, solutions for electrical network congestion, predictive safety in wind energy, and approaches to battery energy storage systems.