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Un professionnel chevronné avec une forte orientation vers la gestion de la construction et le développement urbain, également investi dans les investissements d'infrastructure et les pratiques de construction durables, à la recherche d'informations sur des projets innovants et des initiatives respectueuses de l'environnement qui façonnent les villes modernes.
Construction management (30%)Urban Development (30%)Infrastructure Investment (20%)Sustainable Building (20%)
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Mercredi 10 décembre 2025 à 12:03
Virtual Power Plants, EU Sustainability Rollback, and Data‑Center Capex Shape Modern Cities…
Urban Development & Smart Grid Integration
Virtual power plants reach a deployment inflection point
The latest analysis in IEEE Spectrum notes that virtual power plants (VPPs) have moved beyond pilot projects, with a growing portfolio of rooftop solar, home batteries and smart thermostats now able to respond to grid needs in real time. Industry experts such as Adel Nasiri argue that this “perfect storm” of abundant distributed resources and advanced AI‑driven controls positions VPPs to become a cornerstone of urban energy resilience. The article highlights that achieving just a 2 % market‑peak penetration could deliver meaningful capacity for city‑wide grid planning.
IEEE Spectrum
U.S. electricity demand set to surge 25 % by 2030
IEEE Spectrum cites ICF International’s forecast that U.S. electricity consumption will climb by a quarter by the end of the decade, driven primarily by data‑center expansion, electric‑vehicle adoption and broader manufacturing electrification. The surge compounds existing grid bottlenecks—ranging from transformer shortages to multi‑year interconnection queues for renewables—raising urgent questions for municipal planners. Analysts warn that relying on traditional generation upgrades alone would push rates higher, underscoring the need for flexible, distributed solutions.
IEEE Spectrum
Battery price plunge accelerates VPP scalability
According to IEEE Spectrum, lithium‑ion battery pack prices have fallen dramatically to $115 /kWh in 2024, a steep drop from $715 /kWh a decade ago, while energy density has risen thanks to nickel‑rich cathodes and silicon‑enhanced anodes. Researchers such as Oliver Gross and Greg Less explain that breakthroughs in electrolyte chemistry now stabilize these high‑capacity materials, making large‑scale storage economically viable. This cost trajectory is a key enabler for VPP operators seeking to aggregate affordable home‑based storage at scale.
IEEE Spectrum
RWE’s 2008 hydro‑based VPP recalled as a historic milestone
The IEEE Spectrum piece also revisits German utility RWE’s pioneering 2008 virtual power plant, which linked nine small hydroelectric sites to form an 8.6 MW aggregate. While modest by today’s standards, the project demonstrated the technical feasibility of coordinating disparate assets—a lesson that informs current VPP roll‑outs across the United States and Europe. Industry observers view the early experiment as a proof‑of‑concept that paved the way for today’s software‑driven, battery‑rich networks.
IEEE Spectrum
Construction Management & Data‑Center Expansion
AI‑driven datacenter capex projected at $1.6 trillion by 2030
The Register reports that analysts expect annual datacenter capital expenditure to grow 17 % through 2030, reaching a staggering $1.6 trillion as AI workloads intensify. This surge places unprecedented pressure on construction managers to deliver high‑density facilities amid supply‑chain constraints and mounting investor scrutiny. The article warns that without innovative project delivery models, cost overruns could jeopardize the sector’s contribution to broader digital infrastructure goals.
The Register
Sustainable Building & Corporate Reporting
EU eases corporate environmental‑reporting obligations, sparking political backlash
Politico Europe details a landmark agreement that will exempt companies with fewer than 1,000 employees and €450 million turnover from the EU’s stringent sustainability disclosure rules (CSRD and CS3D). While the move is hailed by business groups as a “historic reduction of costs,” it has provoked fierce criticism from environmental NGOs and triggered a coalition fracture that brought the European People’s Party into uneasy alliance with far‑right factions. The policy shift raises concerns about the future transparency of construction firms’ carbon footprints and supply‑chain impacts.
Politico Europe
Infrastructure Investment & Policy Landscape
Regulatory hurdles linger despite FERC Order 2222
IEEE Spectrum highlights that, although the 2020 FERC Order 2222 obliges regional grid operators to allow VPPs to compete in wholesale markets, many states lack the procedural frameworks to implement the order fully. This regulatory lag hampers the ability of VPP aggregators to monetize flexibility services, creating a mismatch between technological readiness and market access. Stakeholders argue that coordinated policy action is essential to unlock the full investment potential of distributed energy resources.
IEEE Spectrum
California’s DSGS program fuels rapid VPP enrollment growth
The IEEE Spectrum report notes that California’s Demand‑Side Grid Support (DSGS) program, launched in 2022, now pays households and businesses to curtail load or discharge stored energy during grid emergencies. As a result, Sunrun reported a 400 % increase in VPP participation year‑over‑year, with its Northern California fleet delivering 535 MW of power in July alone. The incentive structure is being cited as a model for other jurisdictions seeking to accelerate distributed storage adoption.
IEEE Spectrum
SolarEdge enrolls over 500 MWh of residential battery storage in VPPs across North America
According to IEEE Spectrum, SolarEdge announced the aggregation of more than 500 megawatt‑hours of residential battery capacity into its virtual power plant programs spanning the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The company’s senior grid‑services manager, Tamara Sinensky, emphasizes that the primary obstacle was not technical but the design of regulatory programs that had previously excluded such resources from market participation. This milestone underscores a growing investor appetite for VPP‑based infrastructure projects.
IEEE Spectrum
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