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The Survoltés d’Aubais collective transformed a former landfill into a photovoltaic park 100% funded by residents, with support from the Occitanie Region and Énergie Partagée.

This initiative showcases:
👉 Citizen involvement in the energy transition
👉 The ability to mobilize local financing without debt
👉 Participatory and transparent governance
👉 Economic returns benefiting the local community and education

With this project, Énergie Partagée once again demonstrates the positive impact of citizen financing in accelerating the energy transition while strengthening local roots.

Read more in the latest issue of Ça m’intéresse

Following a call for expressions of interest launched by the City of Arles, REDMAN has been selected to transform the 6-hectare Minimes brownfield into a model urban district: Mix-Cité.

This ambitious project aims to:

✔️ Reconnect currently disconnected neighborhoods

✔️ Create a large 3-hectare landscaped and food-producing park

✔️ Offer housing accessible to all generations

✔️ Develop an image campus, a media hub, and shared spaces

✔️ Integrate a strong environmental approach: soft mobility, stilt buildings, local energy mix, etc.

Designed as a living lab, Mix-Cité will be built through an open dialogue with residents and local stakeholders starting in 2025, to create a district that reflects the identity of Arles region.

With this project, REDMAN reaffirms its commitment to a low-impact city grounded in local realities.

📖 Read Amandine Martinet’s article on Construction21

In Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers, Econocom Factory is giving a second life to digital devices through a circular economy model.

Under the leadership of Stanislas Husson, Econocom Factory refurbishes smartphones, computers, and tablets in its 3,200 sqm facility, applying up to 60 quality control checks. The products are certified ISO 14001, Qualicert SGS, RECQ, and labeled Service France Garanti.

By extending the life of electronic devices, the company significantly reduces digital technologies’ carbon footprint, knowing that 80% of a device’s environmental impact comes from its manufacturing.

A mission-driven company since 2021 and officially recognized as part of the social and solidarity economy (ESS) in 2023, Econocom Factory also supports workforce inclusion: 32% of its 130 employees come from the SMAAART Academy, a training program run in partnership with Pôle Emploi.

👏 Hats off to Econocom Factory for this innovative approach that combines technology, responsibility, and solidarity.

Learn more about Econocom Factory

While the smart city was long seen as a technological response to urban challenges, more and more voices are calling for a different vision: one that’s more organic, resilient, and human.

In a feature published in the journal Urbanisme, several key players in city-making advocate for a less techno-solutionist approach, centered instead on robustness, civic engagement, and functional simplicity.

🗨️ According to Matthias NAVARRO, co-founder of REDMAN:

“The city cannot be built on a logic of pure performance modeled on industrial standards. It’s not a production line — it’s alive, complex, organic!”

Thinking in terms of sobriety, resilience, uses and adaptability, rather than performance at all costs, is essential to designing desirable and sustainable territories.

An article by Lucie Romano, featured in the latest issue of Urbanisme

🛠️ Originally designed by Kenzō Tange in the 1990s, the former Grand Écran cinema has reclaimed its place in the city thanks to a bold rehabilitation — carried out while the site remained occupied — blending heritage, innovation, and renewed uses.

📐 17,500 sqm of forward-thinking spaces
🌿 950 sqm of landscaped terraces and rooftops
☕ Nearly 700 sqm of café lounge space
🌱 A garden, an agricultural greenhouse, and a vegetable patch
🐦 Built-in birdhouses to support local biodiversity
🚴 A 90 sqm bike room to promote soft mobility

💬 Nicolas Ponson, REDMAN co-founder: “Beyond reducing Apollo’s carbon footprint — our first renovation goal — we wanted to fully integrate nature into the project.”

🎨 A monumental artwork by Camille Walala, installed throughout the construction phase, turned Apollo into a visual landmark at the heart of the city.

💬 Matthias Navarro, REDMAN co-founder: “Making each project an opportunity to strengthen neighborhood cohesion is a key motivation for our teams.”

With this project, REDMAN continues to promote an ambitious model of urban regeneration, where existing structures are resources, nature is a driver, and creativity a tool for local impact.

Watch Christelle Pitagora’s report for Business Immo

In Ille-et-Vilaine, Lanrigan dans l’vent project has brought together local authorities, citizens, and businesses around a shared vision: to produce renewable energy while enhancing the region.

Alongside the municipality, Energ’iV and Vensolair, the project is also backed by Énergie Partagée and Enercoop Bretagne, both actively involved in its governance and funding. It’s a real example of the model championed by Énergie Partagée across France: renewable energy projects developed and controlled by local citizens.

📌 Three wind turbines, 15 MW of power, but most importantly…
✅ A renovated farmhouse turned into a rest stop for hikers
✅ A marked trail in both French and Gallo dialect
✅ Hedgerows planted with help from residents
✅ A landscape integration strategy and biodiversity protections built into the design phase

Commissioning is scheduled for 2028, with a public inquiry, local workshops, and always the same goal: Making energy a common good.

Read Arnaud WYART’s article in Les Clés de la Transition

Founded by Vincent Heurtel, WORM GENERATION breeds mealworms capable of biodegrading plastic waste (such as polystyrene) and organic food waste. These worms are then transformed into protein-rich animal feed, while their droppings serve as a natural fertilizer for agriculture.

The company also offers educational workshops on sustainable development, circular economy, and insect farming — raising awareness about the importance of biodiversity and waste management.

👏 Congratulations to the WORM GENERATION team for this groundbreaking initiative!

Learn more about Worm Generation

The FCPR Hôtel Sélection Europe No. 4 fund has been honored in the Real Estate Development Capital category at the 11th edition of the Victoires de la Pierre-Papier Awards, organized by Gestion de Fortune.

This award, given by wealth management advisors, recognizes EXTENDAM’s focused and resilient investment strategy in the European hospitality sector. Congratulations to the entire team! 👏

Discover the full list of winners

Following a call for expressions of interest launched by the City of Arles, the REDMAN – VESTIA GROUPE consortium has been selected to transform the 6-hectare Minimes brownfield site into an innovative, inclusive, and sustainable urban neighborhood.

Temporarily named Mix-Cité, this project is shaping up to be an open-air laboratory, blending housing, employment, culture, urban agriculture, soft mobility, and decarbonized energy.

🔹 An emblematic territory: where culture, biodiversity, and climate resilience intersect
🔹 A committed program: an image and life sciences campus, a media hub, housing for all, an agricultural park, shared spaces
🔹 A cooperative and evolving approach: co-construction with local residents and stakeholders
🔹 A strong environmental commitment: low-carbon design, water recovery, integrated biodiversity, targeting Mediterranean certification labels

💬 Matthias Navarro and Nicolas Ponson, co-founders of REDMAN, said: “Mix-Cité embodies what we stand for at REDMAN: building meaningful, inclusive projects deeply rooted in their territory. In Arles, we have found an ideal host land, driven by remarkable collective energy”.

Read Emmanuelle Graffin’s article in Business Immo

In 2023, despite a general slowdown in crowdfunding, the renewable energy sector continued to grow, with an 11.5% increase. This citizen-driven investment model enables everyone to contribute really to clean energy production, while earning an average return of 6.6%.

There are two main models:

• Crowdlending, based on interest-bearing loans
• Crowdequity, which involves acquiring equity in companies developing energy projects.

In the latter category, Énergie Partagée stands out as the leading platform in France, allowing citizens to directly participate in governance and project outcomes.

👉 An investment from just €10, with measurable environmental impact and a level of transparency highly valued by investors.

🔎 A trend to watch closely for anyone interested in the energy transition, new forms of sustainable finance, and citizen engagement.

Read the article in Le Monde de l’Énergie