Saturday, April 29, 2006

Big Ideas from France

Quaero
A Franco-German project to create a search engine. Its budget will be €450-million over five years, including €90-million in subsidies

BioHub
A €98-million investment in a "bio-refinery" that can use starch to create plastics and food additives

NeoVal
The successor to Val, the automatic metro. It will use an energy-storage technology allowing the train to recharge itself at every station

Unlimited Mobile TV
Satellite and cellphone technology to allow TV viewing from a cellphone

Home
A Schneider Electric initiative for extremely energy-efficient buildings. Sensors in walls will regulate heat, light and ventilation

Hybrid diesel vehicle
Cars powered by diesel and electricity - Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2006

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