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Envision Group
Envision Group
Addressing Sustainability, Creating Prosperity
Addressing Sustainability, Creating Prosperity
Why this Challenge?

Envision Group is the world’s leading green technology company, encompassing smart wind power, energy storage, and green hydrogen to help solve the challenges of humanity’s sustainable future. We are shaping AI-native energy systems, abundant, intelligent, and affordable, and pioneered the world’s first off-grid Net Zero Industrial Park for renewable-powered zero-carbon industry. This challenge seeks scalable solutions advancing climate resilience and sustainable growth in the AI era.

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Our Startup Challenges
Resilient Energy Systems for Islands and Coastal Futures

The context:
Islands and coastal regions face growing climate risks, fragile grids, and high energy costs due to isolation and reliance on imported fuels. Many current solutions remain centralized, slow to adapt, and hard to scale in extreme environments. This challenge seeks breakthroughs in distributed energy, storage, microgrids, and intelligent management to deliver stable, affordable, clean power where resilience matters most. Impact includes improved reliability, lower costs, reduced emissions, and broader access to modern energy, strengthening more secure and connected communities.


What we are looking for:
We are looking for breakthrough solutions that enhance the resilience, adaptability, and intelligence of energy systems in island and coastal environments. This may include advanced grid orchestration, climate-adaptive infrastructure, predictive risk modeling, hybrid system integration, offshore and distributed generation, and digital tools that improve stability under extreme conditions. We welcome technologies rethinking how energy, water, connectivity, and infrastructure interact, creating scalable models that strengthen long-term resilience and enable sustainable regional development.

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Resilient Energy Systems for Islands and Coastal Futures

The context:
Islands and coastal regions face growing climate risks, fragile grids, and high energy costs due to isolation and reliance on imported fuels. Many current solutions remain centralized, slow to adapt, and hard to scale in extreme environments. This challenge seeks breakthroughs in distributed energy, storage, microgrids, and intelligent management to deliver stable, affordable, clean power where resilience matters most. Impact includes improved reliability, lower costs, reduced emissions, and broader access to modern energy, strengthening more secure and connected communities.


What we are looking for:
We are looking for breakthrough solutions that enhance the resilience, adaptability, and intelligence of energy systems in island and coastal environments. This may include advanced grid orchestration, climate-adaptive infrastructure, predictive risk modeling, hybrid system integration, offshore and distributed generation, and digital tools that improve stability under extreme conditions. We welcome technologies rethinking how energy, water, connectivity, and infrastructure interact, creating scalable models that strengthen long-term resilience and enable sustainable regional development.

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Resilient Energy Systems for Islands and Coastal Futures

The context:
Islands and coastal regions face growing climate risks, fragile grids, and high energy costs due to isolation and reliance on imported fuels. Many current solutions remain centralized, slow to adapt, and hard to scale in extreme environments. This challenge seeks breakthroughs in distributed energy, storage, microgrids, and intelligent management to deliver stable, affordable, clean power where resilience matters most. Impact includes improved reliability, lower costs, reduced emissions, and broader access to modern energy, strengthening more secure and connected communities.


What we are looking for:
We are looking for breakthrough solutions that enhance the resilience, adaptability, and intelligence of energy systems in island and coastal environments. This may include advanced grid orchestration, climate-adaptive infrastructure, predictive risk modeling, hybrid system integration, offshore and distributed generation, and digital tools that improve stability under extreme conditions. We welcome technologies rethinking how energy, water, connectivity, and infrastructure interact, creating scalable models that strengthen long-term resilience and enable sustainable regional development.

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Energy × AI: Powering the Next Infrastructure of Civilization

The context:
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is driving unprecedented energy demand, while power systems struggle with efficiency, flexibility, and sustainability. At the same time, AI can transform how energy is produced, managed, and consumed, yet integration remains early and fragmented. This challenge calls for innovations linking energy and intelligence — from powering next-generation computing to enabling smarter energy networks. Impact includes improved efficiency, cleaner power, and accelerated digital growth supporting the next stage of human progress.

What we are looking for:
We are looking for innovations at the frontier of energy and artificial intelligence that can unlock new system-level value. This may include technologies that reduce the energy intensity of computing, enable intelligent coordination between power and compute infrastructure, advance AI-driven energy optimization, or create new architectures linking digital and physical systems. We welcome solutions that reshape how energy supports intelligence and how intelligence transforms energy, helping build more adaptive, efficient, and future-ready infrastructure.

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Energy × AI: Powering the Next Infrastructure of Civilization

The context:
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is driving unprecedented energy demand, while power systems struggle with efficiency, flexibility, and sustainability. At the same time, AI can transform how energy is produced, managed, and consumed, yet integration remains early and fragmented. This challenge calls for innovations linking energy and intelligence — from powering next-generation computing to enabling smarter energy networks. Impact includes improved efficiency, cleaner power, and accelerated digital growth supporting the next stage of human progress.

What we are looking for:
We are looking for innovations at the frontier of energy and artificial intelligence that can unlock new system-level value. This may include technologies that reduce the energy intensity of computing, enable intelligent coordination between power and compute infrastructure, advance AI-driven energy optimization, or create new architectures linking digital and physical systems. We welcome solutions that reshape how energy supports intelligence and how intelligence transforms energy, helping build more adaptive, efficient, and future-ready infrastructure.

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Energy × AI: Powering the Next Infrastructure of Civilization

The context:
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is driving unprecedented energy demand, while power systems struggle with efficiency, flexibility, and sustainability. At the same time, AI can transform how energy is produced, managed, and consumed, yet integration remains early and fragmented. This challenge calls for innovations linking energy and intelligence — from powering next-generation computing to enabling smarter energy networks. Impact includes improved efficiency, cleaner power, and accelerated digital growth supporting the next stage of human progress.

What we are looking for:
We are looking for innovations at the frontier of energy and artificial intelligence that can unlock new system-level value. This may include technologies that reduce the energy intensity of computing, enable intelligent coordination between power and compute infrastructure, advance AI-driven energy optimization, or create new architectures linking digital and physical systems. We welcome solutions that reshape how energy supports intelligence and how intelligence transforms energy, helping build more adaptive, efficient, and future-ready infrastructure.

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Selection Criteria
Breakthrough Differentiation

A clear and defensible innovation beyond incremental improvements or existing solutions.

Scalability & Replicability

Potential to scale across markets, regions, or use cases with a repeatable model.

Integration Potential

Ability to connect with real-world infrastructure, platforms, or future system ecosystems.

Execution Credibility

Team capability, technical depth, and roadmap toward practical deployment.

Long-term Impact Potential

Potential to meaningfully influence energy systems, resilience, or AI–energy evolution over time.

Rewards
  • Strategic Immersion

    Selected teams will visit Envision’s global innovation hubs and industrial sites to experience real energy systems. Engagement with technical and business teams provides insight into large-scale deployment and future industry directions.

  • Deployment Partnership

    Selected teams can explore collaboration with Envision, including pilots, joint deployment, product integration, and potential investment pathways. This provides a direct route to validate solutions in real industrial and market settings.

  • Global Presence

    Selected teams will be supported through Envision’s global platforms and networks to boost visibility. Opportunities may include speaking at energy forums and showcasing solution across Envision’s partner network, expanding recognition and influence.

Play an active role in our six business sectors

Your solution, product or service demonstrates that you can play an active role in LVMH's ecosystem and deliver on a large scale. Whether it be the creation process, the omnichannel customer journey, or operation and manufacturing, you support the Group's legacy of excellence and innovation in all areas of its 6 business sectors.

  • Fashion & Leather Goods

  • Wines & Spirits

  • Perfumes & Cosmetics

  • Watches & Jewelry

  • Other Activities

  • Selective Retailing

Timeline

40 Days 08 Hours

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  • 20/02/2026

    Applications open

  • 06/04/2026

    Applications close

  • 27/04/2026

    The winners are announced

  • 17/06/2026

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    20/06/2026

    10th edition of VivaTech

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