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Rusumo Falls - Rwanda

Still at the cutting edge
of the water, energy and environment sectors

Historically, we have always We have continued to renew our state-of-the-art expertise in hydraulics, not just by recruiting
worked on long-term, sustainable renowned specialists, but also by opening our arms to young doctoral graduates. We also
markets which are virtually infinite remain active in the international scientific community of hydraulics engineers: seminars,
in depth. In recent years, the needs workshops and publications enable us to stay at the leading edge. The rapid expansion of
of populations have increased our environmental engineering teams has gone hand-in-hand with the recruitment of social
substantially, not just in terms of science specialists to ensure that we make maximum allowance for the societal dimension
water and energy, but also with of our projects. We have also considerably boosted our expertise in complex civil engineering
regard to the threats posed by calculations to complement our acquired expertise in hydraulic and hydrosedimentary
climate change. Thanks to the modelling. The arrival of Sher, a Belgian engineering firm actively involved in all types of
creation of Artelia, we have been water-related projects in central Africa, had a stimulating effect on our business. And more
able to embrace these changes, recently, the acquisition of Open Ocean, a specialist in metocean studies, boosted our maritime
as we now have the capacity to expertise.
take on much bigger projects and
can provide our clients with the These developments led to a remarkable increase in our dams and hydropower business,
assurance that our talents and skills as well as a sharp rise in alternative energy projects (solar farms, offshore and onshore
will be available in the long-term. In wind farms). Thanks to this wider approach to energy studies the Group has become a
this manner, Sogreah's rich legacy recognised player in such fields as hybrid energy systems, energy mixing and the introduction
will continue to prosper as we of intermittent energies in interconnected power grids, specialist topics that were virtually
press on with our plans to employ unheard of ten years ago.
a new generation of salaried staff In view of the projected rise in sea level, our coastal and maritime engineering division has
and widen our scope of work, with also enjoyed substantial growth, notably with regard to the issues involved in preventing
a profound sense of supporting coastline erosion. Similarly, as a result of increased maritime trade, our teams of experts have
human development. been called upon to participate in port extension projects in a variety of countries. In 2020,
Artelia acquired a majority stake in Principia, an engineering consultancy specialising in
offshore structures and shipbuilding, enabling the Group to expand and consolidate our
position in this maritime sector.

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