Gimélec is a group of French electrical manufacturers with over 200 member companies. Its mission includes the development of new regulations and active development of standards and best practice rules; collection and dissemination of information to enable its member companies to benefic from an active stand on legal, economic, technical or environmental issues; active promotion of members and their products through brochures, exhibitions, internet, press, mailing, foundations, etc.; promotion of "good practices" through the development of guides, charters, voluntary agreements and trademarks; and consolidation of professional positions and creating sustainable value to markets.
The Green Grid + Gimélec Alliance
Areas of intended collaboration between The Green Grid and Gimélec include:
- Aiding Gimélec in supporting TGG recommendations to harmonize and globalize best practices, metrics and measurements
- Joint engagement of French associations working in the data center field including CRIP and CESIT
- Increasing awareness of TGG and Gimélec metrics and technical work in Europe
- Bilateral understanding of the EMEA data center market
- Joint work on standardization - including at the French level with UTE and AFNOR, but also a ta European level with CEN and CENELEC and at a worldwide level with ISO and IEC