Our manifesto
Committed to clean, local energy
It all began in September 2016 in the corridors of the École des Ponts with a student project: the development of streamlined rooftop wind turbines to capture the wind on buildings. From that moment on, we were convinced that there could be no energy transition without the development of an energy mix in buildings. So we set ourselves the crazy challenge of using our technical know-how to supply cities with the greenest possible energy.
We don't know yet, but we've got a long way to go.
After 1 year, between exams and lectures, the first WindBox prototype saw the light of day in the École's laboratories. On the menu: fiberglass, wood and plastic.
A few months later, our efforts were rewarded when we won the VINCI Innovation Award. For a year, we are incubated in the group's new incubator: Leonard.
What had previously been a student project takes another turn, with the creation of WIND my ROOF SAS in June 2018. Antoine becomes CEO and Yanis becomes CTO.
Then everything accelerated: a new WindBox V0.1 industrial prototype was assembled in the factory, and the WindBox was awarded the Solar Impulse Foundation label, becoming one of 1,000 solutions for the planet.
We already believed it, now they're convinced too. In 2020, the family expanded with the addition of EIT InnoEnergy and VINCI Energies to the capital, and the support of BPI France. The €600,000 raised will enable us to accelerate recruitment, development and demonstrations.
Production of the first series WindBoxes will start in 2022 at SIMRA, a French plant based in Saint-Nazaire and subsidiary of SEGULA Technologies.
1 year later, we have reached a new milestone with the raising of 2M Euros from the Idec Group, a business angel and our historical investors to continue R&D and accelerate industrialization. A new step into the big league.
Now we're working hard to develop WindBoxes that will provide a stable, local renewable electricity mix for your buildings.
We can't wait to write the rest of this story.
Antoine and Yanis
Let's start the WIND my ROOF story at the end!
Installation of 10 WindBoxes on the roof of SICAE de la Somme et du Cambraisis ⚡ as part of the European CAPITOLE project ⭐⭐⭐.
Second round of financing for WIND my ROOF 🥳🥳🥳
Groupe IDEC and a business angel join VINCI Energies and EIT InnoEnergy.
€2,000,000 to:
🥇 Deploy projects signed in France and Europe
🥈 Accelerate industrialization
🥉 Pursue R&D and stay one step ahead
Installation of 8 WindBoxes on the roof of a social housing building 🏢 in Rouen (76) for Rouen Habitat 🤝 More details in our article.
Series production of WindBoxes 🔄️ starts at SIMRA in Saint-Nazaire 🏭 Find out more about the partnership here.
The WindBox V1 is abused 😶🌫️, snowed ❄️ and validated ✅ in a wind tunnel at the CSTB in Nantes 🌪️
Assembling the new WindBox V1 prototypes 🆕 in Trappes (78) at SEGULA Technologies.
Bigger 👆 and stronger 💪 for greater efficiency and safety.
Installation of 2 WindBoxes 🏗️ at La Défense (92).
Here we go for 1 year of experimentation as part of the⚡Oasis énergétiques⚡project at Paris La Défense.
The first round of financing is completed 🍾🍾🍾
EIT InnoEnergy and VINCI Energies invest in WIND my ROOF with the support of BPI France.
€600,000 to accelerate :
🥇 Hirings
🥈 Developments
🥉 Pilots
WindBox earns Solar Impulse Foundation label as one of 1,000 solutions for the planet 🌍
A new industrial prototype ⚙️🪛 of WindBox V0.1 is assembled in the factory.
WIND my ROOF SAS comes to legal life!
Antoine becomes CEO 👨💼 and Yanis becomes CTO 🧙♂️
The team is 🏆 winner 🏆 of the VINCI Innovation Prize student challenge, and wins a year's incubation in the Group's new incubator: Leonard.
The first prototype 🛠️🪚 of the 1:1 scale WindBox is born in the laboratories of École des Ponts.
On the menu: fiberglass, wood and plastic.
Collector!
▶️ Beginning of a student project at theÉcole des Ponts: roof mounted wind turbine.
History didn't write itself
Success belongs to everyone. It's all about teamwork.
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And history continues to be made every day at WIND my ROOF.
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