Powering temporary installations in the heart of the city
For the summer of 2024, marked in particular by the Olympic Games and the events of the Marseille Summer Festival, the Marseille Tourist Office set up several information huts along the Corniche.
These spaces, open to the public, were designed to operate continuously in an outdoor environment, without direct access to the electrical grid.
A major constraint: autonomy and simplicity
In this context, the challenge was twofold: to guarantee a reliable power supply for essential equipment, while maintaining a solution that was simple for on-site teams to install and operate.
Ventilation, beverage storage, computer equipment… all these uses require a stable power supply on a daily basis.
Quick and accessible implementation
As Maxime Tissot, Director General of the Tourist Office, explains:
“In terms of use, it’s relatively simple since you just need to deploy the panels, connect them to each other, connect them to the machine, and then simply turn it on.”
This ease of use allows for quick setup, without specific technical skills, a key advantage for temporary installations.
Battery life adapted to field use
Pess Energy’s solutions efficiently powered everyday equipment such as fans, refrigerators, and computers.
Thanks to solar charging, the teams only needed to recharge the system every two to three days, ensuring long-term autonomy and minimizing the need for technical interventions.
Discretion, comfort and integration into the urban environment
In a busy public space like the Corniche, the absence of noise and emissions is a major advantage.
The solution blends seamlessly into the environment, causing no disturbance to visitors or residents, while contributing to a modern and responsible image for the event.
A concrete response to the challenges facing cities
This use case illustrates the ability of Pess Energy solutions to meet the needs of local authorities for temporary installations:
mobile, autonomous, easy to deploy, and adapted to urban constraints.