France

Energy Transition

G7 Agrees to Critical Mineral Plan to Boost Energy Transition Push

Group aims to develop new mines and supply chains for critical minerals in 'responsible' manner

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

New G7 Nuclear Energy Alliance Forms as Germany Pulls the Plug on Last Reactors

A nuclear power alliance between the UK, US, Canada, Japan and France has been formed at the G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in S…

Electric Vehicles

Battery-Electric Jeep Avenger Debuts in Europe

Stellantis’s Jeep brand is introducing the battery-electric Jeep Avenger (earlier post) in Europe. This introduction marks the beginning of the next phase…

Offshore Wind Power

G7 Ministers Vow to Accelerate Offshore Wind Deployment to Reach 150 GW by 2030

The G7 (Group of Seven) Ministers of Climate, Energy and the Environment have pledged to speed up the buildout of renewable energy projects, including offshore …

Carbon Emissions

COP28 President-Designate Highlights Importance of Finance in Climate Action

At a panel discussion organized by the Rockefeller Foundation on the sidelines of the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of…

Offshore Wind Power

Siemens Gamesa Awards Fécamp Pre-assembly Contract to GWS

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has picked Global Wind Service (GWS) as a partner for the complete pre-assembly scope for the 497 MW Fécamp offshore wind…

Nuclear waste

France’s Andra Seeks to Increase Low-Level Waste Storage Capacity

France’s National Agency for the management of radioactive waste (Andrea - l’Agence nationale pour la gestion des déchets radioactifs) has ap…

Nuclear Power Plant

France Renews Nuclear Co-operation With China

France and China agreed to renew their partnership in nuclear energy during the recent state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to China. This was one of…

Spent Fuel

Application to Raise Capacity of French Very-Low-Level Waste Repository

French radioactive waste management agency Andra has applied to the department of Aube in north-eastern France for environmental permission to increase the curr…

Offshore Wind Power

Back to Overview Calvados Offshore Wind Farm’s O&M Base Open for Business

The operations and maintenance (O&M) base of the French Calvados offshore wind farm was inaugurated on 11 April in Ouistreham. According to Éolien Mariti…

Offshore Wind Power

RTE Taps Fugro for Floating Offshore Wind Survey Work

France’s RTE (Réseau de Transport d’Electricité) has awarded Fugro with a contract to perform a geotechnical investigation for future …

Wind Farm

TEN-T Must Acknowledge the Strategic Role of Ports in Offshore Wind

All the relevant equipment for offshore wind deployment is stored in and transported via ports. The EU must recognise the critical role of offshore wind ports i…

Hydrogen Transport

Rystad Energy Expects Strong Growth in Hydrogen Pipelines Through 2035

Independent research and business intelligence company Rystad Energy estimates that there are about 91 planned hydrogen pipeline projects in the world, totaling…

France

Europe to Further Its Common Interest in Hydrogen

By implementing hydrogen production and storage technologies in some of these Member States, Europe will be able to further its common interest in hydrogen.With…

CNNC

China, France Expand Nuclear Cooperation

Cooperation agreements in the field of nuclear energy have been signed between China and France during a state visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Beij…