France

Hydropower Plant

France Chooses China to Help Speed Up Zero Carbon Development

French President Emmanuel Macron has just finished his visit in China recently, which has greatly accelerated trade relations between the two countries. On Apri…

Hydropower Plant

1.5GW! EDF and CHN Energy Sign Renewable Energy Projects in Jiangsu Province of China

PVTIME – France and China have signed several energy cooperation agreements, particularly in the nuclear and renewable energy sectors, during French Presi…

Offshore Wind Power

Allseas Signs Contract for îLes D’Yeu ET de Noirmoutier Offshore Substation Installation

DEME and Allseas have signed a contract for the installation of the offshore substation for the Îles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in F…

Offshore Wind Power

496 MW French Offshore Wind Farm Enters Construction Stage

The Eoliennes en Mer des îles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier (EMYN) consortium, comprising Ocean Winds, Sumitomo Corporation, Banque des Territoires and Ve…

Offshore Wind Power

Dieppe Le Tréport Offshore Wind Project Nearing Final Investment Decision

The final investment decision (FID) for the Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm is expected to be made in the coming months and set the construction act…

Offshore Wind Power

Financing Secured and Construction Works Commence for Eoliennes en Mer Des Iles D’Yeu ET de Noirmoutier Offshore Wind Farm Project in France

Sumitomo Corporation?Head Office?Tokyo, Japan; President and CEO: Masayuki Hyodo?together with Ocean Winds (Head Office: Spain, an offshore wind energy develope…

Solar Technology

French Startup Offers ‘Manual’ Solar Tracker for Residential PV Systems

France-based Luciole & Basilic has developed a tracking system that can be manually oriented according to the zenith every 15 days. The startup recently introdu…

Solar Power Plant

EDF Renewables to Build 554 MW of Solar to Support I&M Power’s Move From Coal

EDF Renewables North America announced two agreements with Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), a unit of American Electric Power, through which I&M will add 554 MWdc …

Wind Turbine

Siemens Gamesa Delivers Turbines for French Floating Offshore Wind Farm

The wind turbine components to be installed on the Provence Grand Large floating wind farm offshore France have arrived in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône.The 2…

Nuclear Technology

EDF Establishes Nuward Subsidiary to Boost SMR Development

EDF says the creation of is new Nuward subsidiary emphasises EDF’s willingness to strengthen the development of its Nuward Small Modular Reactor (SMR). Th…

Nuclear Reactor

EDF CREATES NUWARD TO STRENGTHEN DEVELOPMENT OF ITS SMR

EDF (Electricité de France) announced the creation of its subsidiary NUWARD to boost the development of its small modular reactor (SMR) now entering the …

Carbon Emissions

European Aviation Sector Fears CO2 Rules Could Clip Its Wings

Istanbul airport is already busier than Heathrow and Charles de Gaulle.European airlines fear losing out to rivals based outside the EU that can ignore the bloc…

Nuclear waste

Environmental Permits Issued for Sizewell C NPP

The UK Environment Agency (EA) has issued three new environmental permits to NNB Generation Company (Sizewell C) Limited for the new NPP planned at Sizewell in …

Nuclear Technology

EDF Creates New Nuward SMR Subsidiary

France's EDF says that creating a wholly-owned subsidiary will enable the Nuward small modular reactor (SMR) to meet its "next key milestones" en route to a…

Offshore Wind Power

New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm Linked to Land

The subsea export cable for the South Fork wind farm offshore New York has now been installed, according to an update Eversource Energy posted on social media.T…