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Axens Launches France’s First Industrial-Scale SAF Project Based on Advanced Bioethanol

Axens has announced the launch of the ERA project, or Ethanol to Refuel Aviation, France’s first industrial-scale sustainable aviation fuel production unit bas…

France

PNE Group Wins French Tender for 22 MW Oinville-Saint-Liphard Wind Farm

PNE Group has secured a success in the latest French wind power tender, with its Oinville-Saint-Liphard wind farm selected among 39 awarded projects.The tender,…

France

Airbus and MTU Plan Joint Venture for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Aircraft Engine

Airbus and MTU Aero Engines plan to deepen their collaboration by creating a joint venture focused on developing and commercialising a fully electric hydrogen f…

France

Ocean Winds delivers first power from floating offshore wind project in France

Ocean Winds (OW), the international offshore wind energy company created by EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has started electricity production at its 30 MW Éol…

France

TotalEnergies and EDF Group have signed an agreement on the supply of nuclear energy

French energy companies TotalEnergies SE and EDF Group (Électricité de France) have signed a partnership agreement for the supply of nuclear energ…

Hydropower Plant

EU approves €144m state aid for French hydrogen plant

The European Commission has approved €144 million in French state aid to support HyforSeeds in producing renewable and low-carbon hydrogen for the fertilis…

France

Qair secures solar PV PPA at 192MW Brazilian plant

French independent power producer (IPP) Qair has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Brazilian LPG distributor Ultragaz for the Bom Jardim solar PV pro…

France

Drilling of geothermal doublet starts in Aulnay-sous-Bois, France

Drilling of a geothermal doublet and construction of the heating plant have started for a geothermal heating project in Aulnay-sous-Bois, France.Artist's re…

France

Serbia and EDF discuss roadmap to nuclear energy

All the studies necessary to allow the Serbian government to make an informed decision on implementing a nuclear power programme should be completed by 2027, ac…

France Secures EU Approval for €11 Billion Aid Plan to Boost Manufacturing of Clean Technologies Like Solar and Wind Power

The European Commission recently announced its approval of a French state aid plan worth €11 billion. This plan aims to support strategic investments in cl…

France Launches Construction of ELISE High-Temperature Sodium-Cooled Small Modular Reactor Test Facility

Recently, French small modular reactor developer Blue Capsule Technology announced a collaboration with French CSTI Groupe to build the full-scale high-temperat…

Q ENERGY Commences Construction of 11 MWp Chênet Solar Park in Marne, France, to Power 5,500 Households and Reduce Carbon Emissions Upon 2026 Commissioning

Q ENERGY has recently commenced construction of the Chênet photovoltaic park in the Marne region of France. This solar facility has an installed capacity …

France Launches Construction of Its Largest Rooftop Solar Project

France has recently launched a leading large-scale rooftop solar project in the Beauvais region, marking a significant step forward in local renewable energy de…

FDE Secures Exclusive Permit for Natural Hydrogen Exploration in Northeastern France, Area 21 Times the Size of Paris

The French government has recently granted French energy company FDE an exclusive permit for natural hydrogen exploration in a vast area of northeastern France.…

Nuclear Reactor

France’s EDF Raises Cost Estimate for Six Reactors to 72.8 Billion Euros

France's state-owned utility EDF has announced that it will limit the construction costs for six new nuclear reactors to 72.8 billion euros ($85.29 billion)…