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Offshore Wind Power

NIRAS, Egis Team up for French Offshore Wind Development

NIRAS and Egis have signed a partnership agreement to work jointly on offshore wind developments in the French market.The two companies signed the agreement on …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

EDF Reorganises Its Nuclear Business to Improve Performance

French state-owned utility EDF said on Friday it will reorganise its nuclear business with the aim of improving performance ahead of the government's planne…

Geothermal Drilling

Arverne, Herrenknecht Create Partnership for Deep Geothermal Drilling

Drilling rig of Arverne Drilling on a winter day (source: company)French geothermal and lithium player Arverne Group (Arverne) and tunnel boring specialist Herr…

Uranium Project

France's Orano Studying Plan to Build U.S. Uranium Enrichment Plant

An employee works in the operation room at the Orano nuclear waste reprocessing plant in La Hague, near Cherbourg, France, January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stephane Ma…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

French nuclear regulator finalising safety review of Flamanville plant

A view shows the construction site of the third-generation European Pressurised Water nuclear reactor (EPR) in Flamanville, France, June 14, 2022. Picture taken…

Nuclear Reactor

France Awards Grants for Molten Salt Reactor R&D

Molten salt reactor developers Thorizon and Stellaria, both in consortium with Orano, have been selected by the French government to receive funding through the…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Five Killed in Fire at Perenco Oil Platform Offshore Gabon

Five people were killed and one is missing after a fire on Wednesday at a Perenco oil platform off the coast of Gabon, the Anglo-French oil company said in a st…

Solar Power Plant

Chile Gets World’s First Fully Solar-Powered Air Traffic Station

The logo of French defence and electronics group Thales is seen at the Milipol Paris, the worldwide exhibition dedicated to homeland security and safety, in Vil…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Totalenergies Aims to Cut Methane Emissions From Oil Operations to Near Zero

FILE PHOTO: The logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is seen at the company's headquarters skyscraper in the financial and business district of …

Hydrogen Project

French Government Awards Lhyfe a Grant of up to €149M for Large-Scale Production of Green Hydrogen

Lhyfe received confirmation from the French government of a financial support in the form of a grant of up to €149 million for the construction of a green …

Oil and Gas Equipment

Totalenergies' Donges Oil Refinery in France Restarting Multiple Units

A view of the TotalEnergies logo as the sun rises, on the day French riot police pushed back energy workers on strike as they gathered in front of the refinery …

Uranium Project

Orano Signs Uranium Enrichment Services Contract With ČEZ

In a contract signed during a visit to the Czech Republic by French President Emmanuel Macron, Orano will supply uranium enrichment services, which will be used…

Nuclear Reactor

French Utility EDF Lifts Cost Estimate for New Reactors to 67 Bln Euros - Les Echos

The logo of Electricite de France (EDF) is seen in front of electrical pylons at the Tricastin nuclear?power plant site in Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux, France, No…

Solar Panel

Qair Locks Debt to Build 36-MW Solar Park in Poland

French independent renewable power producer Qair has obtained debt financing of PLN 77 million (USD 19.3m/EUR 17.8m) to back the construction of a 36-MW solar p…

Nuclear Reactor

French Reactor Using Full Core of Recycled Uranium Fuel

Unit 2 of the Cruas-Meysse nuclear power plant in south-eastern France was recently restarted with its first full core of recycled uranium fuel. The move marks …