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Solar Power Plant

Engie Switches on 181.25 MW Solar Plant in Chile

Engie Chile’s largest solar park, in Chile’s Antofagasta region, will have a 638 MWh storage system, currently under construction.Engie Energí…

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…

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…

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…

Solar Power Plant

Totalenergies to Develop 1 GW Solar Power Plant in Iraq as Part of $27BN Ground-Breaking Energy Project Deal

The project is part of the Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP), which aims to enhance the development of Iraq’s natural resources and improve the country…

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…

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…

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…

Offshore Wind Power

Enbridge Will Develop an Offshore Wind Farm in Normandy

Enbridge said Monday it was now a member of a consortium planning what will become the largest offshore wind farm in French territory.The French government sele…

Offshore Wind Power

EDF Renewables and Maple Power Awarded the Fourth Offshore Wind Tender Launched by the French State, Securing a One-Gigawatt Project off the Coast of Normandy, France

Following the fourth offshore wind tender launched in January 2021, the French Ministry of Energy Transition has chosen Eoliennes en Mer Manche Normandie, the p…

Oil Refinery

Nigeria Struggles to Find Buyers Amid Strikes in French Refining Sector

France is one of the biggest buyers of Nigerian oilA view shows the Bonny oil terminal in the Niger delta in Nigeria. Between 20 and 25 shipments of Nigerian cr…