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Natural Gas

French Urged to Cut Energy Use by 10%

Saving energy could help France avoid rolling blackouts and energy rationing this winter, the French President has said

Energy Transition

Transport Group CMA CGM Launches $1.5 Bln Energy Fund

French transport giant CMA CGM is creating a five-year investment fund of 1.5 billion euros ($1.5 billion) aimed at accelerating its energy transition in shippi…

France

EDF’s Minority Shareholders Scramble to Challenge Nationalisation Price

Minority shareholders in EDF are accelerating their efforts to challenge the price set for the nationalisation of the French energy group, believing the governm…

France

Iberdrola Responds to Rumours of Terminating French Power Contracts

Energy price hikes have reportedly forced the energy giant to terminate contracts with thousands of its French customers

Nuclear Power Plant

French Nuclear Giant Sues Government for $8 Billion

French nuclear giant EDF, forced to sell power to competitors below market value, is now suing the French government for over $8 billion in compensation.

Nuclear Power Plant

France Looks to Keep Nuclear Power Plants Running Despite Heatwave

French authorities have allowed five nuclear power plants in France to continue operations and discharge hot water in rivers.

Offshore Wind Power

Vattenfall Prequalifies for the Upcoming French Offshore Wind Energy Tender in the Mediterranean Sea

Vattenfall prequalifies for the upcoming floating French offshore wind tender for two projects off the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

Natural Gas

Synthetic Methane Injection into France’s Gas Distribution Grid Demonstrated

French green gas start-up Energo has demonstrated the injection of synthetic methane into GRDF’s gas distribution network.

Nuclear Reactor

Engie and Belgium Set Framework on Possible Extensions of Two Nuclear Reactors

Engie and Belgium have set a framework to negotiate the potential operational extension of two nuclear reactors, the French company said on Friday.

Nuclear Power Plant

Heatwave Forces Temporary Change to Water-Discharge Rules in France

The French nuclear regulator Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire says that "to ensure the security of the electricity network" it will temporarily modify the stric…

France

Low French Nuclear Output Is Bad News for the UK

Low nuclear power generation in France, typically a net exporter of electricity to other European countries, including the UK, is setting off alarm bells in Bri…

Energy Transition

Réunion Island Coal Power Station Converts to Biomass to Reduce Emissions

Global technology and software company Emerson has been selected by French independent energy provider Albioma to help transition its coal-fired Bois Rouge plan…

Offshore Wind Power

RWE and Bourbon Partner for French Floating Offshore Wind Auction

They have signed a partnership agreement and applied to be selected as eligible bidders for the A06 tender, under which two sites for floating offshore wind wil…

Crude Oil

Macron Tells Biden That Uae, Saudi Can Barely Raise Oil Output

Two top OPEC oil producers, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, can barely increase oil production, French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said he ha…

Natural Gas

French Energy Giants Urge Consumers to Cut Energy Use

​The heads of France's big energy companies on Sunday urged individuals and businesses to limit power consumption immediately to prepare for a looming energy c…