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Nuclear Power Plant

Last Reactor at Oldest French Nuclear Plant Going Offline

The last operating reactor at France's oldest nuclear power plant is scheduled to shut down June 30, some 43 years after the plant entered commercial operation.…

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

McPhy to Equip French Hydrogen Project

McPhy has been selected to equip the largest zero emission hydrogen mobility deployment project in France.

Distributed Solar

Sonnedix, Natixis pen US$87m, 100MWp Chilean Solar Deal

Sonnedix and French financier Natixis have closed senior financing facilities to bring forward up to 100MWp of solar in Chile.

Energy Technology

French Research Institute Joins Europe's Solar Manufacturing Accelerator

French global collaborative research platform IPVF has joined “Solar Manufacturing Accelerator” to boost the development and deployment of solar pv manufactur…

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF Terminates Nuclear Electricity Supply Contracts

EDF, the French power company, has informed three energy suppliers - Alpiq, Gazel Energie and Total Direct Energie - that their contracts will be terminated und…

Strategic Union Between French and British Renewable Firms

UK renewable energy specialist Dulas has finalised an agreement with French remote sensing company Leosphere, part of the Vaisala group.

Nuclear Power Plant

EdF Submits Application for UK Nuclear Power Plant

French state-controlled utility EdF has applied for a Development Consent Order (DCO) for its proposed 3.2GW Sizewell C nuclear power plant.

Nuclear waste

IAEA Commends French Nuclear Waste Programme

The International Atomic Energy Agency has released the final report from its January 2018 mission to France to review radioactive waste management and decommis…

ABB to Automate Lhyfe's Green Hydrogen Production Plant

Swiss technology company ABB has secured a contract from Lhyfe, a French producer and supplier of green hydrogen.

French Group Total Buys up Some Assets from Portugal's EDP

Total's shares on the Paris bourse .FCHI gained 4% in early trade after the deal, and a separate announcement that it was calling off a deal to acquire Occident…

French Nuclear Energy Society : Nuclear Essential to Economic Recovery

Making a commitment to build six new EPRs in France would be an "effective stimulus" for the country's economy as it recovers in the years ahead from the shock …

Coal Trade

BNP Paribas Accelerates Its Exit from Coal in OECD Countries

French bank BNP Paribas is expanding to all OECD countries its target to end relationships with customers that use coal to generate electricity by end 2030, it …

Van Oord Secures French Offshore Wind Project Order

Van Oord will start the offshore operations in 2021 with the installation of the pin piles using its offshore installation vessel Aeolus.

Wind Power Project

Iberdrola Acquires Aalto Power for €100m in France

Iberdrola Renovables France has acquired French renewable energy company Aalto Power for €100m.

Solar Power Plant

Neoen Signs PPA with CleanCo for 400MW Australia Solar Farm

French renewable energy producer Neoen has signed a power purchase agreement in Australia with publicly-owned renewable generator CleanCo.