Air Liquide announces a 40% stake acquisition in the capital of the French company H2V Normandy, a subsidiary of H2V Product, which aims to build a large-scale electrolyzer complex of up to 200 MW for the production of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen in France. This strategic investment demonstrates Air Liquide’s long-term commitment to hydrogen energy […]
Engie, Neoen Plan $1.2 Billion Solar, Storage Project in France
Engie SA and Neoen SA are planning to invest about 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) to build one of the largest solar farms in the world in southeastern France. While the French utilities’ project may be still three years away from construction, it’s another sign that solar power is increasingly competitive in Europe, where governments […]
Total adds to renewable gas push with Fonroche acquisition
It gave no financial details for the Fonroche purchase. Total aims to produce 1.5 terawatt-hours of biomethane a year by 2025, the group said in a statement PARIS: French oil group Total said on Monday it had acquired Fonroche Biogaz, a leading producer of renewable gas in France with nearly 500 gigawatt-hours of installed capacity. […]
German power export surplus shrank 46.2% in 2020
Cross-border trade is especially strong with France, which still bets on nuclear power – shunned in Germany for safety concerns which resulted in its plan for a scheduled withdrawal FRANKFURT: Germany saw its electricity export surplus shrink by 46.2 per cent in 2020 to 18.9 terawatt hours (TWh), raising the prospect that its dependency on […]
India, France re-elected as president, co-president of solar alliance
India and France were re-elected as president and co-president of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for a term of two years at its third assembly on Wednesday, an official statement said. India and France were re-elected as president and co-president of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for a term of two years at its third […]
IEEFA update: Who would still fund a new coal power plant in India?
Coal power generation has worn 100% of the COVID-19 power demand drop The coronavirus pandemic and national lockdown has highlighted the growing financial risks to India’s coal-fired power plant sector, a technology being superseded by international finance investing in new, cheaper, and cleaner renewable energy, finds a new IEEFA briefing note out today. Entitled Who […]
Total awarded 135 MW of solar power projects in France
The largest project in the lot is a 50 MW ground-mounted solar project at the site of the company’s former refinery in Valenciennes in northeast France. It is expected to be completed in 2022 PARIS: French energy major Total said on Wednesday it was awarded several solar power generation projects with a total capacity of […]
France approves 1.7 GW of wind and solar power projects
PARIS: The French ecology minister has cleared nearly 300 wind and solar power projects with total installed capacity of about 1.7 gigawatts, saying she has also approved several project deadline extensions because of the coronavirus outbreak. “The health crisis we are going through must not in any way make us give up the ambitious […]
France to Use Batteries for Renewables Instead of Power Lines
France’s grid operator will test storing excess wind and solar power in batteries to reduce the need to build new transmission lines that involve heavy construction work and take longer to complete.Read More … Source : bloombergquint
France could shut next two nuclear reactors sooner than expected
Nuclear-dependent France aims to reduce the share of atomic power in its electricity generation to 50 per cent by 2035 from 75 per cent currently PARIS : France could shut down its next two nuclear reactors in 2025-2026 if market conditions are right, earlier than expected as it presses ahead with plans to close 14 […]