France has awarded close to 50 MWp of capacity in a tender for solar projects in non-interconnected zones (ZNIs), with or without a battery storage component, official data showed on Friday. The Ministry of Ecological Transition announced 89 winners in the sixth round of the tender programme held by the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE). The […]
France: Power storage unit commissioned at the Plouguin wind farm – EQ Mag
Paris (France) : Boralex Inc. (“Boralex” or the “Company”) (TSX: BLX) is pleased to announce the commissioning of its second energy storage unit in France. The battery, which has a storage capacity of more than 3.3 MWh, is installed on the site of the Plouguin wind farm (Finistère, Brittany). Having just recently announced the commissioning […]
India joins UAE, France for trilateral on clean energy, counter-pandemic steps – EQ Mag
Trilateral to focus on nuclear and solar power, climate change and biodiversity, along with cooperation in defence preparation and in countering infectious diseases, says a joint statement. India, France and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday declared their common intent to formalise a “” to collaborate on nuclear energy and explore opportunities in the Indian […]
Iberdrola wins municipal 25-MWp floating solar project in France – EQ Mag
Iberdrola SA (BME:IBE) said on Thursday it had won a project for a 25-MWp floating solar plant in a tender process that a municipality in France’s Alsace region launched in June 2022. The municipality of Kurtzenhouse selected the Spanish utility to develop, install and operate the floating plant on the basin of the Bischwiller gravel […]
France to leave energy treaty criticized by climate groups – EQ Mag Pro
French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that France will become the latest European Union country to leave an energy agreement which climate groups claim is being used by the fossil fuel industry to legally challenge environmental measures. The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) entered into force in 1998 to protect foreign investment in the energy sector. […]
Leroy Merlin chooses Voltalia to supply solar energy to its sites in France – EQ Mag Pro
Leroy Merlin, France’s leading home improvement retail company, and Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN code: FR0011995588), an international player in renewable energies, have announced the signing of a sales contract for the production of a new 30-megawatt solar power plant located in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Leroy Merlin and Voltalia have signed a CPPA1 for […]
France to start building first new nuclear reactor before May 2027 – EQ Mag Pro
Announcement is part of French President Emmanuel Macron’s pledge to build 8 new nuclear plants to accelerate transition to renewable energy France will start building its first new-generation nuclear reactors before May 2027, according to local media outlets on Tuesday. The government plans to build at least six new “European Pressurized Reactors,” replacing current sites […]
World’s first offshore green hydrogen electrolyzer begins production – EQ Mag Pro
The world’s first site for the production of green hydrogen at sea from offshore wind power has produced its first batch of hydrogen from a floating 1MW electrolyser off the coast of France. The 1MW “Sealhyfe” pilot project was developed by French pure hydrogen producer Lhyfe and US-based Plug Power, which supplied the electrolyser. It […]
Macron calls for ‘massive acceleration’ of renewable energies in France – EQ Mag Pro
The energy strategy announced by the president on Thursday relies on the speedy construction of two infrastructures: wind turbines and nuclear reactors. Blades the size of an Airbus spin atop 80 white masts, off Saint-Nazaire, 15 kilometers from France’s west coast. The shuttle that carried Emmanuel Macron and his delegation on Thursday, September 22, seemed […]
France urges Brussels to label nuclear-produced hydrogen ‘green’ – EQ Mag Pro
French Energy Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher is trying to get EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson to include nuclear among energy sources for the production of so-called “green” hydrogen, according to a letter seen by EURACTIV France. In May, the European Union unveiled its REPowerEU programme to rapidly reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels and speed up […]