News from France
Nine European Countries Agree: North Sea to Become Europe's Green Power Plant With 120 GW Offshore Wind Capacity by 2030
29 Apr 2023 13:28 | Ostend, Belgium - In Ostend, Belgium, the heads of state and government and the energy ministers of nine countries have agreed on closer cooperation in the utilization of offshore wind energy in the North Sea. By 2030 alone, the installed offshore wind power capacity is initially to increase to 120 GW (120,000 MW), and the further utilization potential is enormous. read more...
Full Maintenance: Deutsche Windtechnik Concludes Maintenance Contracts For First Enercon Turbines in France
15 Mar 2023 17:04 | Bremen, Germany - Deutsche Windtechnik has signed its first service contracts for the maintenance of four wind farms with Enercon wind turbines in France. The new contracts have a term of five years with he option of extension. read more...
Wind Market France: Energiequelle Subsidiary Commissions Another Wind Project in Brittany
31 Jan 2023 15:12 | Vern-sur-Seiche, France - The French Energiequelle subsidiary P&T Technologie has commissioned the wind farm Le Ménec in the northwest of France at the beginning of 2023. The project is located on the Côtes d'Armor in the municipalities of Trévé and Loudéac in Brittany. read more...
Financial Close: Neoen Closes Financing For First Sub-Project of Giant RE Project in South Australia
05 Jan 2023 10:54 | Paris, France - At the end of December 2022, Neoen, one of the world's leading renewable energy-based producers, has reached financial close on the first 209 megawatts (MW) of its 412 MW Goyder South Stage 1 wind farm near Burra in the Mid North region of South Australia. read more...
IEA Report: Global Energy Crisis Becomes Expansion Booster For Renewables
15 Dec 2022 14:53 | Paris, France - The energy crisis resulting from the Ukraine war has led to a huge acceleration in renewable energy expansion. The IEA expects global growth to nearly double over the next five years, replacing coal as the largest source of electricity generation. The opportunity to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees thus remains. read more...
Lightning Protection And Rotor Blade Inspection: Enertrag Betrieb Offers Drone Inspection in France By 2023
07 Dec 2022 16:58 | Paris, France / Dauerthal - With the larger and taller wind turbines that are now being erected, the issue of lightning protection is of great importance. read more...
Wind Market France: Boralex Commissions First Repowering Wind Farm in The Somme Department
24 Nov 2022 17:25 | Paris, France - Canadian renewable energy operator Boralex has commissioned the repowering wind farm Bougainville in the French department of Somme (Hauts-de-France region). read more...
Personnel: Maël Lagarde appointed as new Managing Director / CEO of VSB Énergies Nouvelles
02 Sep 2022 09:41 | Nîmes, France / Dresden, Germany - VSB énergies Nouvelles, a subsidiary of the VSB Group, has appointed Maël Lagarde as its new Managing Director / CEO. read more...
More Solar Power: Energiequelle Sells French Solar Park To Watt & Co
01 Aug 2022 11:29 | Decize, France - Energiequelle has sold the Decize solar park in France to Watt & Co. The park, with a total capacity of 14.7 MW, was developed by Energiequelle's French subsidiary P&T in cooperation with EREA Ingenierie. read more...
Vestas Secures Offshore Order for Floating Wind Project Eolmed in France
27 Jun 2022 17:00 | Madrid - A consortium formed by Qair, Total Energies and BW Ideol has placed a 30 MW order for the Eolmed offshore wind park. read more...
