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For the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the government promised to make the tournament as green as possible through green public transport, massive recycling efforts and reusable venues. However, many questioned whether it would ever be possible to make a World Cup being held in the desert truly green, as it …

A French quartet with huge gas expertise have unveiled a preliminary design of a 150,000 cu m liquefied hydrogen carrier. Unveiled at the Hyvolution Summit 2024 trade show in Paris, gas containment system specialist GTT, along with TotalEnergies, naval architect LMG Marin and Bureau Veritas have provided details of a …

France is set to build eight new nuclear plants on top of six already announced, the energy minister has said, arguing more reactors are needed to hit carbon reduction targets. A draft law set to be presented soon recognizes that “we will need nuclear power beyond the six first European …

France’s president encouraged G7 countries on Friday to stop using coal by 2030. Emmanuel Macron enumerated several key points to improve the fight against climate change during an address to the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai. The “primary priority” for the most developed countries is to end …

Supported by the United States, France will propose at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai an exit of private financing for coal-fired power plants, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing sources with knowledge of the talks. According to Indian officials who spoke to Reuters, France has discussed with India – a …

France’s inaugural floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) has successfully completed commissioning and commenced operations in Le Havre. The FSRU, named the CAPE ANN and owned by Höegh LNG, was built in 2010 with a storage capacity of 142,500 cubic meters. It is operated by …

The French government will significantly increase public spending on green energy projects while curbing the support to households to help them with the high energy prices, according to the 2024 budget. Budget 2024 will be “the greenest in our history,” France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday, announcing …

France has “questions” about refining margins, and decisions could be made to curb excessive profits, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told journalists on Thursday. Inflation has been a concern across Europe, and the French government has taken strides to lower the cost of basic goods and services such as …

French LNG technology company Technip Energies has withdrawn from the Russian Arctic LNG 2 project. The French Technip Energies has completely left the Arctic LNG 2 liquefied natural gas production project. The project is headed by Novatek, a gas producer registered on the Moscow Stock Exchange. It will be recalled …

Lawmakers on Tuesday validated the bill to accelerate the construction of new nuclear reactors. The compromise text struck between the National Assembly and the Senate was voted by 339 votes to 100. MPs from the majority (Renaissance, Horizons, Modem), the independents (LIOT), the right (Les Républicains) and the extreme right …