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France’s nuclear power plants are undergoing repairs and extended outages, leading to a 25% decrease in nuclear power plant output this winter, an analysis from Baringa Partners LLP said, according to Bloomberg. France, Europe’s largest power exporter, could be left scrambling to import power this winter. France typically sends power …

French energy major TotalEnergies has started construction of the Eolmed project, operated by Qair and in which TotalEnergies has a 20 percent stake. This 30 MW project is located some 12 miles off the coast of Gruissan and Port la Nouvelle. The start of production is expected by 2024. The …

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Madrid has revived calls to build a huge gas pipeline between Spain and France dubbed MidCat that would boost Europe’s energy independence from Russia. What is MidCat? Initially launched in 2003, the 190-kilometre (120-mile) Midi-Catalonia (MidCat) pipeline would pump gas across the Pyrenees from Hostalric just …

France, one of Europe’s leading electricity exporters, has taken 28 of its 56 atomic reactors offline due to defects or maintenance. The step comes amid a months-long energy crunch, one of the worst in European history. The 1,300-megawatt Golfech-2 reactor run by Electricite de France (EDF) in the south of …

France is willing to resume talks with Spain about building a gas pipeline connecting the two countries as Europe races to reduce its dependence on Russian gas. France, which has long resisted Spanish calls to build the link, is now willing to discuss the viability of the so-called Midcat pipeline …

Saudi Arabia’s state oil and gas corporation Saudi Aramco said that it signed five agreements with leading French companies including a deal on hydrogen-powered vehicles with Gaussin, during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the kingdom. The agreements were concluded in the city of Jeddah during the workshops that were …

Car manufacturing group and pioneer in the European EV market, Renault Group, and Australian-German geothermal lithium developer Vulcan Energy Resources, announce having signed a lithium offtake term sheet. This agreement is for an initial five-year term which can be extended if mutually agreed, with a start of commercial delivery set …

Forssea Robotics has completed an underwater survey of the Floatgen offshore wind turbine installed at the SEM-REV site in France. The main goal of the survey, completed in June, was to visually confirm the integrity of the mooring lines and dynamic umbilical system, besides characterizing marine growth on the various …

France and Russia’s EDF Group and Rosatom recently announced the signing of an agreement for nuclear hydrogen production. The purpose is to promote clean H2 projects taking place in both Russia and in Europe. According to Rosatom, developing H2 technologies will play an integral role in the Paris Agreement’s implementation. …

Oil major Total has begun producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from used cooking oil at its La Mède biorefinery in southern France and its Oudalle facility near Le Havre to be delivered to French airports this month. Oil major Total has begun producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its …