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France, UAE to Join Forces on RE and H2 Projects

French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday that France will work with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on new projects in the energy sector including renewables and hydrogen fuel. “Reaching zero carbon emissions by 2050 is an important goal, and we want to work with the UAE on this fight on climate change,” […]

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Vensys to Supply Turbines to Repower RES’ 24 MW WInd Farm in France

RES SAS, the Turkey-based subsidiary of RES, has ordered 16 turbines from German gearless wind turbine manufacturer Vensys for the repowering of 24 MW of the Souleilla-Corbières wind farm in the south of France. The deal is for Vensys62 1.5MW gearless machines with hub heights of 49 meters. Souleilla-Corbières currently has a capacity of 20.8 MW […]

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Statkraft Buys Wind Power Portfolio in Germany and France

Statkraft, Europe’s major generator of renewable energy, has acquired the wind power portfolio of wind farm operator Breeze Three Energy in Germany and France to further strengthen its position in Europe. The parties have decided not to disclose the transaction value. Norway-based Statkraft adds 39 wind farms across Germany and four wind farms in France […]

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French Firm TotalEnergies Expects RE Expansion in Future

French company TotalEnergies said on Monday that it expected a big rise in renewable-based electricity, solar and wind forms of energy, partly due to a general increase in electrification in the industrial and business world. TotalEnergies added it expected that oil in general would plateau before 2030, while natural gas would continue to play a […]

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Germany’s Encavis Buys 74.5 MW Wind Portfolio in France

Germany’s Encavis Asset Management has acquired five new wind farms in France, totalling 74.5 MW capacity, to implement the growth and diversification strategy for its special fund Encavis Infrastructure Fund II (EIF II). The seller of the renewable energy plants is the Swiss Axpo Holding AG, whose subsidiary Volkswind is responsible for planning, projecting and construction […]

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TSE Unveils ‘2nd Largest Solar Plant in France’ with 152 MW Capacity

TSE, an independent French player specializing in solar energy, has inaugurated its new 152 MW photovoltaic plant, located in Marville, France, in the Meuse, and developed in partnership with Enerparc AG. This official inauguration marks the culmination of a large-scale project carried out on 155 hectares of land. While construction began in June 2020, the […]

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Equinor, RES & Green Giraffe Partners for Floating Offshore Wind in France

Equinor, RES, and Green Giraffe join forces and form Océole, a partnership dedicated to developing floating offshore wind in France.  Océole will evaluate and work towards submitting bids in the upcoming floating offshore wind tenders held by the French government. Establishing this partnership is in line with the three companies’ ambition of delivering high-performance floating offshore […]

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Italian Oil Major Eni Acquires Big RE Portfolio in France and Spain

Italian oil and gas company Eni has acquired renewable energy portfolios in Spain and France through two separate deals: the acquisition of 9 RE projects totalling 1.2 GW capacity from Azora Capital in Spain; and the acquisition of the Dhamma Energy Group, whose solar projects at various stages of development in France and Spain have a cumulative capacity […]

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Italian Wind Firm ERG Acquires 80 MW Renewables Portfolio in France

Leading Italian wind power operator ERG announced in a press release on Friday its acquisition of a company that holds an operational renewables portfolio of 80 MW in France. ERG, through its subsidiary ERG Eolienne France, has signed an agreement with FPCI Capenergie 3, a fund managed by the Paris-based private equity investor Omnes Capital, to […]

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