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French oil giant Total to install 200 MW of solar capacity at 5,000 service stations
French oil company Total confirms plan to invest more than $300 million in the solar project to equip 5,000 of its service stations across the world with solar panels, move that will slash Total’s electricity bill by $40 million a year and lower its annual carbon emissions by 100,000 tons.
read more... 16/11/2016
French EDF acquires Areva's reactor assets
French state-owned power utility EDF signed a contract on November 15 to acquire loss-making Areva’s nuclear reactors in a deal worth 2.5 billion euros ($2.7 billion).
read more... 16/11/2016
Daily: French year-ahead power contract hits new record high on nuclear worries
Crude oil prices soared 6 percent on Tuesday, with U.S. crude hitting its largest daily percentage gain in seven months on revived expectations that OPEC will agree later this month to limit a global oversupply. U.S. crude closed the session $2.49 higher at $45.81 per barrel, a 5.8 percent gain, its biggest daily percentage hike since early April. Brent futures ended at $46.95 a barrel, up $2.52, or 5.7 percent, its largest percentage gain since September 28.
read more... 16/11/2016
Greensolver to build a 10 MW wind farm in France
Greensolver, the independent technical expert for wind & solar farms, has been elected by Elicio, a Belgian renewable energy producer, to manage the construction of a new wind farm located in Pays de la Loire, France.
read more... 15/11/2016
China seeking to participate in Areva restructuring
Chinese firms are seeking to participate in the restructuring of French state-run nuclear conglomerate Areva, Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai announced reporters on Monday.
read more... 15/11/2016