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France must not cave to Brussels on renewables

France should continue refusing to include renewable targets in its energy-climate plan, which will be submitted to the European Commission in June, the country’s former energy minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher said this week.

read more... 29/03/2024

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France to continue recycling nuclear fuel beyond 2040

France will continue its treatment-recycling strategy for used nuclear fuel beyond 2040, with plans to extend the life of existing recycling plants and to launch studies for a new mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication plant and a new used fuel processing plant, the Minister for the Economy, Finance, Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, Bruno Le Maire, announced on Friday.

read more... 12/03/2024

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French TSO GRTgaz launches CO2 transport project

French gas TSO GRTgaz launched on Monday a month-long call for expressions of interest for a EUR 1.7bn CO2 transport infrastructure project to help decarbonise industry in western France.

read more... 12/03/2024

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EU countries split over support for nuclear energy

European Union member states showed their divisions on nuclear energy policy on Monday, with one camp led by France promoting the technology and another, led by Austria and Germany, pushing to prioritise renewable energy sources instead.

read more... 05/03/2024

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Bulgaria and France sign nuclear agreement

The two countries will collaborate across all areas in the field of nuclear energy as Bulgaria seeks to accelerate construction of the new units at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant.

read more... 26/02/2024

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