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French lawmakers worried about increasing nuclear costs
The increasing cost of France's nuclear energy is a concern and the government should establish independent professional institutions to aid it foresee long-term investments in the energy sector, as stated by a parliamentary committee in a report published on Tuesday.
read more... 11/06/2014
France: renewables will aid power grid resist summer heat wave
Increasing solar and wind power capacity will aid France handle with a heat wave this summer without bringing in power from its neighbours, despite seasonal repairs on its nuclear power flotilla, as stated by the French power grid on Friday.
read more... 09/06/2014
France: diminishing nuclear dependence will take longer than intended
The plan of President Francois Hollande to diminish the share of nuclear in France's electricity generation mix from 75 percent to 50 percent by 2025 is not realistic without putting the nation in difficulty and 2050 would be more feasible, as stated on Thursday by Bernard Bigot, the manager of state nuclear agency CEA.
read more... 06/06/2014
EDF on the point to vend Edison wind assets to F2i
France's EDF intends to sell a 70 percent stake in Italian unit Edison's wind farms to local infrastructure fund F2i at the end of June, as stated by two sources on Wednesday.
read more... 05/06/2014
Total and E.ON to abandon a pipeline to convey Azeri gas to Italy
France's Total and Germany's E.ON intend to exit the Trans Adriatic Gas Pipeline (TAP) to convey Azeri gas to Italy, since decreasing Italian demand puts energy projects into doubt, according to Vagif Aliyev, SOCAR's investment department manager at Azeri SOCAR.
read more... 04/06/2014