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Guess which big EU country might have blackouts this winter?
France faces sky-rocketing power prices and supply shortages with 21 of its 58 nuclear reactors offline due to safety concerns. Just as well it can rely on imports of renewable energy from Germany.
Craig Morris

Oct 28, 2016

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Electric Vehicles

Solar roadway under construction in France
Construction of the first kilometer of solar road in France’s northwestern department Orne is underway.
Ilias Tsagas

Oct 27, 2016

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Renewables

France gets a step closer to solar roads
French energy minister Ségolène Royal has inaugurated a manufacturing plant that will produce the so-called “Wattway” paving, made of solar PV.
Ilias Tsagas

Aug 5, 2016

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Solar

France rolls out tenders for 20GW solar capacity by 2023
France greenlights raft of new tenders for solar energy, including a three-fold increase in installed PV capacity, eyeing 20GW by 2023.
Ian Clover

Jul 4, 2016

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Other Good Stuff

French nuclear under pressure – from German renewables
German and European renewable electricity may have been one reason why France switched off so many nuclear plants one weekend in late May.
Craig Morris

Jun 7, 2016

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France lifts solar target three-fold by 2023, as it aims for 40% renewables
French industry body approves increase in solar PV target to 20.2 GW by 2023, as France aims for 40% renewables by 2030 and reduced reliance on nuclear.
Ian Clover

Apr 19, 2016

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France plans 1,000 km of solar roads: enough to make you despair
France is going to “test” a whopping 1,000 kilometers of solar panels to be installed over the next five years. Are they crazy?
Craig Morris

Feb 1, 2016

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Paris COP21: Climate talks may not matter, because coal and oil will be redundant anyway
The dominance of new clean technologies with zero margin costs may make fossil fuels obsolete within 15 years, even without a Paris accord; fossil fuel lobby warmed by Macfarlane’s defection; climate deniers roll out red carpet; Denmark channels Tony Abbott.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 4, 2015

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Europe’s biggest solar farm opens in France, cheaper than nuclear
Europe’s largest solar PV installation, Neoen’s 300MW Cestas plant near Bordeaux, is producing solar energy cheaper than new nuclear plants.
Ian Clover

Dec 4, 2015

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The mysterious French nuclear phaseout plan
France’s plan to reduce the share in nuclear from 75 to 50% of power supply is as unlikely as German automotive firms producing clean cars.
Craig Morris

Sep 25, 2015

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How France could go nearly 100% renewable energy
French think tank négaWatt says the world’s most nuclear-reliant economy could switch almost completely to renewable energy – and save money.
Craig Morris

Sep 9, 2015

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France launches tender for floating wind farm – world’s first
France has launched a tender for the world’s first large-scale floating wind farm, inviting proposals for installations off its northern and southern coasts.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 7, 2015

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