France
Finance & Investment
EU bank to promote hydrogen sector with French consortium
France Hydrogène has signed a deal with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support players in the hydrogen sector.
IOT
EIB finances rollout of 4G and 5G networks in France
Iliad Group invests almost 30% of its revenues to modernise its networks every year, making a total of nearly €7.5bn over the last 5 years.
Electric Vehicles
Total wins tender to modernise EV charging in Paris
Total has been awarded a tender to modernise existing electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Paris.
Energy & Grid Management
French grid operators select Efacec to modernise command center operations
French Distribution Service Operators SRD and GÉRÉDIS Deux-Sèvres have awarded Efacec the modernisation of the command centers.
New technology
EDF puts its weight behind Tezos blockchain
EDF blockchain subsidiary Exaion has become a ‘baker’ to validate transactions on the Tezos ecosystem.
Finance & Investment
French microgrid startup gets a boost from EDF
French remote microgrid developer Ecosun Innovations has secured a 29% stake investment from EDF Renewables.
IOT
5G industry use cases trialled in France
Two 5G use cases featuring augmented reality and robotics are being trialled by Schneider Electric and Orange.
Storage
France set to be home to €1.6bn gigafactory by 2023
France is set to be home to the EU’s latest battery gigafactory, following the announcement of a partnership between French industrial company Verkor, Schneider Electric, EIT Innoenergy and property company GROUPE IDEC to build an initial 16GWh capacity facility by 2023.
Features and Analysis
Ed’s note: Not acting on climate change? See you in court!
Should climate change be illegal? If so, how do you go about defining the terms and can you make failing to act on climate change illegal?
Policy & Regulation
Emmanuel Macron ups climate action with ‘ecocide’ law and €15bn
According to news sources, Macron hopes to implement the measures immediately and a new law would be drawn up before the end of summer.
