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French Offshore Wind: Regulator proposes to hand everything over to EDF
02/04 | It’s bad news for French companies Areva and GDF Suez as well as Spain’s Iberdrola; following a study, the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) has recommended that the French government award four of the five offshore wind farms to a consortium led by EDF, Alstom and the Danish company Dong. ...
France : Sustainable Development week celebrates its 10th birthday
29/03 | Every year, the first week of April is dedicated to sustainable development across France, an initiative created by the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Transports and Housing. This year more than 3,500 initiatives will be implemented by companies, communities, associations, towns and school to promote sustainable practices. For 2012, the theme ...
France: Barley dust used for biomass production
26/03 | In the Nogent-sur-Seine near Paris, the biomass research group Soufflet has just published the results of its research on biomass heaters. The researchers used barley dust sourced from neighbouring breweries to fuel the heaters. The heat produced is then reused when drying the grains at the brewery. This method provides ...
Europe: No production of shale gas for at least five years
22/03 | Commercial production of shale gas should not begin until at least five years in Europe, said on Monday in London, the director of ExxonMobil Exploration, Kevin Biddle, on the occasion of the International Petroleum Week conference . He said it is more likely to be Germany (rather than Poland) who ...
World Water Forum points at issues in sustainable companies
15/03 | A study was published during the World Water Forum by consultancy firm Deloitte and the association Companies for the Environment. The study, “Companies and Water: Moving Towards Responsible Management” points out that companies remainunconcerned by water preservation and donotcommunicate enough to their employees on this matter. The study also raised ...
