France Set to Take Over Major Power Producer Amid Energy Crisis

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 21:14:31 +0000

The French government is prepared to take full control of EDF, one of the world’s largest producers of electricity, as the energy group struggles with increasing debt due to problems with its current and future nuclear power fleet. Élisabeth Borne, who took over as France’s prime minister in May, in her first state-of-the-nation speech to […]

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France Plugin EV Growth Slows, But Still Rocking

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2022 11:25:06 +0000

France saw plugin electric vehicles take 19.8% market share in June, up marginally from 18.7% YoY. Full electrics saw healthy growth whilst plugin hybrids fell. The overall auto market fell over 14% YoY, to 171,085 units. The Peugeot e-208 was the #1 best selling full electric in June, though Renault took 3 of the top […]

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France, Tokyo Games champion, sweeps Japan

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2022 23:47:58 +0000

World No. 3 France carved out a 25-22, 27-25, 25-16 win over Japan to remain unbeaten in the Quezon City leg of the Volleyball Nations League Saturday before 9,491 spectators at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Parading a different starting unit, the Japanese put up a gallant stand in the first two sets, but faded in the […]

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China Group Announces Successful Test of Space-Based Solar Power

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2022 17:16:00 +0000

A research team at Xidian University in China announced it has successfully tested technology that would enable a space-based solar power plant that could transmit energy to Earth, akin to similar technology earlier announced by NASA and studied by other groups over the past decade. The “Daily Project” team, led by Duan Baoyan of Xidian […]

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France EV Share Grows In May, Fiat 500 Leads

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2022 13:10:03 +0000

France, Europe’s second largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 20.9% share in April, from 17.3% year-on-year. Full battery electrics grew their share by almost 1.5x YoY, to 12%. Overall auto volumes were down 10% YoY, and down by around a third from May 2019, at 126,811 units. Market Share Trends May’s combined plugin […]

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France’s NUWARD SMR Will Be Test Case for European Early Joint Nuclear Regulatory Review

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 18:00:39 +0000

The French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN), the Czech State Office for Nuclear Safety (SUJB), and Finland’s Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) have picked France’s NUWARD small modular reactor (SMR) design as a test case for an early joint regulatory review for SMRs. The development marks a notable step by European regulators to align practices in a […]

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Fiat 500e Shines in 21% Plugin Share Market of France

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 05:38:02 +0000

Plugins continue to rise in France, with last month’s plugin vehicle registrations ending at 22,926 units, divided between 12,692 BEVs (or 12% share of the overall auto market) and 10,234 PHEVs (9% share of the auto market). The former jumped 33% year over year (YoY) while the latter was actually down by 8%. With the […]

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New Law In France: Green Roofs On All New Commercial Buildings

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 19:14:45 +0000

The French Parliament recently approved a new law requiring all new commercial buildings to partially have their roofs covered with plants or solar panels. The new requirement will apply to all new buildings in commercial zones. Initially, the proposal posed by French environmental activists was for the roofs to be completely covered by greenery. The […]

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France Plugin EV Share 21.1% In April, New Bestseller

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 03 May 2022 03:21:25 +0000

France saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.1% of the auto market in April, up from 14.8% year-on-year. Full battery electrics continued to dominate over plugin hybrids. The overall passenger auto market was down 22.6% YoY, and down 44.2% compared to pre-pandemic April 2019, at a volume of 108,723 units. April’s combined plugin result of 21.1% […]

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