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France’s first battery factory for electric vehicles

France inaugurates its first battery plant for electric vehicles, with the aim of guaranteeing national independence and becoming a major export player by 2030, despite the challenges of sourcing critical metals and ambitious battery production targets.

Global Bioenergies relies on biomass to decarbonize air transport

Today, Global Bioenergies focuses on the production of isobutene for the cosmetics industry and for sustainable aviation fuels. The start-up aims to open a new plant in 2025 to produce 2,000 tonnes a year, and to finance a site dedicated to sustainable aviation fuels by 2028.

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Framatome improves nuclear reactor safety

Framatome has developed a safer nuclear fuel assembly with funding from the US Department of Energy. This assembly, called “Enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuel” (EATF).

Nuclear Fusion: Major breakthrough in the UK

The UK’s Super-X diverter, designed to remove excessive heat from nuclear fusion reactions, has succeeded in significantly reducing the heat on tokamak materials, paving the way for more sustainable and economically viable fusion power plants, including the UK’s planned 2040 nuclear power station.

Hydrogen Green 2021: All you need to know

Green hydrogen requires significant investment to become a major source of energy worldwide, and to reduce costs and partially replace fossil fuels. Despite its advantages, its current production is costly, and its success will depend on sustained energy policies, a change in the carbon price, and a developed renewable energy industry.

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Hydrogen mobility: Occitanie develops the Corridor H2 project

Occitanie is investing in hydrogen-powered mobility with the Corridor H2 project in Europe, backed by a €40 million loan from the European Investment Bank. This initiative aims to create 8 hydrogen recharging stations to power green vehicles and save 2.6 million liters of diesel per year, thus promoting France’s energy transition.