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OCTOBER 26, 2022

Neste will supply the Air France-KLM Group with more than 1,000,000 tons (approximately 1.26 This SAF agreement is one of the largest of its kind in the aviation industry and supports the Air France-KLM Group’s commitment to a more sustainable aviation sector.

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France Supplies Fuel Waste 284

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

France had to ditch an electric vehicle leasing incentive program that helped low-income households obtain zero-emission vehicles because it was too popular. France then upped the program to offer 50,000 vehicles after it had received more than 90,000 applications for the program. We have to do both.”

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France Financing Miles Electric Vehicles 125

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APRIL 9, 2020

ABB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hydrogène de France to manufacture jointly megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels (OGVs). of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions, there is an increased pressure for the maritime industry to transition to more sustainable power sources.

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France Manufacturer Mariner Fuel 397

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JUNE 15, 2018

billion) for the development and production of electric vehicles in France. Invest in Maubeuge for the production of the next generation of the Kangoo family, including the electric utility vehicle Kangoo Z.E. The Group intends to continue the modernization and digitalization of its French industrial network.

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France Production 2017 Europe 199

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Japan and France have agreed to share information and explore deeper cooperation on the automotive industry. Also of concern is efforts for ensuring a level playing field for battery production and enhancing transparency of supply chain of battery resources, by identifying ways to promote ethical sourcing of raw materials.

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France Japan Industrial Industry 191

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has signed an agreement with Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) for the purchase of 33 million liters of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). —Tim Scharwath, CEO DHL Global Forwarding, Freight.

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Purchase France Fuel Emissions 304

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MAY 31, 2023

and Vulcan Energy Resources Limited have signed a binding term sheet for the first phase of a multiphase project to develop new geothermal projects aimed at decarbonizing the energy mix of Stellantis’ Mulhouse industrial site in France, which is home to the DS 7, Peugeot 308 and 308 SW, 508 and 508 SW and the new 408 models.

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Supplies Energy France Production 221

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

announced the ramp-up of production of the all-new M3 electric motors, the result of the Emotors joint venture at its manufacturing plant in Trémery, Lorraine, France. Stellantis N.V.

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France Motor Motors Motoring 111

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JULY 21, 2023

The European Commission has approved , under EU State aid rules, a €850-million French measure to support ArcelorMittal France in partially decarbonizing its steel production processes. Natural gas, initially used in the DRP, will gradually be phased out of the steel production processes.

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Production France Installation Coal 150

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FEBRUARY 27, 2022

OCSiAl , the world’s largest manufacturer of graphene nanotubes, has been granted approval by Luxembourg authorities for a production plant, together with an associated R&D center, in Differdange, Luxembourg. OCSiAl’s graphene nanotube synthesis facility, expected to be the largest of its kind, is scheduled to begin production in 2025.

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Luxembourg Production Lithium Ion Belgium 321

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JULY 6, 2022

The Renault Group inaugurated the new “ePT-160kW” electric motor production line at its plant in Cléon. Renault Group has invested €620 million since 2018 at the Cléon site to industrialize the group’s motors for 100% electric and hybrid vehicles.

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Motor Motors Motoring Production 259

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NOVEMBER 27, 2021

France-based specialty chemicals and materials company Arkema announced a 50% increase in its Kynar PVDF fluoropolymer production capacities at its Pierre-Bénite site in order to address the fast-growing demand for materials for lithium-ion batteries. Arkema now aims for sales of at least €1 billion in the battery sector by 2030.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery France 221

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JUNE 8, 2020

Under this agreement, Constellium will supply Airbus with a broad range of advanced aluminum rolled and extruded products, including wing skin panels, sheets for fuselage panels, and rectangular and pre-machined plates for structural components. Constellium SE signed a multi-year contract with Airbus.

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West Virginia Supplies France Production 221

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

Researchers at the Université de Sherbrooke, Canada, with colleagues at the Université de Toulouse, France, have developed a process for the direct production of levulinates from cheap residual lignocellulosic biomass using an affordable homogeneous catalyst. This optimization led to a total production of levulinates of 78 wt%, 72.5

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Fuel Production Canada Affordable 362

Teslarati

JANUARY 29, 2024

Stellantis Pro One recently announced the expansion of its hydrogen fuel cell vehicle production with commercial vans for the European market. The company has started in-house production of mid-size and large vans in France and Poland, respectively.

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Hydrogen Commercial Europe Poland 111

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

The production of green hydrogen generated by solar-driven electrolysis from the Iberian Peninsula will begin in 2022. million tonnes of green hydrogen per year to users in the energy, industry and mobility sectors via the gas transmission and storage network, the energy equivalent of 1.5 months of oil consumption in France.

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Green Hydrogen Spain Europe 304

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JANUARY 30, 2024

Stellantis Pro One commercial vehicle lineup expands its production capabilities of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles with in-house production starting now on both mid-size and large van offers in Hordain (France) and Gliwice (Poland), respectively, boosting the Company’s zero-emissions offerings.

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Europe Poland Fuel Production 105

Teslarati

JUNE 21, 2022

Renault Group announced yesterday that it would be entering a joint venture with Chinese parts manufacturer Minth Group to expand an existing production facility to manufacture battery parts. The new production facility will focus on “battery casings,” aiming to make 300,000 casings a year by 2025.

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France Batteries Battery Manufacturer 99

Baua Electric

JANUARY 3, 2024

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com It was a very good year in France for electric cars, for all kinds of reasons – among them, new cheaper cars entering the market supported by generous government subsidies. In 2023, 26% of new cars sold in France were battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, a huge 47% jump from 2022.

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France Sale Chinese Plug-in 52

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JANUARY 25, 2019

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has launched the Battery Cell Research Production Center, a new R&D and large-scale industrial manufacturing plant for lithium-ion cells; the center will receive an investment of €500 million. The BMZ Group is a global player in the production of lithium-ion system solutions.

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Li-ion Germany Lithium Ion Manufacturer 312

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JUNE 15, 2021

Airbus has established Zero-Emission Development Centers (ZEDCs) at its sites in Bremen (Germany) and in Nantes (France). The ZEDC technology developments will cover the full product and industrial capabilities from elementary parts, assembly, systems integration and the cryogenic testing of the final liquid hydrogen (LH 2 ) tank system.

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France Germany Emissions Hydrogen 170

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

Under the project HyWay, France will deploy 50 fuel cell light commercial vehicles around 2 hydrogen distribution stations in Lyon and Grenoble. These are members of the consortium Mobility Hydrogen France, which has devised a national implementation plan, including HyWay.

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France Light Commercial Fuel 244

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

They intend to focus their activities on these key areas: co-creation of large industrial-scale hydrogen projects in collaboration with customers; laying the ground for mass manufacturing of electrolyzers in Europe, especially in Germany and France; and R&D activities to co-develop next-generation electrolyzer technologies.

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Hydrogen Energy Production France 170

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AUGUST 7, 2022

MAN Energy Solutions will provide a methanation unit for a wastewater treatment plant in Pau, France. The conversion of biogenic CO 2 , a co-product of the anaerobic digestion, along with renewable hydrogen into synthetic methane via power-to-methane. —Arnauld Filancia, President, MAN Energy Solutions France.

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Energy France Hydrogen Renewable 259

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Its first plants will be built in Norway, Germany, and Belgium with investment also planned in the UK and France. INEOS, through its subsidiary INOVYN, is already Europe’s largest existing operator of electrolysis, the technology necessary to produce green hydrogen for power generation, transportation, and industrial use.

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Hydrogen Europe Green Belgium 170

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MAY 3, 2021

In particular, the EDF and Rosatom agreement aims to develop initiatives in the sectors of mobility and industrial complex decarbonization, and anticipates research and development cooperation on new CO 2 -neutral hydrogen technologies. million of which are in France. Hydrogen energy is one of Rosatom’s R&D priorities.

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Russia Hydrogen Europe Green 338

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APRIL 6, 2021

Plug Power, Chart Industries, Inc. Plug Power intends to commit €160 million ($200 million), and Chart Industries and Baker Hughes each intend to commit €50 million respectively ($60 million). The Fund will exclusively finance projects in the production, storage and distribution of clean hydrogen.

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Hydrogen Plug-in Clean Cleaning 170

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MAY 17, 2023

Acquiring an equal stake in Symbio will bolster our leadership position in hydrogen-powered vehicles by supporting our fuel cell van production in France, and it also serves as a perfect complement to our growing battery electric vehicle portfolio. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

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Hydrogen Fuel Companies France 186

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APRIL 7, 2021

EODev—along with its partners—is positioning itself as a leading European designer, assembler and distributor zero-emission energy systems on an industrial scale. Both companies worked together to develop hydrogen products around the Toyota modular fuel cell system. Earlier post.)

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Hydrogen Toyota Europe Motor 532

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Interactive 3D and augmented reality online are making it easier for car manufacturers, fashion brands, and other businesses to design and produce their products. The virtual product can be rotated 360 degrees, and in some cases can be customized by the customer. Companies purchase a subscription to access Emersya’s platform.

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Production France Purchase Waste 87

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Global Bioenergies reported that runs using wheat straw hydrolysate provided by its partner Clariant were successfully performed in its Leuna demo plant, leading to the production of cellulosic isobutene for the first time at this scale. million by the Bio Based Industry- Joint Undertaking (BBI-JU) as part of the H2020 program.

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Production France Polymer Conversion 186

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JULY 27, 2012

Renault, LG Chem and CEA (France’s Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission) are preparing to sign a three-way agreement in September concerning next-generation battery production. Renault is supporting the development of a EV electrics industry in France as part of the ongoing negotiations with LG Chem.

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France Batteries Battery Production 281

Baua Electric

JUNE 5, 2023

However France is catching up, partially because of its largesse in investment tasks in advance. 2 billion euros and assemble 3,000 jobs over future, France presented incentives usefulness greater than 1 billion euros ($1.1 “The usual level of support to major industrial companies is around 10 to 15 percent. For the two.3-billion-euro

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France Batteries Battery Financing 52

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

McPhy Energy, a France-based developer and manufacturer of solid state hydrogen storage, presented the first system coupling an industrial-scale hydrogen generator with a 100 kg solid state hydrogen storage unit. The system inaugurates the first commercial product line for onsite industrial hydrogen users worldwide.

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Hydrogen Industrial Industry Energy 275

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MAY 4, 2012

France recently launched GreenStars, a federation bringing together all the players in the development of micro-algae in France. GreenStars was conceived to give France an industrial vision of the complete algae production chain and at the same time to become a major player on an international scale.

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France Waste Grant Automobile 231

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JULY 13, 2022

Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key components for energy storage and renewables. capture and liquefaction at a cement plant to storage in offshore sites.

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Clean Cleaning Bulgaria Poland 334

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

Alstom’s hydrogen technology has also been purchased by SNCF (France) and FNM (Italy). In November, Alstom signed a collaboration agreement with Liebherr – Aerospace & Transportation SAS, a France-based company specializing in the manufacture of compressors for fuel cells. —Jean-Baptiste Eyméoud, President of Alstom France.

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Hungary Hydrogen Transportation France 334