EDF strengthens its commitment to renewable energies and innovation in La Reunion
With the new reservoir and the associated additional turbine, its capacity has been increased from 66 to 80 MW, or a rise of almost 25 %. The electricity storage battery installed in the district of Saint-André (1 MW) is an experimental installation making it possible to restore 1 MW of power for seven...
EDF Energy : Market reform is a major landmark towards secure and low carbon energy, affordable for customers
By providing more certainty to encourage investment in low carbon generation which is not dependent on volatile
fossil fuel prices, it can shield consumers from higher costs in the future....
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Our 2,000 - strong R Cutting CO2 emissions by developing alternatives to
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1963-1973 : history of the EDF Group
In the 1960s, the low cost of
fossil fuels spurred on the construction of oil-fired power plants, like the one in Le Havre....
EDF launches an EPR unit at Flamanville
EDF has a diversified mix of generation capacities of all energy types -
fossil fuels (coal, fuel oil and gas) and renewable energy (hydraulic, solar, wind and biomass) - as well as nuclear....
EDF Energy signs green electricity deals with Falck Renewables
By producing power from wind instead of
fossil fuels, the wind farms will provide enough green energy to supply the equivalent of 60,000 homes and will reduce CO2 emissions by around 240,000 tonnes per year....
Below-inflation rise in retail electricity prices
Household electricity prices will only rise by 2 % on the 15 August 2008 whilst over the last 12 months inflation climbed to 3.6 %, in a climate of soaring
fossil fuel prices (+ 50 % for oil and + 16 % for natural gas)....
EDF welcomes the european energy efficiency research centre in Les Renardières
Research projects will be undertaken at the centre to improve the energy efficiency of all electricity applications and to develop new alternatives to
fossil fuels to supply electricity to the residential, tertiary and industrial sectors....
EDF and Toyota announce European technology partnership for Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
For short journeys, a PHV would rely more on electric power, offering significant reductions in CO2 emissions through reduced consumption of
fossil fuels....
EDF and Centrica finalise their agreement
SPE will benefit from EDF's know-how in
fossil fuel and renewable energy generation and also from its European positioning within the areas of trading and natural gas supply....