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European Commission takes France and Italy to court over poor water quality

European Commission takes France and Italy to court over poor water quality
06/10/2021 - Eric Apim | Environment
EU. France for its untreated wastewater in a hundred agglomerations and Italy for its unsafe drinking water in six areas of the country will have to explain themselves to the European Court of Justice.
Bagnoregio, Civitella d'Agliano, environment, European Commission, Fabrica di Roma, Farnese, France, Italy, Ronciglione, Tuscania, urban planning, wastewater, water

Two floating wind projects to emerge in the Mediterranean

Two floating wind projects to emerge in the Mediterranean
05/20/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. The Occitanie and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions will host two floating wind farm projects of 250 MW each. A public debate will start in July 2021 to validate their opportunity, impacts, characteristics and define their locations.
Ademe, Agency for Environment and Energy Management, Amidéole, Antoine Landeau Arec, Arthur Launeau, Aude, Baixas, Barbara Pompili, BW-Ideol, Calen, Carole Delga, Carros, CGN Europe Energy, CNDP, Commission nationale du débat public, Dominique de Lauzières, EDF Renouvelables, EDP Renewables, EFGL, Enbridge, energy, Engie, environment, Eolfi, EolMed, EOS, Europe, Floatgen, FOWT, France, GPMM, Grand port maritime de Marseille, Ideol, Ifremer, Jean-Michel Lopez, Leucate, Livière, Marion Galland, Marseille, Martine Bartolomei, Mathias Bourrissoux, Monaco, Méditerranée, Occitanie, PGL, Plan Littoral 21, Portugal, Principia, Principle Power, Provence Grand Large, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, public debate, Pyrénées orientales, Pôle Mer Méditerranée, Qair, Renaud Muselier, renewable energy, Repsol, SBM Offshore, Semper, Sophie Bertran de Balanda, Sébastien Fourmy, Tamareau, Total, Valeco, wind energy, WindFloat Atlantic, École Centrale de Nantes, Étienne Ballan

French agrotech Jungle raises €42 million to expand its roots in Europe

French agrotech Jungle raises €42 million to expand its roots in Europe
03/23/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Specialized in vertical farming, Jungle raises 42 M€ to support its commercial and industrial development in Europe and create the largest vertical farm in Europe.
agriculture, agritech, Alain Dinin, Atlante Gestion, Christian de Labriffe, Château-Thierry, Demeter Partners, environment, Europe, Founders Future, France, Gilles Dreyfus, Intermarché, Jungle, Monoprix, Nicolas Séguy, Portugal, Serge Papin, vertical agriculture

Six international organizations launch a Mediterranean Consortium for the protection of biodiversity

Six international organizations launch a Mediterranean Consortium for the protection of biodiversity
03/12/2021 - Eric Apim | Environment
MEDITERRANEAN. A memorandum of understanding was signed in Marseille by six international organizations for the creation of a Mediterranean Consortium for the protection of biodiversity.
AFD Agence Française de Développement, Arles, biodiversity, Bouches-du-Rhône, Conservatoire du Littoral, cooperation, environment, FFEM, France, French Global Environment Facility, IAMF, IUCN, IUCN-Med, La Tour du Valat, Malaga, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Consortium for Biodiversity Protection, nature, PIM, Ramsar Convention

A case of corruption at the highest level in Tunisia

A case of corruption at the highest level in Tunisia
12/22/2020 - Gérard Tur | Environment
TUNISIA / ITALY. The Tunisian company Soreplast would illegally import every year 120,000 tons of Italian waste. After being dismissed, the Tunisian Minister of the Environment is prosecuted by the courts. version française
corruption, environment, Italian waste, Italy, Mustapha Arouides, Naples, National Waste Recycling Agency, Soreplast, Sousse, Sviluppo Risorse Ambientali Srl, Tunisia, waste

The Re-Med project wants to support sustainable construction in the Mediterranean region

The Re-Med project wants to support sustainable construction in the Mediterranean region
10/27/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The European Re-Med project aims to promote the transformation of construction and demolition waste (CD&D) into resources for road construction and maintenance in the Mediterranean. version française
Aix-en-Provence, Cerema, circular economy, construction, DC&D, ENPI, environment, European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), European program, European Union (EU), France, Italy, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Oumaya Marzouk, Re-Med, recycling, sustainable construction, sustainable development, Tunisia

McPhy raises €180 million to accelerate its development in zero-carbon hydrogen

McPhy raises €180 million to accelerate its development in zero-carbon hydrogen
10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
FRANCE. French electrolyser and storage systems manufacturer McPhy successfully raises €180 million from strategic investors, its historical shareholders and institutional investors.
Bpifrance, Chart International, Drôme, Ecotechnologies, EDF Pulse Croissance, energy, environment, France, Germany, Grenoble, hydrogen, industry, Italy, Laurent Carme, McPhy, Paris, San Miniato, sustainable development, Technip Energies, Wildau, zero carbon

EIB supports energy efficiency in Jordanian municipalities

EIB supports energy efficiency in Jordanian municipalities
10/07/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
JORDAN / EU. The European Investment Bank signs a technical assistance cooperation agreement with the Cities and Towns Development Bank (CVDB) in Jordan.
Cities and Towns Development Bank, CVDB, energy, energy efficiency, environment, European Investment Bank, European Union (EU), Jordan, Osama Al-Azzam, renewable energy, solar energy

Engie sells 29.9% of its Suez shares to Veolia against the advice of Suez

Engie sells 29.9% of its Suez shares to Veolia against the advice of Suez
10/06/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Suez takes note of Veolia's takeover of 29.9% of its capital held by Engie, and qualifies the operation as "hostile". version française
Antoine Frérot, Bruno Le Maire, Engie, environment, France, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Meridiam, Suez, Veolia, water

Suez joins forces with A2A Ambiente to jointly treat hazardous waste in Italy

Suez joins forces with A2A Ambiente to jointly treat hazardous waste in Italy
10/06/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
ITALY / FRANCE. Suez signs an exclusive agreement with A2A Ambiente (a subsidiary of the Italian group A2A) to group their hazardous waste activities in Italy. version française
A2A, A2A Ambiente, Brescia, Engie, environment, France, hazardous waste, Italian waste, Italy, PreZero, Schwarz, services, Suez, Veolia, waste

The arm wrestling continues between Veolia and Suez with Engie as arbitrator

The arm wrestling continues between Veolia and Suez with Engie as arbitrator
10/05/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Suez reaffirms its refusal to see Veolia enter its capital in favour of the purchase of the 29.9% of shares held by Engie ready to sell it. version française

Antoine Frérot, Ardian, Engie, environment, France, Philippe Varin, Suez, Veolia

Photosol finances the construction of nine photovoltaic power plants in France

Photosol finances the construction of nine photovoltaic power plants in France
10/01/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. The French independent producer of renewable energy Photosol obtains a bank financing of 108.5 M€ from the Banque Postale and the Caisse d'Epargne CEPAC for nine photovoltaic power plants.
Banque Postale, Caisse d'Epargne, CEPAC, CRE4, De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés, energy, environment, Photosol, photovoltaic power plants, renewable energy, solar energy

Engie welcomes Veolia's increased offer for its Suez shares

Engie welcomes Veolia's increased offer for its Suez shares
10/01/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. The Board of Directors of Engie finally decided to welcome Veolia's offer to buy back a large part of the Suez shares it holds. But the Ardian fund also made a proposal.
Ardian, Axa Private Equity, Engie, environment, Suez, Veolia, water

Suez rejects Veolia's new proposals deemed still contrary to the social interest of the group

Suez rejects Veolia's new proposals deemed still contrary to the social interest of the group
09/30/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Suez qualifies as "vague" the new proposals made by Veolia to increase its capital, which increases its offer to Engie to buy the Suez shares it holds.
Bertrand Camus, Bruno Le Maire, Engie, environment, France, OPA, PreZero, Suez, Veolia, waste, water

Total to develop 3.3 GW of additional solar projects in Spain

Total to develop 3.3 GW of additional solar projects in Spain
09/25/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
SPAIN / FRANCE. Thanks to an agreement with Spain's Ignis to deploy an additional 3.3 gigawatts of solar projects, Total is strengthening its position in the Spanish market.
Andalusia, EDP, Energias de Portugal, energy, environment, Europe, France, Ignis, Madrid, Patrick Pouyanné, Powertis, renewable energy, solar energy, Solarbay Renewable Energy, Spain, Total

Suez raises the ambition of its 2030 plan to better reaffirm its independence

Suez raises the ambition of its 2030 plan to better reaffirm its independence
09/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Suez announces the acceleration of its 2030 plan and the desire to double shareholder value by 2022. A response to the wishes of its competitor Veolia.
Bertrand Camus, environment, France, Philippe Varin, Suez, Suez 2030, Veolia, waste

Six Challenge My Med start-up winners innovate to protect the Mediterranean and its coastline

Six Challenge My Med start-up winners innovate to protect the Mediterranean and its coastline
09/17/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Six winning start-ups responded to the six challenges of the My Med Challenge, which aimed to "imagine the Mediterranean coast of tomorrow and find concrete answers to the major economic, environmental and societal challenges it faces".
Airbus Helicopters, AquaTech, Arcelor Mittal, Aéroport Marseille Provence, biodiversity, BlueNav, Caisse d'Epargne CEPAC, Cassis, Challenge My Med, Club Top 20, Compagnie Fruitière, Constructa, Corsica Linea, Crédit Agricole, D'Rain, Eaux de Marseille, environment, Foselev Process Solutions, France, Groupe SNEF, innovation, Kaporal, La Provence, Marseille, Méditerranée, One Concept, Onet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Sea Blocks, SunnyCare, Synchrone, waste

Suez wants to sell its recycling and recovery activities to the German company PreZero

Suez wants to sell its recycling and recovery activities to the German company PreZero
09/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Coveted, against its will, by its competitor Veolia, Suez announces the signature of a memorandum of understanding with PreZero, the environmental branch of the Schwarz group.
Bertrand Camus, circular economy, environment, Europe, France, Germany, Kaufland, Lidl, Luxembourg, Netherlands, North America, Poland, PreZero, recovery, recycling, Schwarz, Suez, Thomas Kyriakis, waste

Engie and ArianeGroup join forces in liquefied renewable hydrogen

Engie and ArianeGroup join forces in liquefied renewable hydrogen
09/10/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. The two French groups Engie and ArianeGroup sign a collaboration agreement in the field of liquefied renewable hydrogen. Version française
aeronautics, André-Hubert Roussel, Anglo-American, Ariane rockets, ArianeGroup, Claire Waysand, energy, Engie, environment, Eure, European Green Deal, France, Germany, hydrogen, renewable energy, Vernon

The Suez group is worried about its competitor Veolia's entry into its capital

The Suez group is worried about its competitor Veolia's entry into its capital
09/01/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Suez disapproves of the buyback of its shares held by Engie carried out by its competitor Veolia.
Antoine Frérot, Engie, environment, France, Suez, Veolia, waste, water

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