#France

DTEK has secured an $11.8 M grant from France to construct Ukraine’s first digital substation using GE Vernova technology, boosting energy resilience.

Drekan Energy has announced the integration of Transformateur Service Vénissieux (TSV) into its operations.

Iberdrola has inaugurated the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France with a capacity of 496 MW.

The organization is marking the end of an era as it bids farewell to two of its influential leaders.

Located off the coast of Brittany, the project’s production is around 1,820 GWh/year, about 9% of Brittany’s total consumption.

RWE has secured two contracts in French for an 11 MW onshore wind project and a 4 MW solar project.

Valorem has announced that its PV projects have received Environmental Terms Approval (ETA) from the Greek Ministry of Energy and Environment.

Construction works have commenced on the Celtic Interconnector that will link Ireland and France.

EDF Renewables has opened the Rivière des Galets solar power plant in Réunion, providing a second lease of life to a former “wild” landfill site.

French electricity transmission operator RTE has commissioned Dorsalys to build the Grande Sole substation.

French DSO Enedis has installed a new transformer in the Le Bourget substation just outside Paris.

France, Paris: Schneider Electric and the public institution Rebuilding Notre Dame de Paris have signed a sponsorship agreement.

The Channel Tunnel, the longest undersea tunnel in the world, has reached a technological milestone with a high-voltage grid solution from GE.

SNCF Réseau and the National Institute for Solar Energy (INES) in France have agreed to jointly develop renewables projects.

Hitachi Energy has announced winning an order to supply its Grid-eMotion® Flash ultrafast charging system for two bus routes Clermont-Ferrand, central France.

Hungary, Budapest: Ganz Transformers and Electric Rotating Machines Ltd. has delivered a high-performance transformer unit in France.

France, Paris: The European Commission’s LIFE climate action program has awarded GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business $3 M (€3 M) to fund.

Transformers Magazine proudly presents an interview with Domenico Villani, Executive Board Director of KEMA Labs – Testing, Inspection and Certification Division – and Executive Vice President at CESI.

France, Paris: Hitachi Energy has unveiled the world’s first eco-efficient 420-kV circuit-breaker in conjunction with CIGRE Session 2022.

France, Paris: Over the past three months, three offshore electrical platforms with GE Grid Solutions’ technology have successfully sailed out.

France, Paris: The French government has announced its intentions to take full control of energy utility company EDF.

France: The offshore substation topside and jacket foundation for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm have been loaded and will soon be transported to France.

France, Paris: GE’s Grid Solutions business and HSM Offshore Energy have announced signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for further AC projects.

France, Paris: GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions has unveiled the world’s first 420 kV, 63 kA g3 gas-insulated substation (GIS) circuit-breaker prototype.