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France's greentech start-ups boost patents by 40%/ year in a decade, led by batteries & hydrogen

The number of patent families filed by French greentech start-ups rose from around 20 to over 430 between 2014 and 2023, representing an average annual growth rate of nearly 40 per cent, according to a study by the INPI (National Institute of Intellectual Property) published on 17 June 2026, to…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): National bodies, Producers, Research & innovation
• Article # 445138
• Published on 18/06/26 at 10:32

Council of the EU: Environmental priorities of the Irish Presidency for the second half of 2026

"The Irish Presidency is committed to delivering on the EU’s ambitious agenda to fight climate change and shift to a climate neutral economy by 2050", said Ireland in its policy program dedicated to its presidency of the EU's Council of Ministers for the second half of 2026, released on…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Bioeconomy, …
• Article # 444823
• Published on 16/06/26 at 15:00

Agenda: Events not to be missed between 15/06 in 18/06

The week opens in Strasbourg, where the European Parliament's ENVI Committee meets on Monday to vote on the provisional agreement on new genomic techniques (NGT) and to follow up on the CBAM and the TDF (Temporary Decarbonisation Fund, on which the Council is also expected to adopt its position…

Domain(s): Energies, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, European bodies, …
• Article # 444627
• Published on 15/06/26 at 13:00

Electrification: 'There is significant fiscal leeway in France' (Matthieu Toret / Enerlex)

“Today, in France, the excise duty on electricity stands at around €30/MWh for households and €27/MWh for businesses. The European minimum is €1/MWh for households and €0.50/MWh for businesses. France is therefore well above this floor, and there is significant room for manoeuvre,” said Matthieu…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, Academic, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 444500
• Published on 12/06/26 at 16:33

FR/Decarbonisation : two national calls for tenders, GPID and DECARB IND, launched as part of France 2030

Launch of the second "Call for Proposals for Major Industrial Decarbonisation Projects" (AO GPID), and a new round of the "DECARB IND" call for projects, as part of France 2030, to enable the continuation of decarbonisation and electrification efforts in industry: This was announced by the French…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): National bodies, Financing & funding, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 444493
• Published on 12/06/26 at 16:00

American Airlines and Google agree on largest-ever SAFc agreement between an airline and a company

American Airlines and Google announced a record-breaking agreement for sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc), representing the largest publicly announced SAFc agreement between an airline and a single corporate customer to date, on 09/06/2026. The new agreement will unlock 132 million…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, Producers, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 444444
• Published on 12/06/26 at 10:59

EDF Power Solutions: 1 GW of battery projects under development in France

EDF Power Solutions claims to have around 1 GW of battery storage projects under development in France, the group announced on the sidelines of the inauguration of Stockage Energie Catalan, its first battery in mainland France, on 11 June 2026. “We aim to build 100 MW in 2026 and 170 MW in…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Decarbonisation , Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 444342
• Published on 11/06/26 at 16:41

"SAF will never take off without urgent price regulation" (O. Georgoutsakou / A4E)

As the European Commission published the prices of SAFs and the amounts of ETS quotas on 03/06, and a review of the EU ETS was announced for July 2026, Ourania Georgoutsakou, Secretary General of Airlines 4 Europe, reminds of the challenges and conditions of NetZero in 2050 for aviation…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 444305
• Published on 11/06/26 at 14:31

Renewable hydrogen: Engie and European Energy partnering to develop 150 MW in Denmark

Engie and European Energy announce the conclusion of a cooperation agreement to develop a renewable hydrogen production project in Denmark on 09/06/2026. The two companies are aiming for a commercial start-up date of around 2030. The agreement provides for collaboration between Engie and…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, Producers, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 444167
• Published on 10/06/26 at 16:00

FR / Fossil finance: "Encouraging signals, with the exception of Société Générale" (L. Pinson, Reclaim)

"These are very encouraging signals from French banks. With the big exception of Société Générale which, unlike BNP Paribas, BPCE and Crédit Agricole, is exploding its financing of fossil fuels, with extremely impressive percentage increases", Lucie Pinson, Managing Director of Reclaim Finance…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Banking & insurance, …
• Article # 444158
• Published on 10/06/26 at 14:27