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Bill Gates mobilises funds to support energy miracles

Wind energy forges ahead in Germany

In 2017 and 2018, 2,000 additional turbines with a combined capacity of 8,500 MW will be installed to boost the...

Are smart grids the perfect solution for energy transition?

Faced with rising world demand for electricity, the need to control consumption, the depletion of fossil energy sources, and the growing call for renewable energy, power grids will have to adapt. Olivier Monié, Managing Director...

Wind overtakes coal power in Europe

Wind has become Europe’s second-leading energy source, behind gas but ahead of coal.

Can blockchain revolutionise the energy sector?

Blockchain may soon find many new applications in the energy sector.

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France issues its first “green bonds”

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Morocco, a staging area for West Africa

VINCI Energies Morocco has become that country’s leader in rural electrification and is now exporting its know-how to West Africa.

Mozambique sets its sights on hydroelectric development

Omexom (VINCI Energies) is coordinating a rehabilitation project for two hydroelectric power plants in Mozambique.