France

HDF Energy successful IPO to accelerate development in LAC region

HDF Energy (Hydrogène de France) has raised €132m ($156M) in a recent IPO that will help develop its first factory for utility-scale (1MW+) fuel cells using PEM technology. HDF also said that the IPO will support an acceleration in the development of HDF Energy’s power plants and continue its international expansion in addition to being […]

Mexico’s CFE and France to cooperate on implementing ORC units at geothermal fields

State-owned utility and power company CFE (Federal Electricity Commission) has signed a cooperation agreement with the French embassy in Mexico to develop geothermal energy. The agreement will explore the use of binary cycle technology with resources from the French government’s Study Funds and Assistance to the Private Sector (FASEP).   Source

French private sector shows increased interest in Jamaica’s renewable energy sector

Jamaica’s Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, emphasised the growing bilateral relations between France and Jamaica, especially in regards to business and investment opportunities. This relationship, said the Minister, is supported by “sincere people-to-people cooperation and exchanges, and increased business interest in Jamaica”. The Minister spoke at ‘A Touch of France’, […]

France to fund development projects in Cuba

An agreement signed between the Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment Minister and the French Ambassador will fund multiple infrastructure projects in Cuba. The newly opened French Development Agency in Cuba will support renewable energy projects, as well as tourism, transport, and agribusiness, among others. A US$258 million fund is part of a deal to renegotiate […]

Cuba sees tourism rise, French will renovate Havana airport

More visitors flocking to Cuba in the post-sanctions era threatens the Caribbean island’s infrastructure just as it also risks losing subsidized oil from Venezuela. An agreement with the new French Development Agency in Cuba will help to renovate the Jose Marti airport in Havana. Concessions, announced on Wednesday, will be given to Aeroports de Paris, […]