Total acquire Lampiris
Jun21

Total acquire Lampiris

The French energy giant Total have acquired Lampiris. The petrol and oil company has thus taken over the third largest supplier of electricity and natural gas in Belgium. At the time of publication, the financial details pertaining to the agreement have not been disclosed. Total is one of the six largest oil companies in the world and the biggest French company in terms of turnover. In Europe meanwhile, Total is ranked the 5th largest...

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Lighting up EURO 2016 with cooking oil
Jun16

Lighting up EURO 2016 with cooking oil

Cooking oil is set to illuminate the Euro 2016 via the Irish startup Greentech Biofuels, which has partnered with Ondaine Agri and the city of Saint-Étienne to illuminate the Stade Geoffroy Guichard, the football stadium in St Etienne. The principle is very simple: a biofuel is produced from cooking oil which is collected from restaurants and area businesses by Ondaine Agro. This biofuel is then used to produce electricity and light...

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Cleantech Forum celebrates 15 years in San Fransisco
Jun09

Cleantech Forum celebrates 15 years in San Fransisco

The San Francisco Cleantech Forum, the largest meeting dedicated to innovators and investors in cleantech, whose 2016 European Edition in France we covered, will celebrate its 15th anniversary next January in the Californian city. The Cleantech Forum is an event designed to bring entrepreneurs and startups in need of financial investors in search of innovation. The Cleantech Forum now boasts two editions each year: an American...

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Demeter Partners reveal changes to board

The famous investment fund Demeter Partners has announced changes to its board of directors.   The new additions to the board are Philippe Detours, previously the partner for infrastructure, and Benjamin Wainstain, the innovation partner, who will join Stéphane Villecroze, Sophie Paturle and Lionel Cormier on the Executive Board. The Advice Bureau will be chaired by Olicier Dupont. Philippe Detours graduated from Sciences-Po...

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Colas put Wattway on trial
Jun02

Colas put Wattway on trial

Wattway is a solar highway project designed by the French manufacturer Colas, specialists in the design, construction and maintenance of transport infrastructure. This project, presented at the COP21, is actually a photovoltaic road surface on which cars can obviously drive, and which can be used to produce solar electricity. Colas have started trialling Wattway in the Vendée on a test site which is expected to be operational by the...

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