• Workers lift a rotor hub on the tower part of an E-70 wind turbine during its installation at a wind farm in Meneslies. France will mobilise about €10 billion for a package of tax breaks, low-cost loans, and bonuses to boost investment in renewable energy. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    Workers lift a rotor hub on the tower part of an E-70 wind turbine during its installation at a wind farm in Meneslies. France will mobilise about €10 billion for a package of tax breaks, low-cost loans, and bonuses to boost investment in renewable energy. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
  • A crane lifts a tower section of an E-70 wind turbine during its installation at a wind farm in Meneslies. France aims to more than double the percentage of renewable energy used in the overall energy scheme to 32 per cent from 12 per cent. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    A crane lifts a tower section of an E-70 wind turbine during its installation at a wind farm in Meneslies. France aims to more than double the percentage of renewable energy used in the overall energy scheme to 32 per cent from 12 per cent. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
  • The French government has hailed the €10 billion programme the most ambitious clean energy transition in all of the European Union. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    The French government has hailed the €10 billion programme the most ambitious clean energy transition in all of the European Union. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
  • France is heavily reliant on nuclear energy, accounting for 75 per cent of its electricity. Above, employees work on a rotor blade of an E-70 wind during its installation at a wind farm in Meneslies. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    France is heavily reliant on nuclear energy, accounting for 75 per cent of its electricity. Above, employees work on a rotor blade of an E-70 wind during its installation at a wind farm in Meneslies. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
  • The French government has hailed the €10 billion programme the most ambitious clean energy transition in all of the European Union. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    The French government has hailed the €10 billion programme the most ambitious clean energy transition in all of the European Union. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
  • Employees work on the nacelle of an E-70 wind turbine during its installation at a wind farm in Meneslies, France. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    Employees work on the nacelle of an E-70 wind turbine during its installation at a wind farm in Meneslies, France. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
  • France is heavily reliant on nuclear energy, accounting for 75 per cent of its electricity. Above, a worker inside the rotor hub of an E-70 wind turbine being installed at a wind farm in Meneslies. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    France is heavily reliant on nuclear energy, accounting for 75 per cent of its electricity. Above, a worker inside the rotor hub of an E-70 wind turbine being installed at a wind farm in Meneslies. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
  • France's energy transition law seeks to gradually reduce the country's reliance on nuclear power between now and 2050, with renewable energy on centre stage. Above, the tower section of an E-70 wind turbine is lifted during its installation at a wind farm in Meneslies. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    France's energy transition law seeks to gradually reduce the country's reliance on nuclear power between now and 2050, with renewable energy on centre stage. Above, the tower section of an E-70 wind turbine is lifted during its installation at a wind farm in Meneslies. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
  • The French government has hailed the €10 billion programme the most ambitious clean energy transition in all of the European Union. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    The French government has hailed the €10 billion programme the most ambitious clean energy transition in all of the European Union. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
  • Employees work on a rotor blade assembling to the hub of an E-70 wind turbine. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    Employees work on a rotor blade assembling to the hub of an E-70 wind turbine. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
  • France's energy bill reached €66 billion in 2013, down 4.6 per cent from a record high the previous year, due to lower oil and coal prices. Above, a tower section of an E-70 wind turbine being readied to be lifted by a crane during its installation at a wind farm in Meneslies. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    France's energy bill reached €66 billion in 2013, down 4.6 per cent from a record high the previous year, due to lower oil and coal prices. Above, a tower section of an E-70 wind turbine being readied to be lifted by a crane during its installation at a wind farm in Meneslies. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
  • Above, an E-66 wind turbine manufactured by German company Enercon in Nibas, Picardie region of France. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    Above, an E-66 wind turbine manufactured by German company Enercon in Nibas, Picardie region of France. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
  • France is heavily reliant on nuclear energy, accounting for 75 per cent of its electricity. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    France is heavily reliant on nuclear energy, accounting for 75 per cent of its electricity. Benoit Tessier / Reuters

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In pictures: France to boost renewable energy reliance

Liz Claus

August 06, 2014

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France is to invest up to €10 billion to boost investment in renewable energy and cut the country’s oil and gas costs.

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