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AREVA Solar hosted a delegation of solar energy experts from South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia this past week at its California facilities. The Reverse Trade Mission led by the United States Trade and Development Agency is the first of three events aimed at fostering U.S.-Southern African partnerships...

About five days ago, the Maryland House of Delegates passed a key bill supporting and incentivizing the creation of approximately 40 large wind turbines off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland. The House bill passed by 88 to 47. Now this bill is in the Maryland Senate Finance Committee. At AREVA we are...

Good to see news sites like Talking Points Memo Idealab covering our recent announcement on AREVA Solar and the Arizona’s Tuscon Electric Power: A coal-fired electrical plant in Tucson, Ariz., is going green — or at least “greener” — partnering with a French, state-owned nuclear company to install...

Yesterday we saw another very solid well reasoned and powerful op-ed from former administrator of the EPA, Christine Todd Whitman. And we applaud the argument that it isn’t “nuclear vs. renewables” but that nuclear energy provides a crucial compliment to renewable energy sources as...

During the World Energy Council, Jacques Besnainou, CEO of AREVA North America, spoke with Llewellyn King about Safety Lessons from Fukushima, Used Fuel Recycling in the U.S., AREVA’s activities in North America, and the Energy Future. His comments are posted to “The White House Chronicle”...

As we have noted before, we think there are important lessons to be learned from Germany’s efforts to phase out nuclear power. In the end, less nuclear seems to irrevocably lead to simply this: burning more fossil fuel, generating more carbon emissions and less energy independence. The latest writer...

The world hit a milestone as expected this week, with global celebrations highlighting the birth of the symbolic 7 Billionth baby born…. Countries around the world marked the world’s population reaching 7 billion Monday with lavish ceremonies for newborn infants symbolizing the milestone...

We saw two stories on offshore wind power that we’re “must-read” stories … First, this from the environmental blog CleanTechnica that notices a key new study on the potential for US offshore wind power. Though well established and growing fast in Europe, offshore wind power has...

by Steven Cuevas, Director of Business Development, AREVA Wind During the recent RETECH conference in Washington, D.C., I was privileged to host offshore industry leaders in a robust and detailed roundtable discussion addressing the latest issues and challenges of offshore wind in the United States....

Blogger Ben Heard recently posted about solar power and AREVA on his Southern Australian blog, Decarbonize SA. He noted that AREVA Renewables, which was awarded funding under the Australian Government Solar Flagships Program for our 250-megawatt Solar Dawn concept, was part of the larger AREVA family...

    Take a closer look at renewable wind energy through the BBC’s science correspondent David Shukman’s ‘three step guide to the challenges, costs and construction of an offshore wind farm‘. AREVA also plays a major role in offshore wind through the design, manufacture...

Today, offshore wind farm operators require strong partners offering large turbines with enhanced reliability, proven track record, high-performance and cost-effective design for higher water depths and greater distance to shore. Find out how AREVA is helping utilities to make offshore wind projects...

By Katherine Berezowskyj Now that last week’s scorching summer heat has subsided, Americans might be little less “hot headed” about a discussion on the benefits of the sun’s rays. Yes, that’s right. The same sunshine that caused you to sweat profusely at the thought of getting into your car and kept...

by Jarrett Adams As Germany begins its trek toward shutting down its nuclear plants by 2022, it has to answer several questions about what effect this will have on the nation’s energy and environmental outlook. Some opponents to nuclear energy have stated that Germany’s plants, which until recently produced...

In an excellent article, Barbara Lydick examines California’s challenges of water scarcity, purity and recovery with insightful commentary and vision. After setting the stage by describing California’s declining and brackish water resources, competing valuable water-use industries, and legislative ineffectiveness...

Greentech media covers Jim Lanard, President of the Offshore Wind Development Coalition, testimony before a House of Representatives subcommittee. Some key quotes: “Yet in the United States, no offshore wind farms have been built,” Lanard said. That, however, is about to change … In 2010, eight...

It’s good to be recognized for your efforts. The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) named AREVA as the Member of the Month with a frontpage posting on their website and a company write-up. For our part, we’ve partnered with this primary educator and advocate for the U.S. renewable...

Iberdrola Renewables and AREVA have signed a preliminary agreement to develop offshore wind projects in France following the government’s announcement of a plan to reach a 6 GW target by 2020. The partners will compete for two of the country’s five offshore zones offered in a first phase of bidding....

Marrying zero-carbon solar energy and low-emission gas will be critical to meeting our growing energy demands in a sustainable and economical way. Today, this application got a shot in the arm with the green lighting of the world’s largest solar-gas hybrid plant. As part of its Solar Flagships Program...

By Steven Cuevas, Director of Business Development – Offshore Wind AREVA Renewables Inc. It’s more than just jobs – though thousands of manufacturing jobs per installed gigawatt is a powerful incentive. And it’s more than powering hundreds of thousands of American homes with a carbon-free renewable resource...

By Steven Cuevas, Director of Business Development – Offshore Wind AREVA Renewables Inc. Last week’s announcement of AREVA’s offshore wind partnership in France with GDF Suez and Vinci brings to mind a question: So, what qualities do you need in a great turbine manufacturer partner...

Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) recently released the Results Book (PDF), a compilation of facts, ideas, perspectives and predictions from solar industry executives and senior decision-makers attending the Solar Leadership Forum. This first-of-its-kind event, hosted by BNEF earlier this year, gathered...

By Steven Cuevas, Director of Business Development – Offshore Wind AREVA Renewables Inc. Have you taken the pulse of U.S. offshore wind power lately? In the midst of striving for the goal of a robust U.S. offshore wind industry, it’s good to check your progress (like last year). Within the last...

In a Financial Times article, “Fukushima boosts green case for nuclear,” Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger at The Breakthrough Institute (BTI) take a clear look at the hype and harm generated by tunnel-vision reactions touting immediate, wholesale replacement of nuclear with renewable energy. “Fukushima...

In an effort to support its rapidly growing project pipeline and technology deployment around the world, AREVA Solar announced this week Dr. Philip Gleckman has joined the company as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). He will lead AREVA Solar’s technology roadmap and manage research and development...