France looks to hike offshore wind target above 40 GW euractiv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from euractiv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The "gigafactory" in northern France will be among the first plants in Europe to make batteries for electric cars, a sector traditionally dominated by China.
France reaffirmed last week that it does not want to choose between nuclear and renewables, saying it is taking action to promote both. Yet, its last-minute objection to the adoption of the EU’s renewable energy directive tells a different story.
The clash between the pro-nuclear EU members – half of the bloc’s countries that have nuclear power plants – and those opposing the expansion of this form of energy has escalated in recent months