TELED, the Normandy method to adapt companies to energy variability
A solar-powered bakery and roaster in Normandy? Arnaud Cretot proved it could be done! The engineer used his experience to create the TELED method to help companies adapt their business to work with intermittent energy and fulfil their energy transition. Does baking bread or roasting beans using solar power in Normandy sound mad? Not really.…
Campus Normandie Eolien: a unique training venue
Campus Normandie Eolien in Fécamp has set a benchmark among students and employees specialising in wind energy. The unique facility on the Descartes-Maupassant college campus has helped make the region's name as a land of excellence in terms of renewable marine energy training. What better way to learn than in the field? Students and apprentices…
Flamanville EPR: a powerhouse in Normandy
Flamanville EPR in Manche is up and running after a mammoth construction project. Building this next-generation nuclear reactor has been one of the biggest industrial projects in recent years. The low-carbon electricity it produces will help France gain energy independence. Top 10 facts about the Flamanville EPR 57th nuclear reactor in France, 4th working EPR…
Exploring Nuclear Training and Risk Prevention in Normandy
19 year old Lisa Guilbert has a nuclear maintenance vocational diploma from Lycée Emulation Dieppoise is now in the final year of her nuclear environment HND. Under the watchful eye of her mentor, Guillaume Robin, she's continuing her apprenticeship at EDF as part of the risk prevention team at Penly nuclear power plant near Dieppe. Let's…
The 3NC project: Normandy powers up nuclear training
Given the huge projects in the pipeline in Normandy, companies are looking for an equally huge amount of talent. The Region is on their side and has brought its partners together to back the 3NC campaign (which translates as "Normandy, nuclear, new skills" in English). Mission: train over 5400 people a year by 2030. The…
Green hydrogen; Air Liquide Normand’Hy aims to build an electrolyser of at least 200MW
Air Liquide specialises in industrial gas and will launch a high-capacity electrolyser to produce renewable, low-carbon hydrogen in 2026. The facility will help local manufacturers lower their emissions and promote green hydrogen production in France. This isn't the first time that the French group has blazed a trail: it fitted a one-of-a-kind carbon capture unit…
Normandie Energies: leading the future of sustainable energy
Alban Verbecke from Grenoble first visited Normandy twenty years ago. He is now president of Normandie Energies and shares his bond with a land that he wouldn't leave for anything in the world. It's a land that stands out for its sustainable energy and being a unique place to live. https://youtu.be/L4IBNWyaS9E Where does Normandy rank…
Biofuel production is being revolutionised by the T.H2 project in Normandy
The T.H2 project launched by Vincent Calleja, CEO of the Tertu Group since 2018, intends to produce second-generation biofuel then green hydrogen in Blainville-sur-Orne, just outside Caen.Why? To recycle up to 120,000 tons of waste wood every year and promote green transport in Normandy. On top of that, the factory and process are carbon neutral.…
Normandy Industries: Future energy, digital and manufacturing leading the way
Normandy, a land for the future? Yes, for several reasons. Let's take a sneak peek at a few of the industries that are hiring and hear what employees have to say! https://youtu.be/bkhkeO4e9A4 French content Normandy industries embrace decarbonisation and innovation to shape the future of manufacturing. Manufacturing has moved into the modern age over the…
The biggest-ever wind turbine blade measures 107m, and it’s from Cherbourg!
A record-breaking 107m long rotor blade makes it the biggest offshore turbine blade ever built. LM WIND POWER in Cherbourg holds the record. The challenge began in 2017 and has stayed the course: one of the biggest French factories in the General Electric group hasn't stopped hiring staff since it opened in January 2019. fabrication…
Nuclear, a future industry in Normandy
Careers in the nuclear industry have been in the shadows for a long time… but there's some exciting energy around them in Normandy. Two major projects have seen a rise in vacancies for anyone who wants to be part of expanding an independent and decarbonised energy sector! Let's find out more. Normandy, a hotbed for…