Towards a Seine axis of renewable energies
Local authorities are giving themselves the means to promote renewable energies along the Seine Paris-Rouen-Le Havre axis.
A mixed economy company (SEM) will be created to stimulate the production of renewable energies along the Seine, announced the mayors of Paris, Rouen and Le Havre and the president of the metropolis of Greater Paris, at the time of ” a press conference at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris on October 26, 2021.
The goal of “Seine Energy Axis” will be to accelerate the energy transition from Paris to Le Havre. It will be ordered with a capital of several million euros, perhaps even tens of millions of euros, ”said the president of the Rouen Normandy Metropolis Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, announcing a first partner, the Banque des Territoires. , branch of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations. Its launch is scheduled for the end of the first quarter of 2022. The ambition is to make the Seine the first valley for decarbonization in France.
A first call for expressions of interest will be launched in early 2022 to bring out projects for solar electricity production units along the Seine: ground parks, floating parks, quarries, shade shelters or large photovoltaic roofs. cut.
Anne Hidalgo, Patrick Ollier, Edouard Philippe and Nicolas Maye-Rossignol have announced the creation of an association: “Entente de l’Ataxe Seine” to pool human and financial resources around renewable energy projects such as production units. ‘hydrogen.