On the occasion of the two-year anniversary of the France 2030 investment plan aimed at revitalizing industry
in France, President Macron unveiled the next steps of the strategy at the Airbus facility in Toulouse, including "major funding" for
research into the potential of natural hydrogen. This was reported by UNN with reference to Le Figaro.
Details
Financial package of the plan
"France 2030", according to the newspaper, remains unchanged - it is about 54
billion euros. However, the French president made new announcements regarding energy
and industrial decarbonization, noting that the French government wants to "move
faster" in 2024, with the help of the French strategy and the reform of the European
strategy. Macron said that France could become a "hydrogen transportation hub"
and announced the allocation of "large-scale funding" to explore the potential of
of the natural hydrogen that lies beneath the earth's surface.
Background
The existence of natural hydrogen has been known since 1980s.
of natural hydrogen has been known since the 1980s, but only in June 2023 in France
potentially exploitable deposits were discovered in France, located in the
northeastern region of Lorraine and the southeastern region of the Atlantic
Pyrenees.
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According to the
on December 3, the French authorities issued the first license for the exploration of natural
hydrogen for these potential deposits.
Among other things, referring to the need to
the need to "explore" fusion technology, as well as the development of
small nuclear reactors (SMR), the President of the French Republic called for "accelerating
breakthrough innovations."
The following projects were also considered:
Carbon capture,
carbon capture, transportation and storage;
Mapping of critical metals resources to ensure the security of French
metals to ensure the security of French resources;
Control of strategic resources - recycling and reuse of
resources - recycling and reuse;
Ensuring the supply of biomaterials and bioenergy
biomaterials and bioenergy, with attention to biodiversity - until 2030;
Production of processors for artificial intelligence
production of processors for artificial intelligence.
The French president also announced the goal of achieving leadership breakthroughs in space
breakthroughs in the space race, relying on French nuggets in
micro rockets and space cargo.
In the above-mentioned
projects at the European level, partnerships are already developing. For example, between France
and Norway - on the transportation of carbon captured by industry and
storage in Norwegian waters at depleted oil and gas fields.
By the way, the European Commission has included several carbon storage and
transportation to the list of projects eligible for EU funding.
EU.
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