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Wind power, an energy of the future
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Aware of the assets of wind power, GDF SUEZ is now stepping up its production. The Group, which is No. 1 in France, is targeting major projects in Europe and across the world and is banking on the sharp growth of this inexhaustible, totally green energy.
Wind power, a crucial renewable energy
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To produce electricity, a wind turbine, less commonly known as an “aerogenerator” captures the force of the wind with its blades. As they rotate, they activate a generator which produces electricity. The result? Energy which emits neither greenhouse gas nor toxic residue and thus meets the Group’s objectives in terms of development of renewable energies.
| France: Under-exploited wind power potential | |
| France is Europe’s second potential source of wind power, behind the UK. Yet, on 1 January 2008, France only accounted for | |
GDF SUEZ, France’s No. 1 wind power producer
With 463 MW of installed power, GDF SUEZ is France’s No. 1 wind power producer. The Group has become the principal shareholder of numerous specialized subsidiaries and has comprehensive know-how across the entire chain:
La Compagnie du Vent,- Eole Generation,
- GREAT-Alizé Energie (in French) (General Renewable Energy and Technics),
- Maïa Eolis (in French),
- Erelia Groupe (in French),
- CN’Air (in French) (subsidiary of CNR).
| Erelia, or responsible wind power | |
| Erelia – a GDF SUEZ subsidiary specialized in the design, development and operation of wind farms – makes sustainable development rhyme with local development. | |
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