EDF | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights
EDF is an energy provider in the UK, supplying electricity and gas to homes and businesses. The company is committed to achieving...
EDF is an energy provider in the UK, supplying electricity and gas to homes and businesses. The company is committed to achieving Net Zero by investing in low-carbon technologies, including wind, nuclear, and solar energy. With over 40 years of experience in providing low-carbon electricity, EDF is also focused on helping customers decarbonise their energy usage through innovative solutions such as heat pumps and electric vehicles.
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London, England
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10,001+ employees
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Utilities
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Low carbon electricity, Nuclear generation, Energy efficiency, Sustainability, Dual fuel, Research & Development, Engineering, Apprenticeships, Renewables, Digital, Finance, Supply Chain, Project Management, STEM, Graduates, Sales & Marketing, Product Development, IT, Energy Services, Legal
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π EDF CEO, Management and Leadership Team β
βοΈ EDF Alternatives and Competitors β
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π EDF Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News β
ποΈ EDF Product and Pricing News
- EDF Renewables UK will construct and operate a 14.3MW solar farm at London Stansted, starting in early 2025.
- EDF and Enbridge's 577-MW solar power plant in Ohio is now fully operational and supplying electricity to the PJM grid.
- EDF Renewables is set to commission the 500-MW Manah 1 solar project in Oman in early 2025.
- EDF's off-peak electricity rate system, benefiting around 15 million consumers, is set for restructuring by mid-2025 to distribute consumption more evenly throughout the day.
- France awarded EDF Renewables development rights for two 250MW floating wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea.
- EDF Renewables has applied for environmental investigations for five offshore wind projects in Brazil, totaling over 10 GW in potential capacity, with plans for an additional 2 GW project in partnership with Internacional Energias RenovΓ‘veis.
- EDF has completed and activated the 177-MW Morris Ridge Solar project in New York, providing clean energy for 47,000 homes and creating 550 jobs.
- EDF supports the PhΓΊ Mα»Ή 2.2 power plant project in Vietnam, which is the country's first LNG-fueled combined cycle power plant.
π EDF CEO, Management and Leadership Team
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βοΈ EDF Alternatives and Competitors
- National Grid |
- CGN Power |
- CEZ |
- npower |
- Vestas Deutschland |
- Axpo |
- Engie Portugal |
- Centrica |
- Saudi Power Procurement Company |
- EDP |
- RWE |
- E.ON UK |
- Enel |
- Octopus |
- Bulb |
- Good Energy |
- British Gas |
- SSE |
- Ecotricity |
- Scottish Power |
- Apex Clean Energy |
- Terra-Gen |
- Invenergy
πΌ EDF Hiring and Layoffs
- Emma Smith has joined EDF as Public Sector Lead (Net Zero Campaigns and Communications) in the United Kingdom, previously holding a similar position at EDF (UK).
- Joshua Buckland has joined EDF as Director of Strategy and Policy in the United Kingdom, previously serving as Partner at Flint Global.
- On January 8, 2025, EDF's subsidiary Nuward relaunched its small modular reactor proposal and appointed Julien Garrel as executive director, replacing Renaud Crassous.
- Mark Arnold has started as Head of Radiological Protection at EDF (UK).
- Mark Byard has joined EDF as the Safety, Wellbeing and Property Services Director in the United Kingdom, previously holding the same position at EDF (UK).
- Ben Ring has left EDF to join Southern Water as Major Projects Director in the United Kingdom, having previously served as Project Director for Hinkley Point C at EDF (UK).
- EDF is currently hiring a Data and Digital Manager (SPM) for Sizewell C in the United Kingdom.
- Selina Paxton has joined EDF as a Market Specialist in the United Kingdom, previously serving as a Senior Analyst at Timera Energy.
π€ EDF Developer, Integration and Automation News
- EDF is facilitating a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement with a UK-based FTSE100 company using power from the new 27MW Twitch Hill Solar Farm in Shropshire.
- EDF Renewables, part of a consortium with Masdar and Jinko Power, manages the 2 GW Al Dhafra solar park in Abu Dhabi, contributing to the local energy landscape and grid development.
- EDF announced a strategic partnership with Hypervolt to use PowerShift technology for a virtual battery service that optimizes EV charging and grid balance.
- EDF and Enbridge have launched the 577 MW Fox Squirrel Solar project in Ohio, providing renewable energy to Amazon as the state's largest operational solar farm.
- Atlantic Shores, a joint venture between Shell New Energies US LLC and EDF-RE Offshore Development LLC, plans to generate energy for 700,000 homes.
- EDF and Maple Power won a 250MW offshore wind project in France's AO6 tender, marking EDF's sixth offshore wind project in the country.
- EDF, in partnership with Yamna and J-Power, secured a land block in Oman to develop a green hydrogen project with a capacity of 1 million tonnes per year.
- Dalkia, a subsidiary of EDF, signed an agreement with Sheikh Suroor Projects Department to implement sustainable cooling solutions in Abu Dhabi Mall and Trade Center.
π EDF Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News
- On January 6, 2025, EDF successfully issued a senior multi-tranche bond for $1.9 billion to support its carbon neutrality strategy.
- EDF plans to acquire 340 acres of farmland in Gloucestershire to create a salt marsh as part of environmental compensation for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, despite opposition from the Hewlett family.
- EDF Renewables acquired a 120 MW battery energy storage project in Poland, marking its second project in the country.
- EDF is in advanced talks to sell its subsidiary Γnergie Rurale Africaine to Seritech.
- EDF has published the 2023 Ofgem segmental report and is required to release a Consolidated Segmental Statement for its supply business.
- On October 31, 2024, EDF successfully issued Β£500 million in senior bonds with a 40-year maturity and a 6.5% fixed coupon.
- EDF has raised $4 billion to accelerate investments in renewable energy technologies and expand services for energy efficiency and carbon reduction.
- EDF acquired CB Heating in 2023, now operating as EDF Heat Pumps, to advance the UK's transition to low-carbon living.
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