EU should learn from China’s energy tech, say heads of 2 of France’s largest power firms

The heads of two of France’s biggest energy companies have urged governments in the European Union (EU) to work with China on nuclear and renewable power to learn from Chinese firms, amid rising concerns from Brussels over the bloc’s dependence on Beijing. Bernard Fontana, chief of state-owned energy firm Electricite de France described visiting China Nuclear Industry 23 Construction Co. during a recent trip to China, where its team explained how they could build a support structure in just one.