Française de l'Energie

Name

Française de l'Energie

Legal name

La Française de l'Energie SAS

Website

https://francaisedelenergie.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable & Local Energy Production

NAICS

Natural Gas Extraction (21113)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Methane Abatement Projects (Landfill Gas, Manure, Coal Mine Methane, O&G Methane) (EUABABAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Solvent/Sorbent/Catalyst Materials & Capture Equipment Manufacturing (Absorbers, Strippers, Heat Exchangers) (EUAAALAJ)

Keywords

• Mine gas capture
• Coal-bed methane extraction
• Multi-energy production
• Biogas liquefaction
• Natural hydrogen exploration

Headquarters

HQ city

Pontpierre

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Electricity sales: Sale of green electricity generated from mine gas cogeneration units (Béthune, Avion, Wallonie sites) and solar PV plants to local grids and end-customers.
2. Gas sales: Sale of locally produced mine gas (grisou) and coal-bed methane under supply contracts; certified 2P gas reserves of 2.14 billion m3 in Lorraine support long-term recurring revenue.
3. Heat sales: Sale of recovered heat from cogeneration units and the Creutzwald solar thermal plant connected to a district heating network serving local communities.
4. Bio-GNL and Bio-CO2 sales: Sale of liquefied biogas (Bio-GNL) and captured Bio-CO2 produced by Cryo Pur subsidiary since 2022 acquisition.
5. Green bond financing (capital side): EUR 20 million green bond issued October 2022 (follow-on to EUR 40M green bond in 2021) to fund BioGas and Bio-CO2 projects supporting >EUR 100M revenue target by 2026.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Française de l'Energie (FDE) is a multi-energy producer that captures and valorises local resources — including coal mine gas (grisou) and coal-bed methane — to produce gas, electricity, heat, Bio-GNL and Bio-CO2 in short supply chains for households, district heating networks, and industrial off-takers in Hauts-de-France, Wallonie and Lorraine. The group also develops solar thermal and photovoltaic plants on brownfield/mining sites and is exploring natural (white) hydrogen in the Lorraine basin.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mine Gas (Gaz de mine / Grisou) Energy Capture of coal mine methane (grisou) accumulating in former coal mines in Hauts-de-France and Wallonie to prevent atmospheric release, then valorised through cogeneration units producing electricity and heat supplied via short supply chains to local households and district heating networks.
• Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Energy Solar thermal energy production from the Creutzwald plant (the largest thermal solar park in France connected to a district heating network) and photovoltaic generation on redeveloped brownfield/mining sites in Lorraine, supplying local communities with renewable electricity and heat.
• Bio-GNL and Bio-CO2 (Cryo Pur) Treatment and liquefaction of biogas into Bio-GNL (liquefied biomethane) and Bio-CO2 (captured biogenic CO2) at the Cryo Pur subsidiary (Wissous, France), sold to industrial off-takers across Europe as low-carbon transport fuel and CO2 feedstock.
• Coal-Bed Methane Extraction (Lorraine) Coal-seam gas extraction process (described as 'inédit'/unique) deployed in Lorraine targeting certified 2P gas reserves of 2.14 billion m3 within a global potential of approximately 60 billion m3. The development plan is based on a review by four international experts from Australia's QCG Curtis Island coal-seam gas project.
• Green Hydrogen and Natural Hydrogen Exploration Exploration of natural (white) hydrogen in the Lorraine mining basin (confirmed exceptionally high concentrations as of June 2026) and participation in the HECO2 consortium for clean hydrogen production via Hybrid Plasmalysis technology, supported by Norwegian subsidiary Greenstat ASA (green hydrogen and renewable electricity, Arendal).

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,289,041 tonnes of CO2 avoided since January 1
• +6 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Greenstat ASAflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024FDE acquired a controlling 56.35% stake in Greenstat ASA, a Norwegian green energy operator focusing on green hydrogen and renewable electricity. The deal was approved in January 2024 and finalised in March 2024, forming part of FDE's strategic expansion in Europe's low-carbon energy sector and giving FDE a Norwegian operating hub in Arendal (Torvgaten 7, 4836 Arendal).
• Biogy Solutions AScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023Biogy Solutions AS was unveiled in September 2023 as a new ambitious player on the Norwegian market for biogas and Bio-CO2, linked to FDE's Norwegian expansion strategy alongside Greenstat.
• HECO2 consortiumflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2023FDE is part of the HECO2 consortium dedicated to clean hydrogen production via Plasmalyse Hybride, selected by the Walloon government in July 2023 to develop natural and clean hydrogen in the Lorraine and Wallonia basins.
• Cryo PurflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022Cryo Pur joined the FDE Group in early 2022 as a unique French company specialized in biogas treatment and liquefaction into Bio-GNL and Bio-CO2, reinforcing the Group's positioning on greenhouse-gas-reducing energy solutions. Office at 4 rue du Vaulorin, 91320 Wissous.
• 2G Energietechnik GmbHcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 August 2020Framework agreement signed with 2G Energietechnik GmbH in August 2020 to accelerate the deployment of green electricity production.
• Total QuadrancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2019Total Quadran partnered with La Française De l'Energie in November 2019 to support the Group's renewable energy development.
• GazonorflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2016FDE completed the acquisition of Gazonor in July 2016; Gazonor now operates as FDE's Hauts-de-France subsidiary specialized in mine gas (grisou) capture and cogeneration, with offices at ZAL Fosse 7, Avenue du Siège, 62210 Avion. Signed a EUR 5.8M ESG 'Impulse' loan with Arkéa Banque Entreprises et Institutionnels in November 2023.
• CNRS / GéoressourcesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2016CNRS / Géoressources published a 'Livre vert' (green book) in June 2016 on the Lorraine coal gas exploitation project and its integration in the territory, supporting FDE's local development.
• AllteccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlltec is a Norwegian subsidiary/partner of FDE Group, located at Eldøyane 177, 5411 Stord, Norway. Listed on the FDE contact page as part of the Group's Norwegian operations.
• Little Big StudiominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLittle Big Studio is the graphic creation and web development agency credited with the design and development of the FDE corporate website (francaisedelenergie.fr).

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NEOEN: French listed independent power producer (Euronext Paris) focused on renewable electricity (wind, solar, storage) — directly comparable to FDE as a small-cap French multi-energy producer with a strong ESG profile and rapid revenue growth.
• Albioma: French listed renewables IPP (Euronext Paris) producing biomass, solar and geothermal power with multi-territory operations; comparable business model and scale to FDE in producing local, low-carbon electricity and heat from underutilized resources.
• Voltalia: French renewable energy producer (Euronext Paris) operating wind, solar, hydro and biomass projects across multiple countries; comparable to FDE as a small-cap European multi-energy IPP with an emerging-markets and ESG growth narrative.
• Encavis AG: German-listed (MDAX) operator of solar and wind parks across Europe; comparable to FDE in business model (distributed renewable generation, EBITDA-margin profile, ESG-tagged capital structure) and European multi-territory footprint.
• Solaria Energía y Medio Ambiente: Spanish-listed solar PV developer and operator with rapid revenue growth and a focus on European markets; overlaps with FDE's PV-on-brownfield strategy and small-cap, high-growth profile.
• Nel ASA: Norwegian-listed (Oslo Børs) pure-play hydrogen technology company producing electrolysers and hydrogen fueling stations; directly comparable to FDE's Greenstat subsidiary and HECO2 hydrogen ambitions as a Norwegian hydrogen peer with overlapping European value chain.
• Everfuel A/S: Danish-listed green hydrogen value-chain operator active across Scandinavia and continental Europe; directly comparable to FDE/Greenstat as a small-cap European green-hydrogen player pursuing offtake-driven scaling.

Broad incumbents

• Scatec ASA: Norwegian-listed renewable energy IPP (Oslo Børs) operating solar, wind and storage across emerging and developed markets; a broader incumbent peer to FDE/Greenstat in the Norwegian renewable-energy ecosystem with significantly larger scale.
• TotalEnergies: French supermajor (CAC 40) with a growing renewables and low-carbon gas portfolio; relevant as a broad incumbent — partner via Total Quadran since 2019 — competing for the same 'local low-carbon' energy customers and offtake contracts as FDE.
• ENGIE: French-listed (CAC 40) global utility with extensive French and Belgian gas, electricity and district-heating operations; a broad incumbent whose district heating networks and biomethane ambitions (e.g., via its ENGIE Bioz portfolio) overlap with FDE's cogeneration, Bio-GNL and Creutzwald solar-thermal district-heating activities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A3 records

Investments

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