France Energie Eolienne

What France Energie Eolienne does

France Renouvelables (formerly France Energie Eolienne) is a French non-profit industry association founded in 1998 and headquartered at 5 Avenue de la République, Paris. It represents a network of more than 360 member organizations and professionals active across renewable electricity sectors — onshore wind, offshore wind, solar photovoltaic, and energy storage/flexibility. The association positions itself as the primary collective voice for French renewable electricity, engaging directly with national policymakers on regulatory frameworks such as the Programmation Pluriannuelle de l'Énergie (PPE) 2026-2035, with stated sector targets of 45 GW onshore wind, 18 GW offshore wind, 80 GWc solar PV, and 12.5 GW battery storage by 2035.

The organization is structured as an association loi 1901 funded through recurring membership dues and supplemented by event, training, and publication revenue. Its service portfolio spans policy advocacy, regional groups across French territories, the annual Colloque National (16th edition scheduled October 7, 2026) and the Colloque National Flexibilités, EnR et Stockage, the Catalogue Formpro training catalog, the Métiers Renouvelables careers portal, and the Generation Transition school program that brings approximately 10,000 students to 150 wind and solar sites annually. Proprietary publications include the Observatoire du système électrique renouvelable and the Paroles d'élus testimonial series featuring local elected officials.

Revenue mechanics are membership-based with no publicly disclosed fee schedule; there are no announced funding rounds, M&A activity, or subsidiary structure. Strategic partnerships are anchored by five formalized territory alliances with AMORCE, AMRF, APVF, FNCCR, and Les Eco Maires, extending the association's reach into rural, small-city, and local-utility stakeholders. Governance was renewed at the June 11, 2025 Annual General Assembly with a stated mission to amplify renewable electricity's voice during the upcoming French presidential campaign.

Name

France Energie Eolienne

Legal name

France Renouvelables

Website

https://fee.asso.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

France Renouvelables (formerly France Energie Eolienne) is a French non-profit association representing 360+ renewable electricity professionals through policy advocacy, regional groups, annual colloquia, training, and sector publications spanning wind, solar, and storage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Industry Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental, Climate & Sustainability Standards & Reporting Cooperation (BPADANAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB), Interconnection, Permitting & Grid Services for DERs (EUAMAJAH)

Keywords

• Renewable energy advocacy
• Wind energy association
• Solar energy representation
• Energy policy lobbying
• Renewable electricity industry

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues and services: France Renouvelables operates as a membership-based association that generates revenue through membership fees from its network of over 360 professional members in the renewable energy sector. The association provides member services including access to resources, networking, training offerings, and an industry directory.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

France Renouvelables (formerly France Energie Eolienne) is a French non-profit industry association representing over 360 member organizations in the renewable electricity sector. It provides policy advocacy, industry research and publications (including the annual Observatoire du système électrique renouvelable), professional training, an annual national conference, and an online member directory to accelerate renewable energy deployment in France.

Product overview

France Renouvelables is a professional association representing over 360 members in the renewable electricity sector. Rather than offering a unified software product, the organization provides a portfolio of services including thematic publications (Observatoire, Paroles d'élus), training programs (Catalogue Formpro), career portals (Métiers Renouvelables), educational outreach (Generation Transition school visits), annual conferences (Colloque National), and advocacy focus areas for onshore wind, offshore wind, solar PV, and storage/flexibility. The association acts as a unified voice for French renewable energy professionals and supports sector development through research, publications, training, and public engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Catalogue Formpro Training Catalog

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030 through renewable energy deployment
• +5 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AMORCEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMORCE is listed as a territory partner of France Renouvelables. AMORCE is a French association of local authorities and environmental actors working on energy transition and sustainable development issues.
• AMRF (Association des Maires Ruraux de France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMRF is a territory partner representing rural mayors in France. The partnership focuses on collaborative work related to territories and energy transition at the local government level.
• APVF (Association des Petites Villes de France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPVF is a territory partner representing small cities in France. The partnership supports collaborative initiatives for energy transition in smaller urban areas.
• FNCCR (Fédération Nationale des Collectivités Concédantes et Régies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFNCCR is a territory partner representing local authorities and public utilities in France. The partnership focuses on energy transition and renewable energy deployment at the local level.
• Les Eco MairescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Eco Maires is a territory partner representing environmentally-conscious mayors in France. The partnership supports initiatives for sustainable energy transition in French municipalities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GWEC (Global Wind Energy Council): Global trade association for the wind energy sector. While France Renouvelables focuses on French wind policy, GWEC represents wind industry interests at the international level with similar advocacy, research, and event functions.
• SolarPower Europe: European solar industry association. Comparable in mission and member model to France Renouvelables' solar PV focus area, but operating at EU level with broader geographic scope.
• WindEurope: European wind industry association representing the wind value chain at EU level. WindEurope and France Renouvelables share overlapping wind energy advocacy missions and overlap on French wind developer members.

Regional players

• European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF): Federation of European national renewable energy associations. France Renouvelables would be a typical constituent member of EREF, which aggregates national-level voices for EU policy advocacy in a complementary rather than directly competing way.
• RenewableUK: UK's leading renewable energy trade association. Comparable organizational model (membership-based, advocacy-driven, events, research) but serving the UK market rather than France.

Others

• IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency): Intergovernmental organization supporting renewable energy adoption globally. They share comparable research, publication, and convening functions but operate at intergovernmental level rather than as a national industry association.
• ADEME (Agence de la transition écologique): French public agency for ecological transition. While not a peer association, ADEME is the key public counterpart that France Renouvelables engages with on research, deployment programs, and policy implementation in renewable energy.

Direct peers

• Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables (SER): France's other major renewable energy industry association. SER represents a broader portfolio of renewables (including heat, biomass, biogas, hydro) while France Renouvelables focuses on electricity; both compete for the same member companies and policy influence in France.
• France Hydro Association: French national association representing hydroelectricity producers. While France Renouvelables covers wind/solar/storage, France Hydro covers the renewable electricity sub-segment of hydro; both compete for similar French renewable electricity advocacy mandate.

Emerging players

• European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE): European energy storage industry association. Comparable because France Renouvelables now has a dedicated storage and flexibility focus area, overlapping with EASE's mission to advocate for storage deployment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/feeasso
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@FranceRenouvelables
• Facebookfacebook.com/france.energie.eolienne
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/france-energie-eolienne
• Instagraminstagram.com/france_renouvelables

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Investments

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