Alfa Laval has announced the extension of its long-standing partnership with Électricité de France aimed at supporting the next generation of nuclear energy projects in France. With the global demand for low-carbon energy accelerating, nuclear energy is considered to be a cornerstone of the future energy mix. Alfa Laval has been a provider of solutions to the nuclear industry since 1964 and a partner of EDF since the 1970s. This latest collaboration will see Alfa Laval’s advanced gasketed and semi-welded plate heat exchanger technology deployed across EDF’s sites in Penly, Gravelines and Bugey, supporting the construction of six new European Pressurised Water reactors.
To streamline construction and optimise capital expenditure, Alfa Laval and EDF are adopting a standardised approach for all EPR2 reactors. By exploiting modular technology and serial production, the project expects to achieve greater efficiency, reduce complexity and enable faster implementation across all sites while supporting EDF’s portfolio of 57 active nuclear reactors in France.
“Decarbonisation of the global energy supply will require massive electrification efforts with low-emissions power generation, and nuclear energy will be one of the key contributors,” said Tom Erixon, CEO and president of Alfa Laval. “We believe that the future needs more of these large industrial projects scaling up low-carbon nuclear energy and we are pleased to contribute to that development in France.”
