All entries located in Pays de la Loire (France), newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/regions/pays-de-la-loire 2026-10-02T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:14d2f5f3:en 2026-10-02T06:00:00Z

Bull, the computer maker split off from Atos and controlled by the French state since April 2026, opened a new production building in Angers on 2 October 2026 with about 10,700 m² of manufacturing space, where supercomputers, AI systems and servers are assembled and tested. Capacity doubles from six to twelve racks a month, with 24 possible in 2027 if demand requires; rebuilding the whole site costs €80m and is due to be finished in 2028. The company gave no figure for new jobs (Bull press release via 24matins, 2 Oct 2026; second source: Sud Radio/AFP, 2 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://www.24matins.fr/pr/bull-inaugure-son-nouveau-batiment-de-production-a-angers-et-double-ses-capacites-de-production-pour-repondre-aux-nouveaux-defis-de-lia · https://www.sudradio.fr/societe/supercalculateurs-bull-double-les-capacites-de-son-usine-historique

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:c51ae95a:en 2026-09-02T06:00:00Z

The Italian luxury packaging group Pusterla 1880 announced on 2 September 2026 that it will close its plant in Mayet (Sarthe department) by the end of 2026. Of the 95 permanent staff and roughly 100 temporary workers, 51 positions will be cut, while 43 employees are to be transferred to other group sites (including Cherré-Au and Oradour-sur-Glane). The company cites declining business activity and the need to restructure its French production units as the reasons (ici.fr, 8 Sept 2026). — Source: https://www.ici.fr/emissions/l-info-d-ici-ici-maine/on-est-aneantis-salaries-et-habitants-de-mayet-sont-sous-le-choc-apres-l-annonce-de-la-fermeture-de-l-usine-pusterla-8348244

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:4f36555e:en 2026-06-01T06:00:00Z

The Taiwanese contract manufacturer is investing €120 mn in a production line for AI mainboards in Angers, in partnership with the French supercomputer specialist Bull (Eviden/Atos). — Source: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260601-macron-eyes-billions-in-ai-investment-at-choose-france-summit

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:9bfae078:en 2025-12-31T06:00:00Z

The offshore wind farm comprises 61 Siemens Gamesa turbines (SG 8.0-167 DD, approx. 8 MW each) with a total capacity of 488 MW, located 11-16 km off the islands of Yeu and Noirmoutier off the Vendée coast. It is operated by the Ocean Winds joint venture (ENGIE/EDP Renewables) together with Sumitomo Corporation, Allianz Global Investors, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and Vendée Energie. Construction began in 2023, the final turbine was installed in April 2026, and commercial operation started in May 2026, with a total investment of around EUR 2.5 billion. — Source: https://www.engie.com/en/explore/explainer/yeu-noirmoutier-offshore-wind-farm-half-of-the-turbines-installed/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:0f1d90bc:en 2025-05-23T06:00:00Z

Nantes tramway Line 1 was extended by 1.4 km from Ranzay station to the new Babinière terminus in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre on 23 May 2025. The line crossed the Erdre river for the first time (via the existing Jonelière bridge, shared with the tram-train) and the Nantes ring road (périphérique) on a newly built twin-track bridge; the terminus also gained a new technical operations centre (Cetex) and a multimodal interchange with bus, tram-train and (from autumn 2025) a park-and-ride with 450 car and 103 bicycle spaces. The associated overall project (linking Line 1/Line 2 via Babinière) is costed at roughly EUR 173.8 million, co-financed by the EU, the French State and the Loire-Atlantique department, among others. — Source: https://www.infos-nantes.fr/nantes-le-tramway-1-traverse-desormais-lerdre-et-le-peripherique-pour-la-station-babiniere/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a5a38066:en 2022-12-31T06:00:00Z

The Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm lies in the Bay of Biscay off the coast near Saint-Nazaire and Guérande and was France's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm. It comprises 80 GE Haliade 150-6MW turbines with a total installed capacity of 480 MW, commissioned in 2022 (first power in June, full operation in November, officially inaugurated by President Macron in September 2022). It is operated by a consortium of EDF Renewables, Enbridge and CPP Investments (via Parc du Banc de Guérande/Eolien Maritime France), with an investment volume of roughly EUR 2 billion. — Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Nazaire_Offshore_Wind_Farm

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:7f9d5609:en 2017-07-02T06:00:00Z

The LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire is a 182 km high-speed line (up to 320 km/h) extending the LGV Atlantique from Le Mans towards Rennes and Nantes; construction began in July 2012, the opening was celebrated on 1 July 2017, and commercial service started on 2 July 2017. Investment costs are estimated at around EUR 3.4 billion, financed via a public-private partnership (including Eiffage). The line cuts travel time Paris–Rennes to 1:26 h and Paris–Nantes to 1:53 h. — Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGV_Bretagne-Pays_de_la_Loire