Chairman, Club Mines Energie

Dr. François Giger is in charge of strategy for the fossil fired generation fleet of EDF in France.
After managerial commitments in the engineering and construction of new power units in Europe and Asia, he has been involved in the unbundling of the French grid operator from the generation fleet.
He acts as vice-president of the board of the association of power producers VGB Powertech.
He has been appointed as the EDF group coordinator for lower carbon flexible generation. He is an active member of the ZEP European Technology Platform on CCS since its inception, both as co-lead of the Task Force Policy Regulation and as member of the Advisory Board.
He chairs a working group on energy related matters at Mines ParisTech where he graduated as an engineer (1975), as “Ingénieur du Corps des Mines” (1978) and as a doctor (1989).

Articles from this author

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  Industry / 2016-01-25

  After Paris-5-Carbon capture and storage: what’s up?

  François Giger / Chairman, Club Mines Energie

  The COP21 provides an opportunity to review the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS). The International Energy Agency expects this technology to contribute to the global effort to reduce CO2 emissions by 15-20%, in line with the…