Paris, February 20, 2023 – Qair, a leading independent renewable energy producer, is proud to announce its selection in the 2023 class of the French Tech 120 program.
The French Tech 120 is a French government program launched in 2019 to support the most successful companies with the capacity to become world-class technology leaders.
2023, a higher standard class
The French Tech 120 is aimed at high-potential companies, selected according to two modalities: either fundraising of at least €40 million, to embody investor confidence, or hyper-growth, to embody customer confidence.
For the first time since the program’s inception, the class of 2023 also takes a more comprehensive approach to performance, incorporating issues of ecological transition, gender equality and inclusion.
For Qair, this recognition reflects the company’s commitment to the energy transition. Since its creation, the Group has made it its mission to provide clean and affordable renewable energy for all. It develops solutions that are both innovative (floating wind, hydrogen, tidal power) and proven (onshore and offshore wind and solar, waste-to-energy and hydropower), with an emphasis on the robustness of its projects.
“We are pleased to have been selected as one of the winning companies of the French Tech 120,” says Louis Blanchard, Qair’s Chairman. “This recognition confirms that our company is on the right track to becoming a major renewable energy player in France and around the world. We are committed to continue developing innovative solutions to help accelerate the energy transition.“
About the Mission French Tech: The French Tech Mission is a team of civil servants responsible for helping the ecosystem of French start-ups form and flourish, in France and abroad. As part of the Directorate-General for Enterprise within the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, the Mission coordinates and oversees the French Tech ecosystem with its network of 16 Capitals and 99 Communities, in France and abroad. It also supports start-ups by making it easier for them to interact with the administration via a network of more than 60 French Tech contacts. The French Tech Mission supports the most mature start-ups through the French Tech Next40/120 programme, as well as start-ups operating in sectors identified as strategic as part of the France 2030 plan with its first sector-dedicated programmes: Green20, Agri20, Health20 and DeepNum20. Finally, through the French Tech Tremplin program, the French Tech Mission enables people without an entrepreneurial background to create their own start-up anywhere in France.
Contact Mission French Tech
ft.presse@finances.gouv.fr
About Qair
Qair is an independent renewable energy company developing, financing, building, and operating solar, wind, waste-to-energy, storage and green hydrogen production assets.
With more than 1 GW of capacity in operation, the group’s 640 employees are developing a portfolio pipeline of 35 GW in 20 countries across Europe, Brazil and Africa. Our ambition is to become an independent leader in responsible energy.
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