Key numbers
34
employees
26,2 M€
turnover
(FY 2022)
2 sites
for gas production
6 sites
for low carbon electricity production
11,8 billion
of m3 of certified gas (2P) in Lorraine, Hauts-de-France and Belgium
1 plant
The largest thermal solar power plant connected to a heat network in France.
1 plant
1 photovoltaic plant under construction (15 MWc)
3 500 000
tons of CO2eq avoided per year
(included 602000 tons certified in France by Ineris and 808000 tons certified in Belgium by Mons University, 375000 inhabitant equivalents with an average of 8.2 CO2 tons /inhabitants/year)
Management and corporate governance
The Board of Directors defines the direction and the strategy of our group and its activities. The board oversees the efficient and transparent implementation of the strategy to foster the confidence of our shareholders in the management and guidance of the company.

Julien MOULIN
Executive chairman
Antoine FORCINAL
Executive member

Christophe CHARLIER
Independent member

Alain LIGIER
Independent member
EXECUTIVE COMMITEE
- Julien MOULIN
Executive chairman
- Antoine FORCINAL
Chief Executive Officer
- Aurélie TAN
Chief Financial Officer
OUR HISTORY
2006
FDE began its exploration activities in Lorraine to capture and produce coal gas / Drilling of the Diebling and Folschviller wells
2013
Drilling of Tritteling well (Lorraine)
2015
First certification of the group’s gas reserves by Beicip Franlab (IFP Energies Nouvelles)
2016
- FDE’s initial public offering / Acquisition of Gazonor, specialized in capturing and producing AMM in Hauts-de-France / Drilling of Lachambre well
2017
- Installations of 9MW of cogeneration units (CHP), start of green electricity production in Hauts-de-France
2018
Reserves certification in Lorraine by MHA (Sproule) and Bleue Lorraine concession application to enable coal bed methane production.
2019
First CO2eq tons avoided.
First international development in Anderlues (Belgium) with 3MW of cogeneration units
2020
Setting up of the biggest French solar thermal power plant attached to heat network in Creutzwald (Lorraine).
2021
First gas and heat delivery to Bethune (Hauts-de-France) due to 2.7 MW cogeneration units.
2022
Setting up of five additional cogeneration units (7.5 MW capacity) in France and Belgium.
Acquisition of Cryo Pur.
NOTRE HISTOIRE
2006
FDE began its exploration activities in Lorraine to capture and produce coal gas / Drilling of the Diebling and Folschviller wells.
Drilling of Tritteling well (Lorraine).
2013
2015
First certification of the group’s gas reserves by Beicip Franlab (IFP Energies Nouvelles).
FDE’s initial public offering / Acquisition of Gazonor, specialized in capturing and producing AMM in Hauts-de-France / Drilling of Lachambre well.
2016
2017
Installations of 9MW of cogeneration units (CHP), start of green electricity production in Hauts-de-France.
Reserves certification in Lorraine by MHA (Sproule) and Bleue Lorraine concession application to enable coal bed methane production.
2018
2019
First CO2eq tons avoided.
First international development in Anderlues (Belgium) with 3MW of cogeneration units.
Setting up of the biggest French solar thermal power plant attached to heat network in Creutzwald (Lorraine).
2020
2021
First gas and heat delivery to Bethune (Hauts-de-France) due to 2.7 MW cogeneration units.
Setting up of five additional cogeneration units (7.5 MW capacity) in France and Belgium.
2022
2022
Acquisition of Cryo Pur.