Independent (UK): Wednesday was the opening day of the 8th annual Renewable Energy Exhibition (The Salon des Energies Renouvelables), which this year takes place in Paris Porte de Versailles from June 16 to 18. The exhibition, which began in 2001 and has been held seven times since, is dedicated to professionals from across the renewable energy sector. Exhibitors this year include French energy provider EDF, which last year formed a joint venture with First Solar Inc to build France’s largest solar …