The French engineering giant is a major equipment supplier to hydro and geothermal developers, and, through recent acquisitions and research initiatives, it aims to become a global player in wind, solar, biomass and tidal.
But Philippe Joubert, president of Alstom Power, pours cold water on notions that his division is drifting towards a renewables-centric approach, or that the world will end its fossil-fuels addiction in the foreseeable future.
Alstom,