France’s Qair Bags 18-Year Corporate Solar PPA Contract
Yeast Manufacturer Lesaffre Turns Offtaker For 34 GWh/Year Solar Energy From Agrivoltaic Plant
Thursday, 14 Mar 2024
French renewable energy company Qair’s agrivoltaic project in France has secured a corporate solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with local yeast producer Lesaffre.
France’s Cumulative Installed PV Capacity Exceeds 20 GW
French Annual Solar Installations Grew By Over 18 Percent In 2023 With 3.2 GW New Capacity
Monday, 04 Mar 2024
French solar PV installations at the end of 2023 totaled 20,004 MW, according to the country’s Données et Etudes Statistiques or Data and Statistical Studies Department (SDES).
French Utility Plans 300 MW PV Capacity For Landfills
Veolia Eyes Restored Landfills For Solar Panels Amid ‘Significant Land Shortage’ In France
Sunday, 11 Feb 2024
French utility Veolia plans to cover around 400 hectares of land at its restored landfills to install over 300 MW solar panels under what it says is its massive solar program.
France’s CARBON Brings Nicolas Chandellier On Board
New General Manager To Lead Development Of Europe’s ‘Largest’ Gigafactory For Cells & Modules
Wednesday, 10 Jan 2024
French solar PV manufacturing startup CARBON has announced a new leadership hire, Nicolas Chandellier as the company’s general manager.
EU Nod For French Solar Panel Manufacturing Plans
European Commission Clears €2.9 Billion French Tax Credit Scheme For Strategic Equipment Production
Wednesday, 10 Jan 2024
Solar panel manufacturing is one of the strategic areas of net-zero equipment production that will benefit from the €2.9 billion French tax credit scheme recently approved by the European Commission. The Executive Vice-President in charge of Co.
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Ciel & Terre Building 11 MW Floating PV Project In France & More From Fortis, Soltec, ABO
Tuesday, 09 Jan 2024
Ciel & Terre’s 11 MW French floating solar power plant under construction; Fortis to build 2 GW renewables and green hydrogen projects in the Balkans; Soltec sells 850 MW DC projects in Denmark; ABO Wind commissions 18.5 MW PV in Germany. 11 .
Crédit Agricole & Tenergie Launch Solar PV Joint Ventures
New French Independent Solar Power Producers To Target Distributed Generation Projects In France
Tuesday, 12 Dec 2023
French solar PV projects developer Tenergie has joined hands with consumer banking group Crédit Agricole to launch 2 joint ventures (JV) to produce solar energy in the territories of Bouches du Rhône, Vaucluse, Hautes-Alpes, and Loire and Haute-Loi.
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Natixis Affiliate Pumps In €140 Million In Portuguese IPP & More From TotalEnergies, Glasgow, EIB, Solar Steel, REC
Thursday, 30 Nov 2023
Mirova invests €140 million in Hyperion Renewables; TotalEnergies invests in Xlinks project; Glasgow Airport to host 19.9 MW solar plant; EIB backs Sorégies projects in France; Solar Steel’s Turkish order; REC Group shutters silicon plants in No.
France Expands Cumulative Solar PV Capacity To 19 GW
French Solar Installations Grew By 16% YoY In 9M/2023 While Projects In Queue Improved By 27 percent
Wednesday, 29 Nov 2023
France has reported around 16% YoY increase in new solar PV capacity additions during 9M/2023, according to the country’s Données et Etudes Statistiques or Data and Statistical Studies Department (SDES).
France Aims For 60 GW Solar PV Capacity By 2030
Energy Ministry’s Updated NECP Sees 7 GW/Year Of Solar PV Capacity Addition To Meet Targets
Thursday, 23 Nov 2023
The French government has revised its solar PV installation target under its draft National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) to aim for up to 75 GW to 100 GW by 2035, while achieving 54 GW to 60 GW by 2030.
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Otovo To Pursue Profitability With NOK 450 Million Equity Raise & More From Uniper, Ilmatar, Technique Solaire
Wednesday, 15 Nov 2023
Norway’s Otovo raises NOK 450 million; Uniper working on 280 MW solar in Hungary; Finland’s Ilmatar secures €500 million; Technque Solaire bags €200 million from existing shareholders. Otovo’s capital raise: Norway-based online marketplac.
Agrivoltaic Projects Bag European Union Funding
BayWa Raises €6.5 Million To Develop Solar Power Plants On Agricultural Land In 5 Nations
Friday, 27 Oct 2023
German renewable energy company BayWa has raised €6.5 million funding from the European Union’s (EU) LIFE Programme to advance 6 agrivoltaic projects planned for 5 nations. Of the 6 projects, 3 are planned for France, Spain and the Netherlands .
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OX2 Finds Buyer For Maiden Agrivoltaic Project In France & More From Berliner, Menlo, Power China, Arkolia
Friday, 13 Oct 2023
OX2 will be selling a 23 MW agrivoltaic project to CVE in France; Berliner Stadtwerke is building the largest rooftop solar system in Berlin for Messe Berlin; Menlo Electric raises financing from HSBC Continental Europe; Power China is part of a 150 .
ECM Greentech Gets A New Chief Executive Officer
France-Headquartered Solar PV Equipment Maker Brings Anis Jouini On Board To Lead Company
Thursday, 21 Sep 2023
Anis Jouini, the former director general of Institut National de l’Energie Solaire (INES), the French R&D center for advanced solar PV and storage technologies, is now the CEO of ECM Greentech.
Europe’s Largest Floating Solar Power Plant
Q ENERGY Led Consortium To Build 74.3 MW Floating PV Project On Former Quarry In France
Thursday, 21 Sep 2023
French renewables company Q ENERGY has announced a 74.3 MW solar project in France’s Haute-Marne region, calling it the largest floating PV power plant in Europe to date.
France Installs Close To 1.4 GW Solar In H1/2023
France Inching Closer To 1st PPE Milestone Of 20.1 GW For Cumulative Solar By 2023-End
Monday, 11 Sep 2023
France exited H1/2023 with the addition of 1.378 GW of new solar PV capacity, including 774 MW in Q2, according to the Données et Etudes Statistiques or Data and Statistical Studies Department (SDES).
French Energy Giant Strengthening Solar Business
TotalEnergies Enters RE Deals In Algeria, Romania & Expands Solar Energy Portfolio In France
Monday, 10 Jul 2023
French energy group TotalEnergies is quickly strengthening its renewables business globally with a renewable energy projects partnership in Algeria with Sonatrach, solar assets acquisition in Romania and commissioning the ‘largest’ PV plant in Île-de-France.
SNCF Plans Solar Project Developments in France
French Railway Operator Announces 1 GW Solar Target By 2030 Through New Subsidiary
Monday, 10 Jul 2023
The French railway operator Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF) has established a dedicated renewable energy subsidiary to deploy 1 GW solar power capacity by 2030 using its vacant land and building rooftop space as it targets to become energy autonomous by 2050.
EDF Exploring New Solar Applications
Renewables Arm Of French EDF Group Inaugurates A Floating Solar Plant & An Agrivoltaic Demonstrator In France
Thursday, 22 Jun 2023
The renewable energy arm of French energy group EDF, EDF Renouvelables is expanding its portfolio with newer applications for solar, and in this regard, it is inaugurating a 20 MW floating solar plant on the lake of a hydroelectric dam, and an agrivo.
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