French Cumulative Installed PV Exceeds 17 GW
France Installed 601 MW New Solar During Q1/2023; Counts 18.5 GW Capacity In Queue
French solar PV installations continue to develop at a slow but steady pace with a total of 601 MW deployed in Q1/2023 up from 596 MW last year, taking the country’s cumulative PV capacity to 17.15 GW, according to the Données et Etudes Statistiqu.
Another French Solar Gigafactory
Holsolis Consortium To Roll Out 10 Million TOPCon Solar Panels In France’s Moselle From 2025 Onward
A big news for European solar manufacturing: a consortium made up of energy investor EIT InnoEnergy, French real estate player IDEC Group and solar energy local producer TSE have announced plans to launch a 5 GW solar module fab in France’s Moselle.
France To Host Integrated Solar Gigafactory
Carbon Picks Fos-Sur-Mer In France To Host Its 1st Solar Gigafactory With N-Type Technology To Produce 5 GW Cells & 3.5 GW Modules Annually
French solar technology company Carbon has zeroed in on Fos-sur-Mer near Grand Port Maritime de Marseille (GPMM) in France to host its maiden PV products gigafactory having 5 GW annual solar cell and 3.5 GW solar module production capacity that’s s.
Ex-Senior Executive Of EDF Renewables Joins Akuo
French Renewable Energy Association Member Nicolas Couderc Joins France’s Akuo Group As Its Chief Operations Officer
France’s Akuo Group has secured the services of Nicolas Couderc as the company’s new chief operations officer (COO) with effect from January 2023 who previously worked with EDF Renewables for some years in various positions.
Global Cosmetics Brand Wants Solar For Carbon Neutrality
L’Oréal Group Enters 15-Year Corporate Power Purchase Agreements With EDF Renouvelables As Sole Offtaker For 27 MW Solar In France
France headquartered global cosmetics brand L’Oréal Group has turned a solar offtaker for the entire production from 2 EDF Renouvelables’ PV parks of 27 MW combined capacity.
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Iberdrola Wins Tender To Build 25 MW Floating Solar Power Plant In France & More From MaxSolar, PAD RES, GRS
Iberdrola bags floating PV plant in France; MaxSolar acquires SEAC’s 3.1 GW German pipeline; RGreen loan for PAD RES for 76 MW solar in Poland; GRS constructing 82 MW solar project in Portugal for KGAL.
New Europe Focused 2 GW+ Solar Investment Platform
Marguerite To Invest €60 Million In New European Solar Development Platform With Mandate To Set Up Over 2 GW Greenfield Utility Scale Capacity
European Union backed leading European infrastructure investor Marguerite will invest up to €60 million in a new investment platform that will be tasked with establishing a portfolio of over 2 GW greenfield utility scale solar PV capacity in Europe over the next 6 years.
173 MW New Solar Capacity Clears French Auction
France Selects 66 Projects To Award 172.9 MW Solar Power Capacity For An Average Winning Bid Of €0.08446/kWh
The French Ministry of the Ecological Transition has awarded 172.9 MW solar PV capacity to 66 winning projects under the country’s 1st competitive solar power auction round conducted as part of its new tender program called Programmation Pluriannuelle de l’Energie 2 or PPE2.
Portugal Goes In For Environmental Licensing Reform
With Simplified Environmental Licensing, Portugal Accelerates Decarbonization Efforts; Joins Spain & France To Launch Green Hydrogen Corridor For Europe
The Government of Portugal has come out with a new legislative package called Ambiente+Simples to ease environmental licensing for renewable energy projects, one of which includes elimination of mandatory environmental impact assessment (EIA) for sol.
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Falck Renewables & IDELE To Collaborate On Agrivoltaic Projects In France & More From Octopus, MET, Low Carbon, Ørsted
Falck Renewables and IDELE to explore agrivoltaics in France; Octopus Energy takes over Zestec in UK; MET Group expands into Romania; Low Carbon announces 75 MW solar in UK; Ørsted and Skovgaard Energy announce Power-to-X facility in Denmark.
REC Group’s French Heterojunction Factory Plans ‘On Hold’
Another Setback For European Solar Manufacturing; After Maxeon Shuttered French Module Fab, Norway’s REC Group Puts Its 4 GW HJT Factory Plans In France On Hold
Norway based solar module producer REC Group has decided to put its plans to realize a heterojunction (HJT) solar panel factory with 4 GW cumulative annual capacity in France ‘on hold due to various changes in market conditions’.
5 GW Fab For 4T Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Planned In France
Voltec Solar & Institut Photovoltaïque d’Île-de-France Propose To Produce Tandem Solar Panels At GW Scale
France based solar module producer Voltec Solar along with the Institut Photovoltaïque d’Île-de-France (IPVF) have announced plans to launch production of 4T perovskite/silicon tandem solar panels in the country, aiming for a scale of 5 GW by 2030.
France Devises Plan For 11 GW Solar PV Capacity
French Senate Favors Making Solar Panels Mandatory For Car Parks From July 2023, To Install An Estimated 11 GW
France estimates as much as 11 GW of solar PV capacity, equivalent to the capacity of 10 nuclear reactors, to come up in the country by equipping parking lots with solar panels, a mandate that’s likely to come into force here from July 1, 2023.
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19.8 MW Floating Solar Plant Enters Construction In France & More From R.Power, TotalEnergies, Joab, Engie, ib vogt
Valeco begins construction of 19.8 MW floating PV plant in France; R.Power raises €30 million from Eiffel Investment Group; TotalEnergies achieves 500 MW B2B solar capacity; Joab to build SEK 12 million solar park in Sweden; Engie and Schott sign R.
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Endesa Secures 953 MW Wind & Solar In Spain’s Andorra & More From IPTO, IBC, Sunly, Boralex
Endesa wins 935 MW connection rights for renewables in Spain; IPTO says Greece was 100% renewable energy powered for the 1st time in its history; IBC Solar sells 120 MW solar in Poland; Sunly raises €200 million and earns Mirova as an investor; Cro.
Maxeon Solar’s French Production Line Discontinued
Setback For European Solar PV Manufacturing As Maxeon Shutters French Module Fab; Seeks Positive Policy Environment To Come Back
Singapore headquartered solar module manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has shut down its solar PV manufacturing facility in France’s Porcelette citing challenging price environment, at a time when there is a growing consensus and clamor for lo.
Amazon Ventures Into Brazil With 122 MW Solar Farm
Amazon’s Renewables Portfolio Expands With 71 New Projects & 2.7 GW Clean Energy Capacity
The world’s largest corporate procurer of renewable energy, e-commerce behemoth Amazon has added another 2.7 GW clean energy capacity to its portfolio across 4 continents, with maiden solar power plants in India and Poland, and an entry into the renewables market of Brazil.
Q Energy France Sets Up Hydrovoltaic Project
France’s ‘Very First’ Hydrovoltaic Project For Hydroponics Farm Delivering ‘Encouraging Results’
French renewables company Q Energy France along with local startup Aquacosy have officially inaugurated the country’s ‘very first’ hydrovoltaic prototype project with 9.3 kW solar PV capacity to power a hydroponics site with encouraging initial results.
France Installed 1.098 GW Solar PV Capacity In H1/2022
Annual Solar Installations For France In H1/2022 Declined 28% With 491 MW In Q2/2022
During H1/2022, French solar installations added up to 1.098 GW, down 28% annually from 1.534 GW in the previous year as 88% of newly connected units had system sizes lower than 9 kW, accounting for 13% of new power, according to the country’s Donn.
France To Speed Up Commissioning Of 6 GW Renewables
France Undertakes ‘Exceptional Measure’ To Deal With Energy Crisis By Fast-Tracking 6 GW Renewable Energy Capacity
The Commission de Régulation de l’Energie (CRE) in France or the French Regulatory Commission has published amendments to several tenders launched under CRE4 and PPE2 that will fast-track more than 3.4 GW wind and 2.7 GW solar PV capacity to come.
