France Installed 484 MW Solar In Q1/2022
Cumulative French Solar Capacity 14.56 GW; Aggregate In Queue Increases To 13.4 GW
Aggregate solar PV installations for France at the end of March 2022 reached 14.56 GW with Q1/2022 accounting for 484 MW representing a decline of over 34% over previous year’s 736 MW, attributed to lower volume of larger solar power systems.
French RE Producer Planning 1 GW Solar PV
CNR Launches Distributed Solar Subsidiary Solarhona For France’s Rhône Valley
French renewable energy power producer Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR) has launched a new subsidiary Solarhona to install an additional 1 GW solar PV capacity in Rhône Valley by 2030 focusing on small scale solar, as it targets to accelerate renewable energy deployment.
Lightsource BP Expands To French Market
British Solar Developer Aims For 1 GW Solar Pipeline In France By 2026
Lightsource bp is expanding into the French solar market with a target to produce 1 GW pipeline of large scale power plants by 2026 by participating in public tenders and corporate power purchase agreements (PPA).
Enerplan’s Solar Emergency Plan
France Must Raise Annual Solar Target To 10 GW By 2025 & Encourage PV Gigafactories
Local solar PV association of France, Enerplan has proposed a Solar Emergency Plan to be implemented nationally with an annual deployment target of 10 GW per year in 2025 and a minimum of 5 GW per year domestic production of solar panels, cells and silicon.
5 GW Solar Module Fab Plans For France
French Solar Start-Up Carbon Plans Gigafactory For TOPCon & IBC Solar Modules
A new solar technology start-up by the name Carbon has plans to establish a ‘gigafactory’ in France by 2025, with 5 GW annual capacity of solar modules based on TOPCon & interdigitated back contact (IBC) cells, with backing from Germa.
Cumulative French PV Capacity Now 14 GW
Official Statistics From SDES Show France Deployed 2.8 GW New Solar In 2021
France’s Données et Etudes Statistiques or Data and Statistical Studies Department (SDES) says the country added 2,792 MW or 2.8 GW of new solar PV capacity in the year 2021, taking its cumulative capacity to 14 GW (13.99 GW to be specific) out of.
France Installed Over 2.6 GW New Solar In 2021
French Renewable Energy Association SER Says France Installed 761 MW Solar In Q4/2021
France had a good year in 2021 with regards to its renewable energy sector for which capacity additions grew by nearly 4 GW (3,951 MW to be specific). Solar PV contributed the main share with 68% of this additions.
Europe PV News Snippets
Solar PPA For Germany’s Das Futterhaus & More From SENS, Enero, Aedes-Energiequelle & Meyer Burger
Aedes-Energiequelle for 100 MW+ solar in France; Green signal for SENS to build 50 MW solar plant in England; Enero Furnizare to build 1 GW solar capacity in Romania; Meyer Burger modules for Germany’s Europa Park Stadium; Das Futterhaus enters PPA with Enerparc subsidiary in Germany.
Thin Film Panels For Amazon In France
Israel’s Apollo Power Bags Amazon Order For Flexible Solar Energy Films
Israel headquartered thin film solar film supplier Apollo Power has bagged an order from e-commerce major Amazon for its technology to be deployed on the rooftop and at the sidewalk of the latter’s logistics center in France.
France Announces 100 GW Solar Target
Emmanuel Macron Aims For Unambitious 100 GW Solar Capacity For France By 2050; Focus On Local Manufacturing Too
French President Emmanuel Macron has said his country will multiply its installed solar power capacity to exceed 100 GW by 2050 as solar energy is cheaper and fits more easily into the landscape, referring to its versatility, while offshore wind will.
Crowdfunded 55 MW Solar Plant In France
TotalEnergies Commissions Its Largest Solar Project In France To Date
French energy company TotalEnergies has switched on its largest solar power plant in France with 55 MW capacity in Gien (Loiret). The system was partly financed through crowdfunding; 212 locals together pooled in €2,200,000 for the facility.
France Added Over 2 GW Solar In 9M/2021
Cumulative Installed French Solar PV Capacity 13.2 GW Till Sept. 2021
Between January 2021 and September 2021, France installed 2.034 GW of new solar PV capacity, up from 761 MW installed a year back, taking the country’s cumulative capacity to 13.2 GW, according to provisional numbers for the period released by Fren.
152 MW Bifacial Solar Plant Online In France
2nd Largest Solar Power Plant In France Comes Online With 152 MW Capacity; TSE’s Bifacial Project Built On Former NATO Military Base
French solar power company Third Step Energy (TSE) has switched on what it calls the 2nd largest solar PV power plant in France with 152 MW capacity, in partnership with German solar EPC & developer Enerparc.
France Installed 1.36 GW New Solar In H1/2021
Aggregate French Solar PV Capacity Till June 2021 Reached 12.6 GW With 1.36 GW Added In H1/2021; 8.8 GW Capacity In Queue Till June 2021: SDES
The French Data and Statistical Studies Department (Données et Etudes Statistiques, SDES) says the country installed 1.367 GW of new PV capacity in H1/2021, having grown significantly on annual basis from 431 MW in H1/2020.
EU Approves French Rooftop Solar Scheme
European Commission Clears €5.7 Billion Aid Scheme For France, To Support 3.7 GW Small Scale Solar Installations On Buildings Till 2026
The European Commission (EC) has cleared a French aid scheme worth €5.7 billion to support renewable electricity generation from small scale solar installations on buildings.
Europe PV Snippets: Enlight,Solaria,Voltalia,Sonnedix,BSW
Enlight To Acquire 490 MW DC Solar Capacity In Spain, While Solaria Energia Raises €54 Million From EIB For Spanish PV Portfolio; Voltalia Wins 3.75 MW Solar Project In France; Sonnedix Commissions 9.8 MW PV Capacity In France; BSW Calls For Solar Acceleration Act In Germany
Israeli company buying solar projects in Spain: Israel based renewable energy company Enlight Renewable Energy is expanding in Spanish market with the acquisition of a portfolio of under development solar power projects with a potential aggregate capacity of close to 490 MW DC.
Hanwha Q Cells To Acquire RES Group’s French Business
Hanwha Group’s Hanwha Solutions Corporation To Acquire 100% Equity Interest In RES Group’s French Renewables Development Company
South Korean energy solutions group Hanwha Group’s company Hanwha Solutions Corporation (HSC), which is module maker Q Cells’ parent company, is to acquire 100% stake of RES Méditerranée SAS in a bid to expand its French renewables portfolio.
Italy’s Eni Expands Spanish & French Solar Portfolio
Italian Gas Company Eni Expands Solar Portfolio With Over 2.8 GW Acquisition Of Dhamma Energy’s Spanish & French Business; Separately Acquires 1.2 GW Wind & Solar Projects In Spain From Azora Capital
Eni gas e luce, a fully owned subsidiary of Italy’s oil and gas company Eni, is expanding its renewables portfolio in Europe through acquisitions.
European Commission Clears €30.5 Billion French RE Scheme
France Proposes To Auction 34 GW New Renewables Capacity Between 2021 & 2026 Under New Aid Scheme; €30.5 Billion Scheme Gets European Commission’s Nod
The European Commission has approved a French aid scheme for renewable energy production worth €30.5 billion ($36 billion).
