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).
French Installers Including Energy Storage In Portfolios
EUPD Research: Increasing Number Of French Solar Installers Now Offering Energy Storage In Product Portfolios; More Expected To Join In
From 29% of total French solar installers offering energy storage as part of their product portfolios in 2019, EUPD Research says the number grew to 72% in 2020, and in 2021 a further addition of 19% is expected.
France Launches 700 MW Utility Scale PV Tender
France Launches 10th Tender Round For Utility Scale Solar PV Installations Of Up To 700 MW; Total Capacity May Increase To 1 GW
The 10th tender round of French utility scale solar PV installations launched by the CRE offers to award 700 MW PV capacity in mainland France.
1 GW Solar & Storage Project Planned For France
Engie & Neoen To Collaborate On 1 GW Subsidy Free Solar Farm In France With 40 MW Battery Energy Storage System & 10 MW Electrolyzer Capacity: Bloomberg
One among the largest subsidy free solar power projects in all of Europe is being planned in France with 1 GW capacity by energy companies Engie and Neoen.
France Installed 283 MW New PV In Q3/2020
Cumulative Solar PV Capacity Installed In Mainland France Exceeds 10 GW With 283 MW Added During Q3/2020, Says French Renewable Energies Union SER
France installed 827 MW of total solar PV capacity during the last 12 months with 283 MW added in Q3/2020, reaching a total capacity of 10.2 GW, according to French renewables association SER.
New French Policy To Back Solar PV Installations
France Introduces New Support Measures To Encourage Solar PV Deployments For C&I Segments While Limiting Feed-In-Tariff Cuts
Larger roofs, including for commercial systems, will get a boost in France with the energy ministry expanding solar system ceiling limit to claim fixed tariffs from 100 kW to 500 kW. Pictured is Marseille Harbor in France.
152 MW Solar PV Capacity Awarded In France
France Selects 306 Rooftop Solar Power Projects For 152 MW Capacity Under 10th Rooftop Solar Auction For C&I Segments
The French government is extending project completion timelines for renewable energy projects in the country that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Ministry of the Ecological and Inclusive Transition while announcing winners of the 10th round of its rooftop solar auction.
France Exceeds 10 GW Solar PV Capacity Milestone
Data & Statistical Studies Says French Cumulative Solar Power Capacity Till March 2020 Exceeded 10 GW With 182 MW Added In Q1/2020
France managed to cross the 10 GW milestone for installed solar power capacity with Q1/2020 adding 182 MW to the grid. Annual installations in the first 3 months of 2020 increased slightly from 170 MW added in Q1/2019.
Total Quadran Wins 136.6 MW Solar In French Auction
Total Quadran Claims Winning 131 MW Ground Mounted Solar Park Capacity Under French CRE 4.7 Auction Round Along With 5.6 MW In French Overseas Regions
Among the solar projects secured by Total Quadran in the French CRE 4.7 auction is a 50 MW ground mounted project which the developer claims is its biggest solar plant in tis round. It will be located on a former refinery site.
Engie Won 165 MW Solar PV Capacity In French Auctions
Engie, Boralex & Neoen Claim Wins In French Renewable Energy Auctions Winning 165 MW, 27.9 MW & 66 MW Of Solar Power, Respectively; Secure Feed-In-Premium For 20 Years
Neoen is among the winners of the renewable energy auctions concluded in France recently. Pictured is Neoen’s solar farm in Haute Garonne department of France.
France Auctions 960 MW Solar Power Capacity
French Ministry Of Ecological & Inclusive Transition Allocates 288 Solar & Wind Power Projects Under Various Tenders; Extends Support To Renewable Energy Industry
On an audio call with renewable energy players of France, Elisabeth Borne (left), heading the French Ministry of the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, revealed the winners of various solar and wind power auctions and also shared measures to support the industry in times of COVID-19.
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