With the French solar market steadily rising from 14.71 GW in 2021 to almost 23 GW in 2024, installer platform projetsolaire.com has emerged as a example of technology-driven growth. Andrew Spalding, Head of Sales, EMEA at Aurora Solar, identifies the success factors in a guest article.
Axpo’s solar and wind divisions Urbasolar and Volkswind have successfully secured a combined capacity of 163 megawatts (MW) in two recent public tenders – also including Agri PV and floating PV.
MET Group has purchased a 100% shareholding in Comax France, an owner, operator and developer of combined heat and power (CHP) and battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Axpo subsidiary Urbasolar has commenced operations at the largest rooftop solar plant in France in Beauvais, 80 kilometers north of Paris.
Paragon Mobility, a French company specialising in mobility infrastructure optimisation, is expanding its service portfolio to include ADS-Tec Energy’s ChargePost, a high-capacity, modular fast-charging solution.
Q ENERGY announced the debt financial close of its “Les Ilots Blandin” project for a total amount of EUR 50.4m, arranged by Crédit Agricole Transitions & Energies, through its financing arm Unifergie, and Bpifrance.
BayWa r.e. has completed the construction of two solar clusters on former military bases in central and south-western France. These comprise five solar parks with over 300,000 solar modules and a total capacity of 136 MW.
The realisation of the projects is due to start this year. The food retailer Carrefour will primarily use the electricity itself in its stores throughout the country - and will thus fulfil the legal requirements.
For the Paris 2024 opening ceremony on the Seine yesterday, ships were equipped with electric or hybrid drives. It is part of the plan to decarbonise all inland waterway transport in France.
Following more than three years’ construction, Disneyland Paris and Axpo have equipped 11,200 parking spaces with solar panels. The solar parking canopy, currently the largest of its kind in Europe, will generate 36 gigawatt hours of green electricity a year.
Sector coupling is also an important topic in France, says Lucie Lochon from the Franco-German Office for the Energy Transition.
SolarPower Europe’s new EU Market Outlook for Solar Power 2023-2027 reveals a record 56 GW of solar installations in Europe in 2023. However, the forecast for next year is lower.
To achieve the goals of the EU Green Deal, the expansion of the grid infrastructure and the flexibilization of energy generation are fundamental, Martin Dürnberger and Jörg Menyesch of CCE state in a guest article. They give an overview about the situation in different European countries.
Sharp Energy Solutions Europe has announced that it has obtained ETN (Enquête de Technique Nouvelle) certificates. The ETN certificates encompass compatibility with prominent brands.
SolarPower Europe’s Agrisolar Best Practice Guidelines are now accessible for solar developers and farmers on the ground across France.
The cement manufacturer Lafrage France will convert the first of its inland vessels from diesel to electric propulsion. This will involve the use of a storage system specially designed for applications on the water.
LevelTen Energy released its latest PPA Price Index report, which shows that in Q3 2023, the blended index of wind and solar 25th Percentile (P25) PPA prices increased a modest 2% across Europe. But there were some important exceptions and stability may not last long.
With 44 megawatt hours and an output of 35 megawatts, the facility can supply 10,000 people for a day. With the storage unit, the operator Gazel Energie wants to facilitate the integration of renewables.
The floating solar park will be built on the on the site of former gravel pits in the Haute-Marne region of France. It has a capacity of 74.3 MW.
TSE will build several solar plants to power Lhyfe's electrolysis. Several companies have already expressed their interest in settling in the new industrial park.
Conexio has now published the complete programme for the conference on dual use of agricultural land online. There is still a discount on the admission price until 31 August.
Sun’Agri and RWE form a strategic partnership to accelerate development of agricultural photovoltaics in France.
Energy sharing via energy communities is considered an important driver of the energy transition. But in Germany, such a regulation has yet to be introduced. Some other EU countries are already further along in this respect.
French industrial company Carbon plans the construction of a 5 GW PV cell and module factory in Southern France.
Holosolis, with support from EIT InnoEnergy, is opening a gigafactory PV plant to strengthen European energy security. The photovoltaic module production facility in Hambach, near Saargmünd in the Moselle department of France, is expected to be fully operational by 2027.
