Commissioned by Canadian renewables producer Boralex, the study examines how changing climate conditions could affect long term energy yield across 76 solar and wind sites.
Supernova Invest led the round, with Maif Impact, Lita Gestion and C2AD joining alongside existing investors Starquest Capital and BNP Paribas Développement. The raise also included a crowdfunding campaign.
Skyworth PV is advancing a project in Ocre, Italy, into construction while progressing a Bordeaux scheme, as the company builds a European pipeline focused on distributed solar and local partnerships.
The Les Mathiaux and La Forge agrivoltaic parks in Saint-Voir, Allier are European Energy’s first French ‘contracts for difference’ win, securing 15 MW of a 21.2 MW total, with designs anticipating France’s new agrivoltaic regulations.
At the France–China summit, Trinasolar and Holosolis agreed on a strategic partnership for a Sarreguemines-Hambach gigafactory designed for 5 GW annual production capacity and substantial regional benefits.
Funding from public and private partners will enable the manufacturer to build a major module plant in Sarreguemines‑Hambach, due for completion in 2030 and set to become one of Europe’s largest.
A sharp misalignment in PPA pricing expectations is significantly constraining deal activity and slowing renewables growth across Europe, Pexapark reports. Co-located battery projects may offer a solution.
Solar canopies have been required on parking lots since 2023. New regulations now set out the specific requirements and penalties for non-compliance.
Côme Gendron, Sales Director France at Atmoce, has been elected to the board of Enerplan, the French trade association for solar energy professionals, for a three-year term.
The 3.37 MW solar project in Ardillières, Charente-Maritime, repurposes municipal land to deliver renewable energy for around 1,500 households annually.
IBC Solar has expanded its presence in Europe and beyond with new subsidiaries in France and Austria, as well as a majority stake in Solarworld Africa.
Technological progress and rising demand are accelerating the development of solid-state batteries. The sector is expected to gain significant market traction by 2025, according to a new report from IDTechEx.
Regulatory hurdles remain, but bidirectional EV charging is opening up as never before to consumers and municipal utilities. Marcus Fendt, Managing Director of The Mobility House, gives us the lowdown.
Q Energy has reached debt financial close on its 74.3 MW floating solar project “Les Ilots Blandin”, securing €50.4 million in financing from Crédit Agricole Transitions & Energies through its financing arm Unifergie, and Bpifrance.
The portfolio comprises 92 solar systems for industrial and commercial use, with many installed as solar car park roofs in northern France.
At SolarPower Europe’s annual summit, French panel manufacturer Heliup received the Gold European Solar Startup Award 2025 for its innovative, lightweight and high-performance rooftop PV modules.
A total of eleven French companies will be showcasing their solutions in Munich, encompassing intelligent energy forecasts, material and production technologies, storage, off-grid solutions and digitisation.
The energy and charging platform for the semi-public sector is extending its European reach with a move into the French market – one of Europe’s key regions for e-mobility.
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 subsidiary Urbasolar has brought France’s largest rooftop solar plant online, a 12.8 MW installation located in Beauvais, 80 kilometres north of Paris.
What opportunities and challenges exist for business cases involving stand-alone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in European markets such as Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Romania, and Austria? Philipp Kraemer of CCE shares his insights.
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).
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.
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.
