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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.
Solar canopies have been required on parking lots since 2023. New regulations now set out the specific requirements and penalties for non-compliance.
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 commenced operations at the largest rooftop solar plant in France in Beauvais, 80 kilometers north of Paris.
What are the opportunities and challenges for business cases for stand-alone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in European markets like Germany, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Romania and Austria? Expert Philipp Kraemer of CCE shares his analysis.
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.
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.
