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.
The French manufacturer has developed the new Delphys XL UPS system for critical infrastructure systems. In its UPS development, Socomec has optimised efficiency - without sacrificing power quality.
Q Energy and French retailer “Les Mousquetaires“ announce that they have signed a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement for solar electricity. With an installed capacity of 29 megawatts of solar power over 15 years, this PPA testifies to both partners’ ambitions to drive the green energy transition.
Intersolar Europe and the French-German Office for Energy Transition (DFBEW) will be giving a free webinar on Agrivoltaics in Germany and France: Potentials and Challenges on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, from 11am–noon.
The new Energy Transition Group will be co-chaired by François de Rugy, former French energy transition minister, and Nemesio Fernandez-Cuesta, formerly the Spanish Secretary of State for Energy and Chairman of Eolia Renovables.
Sonepar France has acquired a majority stake in Alliantz, a privately-owned distributor of photovoltaics and energy efficiency solutions.
In a seismic shift for the energy landscape, the European Union added a record-breaking 41.4 GW of solar power in 2022. Annual EU solar power growth has increased by 47% from 28.1 GW in 2021.
Eiffel Investment Group and R.Power Investment B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of R.Power SA – a vertically integrated international PV power plants developer and independent power producer based in Poland – have entered into a loan agreement up to the amount of EUR 30 million for a period of up to 18 months.
Blue Pearl Energy announced the integration of France Solar into its network of specialist SMEs. This acquisition enables Blue Pearl Energy to take a significant market share in the B2B photovoltaic sector, at a key moment in the development of the solar industry in France.
Q Energy France came first in the recent French solar tender and now has a fixed tariff and planning permission for a 66-megawatt solar project on a former gravel pit in north-eastern France.
With a number of solar canopies under their belt, Urbasolar is currently building a 30-megawatt system over the parking lots at Disneyland Paris. Deputy CEO Paul Keurinck explains what to consider when planning and realising such systems.
