Gwénaëlle Deboutte
France records 1 GW of new solar for Q2
Grid operator Enedis said last week that France installed 1,013 MW of new PV systems in the second quarter alone. If the current growth rate continues in the second half, the country could install record capacity in 2024.
France concludes C&I rooftop PV tender with average price of €0.1016/kWh
The French authorities have concluded a commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop PV tender with an average price of €0.1016 ($0.11)/kWh. The government allocated 179.9 MW of PV capacity in total.
France identifies Carbon, Holosolis PV factories as ‘national interest’ projects
The French authorities have identified Carbon and Holosolis solar factories as “projects of national interest,” ensuring streamlined administrative proceedings for their approvals.
France’s Carbon choses locations for R&D center
Carbon, a French PV module maker, says it will invests €33 million ($35.4 million) in a new R&D center.
Tunisian solar module maker Ifrisol targeting US market
Ifrisol, a Tunisian PV module maker, is targeting the US market by producing solar panels with cells sourced from unspecified “non-Chinese” Asian manufacturers.
New agrivoltaics data shows improved grass, forage production under solar panels
The National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE) is carrying out two agrivoltaics research projects on solar parks operated by BayWa r.e. and Valorem in several regions of France. Despite the different climatic conditions, similar positive trends were observed with a drop in temperature and an increase in soil humidity under the solar panels, as well as a better quality of forage that made it more digestible for animals.
France’s first offshore solar park in Mediterranean secures €6 million in public funding
The 1 MWp pre-commercial demonstrator from the French company SolarinBlue will be deployed off the coast of Sète, 2 kilometers from the Mediterranean coast, and will supply the infrastructure of the port of Sète-Frontignan. The floats are designed to withstand waves of more than 10 meters and winds of 200 km/h.
France deploys 1 GW of solar in Q1
France installed 1 GW of solar in the first quarter, reaching 21.1 GW cumulative PV capacity by the end of March.
SNCF Energie, Neoen tie up on 172 GWh of annual solar capacity
SNCF Energie, a unit of French railway group SNCF, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Neoen for 172 GWh of annual solar power. The deal supports financing for a new 139 MWp solar park set to start operations in 2028, alongside 150 hectares of land for sheep farming.
Agrivoltaics for apricots
French developer Solveo Energies has developed a 247 kW agrivoltaic facility spread across 3,500 m2. The system features trackers controlled by the Cultiveo Dynamique algorithm, to protect an apricot farm in Pyrénées-Orientales, France.
