Gwénaëlle Deboutte
France announces results of commercial and industrial PV tender
The French government has selected 329 projects in its latest procurement exercise. Average prices were €77.62/ MWh for large power plants (500 kWp to 8 MWp) and €87.23/MWh for projects below 500 kWp.
Greenyellow secures €21m financing for 30 MW solar park in Burkina Faso
The Nagréongo power station is located about 30km northeast of Ouagadougou and scheduled for commissioning at the end of 2021.
France installed 546 MW of solar in Q1
Around 65% of new capacity additions in France came from PV systems above 250 kW in size in the first quarter, according to government statistics.
Total becomes TotalEnergies
Total shareholders approved plans last week to change its name and logo to TotalEnergies. It is now heavily focusing on investments in renewable energy and hydrogen.
Baywa re acquires French renewable energy developer Enerpole
Enerpole is based in Carcassonne in the south of France and brings to the German company a portfolio of 600 MW projects, including nearly 300 MW of solar and 300 MW of wind.
French gas supplier enters solar business
France’s Butagaz has become the largest shareholder of French rooftop PV installers Soltea and Solewa.
Beekeeping at existing solar parks in France
Engie Green has joined forces with the associations France Nature Environnement and Apicluster to install beehives at several of its solar PV parks in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d´Azur region, in southern France.
France allocates 29 MW in PV tender for non-interconnected areas
Akuo, Amarenco and Voltalia secured the largest amount of capacity in the procurement exercise.
French solar installers ramp up storage offerings
The “Global PV Installer Monitor 2020/2021” reports shows that nearly two-thirds of French PV installers now integrate storage solutions into their product portfolios. EUPD Research said this is a clear sign that rising electricity prices and demand for electric vehicles are creating new business models.
Solar park built on rough wooden structures comes online in France
French company Céléwatt energized its 250 kW ground-mounted array, built with mounting structures made of raw oak wood.
