Featured in Down to the wires 06-2024

France: Plans in place

Investment plans to reinforce the French grid are worth several billion euro per year. The aim is to increase current capacity by taking advantage of the colocation of renewable energy sources and the construction of stationary batteries.

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Gwénaëlle Deboutte

10 Jun 2024

France’s energy storage market is still in its infancy but many projects are now underway, including this 3 MW/6 MWh system in the southern part of the country. | Photo: Entech

Enedis, the low- (230 V) and medium-voltage (20,000 V) grid operator in France, said it expects to add 5 GW of renewable generation capacity in 2024 – most of it solar.“We’ve been doing our utmost to reduce connection times by simplifying and automating our processes,” said Cédric Boissier, Enedis’ head of renewable energy acceleration. He …

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