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Marie Beyer
A passionate journalist, Marie has worked as a TMT market analyst for Africa and the Middle East and as a reporter for a publication focused on critical analysis of international relations before joining pv magazine in 2021. There, she covers news and energy strategies of French-speaking countries and companies in Europe and Africa.
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Articles written by Marie Beyer
Ines, Mondragon launch new industrial tool for integrating photovoltaics into custom-made products
Ines and Mondragon Assembly have developed a pre-lamination system that creates prefabricated photovoltaic cores for integration into customized products, including electric mobility components and building facades.
Jul 10, 2026
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France’s collective solar self-consumption model hits regulatory wall
A roundtable recently held by solar panel manufacturer Dualsun and the GoodPlanet Foundation in Paris highlighted the organizational and regulatory barriers holding back collective solar self-consumption in France, a model its proponents say is technically ready to scale.
French IPP building mini solar farms via low-voltage extension
Solvéo Energies has expanded its Bélesta-en-Lauragais solar plant to 3 MW with a new 300 kW unit, using a decentralized low-voltage “mini solar field” design.
The model enables faster permitting and grid connection while minimizing land use, despite slightly higher upfront costs.
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Can sodium-ion storage drive energy flexibility in France?
France’s Association Environnement Juste has proposed a storage mandate for renewables projects exceeding 10 kWp in order to integrate flexibility at the source. The association argues European sodium-ion batteries could present an economically and environmentally viable solution, capable of stabilizing grids without depending on imported metals.
Apr 01, 2026
Sliding shutters integrate PV for building facades
German manufacturer Ehret has launched SolarSlide, a sliding shutter with integrated PV modules developed with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE). It provides solar shading while generating electricity for residential and commercial facades.
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