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France extends collective self-consumption to 5 MW After being exempted from excise duty up to 1 MW just over a month ago, the maximum power threshold for collective self-consumption has been raised from 3 MW to 5 MW in mainland France.
François Puthod
Mar 14, 2025
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French self-consumption collective going against tide A citizen’s collective in the western French seaside town of Les Sables d’Olonne has initiated a highly original self-consumption operation, seeking to bring together a majority of small-scale residential producers to supply local consumers.
François Puthod
Mar 05, 2025
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French construction company launches PV-monitoring software French construction company Ubitik has launched Ubix-Solar, a software suite designed to help developers monitor large-scale PV projects.
François Puthod
Feb 14, 2025
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France exempts energy communities up to 1 MW from excise duty France’s 2025 Budget Law exempts energy communities with projects up to 1 MW from excise duty on electricity consumption. The measure applies retroactively from Jan. 1, 2025, and remains in effect until Jan. 1, 2027.
François Puthod
Feb 11, 2025
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French consortium building linear DC solar park along Rhône River A consortium is installing an experimental linear solar park in shade house configuration in Vaucluse, southern France, using high-voltage direct current architecture to reduce electricity losses.
François Puthod
Jan 20, 2025
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EPC Solaire launches mounting system for ribbed sheet metal roofs EPC Solaire has released a new mounting system for ribbed sheet metal roofs. The French manufacturer says the new system is an ideal solution for installing rooftop PV arrays on flat roofs under renovation, preserving existing elements without structural changes.
François Puthod
Dec 10, 2024
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Markets & Policy
Reden Solar inaugurates 200 MW solar module production line in France Reden Solar has launched a 200 MW solar module production line in France, with capacity to produce up to 300,000 modules per year, primarily for its own renewable electricity projects.
François Puthod
Dec 02, 2024
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Startup to build wood solar canopies for collective energy in France BoucL Énergie says it will install wooden-framed parking canopies in southern France, as part of a future collective self-consumption plan.
François Puthod
Nov 22, 2024
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Solar tile carport for protected environmental areas French companies Le Triangle Horizon and SunStyle International are offering a new carport based on solar tiles for areas protected by environmental regulations.
François Puthod
Nov 08, 2024
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