Articles written by Gwénaëlle Deboutte

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French gas supplier enters solar business France’s Butagaz has become the largest shareholder of French rooftop PV installers Soltea and Solewa.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
May 20, 2021
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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.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
May 19, 2021
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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.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
May 11, 2021
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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.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
May 05, 2021
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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.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
Apr 26, 2021
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Impact of solar on biodiversity in France A newly published report looks at the impact of solar projects on biodiversity. It shows that the environmental consequences of solar tend to vary, depending on species and location.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
Apr 23, 2021
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Engie exits storage business The French energy company sold its 60.5% stake in Engie EPS to the Taiwan Cement Corporation for around €132 million.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
Apr 22, 2021
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Markets & Policy
Uzbekhydroenergo, EDF join forces to develop pumped hydro, floating PV The two companies are initially planning to build a 200 MW pumped-hydro facility in the Bostanlyk district of Uzbekistan’s Tashkent region.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
Apr 21, 2021
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EDF, Masdar secure 300 MW project in Saudi Arabia’s second PV tender thanks to bid of $0.01988/kWh The French energy company said the project will come into operation in 2022. It will sell power to the Saudi Power Procurement Company under a 25-year PPA.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
Apr 12, 2021
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