Articles written by Gwénaëlle Deboutte

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Applications & Installations
Akuo deploys 44 mobile solar units in Madagascar Each unit contains 200 pre-assembled and pre-wired photovoltaic panels and can be deployed in 30 minutes.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
Nov 17, 2020
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Solar park built on rough wooden structures in France French cooperative Céléwatt and engineering company Mécojit are building a new, 250 kW solar park in southwestern France. The solar panels are installed on a raw wood structure, sourced from the surrounding forests, to promote local employment and a regional natural resource.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
Nov 16, 2020
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Senegal to host 30 MW solar park coupled to 15 MW/45 MWh of storage The $40 million projects will be the country’s first large scale solar-plus-storage project.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
Nov 12, 2020
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Voltalia buys 70% stake in four Jordan PV plants The French renewable energy developer has agreed to acquire a 70% interest in four plants totaling 57 MW. The facilities were built by Voltalia itself between 2015 and 2016.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
Nov 05, 2020
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South African telecommunications group wants to deploy 175 MW of PV in Africa Econet wants to build commercial and industrial PV systems across its homeland, Kenya, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. South Africa-based investment firm Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH) has made a $20 million equity investment in these projects.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
Nov 05, 2020
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Construction begins on 30 MW solar park in Burkina Faso The solar park is being built by French developer GreenYellow and is expected to come online by mid-2021.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
Nov 03, 2020
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Research & Development
Omnidirectional anti-reflective coating from Canada Founded in 2018, Edgehog Advanced Technologies has developed an omnidirectional anti-reflective glass for solar panels, which increases their production, especially at the start and end of the day.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
Nov 02, 2020
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French government confirms retroactive FIT cuts for contracts signed before 2011 The cuts concern installations with capacities above 250 kW. The Ministry for the Ecological Transition said such projects account for just 0.3% of all contracts signed between 2006 and 2010. The targeted savings are between €300 million to €400 million. But Enerplan, the nation’s PV association, has described it as an “attempt by the government to force its way.”
Emiliano Bellini, Gwénaëlle Deboutte
Oct 30, 2020
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Research & Development
France to support BIPV solar tiles with additional incentives Barbara Pompili, the French minister of ecological transition, recently announced new bonus incentives for BIPV projects during a visit to a Sunstyle factory that aims to produce 1 GW of “Made in France” solar tiles by 2025.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
Oct 23, 2020
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