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Applications & Installations
France makes 44 GW solar target official Today’s edition of the Official Journal of the French Republic featured two long-awaited decrees: One concerning the multi-year energy program and another on national carbon budgets and the state’s low-carbon strategy.
Joël Spaes
Apr 23, 2020
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Markets & Policy
Switzerland renews support for renewables The Swiss government has decided to extend its incentives for renewable energy projects, while also adjusting them to promote greater competitiveness. In addition, it plans to replace feed-in tariffs for large-scale solar installations with a new auction mechanism.
Joël Spaes
Apr 08, 2020
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Markets & Policy
Mali exempts solar from VAT, import duties The move represents a step forward in the implementation of the National Action Plan for Renewable Energy (Paner), through which the West African nation aims to install 1.42 GW of renewable energy by 2030.
Joël Spaes
Apr 07, 2020
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Research & Development
Solar car tarp to recharge EV batteries French solar thin-film specialist Armor has designed a retractable automotive solar cover. It has deployed an initial prototype on a Gazelle electric car, but it said that the cover can be used on any kind of electric vehicle.
Joël Spaes
Apr 06, 2020
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Applications & Installations
France awards 960 MW of solar through different tenders Minister of the Ecological and Inclusive Transition Elisabeth Borne told a teleconference of renewables representatives the results of a recent slew of clean energy tenders which allocated 1.7 GW of generation capacity and also revealed new measures being taken to support the industry.
Joël Spaes
Apr 02, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Storage prevails in France’s capacity auction The Ministry for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition’s long-term auction was organized by grid operator RTE under the French capacity procurement mechanism. Storage accounted for 253 MW of the capacity assigned in the auction, which was open to all decarbonizing technologies.
Joël Spaes
Feb 28, 2020
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Applications & Installations
France gives boost to rooftop solar with wider tariff access Eligibility for fixed tariffs for excess energy fed into the grid – and exemption from the tendering process – has been widened from systems with a maximum generation capacity of 100 kW to 300 kW.
Joël Spaes
Feb 25, 2020
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Applications & Installations
France sees minimal solar energy price fall after another under-subscribed commercial and industrial tender The procurement round secured an average solar power price of €96.49/MWh from arrays with a generation capacity of 100-500 kW, a small fall from the €97.48 posted in the previous exercise. Only 150 MW of generation capacity was allocated in the 300 MW tender.
Joël Spaes
Feb 07, 2020
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Markets & Policy
More than 5,000 tons of modules collected for recycling in France PV Cycle has said it collected more than 280,000 solar panels at the end of their lifecycle in France last year, including 200 tons from the nation’s overseas territories.
Joël Spaes
Feb 04, 2020
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