Recom acquires French module maker Sillia
The French manufacturer filed for insolvency in March. The Tribunal of Commerce of Lyon had received two bids for the acquisition of the company.
Engie launches tender to select innovative solar and storage technologies
The climate control unit of the French energy giant seeks proposals from start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises. Bids must be submitted by July 4.
EDF promotes community solar projects for self-consumption in France
The French power utility has launched a new offer to promote solar for self-consumption among joint-ownership associations.
France adds 78 MW of PV capacity in Q1 2017
As of the end of March 2017, mainland France had 6,853 MW of installed PV power, while its overseas territories reached 367 MW. French cumulative PV capacity has surpassed 7.2 GW.
Quadran energizes New Caledonia’s largest PV plant
Construction on the 12 MW solar facility started in February. The plant will be owned and operated by French renewable energy company Quadran.
Environmentalist and solar advocate Nicolas Hulot is France’s new energy minister
Hulot is a well-known journalist and environmentalist which has had a leading role in the French Green Party (Europe Écologie-Les Verts) in the past, and has always supported solar through his foundation.
French government publishes new FITs for rooftop PV installations up to 100 kW
Another decree issued by the French Ministry of the Environment, Energy and the Sea has set the new feed-in tariffs for residential and commercial PV projects up to 100 kW on the French mainland.
China key to growth of green bond market in 2016
Global issuance soared 60% year on year to $113 billion in 2016, with Chinese and Indian banks playing a critical role in driving growth by issuing debt securities to back the development of PV projects and other climate-related initiatives, Fitch Ratings said in a recent report. The total value of outstanding green bonds had reached $280 billion by the end of March 2017.
France releases new FITs for rooftop PV in Corsica and overseas territories
A new decree sets feed-in tariffs for PV installations up to 100 kW in Corsica, Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, and La Réunion.
Ecosummit 2017: Eneco Group to invest in Next Kraftwerke
Dutch energy company Eneco Group announced its acquisition of a 34% stake in Next Kraftwerke, a German company operating one of Europe’s largest virtual power plant networks. The investment was announced at the Ecosummit cleantech event in Berlin today.
