Engie, Meridiam buy BTE Renewables
Meridiam and Engie have agreed to acquire BTE Renewables, which operates 150 MW of onshore wind and 190 MW of solar in South Africa. The Johannesburg-based developer currently has a project portfolio exceeding 3 GW.
Volkswagen France commissions 20 MW solar carport project
Volkswagen France has commissioned a 20 MW solar carport project at its facility in Villers-Cotterêts, In northern France’s Hauts-de-France region.
The Hydrogen Stream: Metallic-alloy coating improves hydrogen production
Oxford nanoSystems (OnS) has started working with electrolyzer manufacturers to test and scale up hydrogen production.
Residential storage emerging as growing niche market in France
The European residential storage battery market has grown significantly during the energy crisis, but it has remained relatively small in France. Nevertheless, battery manufacturers expect higher demand due to rising electricity prices.
The year it all changed
The European solar landscape changed forever in 2022 and managing the supply chain, grid, and permitting constraints will be key to a solar-dominated energy future for the continent.
The Hydrogen Stream: Lhyfe launches world’s first offshore hydrogen project
Lhyfe has started producing offshore hydrogen via a pilot project in France, and Toyota and its partners have agreed to invest in hydrogen in Thailand. The Australian authorities, meanwhile, have approved a hydrogen project in Victoria.
France backpedals on retroactive FIT cuts for pre-2011, large-scale solar
The French government has decided to cancel a retroactive modification of feed-in tariff contracts signed between 2006 and 2010 for PV plants above 250 kW. Plant owners will not be entitled to receive the full tariff.
The Hydrogen Stream: Northern Europe can produce green hydrogen
Finnish researchers have said in a new report that northern European countries could produce cheap hydrogen domestically, while TotalEnergies, Schneider Electric and other companies signed new hydrogen project deals.
Applications et rentabilité de la technologie de modules Hybrid Passivated Back Contact pour le marché français
Après la Chine, les Emirats Arabes Unis ou encore l’Espagne et l’Italie en Europe, le fabricant chinois Longi débute la commercialisation de sa dernière génération de modules photovoltaïques Hi-MO6 en France. Ce webinaire analysera l’apport de la méthode de passivation HPBC.
Solar Leaders at Intersolar 2023: ‘France will be soon in the 5 GW league’
Xavier Daval, the president of Syndicat des énergies renouvelables (SER), the French renewables association – spoke with pv magazine at Intersolar 2023 about solar and nuclear power in France, as well as the prospects for PV prices and installations. He touched on the market for power purchase agreements (PPA) and the outlook for solar manufacturing in France, where PV installations could hit 3 GW this year.
