BayWa re starts building agrivoltaic project in France
BayWa re has started working on a project featuring 1,440 semi-transparent PV modules at a fruit farm in Brumath, France. It says the plant will generate 464 MWh of electricity per year.
France allocates 1.5 GW in ground mounted PV tender
The French government has awarded 129 projects an average price of €0.0824 ($0.0868)/kWh in its latest ground-mounted tender. This represents the largest capacity since the beginning of the tender series held by the French authorities.
France adds 1.37 GW of new solar in H1
France reached 18 GW of cumulative installed PV capacity at the end of June, with the Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, and Grand Est regions accounting for 67% of all new capacity additions in the first half of this year.
France aims for 48.1 GW of solar by 2030, 140 GW by 2050
The French government says it plans to install 48.1 GW of solar by 2030 and 140 GW by 2050. About 45 GW of the mid-century total will be generated via installations on wasteland, while 35 GW will come from rooftop installations.
French scientists calls for suspension of new nuclear energy program
While the French Constitutional Council is preparing to issue new provisions to support the deployment of new nuclear reactors this summer, nearly 800 scientists gathered around a platform to call for the end of the new nuclear program.
France’s first hybrid wind-solar project goes online
France’s first hybrid project consists of a 5 MW PV plant and a 24 MW wind farm. Real-time communication between the two installations facilitates the injection of electricity into the network.
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.
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.
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.
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.
