Ikea prolongs PV deal to France

• The furnishings brand has actually begun supplying photovoltaic panels and systems online throughout the nation. French solar company Voltalia will certainly be its calculated companion for the sale of its Solstrale modules.

Swedish furnishings titan Ikea will start marketing solar components online in France from the fall.

The business's solar companion in the nation will certainly be French renewables business Voltalia, which acquired compatriot property solar installer Helexia last year.

Ikea stated its Solstrale PV panel offer is appropriate for net-metered solar rooftops and also self-consumption ranges.

The Solstråle service is currently provided in 8 various other nations where Ikea has actually authorized a collaboration agreement with local installers to enable the sale of full, turnkey residence solar rooftop systems. The furnishings brand intends to be marketing its Solstrale panels in 30 markets by 2025.

The offer is currently available in Germany, Italy, Belgium, the U.K., Poland, the Netherlands and also Switzerland. Ikea's Signe Antvorskov Krag, worldwide development leader for the house solar service, has actually reviewed the company's PV organisation model with pv publication.

Business declares to have actually spent $2.8 billion in eco-friendly power in 2015 and also claims it has mounted a million solar panels at 370 stores and stockrooms.