France

French solar industry warns of 'economic catastrophe' if suggested subsidy cuts proceed
French solar designers, financiers and utilities have claimed government strategies to cut subsidies for PV project owners would certainly cause an "economic disaster" that might threaten the nation's power shift.
Nov 18, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, France, Europe, SolarPower Europe, financing, Enerplan, syndicat des energies renouvelables
Akuo, Enelec activate pilot containerised solar plant in Madagascar
France's Akuo Energy as well as Groupe Filatex have commissioned a 2.9-MWp solar plant in Madagascar consisting of containerised pre-assembled photovoltaic (PV) units.
Nov 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Europe, Akuo Energy, Groupe Filatex, Hasnaine Yavarhoussen, Enelec
Total battery subsidiary opens China factory
Manufacturing capacity of Saft's Zhuhai plant will be around 200 containers annually or the equivalent of 480MWh
Nov 10, 2020 // Storage, France, China, Europe, Asia, Total, GLOBAL
ESA and CNES select renewable energy to power Europe's Spaceport
Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, covers 700 square kilometres as well as makes up the launch variety, 3 functional launch facilities with another under development for Ariane 6, as well as propellant factory. Together they prepare to 20% of the country's energy supplies.
Nov 9, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, France, Europe, ESA, CNES, Teddy Peponnet
France's Voltalia indicators 16 MW solar PPA with store Decathlon
Voltalia has authorized a 16 MW solar-based company power purchase agreement with retailer Decathlon France, the French renewable resource company claimed Nov. 3.
Nov 4, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, France, PPA, Voltalia, Europe, Decathlon
Total Quadran to include 83 MW of solar for Belgium's Lhoist
France's Total Quadran has actually tied up with Lhoist to jointly develop around 83 MW of solar projects at several of the Belgian minerals producer's sites in France.
Nov 4, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, France, Europe, Total, Belgium, solar projects
Total inks 83MW French solar offer
PV plants at 11 sites coming from Belgian firm Lhoist will be on-line in 2023
Nov 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, France, pv power plants, Europe, Total
Total Wins 20% of the most up to date Nationwide Solar Tenders in France
Total has actually been granted 67 MWp of solar projects representing 20% of the quantities awarded in the eighth duration of nationwide solar tenders called France
Oct 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, Total, tenders, International, total quadran, Thierry Muller, Projects Solar
Neoen begin 41-MWp solar farm in Mozambique
France's Neoen SA has begun building on its 41-MWp Metoro solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) project in northeastern Mozambique.
Oct 27, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, France, Europe, neoen, Africa, Mozambique, solar farm
Total France PV pipe swells to 606MW
Designer wins 67MW in eighth CRE tender positioning it second after Engie for a lot of capacity awarded
Oct 27, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, Total, Thierry Muller
Disneyland Paris to install large solar canopy
Disneyland Paris has introduced the phased advancement of what will certainly be just one of the largest solar canopy nuclear power plant in Europe.
Oct 22, 2020 // Plants, France, Europe, Disneyland, Natacha Rafalski, Stephanie Andrieu
Engie activates French PV plant
12MW installation has been designed to be largely obscured by trees as well as mix into the landscape
Oct 22, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Engie, Europe, PV Power Plant
France supports 341MW of solar projects in most current renewables auction as cost drops 7.4%.
France will assure tariff assistance to 341MW of solar projects adhering to conclusion of an oversubscribed public auction that featured reduced costs compared to previous rounds.
Oct 21, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, France, tender, auctions, Europe, auction, self-consumption
'Nuclear power is currently the most costly kind of generation, with the exception of gas peaking plants'
The most up to date edition of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report shows the torpidity of the sector continues. Simply 2.4 GW of brand-new nuclear generation capacity came online last year, compared to 98 GW of solar. The globe's operational nuclear power capacity had declined by 2.1%, to 362 GW, at the end of June.
Sep 24, 2020 // Market Research, France, South Korea, China, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, North America, Turkey, Russia, United States
An optimistic-- yet sensible-- point of view for sodium batteries
International researchers have evaluated the possibility of sodium-based power storage space and discovered current technical developments have gotten here faster than those for the lithium-ion batteries which have actually been researched for three decades. Issues continue to be, nonetheless, prior to sodium comprises a corresponding alternative to lithium.
Sep 24, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Spain, France, Germany, UK, Europe, Norway, sodium batteries