France

French renewable developer Akuo commissions biggest BESS projects in Tonga and also Martinique
French renewable power producer and also programmer Akuo Energy has commissioned a 29.2 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Tonga, several weeks after powering up a 19MWh project in Martinique
May 23, 2022 // Storage, France, Europe, Oceania, investment, lithium-ion, Tonga, grid stabilising, renewables integration, martinique
Lightsource BP goes into French market establishing 1GW goal
Headquarters set up in Aix-en-Provence that are headed by Raphael Colas
May 9, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Lightsource BP, Europe, Raphael Colas
Neoen revenues get on strong solar, energy storage performance
French independent power manufacturer (IPP) Neoen recorded a 36% leap in revenue in Q1 2022, solar revenue increasing 31% year-on-year.
May 5, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, IPP, Australia, Argentina, South america, Europe, neoen, Oceania
KKR reaches agreement to acquire French renewables developer Albioma
Investment firm KKR has actually reached an agreement to acquire French renewables programmer Albioma.
May 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, Albioma, KKR, public tender, stake acquisition
Voltalia subsidiary Helexia buys struggling French agrisolar installer for US$ 5.5 m.
Voltalia subsidiary Helexia has obtained French agrisolar installer and operations company Cap Sud for EUR5 million (US$ 5.5 million) after the firm was placed in safeguard procedures at the end of 2021.
Apr 4, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, Voltalia, Europe, agrivoltaics, Helexia, agrisolar, sud cap
Trade body prompts France to triple solar capacity by 2025 via 'em ergency plan'
France should take "radical and also immediate measures" to transform its power system and also rapidly accelerate solar deployment, the country's PV trade association has actually said.
Mar 17, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, policy, permitting, Enerplan, deployment statistics, energy crisis
Engie toasts arrival of panels for 22MW French solar
The Volgelsheim PV plant in the Haut-Rhin area will certainly be commissioned in August 2022
Mar 15, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, France, Engie, Europe
Neoen protects 92.5 MWp in French solar tender
French renewable power producer Neoen SA (EPA: NEOEN) has actually been awarded 7 projects completing 92.5 MWp in the French federal government's PPE2 tender for ground-mounted solar parks.
Mar 11, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, neoen
Albioma verifies KKR purchase talks
French power manufacturer operates biomass, solar as well as geothermal assets
Mar 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, Solar, Geothermal, Europe, Albioma, KKR, BIOMASS
Macquarie Acquires France based Reden Solar for $2.7 Billion
Entities like British Columbia Investment Management Corporation and MEAG are co-purchasers of Reden Solar. The independent power producer has an operational portfolio of 72MW as well as 15GW remain in the pipe.
Mar 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, France, Greece, Italy, Europe, Benelux, Eurazeo, Infravia, Macquarie Asset Management, Stephane Brimont, Reden Solar, Thierry Carcel, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, MEAG
Macquarie-led consortium obtains French IPP Reden Solar for US$ 2.7 bn.
A consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management is acquiring French independent power producer (IPP) Reden Solar for a business value of EUR2.5 billion (US$ 2.7 billion).
Mar 8, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, IPP, Europe, macquarie, m&a, acquisition, agriPV, Reden Solar
Engie, Ramery to install solar farms at post-industrial sites in France
French varied group Ramery on Thursday announced a collaboration with renewables solid Engie Green to collectively work on the development of renewable energy projects in France's northern most area Hauts-de-France.
Mar 7, 2022 // Plants, France, Engie, Europe, Ramery
Mini perovskite solar module with 40 sq cm aperture area, 17% efficiency
The 19.2%- efficient perovskite cells made use of in the module depend on an electron layer based on tin oxide that was transferred through chemical bath deposition. This technique, according to the gadget's creators, has made it possible to have a reasonably small decrease in efficiency from small cells to the 40cm2 module.
Feb 28, 2022 // Technology, France, Europe, solar cell, perovskite, solar module, efficiency, Institut Photovoltaïque d’Île-de-France, IPVF
France's HDF markets stake in solar-hydrogen-battery project in Barbados
French fuels representative Rubis SCA (EPA: RUI) is getting a 51% stake in a solar-plus-green hydrogen and also battery project established by hydrogen energy specialist Hydrogene de France SA (EPA: HDF) in Barbados.
Feb 22, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Solar to Fuel, France, Europe, North America, HDF, solar-hydrogen-battery project, Barbados
France's Andera Partners creates 1-GW renewables platform
French private equity as well as green facilities financier Andera Partners has set up a new platform focused on the development of renewable energy projects, targeting greater than 1 GW over 10 years.
Feb 18, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, Andera Partners, Guy Auger, Olivier Aymard