France

French ground-mounted PV tender awards 339 MW, prices rise
France has awarded 339 MW of new capacity in its most recent PPE2 tender for ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, which asked for 700 MW however wound up undersubscribed as well as saw a boost in the typical proposed price.
Aug 10, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, Europe
France secures 339MW in undersubscribed solar auction
Average strike costs rise as developers look further north in the middle of land constraints
Aug 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, EDF, tender, Europe, auction, TotalEnergies, Q Energy, GENERALE DU SOLARE
French government to increase renewables generation
Proposals consist of wind and solar farms having the ability to sell power 18 months before CfDs says WindEurope
Aug 8, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, Pierre Tardieu
Ardian to get GreenYellow risk for EUR1.4 bn.
French solar designer has actually set up around 720MW of PV to date as well as is energetic in 16 countries.
Jul 28, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, GreenYellow, ardian infrastructure, Jean-Charles Naouri
Energiequelle offers French solar park
Watt & Co now has a 60MW PV portfolio in the country adhering to purchase of Decize project
Jul 27, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, ENERGIEQUELLE, WATT & CO, Julia Timm
Innergex brings online 9MW/9MWh initially standalone battery storage project in France
Renewables developer Innergex has finished a battery energy storage system (BESS) project in France, using a BESS solution made by a subsidiary of utility Hydro-Québec.
Jul 26, 2022 // Storage, France, Europe, developers, ancillary services, Frequency regulation, afrr, contracted revenues, frequency control reserve, primary control reserve
France's Akuo orders 500 MW of First Solar modules
French renewable power producer and also designer Akuo has placed an order with First Solar Inc (NASDAQ: FSLR) for 500 MW direct current (DC) of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules for a project in the United States and also some other overseas markets.
Jul 25, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, First Solar, Europe, PV module, akuo
REC Solar wins EU grant to build 2GW HJT plant in France
Module maker REC Solar has actually been chosen by the European Union to obtain a give to support a 2GW heterojunction (HJT) solar factory in France.
Jul 14, 2022 // Manufacturing News, France, Europe, heterojunction, REC Group, REC Solar, European Union, module manufacturing, HJT, european manufacturing, Innovation Fund
Libya launches 500-MW solar project
French multi-energy group TotalEnergies SE (EPA: TTE) and also power manufacturer General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) have introduced a 500-MW solar project in the north of Libya.
Jun 20, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Europe, Africa, Solar Project, Libya
Voltalia brings 8-MW solar park online in France
French eco-friendly power plants operator Voltalia SA (EPA: VLTSA) on Thursday revealed the commissioning of an 8.16-MW solar park in the southeastern region of Provence Alpes Cote dAzur.
Jun 17, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Voltalia, Europe, Solar Park
French renewables firm CNR launches new unit to establish 1GWp of solar by 2030
French renewable resource firm Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR) has actually set up a new subsidiary that will focus on the development of solar installations in the Rhône valley area of France.
May 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, Floating solar, CNR, Compagnie Nationale du Rhône, Solarhona
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