The French government has awarded 512.8 MW of solar and onshore wind projects in the second technology-neutral tender under the national PPE2 subsidy programme, registering increased prices from the previous round. Solar photovoltaic (PV) was the predominant technology of the 34 winning proposals in the competition, the Ministry of Ecological Transition announced this week. The […]
France awards 931 MW in onshore wind tender – EQ
France’s Ministry of Ecological Transition has allocated 931 MW of capacity under its latest onshore wind tender. The ministry on Thursday announced that 54 projects were selected in the call at an average price of EUR 86.94 (USD 94.77) per MWh. It highlighted this is the third fully subscribed tender this year after an onshore […]
France picks sites for 1.5 GW of Mediterranean floating wind – EQ
The French government on Thursday specified the location of two floating wind projects in the Mediterranean of 250 MW each and their subsequent extensions of about 500 MW each. The decision allows France to advance towards the publication of the specifications for the competitive bidding process for the Mediterranean projects. The two sets of about […]
France awards 378 MW in latest C&I rooftop solar tender – EQ
The French government has awarded 90 projects totalling 378 MW in the fifth round of the country’s multi-year energy procurement programme for rooftop solar projects for commercial and industrial (C&I) use. The Ministry for the Ecological Transition designated the winners this month and released a list of the successful projects on its website, revealing that the tender […]
Saudi Arabia, France sign MoU to strengthen energy cooperation – EQ Mag
Cooperation will advance hydrogen and electricity produced from renewable technology deployment from production, transportation and conversion at demand centers The two countries aill also focus on enhancing energy efficiency and cooperation on nuclear energy in a peaceful and safe framework RIYADH : Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and his French counterpart, Agnes Pannier-Runacher, […]
France braces for power demand surge driven by EVs, alternative fuels – EQ Mag
PARIS : Electric vehicles and other technology to cut emissions is likely to drive a surge in French power demand by 2035, meaning France will need to maintain its existing nuclear capacity, grid operator RTE said on Wednesday. The European Union in March approved a law to end sales of new C02-emitting cars in 2035. […]
France rolls out the red carpet for EV battery factories – EQ Mag
PARIS : For French President Emmanuel Macron, it was a light-bulb moment. In an ornate ballroom at the Palace of Versailles last July, the head of Taiwan’s ProLogium took out a pair of scissors and cut one of its solid-state batteries the size of a credit card in half. The small bulb it was powering […]
France to open its first electric car battery factory – EQ Mag
The plant in Billy-Berclau is the first in a clutch of factories that are due to open over the next three years in a northern corridor billed as a “Battery Valley” for the rapidly growing industry France launched its first factory for electric vehicle batteries on Tuesday, taking a big step in its race to […]
France Installed 601 MW New Solar During Q1/2023; Counts 18.5 GW Capacity In Queue – EQ Mag
France has reported 601 MW newly installed solar PV capacity in Q1/2023 Country’s cumulative installed PV capacity as of March 31, 2023 stood at 17.15 GW Project capacity in queue has increased by 10% since the beginning of the year to 18.5 GW, including 4.4 GW with a signed connection agreement French solar PV installations […]
France awards 50 MWp of solar in non-interconnected areas – EQ Mag
France has awarded close to 50 MWp of capacity in a tender for solar projects in non-interconnected zones (ZNIs), with or without a battery storage component, official data showed on Friday. The Ministry of Ecological Transition announced 89 winners in the sixth round of the tender programme held by the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE). The […]