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 […]
France: Power storage unit commissioned at the Plouguin wind farm – EQ Mag
Paris (France) : Boralex Inc. (“Boralex” or the “Company”) (TSX: BLX) is pleased to announce the commissioning of its second energy storage unit in France. The battery, which has a storage capacity of more than 3.3 MWh, is installed on the site of the Plouguin wind farm (Finistère, Brittany). Having just recently announced the commissioning […]
India joins UAE, France for trilateral on clean energy, counter-pandemic steps – EQ Mag
Trilateral to focus on nuclear and solar power, climate change and biodiversity, along with cooperation in defence preparation and in countering infectious diseases, says a joint statement. India, France and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday declared their common intent to formalise a “” to collaborate on nuclear energy and explore opportunities in the Indian […]
Iberdrola wins municipal 25-MWp floating solar project in France – EQ Mag
Iberdrola SA (BME:IBE) said on Thursday it had won a project for a 25-MWp floating solar plant in a tender process that a municipality in France’s Alsace region launched in June 2022. The municipality of Kurtzenhouse selected the Spanish utility to develop, install and operate the floating plant on the basin of the Bischwiller gravel […]