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The French parliament has adopted a draft law on self-consumption of electricity from renewable energy sources.

The European Commission has approved French plans to develop 2.6GW of small and large-scale solar and 60MW of hydropower.

This week's segment mainly focuses on career moves in the US - featuring some of the nation's biggest energy players, including SunPower, NEXTracker and the SEIA. There is also news from key energy agencies including the IEA, FERC and the New York PSC.

Global energy management firm Schneider Electric has acquired US clean energy product provider Renewable Choice Energy in a deal announced on Wednesday.

Four European countries have signed a joint agreement to establish a roadmap for exchanging electricity from renewable sources between Morocco and Europe.

France, Brazil, India and several other countries have signed a framework agreement as part of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) at the COP22 conference in Marrakech, according to Indian energy and mines minister Piyush Goyal.

Ardian Infrastructure has made its debut in the Latin American solar market in the US$31 million acquisition of four PV plants in Chile and Peru from Spanish EPC Solarpack.

France’s Ministry of Environment, Energy and Sea is launching 3GW of solar PV tenders over a three-year period.

French oil major Total has completed its acquisition of Saft, leading battery designer and manufacturer after a successful tender.

New French tenders announced last week could see the country become the largest single source of solar end demand in Europe.