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Neoen inks 139MW French agriPV PPA with rail operator SNCF

June 11, 2024
French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with SNCF Energie for a 139MW solar PV plant in central France.
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Carbon to launch French PV manufacturing in autumn 2025 with 500MW pilot plant

May 15, 2024
Carbon plans to launch the first part of its module production facility in autumn 2025, ahead of a ramp up to an annual cell capacity of 5GW.
Voltalia's Oiapoque solar farm in Brazil.

Voltalia “reaches or even exceeds” targets in 2023 financial results

April 2, 2024
Voltalia has reported earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of €241.1 million (US$259 million) in 2023.
Close-up of EDF Energy solar PV module array

France awards 912MWp in latest ground-mount PV tender

March 7, 2024
912MWp of solar PV was awarded in the French government’s most recent ground-mounted solar tender, which closed this week.
Construction of the acquired portfolio is expected to begin early next year. Image: Engie.

French telecoms firm iliad Group inks 90MW solar PPAs across Europe

February 14, 2024
French telecom company iliad Group has signed three solar PV power purchase agreements (PPAs) across Europe for a combined capacity of 89.5MW.
Veolia plans to install 400MW of renewable capacity across the land and buildings under its management. Image: Veolia

Veolia to build 300MW of solar capacity across its landfill sites in France

February 6, 2024
French land management firm Veolia has launched a project to build 300MW of solar capacity on its landfill sites in France.
A 43MWp agrivoltaic project in France. Image: Photosol.

‘Huge land scarcity’ impacting solar development in France – SFIE 2024

February 1, 2024
The combination of strict land legislation, elaborate permitting and a fiercely competitive solar developer market trying to meet ambitious PV deployment targets is causing issues for the French solar market.
Voltalia's Oiapoque solar farm in Brazil.

Voltalia’s installed renewable energy capacity up 51% in 2023

February 1, 2024
French renewables company Voltalia has seen a significant increase in its installed capacity, reaching a total of 2.37GW in 2023, up from 1.57GW in 2022.
The European Commission. Credit: Glyn Lowe via Flickr.

European Commission approves €2.9 billion French aid scheme to renewables manufacturing

January 9, 2024
The European Commission (EC) has approved a €2.9 billion (US$3.2 billion) French aid scheme supporting investment in green industries.
Vattenfall's 700kW Symbizon agrivoltaics project in the Netherlands. Image: Vattenfall

European Commission invests €65 million into renewable technology, including solar and storage projects

December 20, 2023
The European Commission has granted €65 million to 17 renewable technology projects, including a solar agrivoltaics project in France.

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