CleanTechnica » france solar http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Europe’s Largest Solar PV Plant To Come Up In France http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/07/europes-largest-solar-pv-plant-come-france/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/07/europes-largest-solar-pv-plant-come-france/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2014 09:26:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74593 While Germany, Italy, and even Spain (for some time) have nurtured their solar markets, France has fallen a little behind in the solar race. Compared to 37.5 GW of solar capacity installed in Germany, France only has 5 GW to date. Currently, solar meets less than 1% of electricity demand in France (which, actually, puts it in the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/07/europes-largest-solar-pv-plant-come-france/feed/ 32 Australia Falls Out Of The Top 15 Utility-Scale Solar Countries http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/australia-falls-out-of-the-top-15-solar-energy-producing-countries/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/australia-falls-out-of-the-top-15-solar-energy-producing-countries/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2014 06:30:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74447 RenewEconomy. Sophie Vorrath. The global utility-scale solar market has clocked its fifth consecutive year of record growth, with newly released data showing total capacity has now reached 30.3GW, up from 21.5GW at the start of 2014. Figures released on Tuesday, along with the chart below, show that at the end of September the US was

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/australia-falls-out-of-the-top-15-solar-energy-producing-countries/feed/ 8 Top Solar Charts From Huge IEA Solar PV Report http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/top-solar-charts-iea-solar-pv-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/top-solar-charts-iea-solar-pv-report/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:00:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73541 The newest edition of the Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme report was recently released by the IEA — detailing a huge quantity of different aspects of the global solar PV market as well as country- and region-specific solar PV markets. This 19th edition of the report provides a number of highly interesting/useful graphs, some of which are posted below. Providing

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/top-solar-charts-iea-solar-pv-report/feed/ 2 Can REthinking Power Generation Create A Renewable Energy Future? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/can-rethinking-power-generation-create-renewable-energy-future/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/can-rethinking-power-generation-create-renewable-energy-future/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2014 19:59:48 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71824 Plummeting renewable energy prices mean we still have time to prevent dangerous climate change, but it's crunch time for action, according to a new report

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/can-rethinking-power-generation-create-renewable-energy-future/feed/ 1 Solar Energy News Buffet http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/solar-energy-news-buffet/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/solar-energy-news-buffet/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2014 10:00:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69875 As noted in an article yesterday, I’ve been very busy in the past month (well, months…) moving into a new home and following the birth of a sweet little cleantech lover. Inevitably, “roundup articles” of important or interesting cleantech news we didn’t cover dropped off as a result. With a big backlog of stories I wanted to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/solar-energy-news-buffet/feed/ 5 World Solar Power Capacity Increased 35% In 2013 (Charts) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/13/world-solar-power-capacity-increased-35-2013-charts/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/13/world-solar-power-capacity-increased-35-2013-charts/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2014 11:50:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65306 With about 37,007 megawatts (MW) of solar PV power installed in 2013, world solar PV power capacity increased about 35% to 136,697 MW. Whereas Europe had dominated annual growth for years up until 2013 (10 years, to be precise), solar PV growth was much more evenly split last year, and China actually topped the tables.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/13/world-solar-power-capacity-increased-35-2013-charts/feed/ 37 Italy, Spain, & Germany Hit Commercial Solar Grid Parity In 2013 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/24/italy-spain-germany-hit-commercial-solar-grid-parity-2013/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/24/italy-spain-germany-hit-commercial-solar-grid-parity-2013/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2014 10:40:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64294 We’ve been writing “grid parity is coming,” “grid parity is coming,” “grid parity is coming,” for so long that it’s sometimes surprising when new regions cross over to grid parity. Some of the latest additions to the grid parity pie are the commercial sectors in Italy, Spain, & Germany. Check out the news below from Solar Love:

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/24/italy-spain-germany-hit-commercial-solar-grid-parity-2013/feed/ 8 37 GW Of Solar Capacity Installed Worldwide In 2013 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/18/37-gw-solar-capacity-installed-worldwide-2013/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/18/37-gw-solar-capacity-installed-worldwide-2013/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:10:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63965 Over 37 GW worth of solar capacity was installed worldwide during 2013, according to recent figures from the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). Those figures exceed the prediction made by NPD Solarbuzz of 36 GW to be installed in 2013 by only 1 GW. The relative accuracy of NPD Solarbuzz’s predictions bodes well for the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/06/upsolar-brings-solar-leasing-france/feed/ 2 Solar & Wind News Roundup (Most Efficient Solar Panels, Surprising Solar Owner Facts, SolarCity Calls Out Xcel Energy…) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/03/solar-news-most-efficient-solar-panels-solarcity-xcel-energy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/03/solar-news-most-efficient-solar-panels-solarcity-xcel-energy/#comments Wed, 03 Jul 2013 11:23:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53557 We do our best to keep you addicted to solar and wind energy news. It’s important. We think. To keep you reading good cleantech news and commentary until our next run of stories, check out the links below: Solar Solar PV & Resale Value: Is There An Effect? 9 Surprising or Very Surprising Things About

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/03/solar-news-most-efficient-solar-panels-solarcity-xcel-energy/feed/ 0 Top Solar States vs Top Solar Countries (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:50:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53157 Following our top solar states rankings and our top solar countries rankings, below are rankings that mix the two. The rankings are for total and new solar power capacity per capita as well as total and new solar power per GDP. I thin the results are very interesting…. If you missed these previous rankings, also

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/feed/ 4 Top Solar Power Countries Per Capita & Per GDP (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:50:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53146 –> Update: Also see the new top solar power countries vs top US solar states rankings. Following up on my top solar power state rankings, below are rankings of the top solar power countries per capita and per GDP. These solar power by country rankings are key to seeing who the solar power leaders are in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/feed/ 25 Top 50 Solar Energy Stories Of The Year (Part Five: #41-50) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/03/top-50-solar-energy-stories-of-the-year-part-five-41-50/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/03/top-50-solar-energy-stories-of-the-year-part-five-41-50/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:00:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52382 (If you’ve read the intro 4 times already, just skip to the final 10 articles.) We’re trying to get more solar energy stories going over on Planetsave. To catch readers up, I’m doing a short series on the top 50 solar energy stories of 2013 so far. Learning from the Top 33 EV Stories article I recently published,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/03/top-50-solar-energy-stories-of-the-year-part-five-41-50/feed/ 0 ADEME Proposes France Set Solar PV Target Of 15 GW By 2020 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/03/ademe-proposes-france-set-solar-pv-target-of-15-gw-by-2020/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/03/ademe-proposes-france-set-solar-pv-target-of-15-gw-by-2020/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 11:00:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51280 A study recently published by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) suggests that France’s Solar PV target for 2020 should be 15 GW instead of its current 5.4 GW. According to ADEME, solar PV has the potential to reach grid parity in France in the coming few years, and therefore is an essential component of sustainable

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/03/ademe-proposes-france-set-solar-pv-target-of-15-gw-by-2020/feed/ 0 France Announces Tender For 400 MW Of Large Solar Photovoltaic Plants http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/18/france-announces-tender-for-400-mw-of-large-solar-photovoltaic-plants/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/18/france-announces-tender-for-400-mw-of-large-solar-photovoltaic-plants/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:43:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49711 A tender for 400 MW of new solar photovoltaic plants that are 250 kW or larger was recently announced by the French Ministry of Energy, Ecology, and Sustainable Development. Their statement specified that there will be priority given to projects that are developed on “soil degraded sites,” such as brown-fields. This is being done so

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/18/france-announces-tender-for-400-mw-of-large-solar-photovoltaic-plants/feed/ 0 Reuters Goes All CleanTechnica On Solar Power & Utility Profits http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/10/reuters-goes-all-cleantechnica-on-solar-power-utility-profits/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/10/reuters-goes-all-cleantechnica-on-solar-power-utility-profits/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:51:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49360 Reuters is a well known multinational news agency not exactly known as a political radical. It’s actually extremely neutral and “objective” (there’s really no such thing as objectivity in media coverage, but let’s not delve into that today). No offense to the notable news agency and its reporters, but its pieces are often about as

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/10/reuters-goes-all-cleantechnica-on-solar-power-utility-profits/feed/ 20 Renault Gets a Twofer with Massive New Solar Arrays http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/11/renault-builds-massive-solar-arrays-in-france/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/11/renault-builds-massive-solar-arrays-in-france/#comments Sun, 11 Nov 2012 13:37:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=44980   Renault’s sunny yellow logo took on a new meaning last week when the company began flipping the switch on six gigantic new photovoltaic installations, each located at the site of a Renault production facility in France. Aside from juicing the company’s already formidable green cred, the solar projects illustrate how the unique two-for-one nature of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/11/renault-builds-massive-solar-arrays-in-france/feed/ 1 541 MW of Solar Approved for France http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/29/541-mw-of-solar-approved-for-france/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/29/541-mw-of-solar-approved-for-france/#comments Sun, 29 Jul 2012 20:45:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=40821   Over 200 solar projects have been approved by the French energy ministry. The total number of megawatts for all the projects is 541. Currently, the largest solar plant in operation in France is about 67 megawatts, but several fairly large ones are now under construction or in the planning phase. The country did have a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/29/541-mw-of-solar-approved-for-france/feed/ 2 Top Solar Power Countries (Per Capita, Per GDP, Per TWh of Electricity Produced, & in Total) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/12/top-solar-power-countries-per-capita-per-gdp-per-twh-of-electricity-produced-in-total/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/12/top-solar-power-countries-per-capita-per-gdp-per-twh-of-electricity-produced-in-total/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:01:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38963 What are the top countries in the world for new and total installed solar power? Or for solar power per capita? Or per GDP? Or per electricity production? Check out this post for the answers.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/12/top-solar-power-countries-per-capita-per-gdp-per-twh-of-electricity-produced-in-total/feed/ 37 Solar Energy News Roundup (5 Stories) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/04/solar-energy-news-stories/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/04/solar-energy-news-stories/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:16:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36674   Top solar energy news from around the interwebs (other than what we’ve covered): 1. SunEdison has announced the completion of a €155-million non-recourse debt financing arrangement with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and UniCredit Group for SunEdison’s 60.4-MWp solar power plant in Bulgaria. “SunEdison expects to complete the sale of the

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