France targets up to 60GW of solar PV by 2030
France has submitted its updated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) with an increased target for solar PV of up to 60GW by 2030.
The energy major has 103MW of capacity market contracted energy storage online or coming online in France. Interestingly however, despite presiding over the single biggest project in the country, TotalEnergies sits second in Clean Horizon's chart of France's most prolific (publicly announced) battery storage project owners and developers.
The exponential growth of the solar photovoltaic energy sector in France has never stopped since its inception in the early 2000s. In 2023, the PV energy capacity in France amounted to approximately 20.5 gigawatts, making France the fifth European country for cumulative PV capacity that year.
Energy-Storage.news reported a while back on the completion of an expansion at continental France's largest battery energy storage system (BESS) project. BESS capacity at the TotalEnergies refinery site in Dunkirk, northern France, is now 61MW/61MWh over two phases, with the most recent 36MW/36MWh addition completed shortly before the end of 2021.
In 2023, the PV energy capacity in France amounted to approximately 20.5 gigawatts, making France the fifth European country for cumulative PV capacity that year. Despite this high ranking, solar PV power generation was still behind hydropower and wind renewable energy production.
This article will mainly explore the top 10 energy storage companies in France including Saft, TotalEnergies, Huntkey, Albioma, Eco-Tech Ceram, Amarenco, Neoen, Lancey Energy Storage, Corsica Sole, Water Horizon.
Image: TotalEnergies. Close to 900MW of publicly announced battery storage projects will be online in continental France by the end of next year and although the country lags behind its nearest northern neighbour, the business case for battery storage is growing.
France has submitted its updated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) with an increased target for solar PV of up to 60GW by 2030.
France has revised down its solar PV target by 2035 from 100GW to 90GW in its latest Multiannual Energy Programme (PPE3).
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