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In brief France: Armor: 20% stake in Holosolis, start of construction ofVerkor plant, AAE for Engie, construction for EDF NA

Armor Group takes a 20% stake

Low-carbon industries key to rebuilding France's energy sovereignty.

France ranks fourth in European energy investment after Germany, Norway and the UK.

Rystad Energy estimates that European investment in the energy sector

RTE publishes the 2023-2035 Generation Adequacy Report, halfway towards the 2050 target. For solar energy, the various RTE scenarios range from a production of 65 TWh to 110 TWh by 2035, i.e. an installed capacity of 55 to 90 GW by that date, compared with 15.7 GW at the end of 2022.

RTE puts a figure on reindustrialisation and the fight against climate change, by complying with the Fit for 55, the European objective of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030.

At the moment, France still consumes over 60% of its energy in the form of fossil fuels. This means that we need to increase electrification. This would save €190 billion in fossil fuel costs by 2035. To achieve this, investment in generation and flexibility capacity needs to be tripled, from €25 billion to €35 billion a year. The long-term gross cost of producing a MWh should remain contained, i.e. at the same level as today.

RTE presents three scenarios: scenario A, the most desirable, calls for greater electrification and an increase in electricity consumption that could reach 580 to 640 TWh/year in 2035, compared with 460 TWh today, i.e. an increase of 10% to 40%.

Scenario B delays the achievement of climate targets by three to five years.

Scenario C would occur in the event of continued macroeconomic and geopolitical tensions.

Scenario A must be based on energy efficiency (with the renovation of buildings to save between 75 and 100 TWh per year), sobriety (which would save 25 TWh by 2035), renewable energies (the production of renewable electricity is necessary in all the scenarios: between 270 TWh minimum and, if possible, up to 320 TWh. For solar energy, the various scenarios range from a production of 65 TWh to 110 TWh by 2035, i.e. an installed capacity of 55 to 90 GW by that date, compared with 15.7 GW by the end of 2022) and nuclear power (an average production volume of 400 TWh per year should be targeted.

https://www.lechodusolaire.fr/rte-profile-3-scenarios-de-bascule-vers-une-societe-decarbonee-avec-une-capacite-installee-de-55-a-90-gw-dici-2035-pour-le-solaire/

L'Echo du Solaire, 26 September 2023

French manufacturer CréaWatt Group, a specialist in innovative solar solutions, has invested 46 million euros

French companies in brief :Voltalia, VSB, Qair, EDF Renewables, Engie, financement participatif

Voltalia has completed construction

7 out of 10 French people are afraid that their electricity bills will rise when the tariff shield expires in January 2025. More than 60% of French people could fall into fuel poverty

The French government is supporting the development of four industrial sectors: hydrogen, photovoltaics, wind power and geothermal energy, through subsidies, tax credits and other regulatory facilities. Will this support be enough?

Demand for solar panels exploded in 2023 following the surge in electricity prices in August 2022. Individuals and businesses wanted to reduce their bills by installing solar panels.

Repeated summer heatwaves and last winter's surge in electricity prices are leading French people to install more and more solar panels on their roofs: the number of self-consumption installations has more than doubled in two years, according to Enedis.

In brief in France:^1st quarter installations, Ciel et Terre, DualSun wins Top Brand award

601 MW of new photovoltaic systems installed in^Q1

RTE, the French electricity transmission network, has presented its outlook for electricity use between now and 2035. Consumption is set to rise sharply in France

France will have installed 88,000 new photovoltaic systems by 2022, bringing the total number of homes equipped to 600,000. France remains

Solar power plants announced or built in France:

• 5.5 MW at the Moulin de Beuvry plant

In France: Energaïa on 13-14 December; EnR forum; France Potentiel Solaire platform; 9 power plants in Chile; Cap Sud becomes Helexia Agri; Léon Grosse in solar; participation of POwR Group in PowerDeal

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EnerGaïa will take place on 13 and 14 December at the Parc des expositions in Montpellier