l'Actualité du Solaire

In brief from Europe

The French government has identified 859 degraded sites for the deployment of industrial-scale solar farms.

All the sites listed are classified

in the category of derelict sites, which offers certain advantages in the calls for tenders for industrial-scale photovoltaic projects organised by the French energy regulator.

Here is a list of these sites, known as "brownfield sites": https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/solaire#scroll-nav__7

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/04/01/french-government-identifies-859-degraded-sites-for-utility-scale-solar-deployment/

PV Magazine of¹ April 2022

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Sweden has installed 500 MW in 2021, taking its installations to 1.6 GW

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/04/01/sweden-deployed-500mw-of-solar-in-2021/

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Portugal is going to stop requiring environmental impact assessments for new solar projects with a capacity of less than 50 MW, in order tospeed up the deployment of photovoltaics. Other measures are being studied to decarbonise the economy as quickly as possible.

https://www.pv-tech.org/portugal-to-waive-environmental-impact-studies-for-solar-plants-under-50mw/

PV Tech of 29 March 2022

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The Italian government is offering a €1.5 billion price reduction to install photovoltaic systems on the roofs of farm buildings. It hopes to deploy 375 MW of photovoltaic capacity

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/28/italy-offers-e1-5-billion-of-rebates-for-pv-in-agricultural-buildings/