Saft supplying BESS to France''s first grid-connected colocated
Saft will provide a modular, plug-and-play 8MW/8MWh BESS to Neoen''s solar PV project in Antugnac, southern France. The battery storage will perform frequency regulation ancillary services for the grid of national transmission operator RTE after Neoen won a seven-year contract through RTE''s AOLT tender process.
French Southern Territories | Powertec Information Portal
French Southern Territories, comprising of several islands in the Indian Ocean, are isolated with a harsh climate, making technology and telecommunications development challenging. The
ENGIE to buy African off grid solar company Mobisol
French energy company Engie has announced that it will acquire African off-grid solar company Mobisol for an undisclosed fee.. ENGIE is already established in Africa through its subsidiary Fenix International, which it bought in 2017 provides energy access through solar home systems to 500,000 homes in Uganda, Zambia, Nigeria, Benin, Cote d''Ivoire and
French Southern Territories | Powertec Information Portal
French Southern Territories, comprising of several islands in the Indian Ocean, are isolated with a harsh climate, making technology and telecommunications development challenging. The territories have no indigenous population, with only temporary French military personnel, scientists, officials and support staff residing.
Glorieuse: Energy and ecological independence for French Army
PowiDian has been selected by the Ministry of Armed Forces to equip Glorieuse Island with a solar power plant combined with a hybrid battery and hydrogen storage. Glorieuse Island, located in the scattered islands between Mayotte and Madagascar, is part of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF) of the Ministry of the Armed Forces.
The Sahara: a solar battery for Europe?
The Sahara has long been viewed as a potential battery for Europe, using CSP. In 2013, the €400bn Desertec project collapsed after the two advocates, Desertec Foundation and the Desertec Industrial Initiative, fell out, each accusing the other of
Saft supplying BESS for first solar PV plant in Côte d''Ivoire
A lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) made by Saft will be installed at a 37.5MWp solar PV power plant in Côte d''Ivoire (Ivory Coast). It is the African country''s first-ever large-scale solar project and the batteries will be used to smooth and integrate the variable output of the PV modules for export to the local electricity
TotalEnergies starts work at 216MW solar-plus-storage project
French energy giant TotalEnergies has started construction on a solar-plus-storage project in South Africa, with a power generation capacity of 216MW and a battery output of 75MW/500MWh.
Giant batteries and cheap solar power are shoving fossil fuels
The deal calls for a huge solar farm backed up by one of the world''s largest batteries. It would provide 7% of the city''s electricity beginning in 2023 at a cost of 1.997 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) for the solar power and 1.3 cents per kWh for the battery. That''s cheaper than any power generated with fossil fuel.
Q Energy starts building 35MW/44MWh BESS in France
The European renewable energy IPP arm of Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, Q Energy, has started building one of the largest battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in France. The 35MW/44MWh BESS will be built at the Emile Huchet power plant site in the the town of Saint-Avold, in the northeast of the country, and will be one of the