Of the 1GW to be added this year, 400MW will come from systems larger than 250kW, including ground-mounted installations – a segment the French government has been keen to downplay in recent years.
The focus for ground-mounted projects will be on degraded sites, such as landfills of disused quarries, with farmland essentially off limits. The government also aims to encourage the use of innovative technology at large systems, such as concentrated PV – a boon to local manufacturers
