As
part
of
a
broader
solar
rethink,
the
French
government
in
January
confirmed
it
would
offer
as
much
as
a
10%
bonus
on
the
standard
FIT
rates
for
PV
projects
that
employ
kit
manufactured
in
the
European
Economic
Area
–
comprising
the
EU
plus
Norway,
Iceland
and
Liechtenstein.
France’s
Ministry
of
the
Environment
offers
a
5%
bonus
each
for
wafers
made
in
the
EEA,
cells
made
in
the
EEA,
or
modules
assembled
and
tested
in
the
EEA
–
up
to
a
10%
maximum.
SolarWorld,
which
is
at
the
centre
of
the
trade
war
engulfing
the
global
PV…