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Mobile WebSiteThe French government will conduct the first wind, solar joint auction, that this will help to further reduce the cost of renewable energy technologies. The auction will be open to projects under 18 MW. Prior to this, the French government has conducted separate solar and wind energy auctions within the framework of different support programs.
Xavier Daval, vice chairman of the French Renewable Energy Association (SER) and president of the Solar Energy Association, believes that the introduction of a joint auction system will not be conducive to the further development of both technologies. "If the chosen standard is based solely on price, we do not see co-auctions as the best solution for large-scale solar and wind power," he said, noting that different renewable energy technologies are not comparable and should not be matched in competitive auctions opposition. France needs more different types of renewable energy.
The French government currently supports solar projects between 250 kW and 17 MW with six 500 MW bidding options and hopes to add 3 GW of grid-connected solar power between 2017 and 2019.
