Renewables
French solar car park rollout falls short of legal deadline
CEII brief
pv magazine reported on 30 Oct 2026: French solar car park rollout falls short of legal deadline.
Read the full story on pv magazineThree months after the deadline set by France’s APER law, 85% of large supermarket car parks still have no visible photovoltaic (PV) canopies, according to the first national survey by Parksun.
Context from CEII
Renewables are the fastest-growing part of the world’s energy system. The COP28 goal is to triple capacity by 2030, and solar mini-grids are the fastest route to power for millions of people without electricity.
22.8% of electricity in France was renewable in 2021Countries in this story
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