Grants for large-scale commercial solar plants
Country / region | France |
Name of programme | Appel à projets national Grandes Installations Solaires Thermiques (National call for projects Large Solar Thermal Installations) |
Type of incentive | Investment grant |
Eligible technologies | Solar thermal |
Applicable sectors | Multi-family buildings, industry, hospitals, district heating |
Amount | None restrictive |
Maximum incentive | 60% of the investment, according to the beneficiary status. Target is a subsidy under 250 EUR / ton equivalent petrol |
Requirements for system |
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Requirements for installation | Minimum useable solar yield: Northern region: 350 kWh/m²a Southern region: 400 kWh/m²a Mediterranean region: 450 kWh/m²a To prove this, a monitoring must be done with certified sensors. Maintenance must be assured. Beforehand, a feasibility study is required. If the plant is installed for a building, it must be in accordance with thermal building code “Reglementation Thermique” |
Finance provider | Ademe |
Total funds | So far, 3 million EUR have been granted for this tender |
Funding source | Public funds |
Effective date | June 2015, with two tender rounds annually |
Tender schedule for 2018 | April and November 2018 |
Website | http://www.ademe.fr/appel-a-projets-national-grandes-installations-solaires-thermiques |
Last review of this tabloid | December 2017 |
Contact | Ademe |