Grenelle de l’Environnement 1 (2007) and 2 (2010) are the basis for the action plan. France focuses on comprehensive improvement of energy efficiency and the use of all renewable energies will be increased. Each administrative division of the country has to compile a plan, SRACE (Schéma Régional du Climat, de l’Air et de L’Energie), with both qualitative and quantitative targets for the use of renewable energies. In addition, PPI (Programmation pluriannuelle des investissements de production d’electricité et de chaleur) is a plan to strengthen the energy sector and reach the targets set. One target in France is also to simplify the administrative processes and increase the amount of bidding processes related to renewable energies.
Each SRCAE (Schéma Régional du Climat, de l’Air et de L’Energie) include regional wind energy plan with potential locations for onshore and offshore production. Overall target for wind energy in France by 2020 is 25 000 MW (onshore 19 000 MW, offshore 6 000 MW).
National energy company EDF or other energy company is obliged to buy the produced wind power from the specific locations for wind power (ZDE).
Feed-in tariffs in France for wind power are following:
(first 10 years) onshore €0,082 /kWh, offshore €0,13 /kWh
(after 10 years) onshore 0,028 – €0,082 /kWh, offshore 0,03 – €0,13 /kWh.
Target for solar energy is 5% (5400 MW) of renewable energies by 2020
Solar energy tariffs are based on markets and the size of the system
Unique feature in France is to prefer integrated solar energy systems with higher tariffs
Fond Chaleur: fund for supporting heat production of renewable energies (solar thermal included)
According to Grenelle 2, 50% of renewable energy targets will be achieved by biomass
Bidding processes
Feed-in tariffs for bioenergy (only over 5 MW CHP-plants): €0,045 /kWh for electricity, 0,08-€0,13 /kWh bonus according to efficiency and resource use of the plant. No tariff for produced heat
Fond Chaleur: fund for supporting heat production of renewable energies
