The onshore wind scheme will grant support to 15 GWs of additional capacity over the next 10 years, taking the form of a premium on top of the market price to operators of small-scale onshore installations of less than 6 turbines (with an individual limit of 3 megawatts per turbine). The scheme has an annual provisional budget of €1bn.
The solar support scheme for small-scale photovoltaic installations in buildings (below 100 kilowatt) provides a feed-in tariff over 20 years. The remuneration varies according to the size of the installation and the business. France expects to develop 2.1 GWs of solar power under this measure. The solar scheme has a provisional budget of €190 million per year.
Sewage gas installations have a potential of around 160MW and most of these are less than 1MW in size. Installations of 500 KWs or more will receive support in the form of a premium on top of the market price over twenty years. Installations below 500 KWs will receive a feed-in tariff over twenty years. The sewage gas development scheme has a provisional budget of €58 million per year.
The Renewable Energy Directive established renewable energy targets for all members, to be reached by 2020. For France that target is 23%. All three of the schemes aim to contribute to reaching that target.
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