Category: Category 2

On the 15th of april 2024, @Frederic Maenhaut travelled to Brussels to sign the EU Solar Charter, a government initiative aimed at boosting European production of photovoltaic panels.

Under the impetus of Roland Lescure, the French Minister for Industry and Energy, and Bruno Le Maire, the French Minister for the Economy, the charter aims to ensure that 30% of panel orders go to European producers by 2025. An “Induscore” rating system, comparable to Nutriscore, will be introduced to identify manufacturers complying with these European production standards.

With more than 100 signatories, including Amarenco, and the support of industry federations, the Solar Pact aims to meet the industrial challenge of the photovoltaic sector, by consolidating the economic and industrial sovereignty of the European Union.

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𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲  

Since its launch in 2013, Amarenco has seen significant growth, embodying optimism and marking numerous achievements. Its core mission has attracted a wide range of stakeholders – from employees to investors and clients, all driven by a vision of regeneration and the belief in renewing resources and ecosystems to support sustainable energy solutions for a healthier planet 🌳 The commitment to energy transition opens up economic opportunities, spurs innovation, creates eco-friendly jobs, and enhances societal resilience against climate issues. This journey also involves evolving governance to tackle emerging challenges, emphasizing the importance of acting as change agents on both personal and collective levels. 🤝 After many years of dedication and invaluable contributions, Olivier Carré, a major founder of our company, has decided to seek new professional challenges outside our organization. Another major founder, John Mullins, has decided to vacate his role as an Executive of the company by the end of the year but will remain as Non Executive Chairman. We are immensely grateful for their vision, leadership, and commitment, which have been crucial in the development and growth of our company.

Frederic Maenhaut joins Amarenco as Deputy CEO, bringing with him valuable experience in successfully managing businesses through different cycles and expertise in the RE sector, and his mission will be to structure, align and drive change to improve the conversion effectiveness of our pipeline and to prepare to deliver our Regenerative agenda. Similarly, Xavier Messing 🌱 joins us as Chief Development Officer Europe, with an impressive track record in the development field of working with various developers and independent power producers, his mission will be to help to further develop our value proposition and to align and focus our business lines to execute the development strategy across our geographies. Their combined expertise and passion for the energy transition will strengthen our ability to meet future challenges and seize new growth opportunities. Amarenco is thus embarking on a new dimension, never forgetting the core of its commitment to reconciling unnecessarily maintained antagonisms (capitalism versus ecology, digitalization versus authentic relations). We serve as the link that harmonizes these needs through an aggregative and integrative model, increasingly urgent to apply now. 💡 Amarenco Act 2 is here, and it’s time to move forward with a renewed spirit and unwavering determination!

Amarenco was at the Salon International de l’Agriculture with MiiMOSA, Eloi and Genesis to showcase our complementary solutions for a successful agro-ecological transition!

Our Amarenco experts, Ana-Maria Dubois Iorgulescu and Jeanne Magnan, took the floor on the La Ferme Digitale stand to present our various partnerships.

• Ana spoke on Tuesday 27 February as part of a round table on the hope of an agricultural model reinvigorated by impact measurement, to explain our environmental objectives, of which our ECHO programme is at the heart. She was accompanied by Quentin Sannié, Chairman and co-founder of Genesis, Pierre TOUSSAINT, Director of Sustainable Development at AXEREAL, Christophe Beaunoir, CEO of Saipol (Avril) and Adrienne De Malleray, co-founder

• On Thursday 29 February, Jeanne discussed solutions to the challenges of the agricultural and energy transition, particularly for small and medium-sized farms, with Maxime Pawlak, co-founder of Eloi, Florian BRETON, founder of MiiMOSA and Aude Richard, a journalist specialising in agriculture and renewable energy.

In France, the agricultural sector plays a crucial role in the national economy, contributing around 1.75% of GDP. Faced with the challenges posed by price fluctuations, the impact of climate change and the transition to sustainable practices, the sector finds itself at a crossroads of opportunities. In particular, the renewable energy market, spearheaded by agri-voltaics, is booming. It can be a solution for adapting to climate change and anticipating an agro-ecological transition.

Amarenco and Genesis allying Renewable Energy with Regenerative Innovation!

We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with environmental experts Genesis, affirming our commitment to regenerative energy production and ecosystem resilience. Our shared initiative focuses on monitoring key ecological indicators for our Ground-mount and Agrisolar projects to ensure the results-based successs of Amarenco Echo program: regeneration programs to restore the soil’s capacity to absorb carbon and to promote biodiversity and water retention.

What are we monitoring exactly? Carbon, Biodiversity, Fertility, Water, Pollution

How? Through the lifetime of our projects, comparing the progression to soil health before the plants’ construction.

This collaboration not only propels us forward as committed solar energy specialists, but also underscores our dedication to transparency and environmental stewardship. Through internal workshops and expert-led soil health training, we’re cultivating awareness and trust within and beyond our organization.

𝗔𝘁 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗦𝗚 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

Our vision is to be a pioneer and a changemaker for regeneration. To achieve this, we have developed a four-stage roadmap with key milestones in 2023, 2025, 2030 and 2050 to reach our regeneration ambition.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗘𝗦𝗚 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, an important step in our sustainability journey, which doesn’t just stop at reducing emissions, but aims to actively regenerate ecosystems by integrating regeneration into our day-to-day business as a way to create environmental and economic value.

Ana Dubois, Head of ESG end ECHO “Solar power has the opportunity to regenerate ecosystems by increasing carbon capture in the ground and integrating photovoltaic and ecological infrastructures. The key is cooperation among players in the project value chain and increasing the skills of internal teams in biodiversity issues

” Alain Desvigne, Chief Executive Officer “We see this report as a blueprint for the sustainable and regenerative future we are building together. As we prepare for the 2025 CSRD and the global environmental and social challenges that lie ahead, we don’t see ourselves as mere participants in the global transition to renewable energy; we are pioneers, setting the course for an industry-wide transformation. Our journey is ambitious, but it is also necessary.”

Solar Power Europe 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆!

The report offers a tailored scoring system to evaluate the performance of agrisolar projects across agricultural, environmental, social, economic, and lifecycle quality criteria.

The report also explores real-world examples of Agrisolar projects in the EU, including data on crop yield, water usage, land efficiency, biodiversity enhancement, and socioeconomic benefits.

Eva Vandest, Head of Public Affairs, of Amarenco : “Today, Agri-PV is at the heart of public debate. We are proud that these guidelines are now being translated into several languages, starting with French. The report provides a set of highly practical guidelines which will be instrumental in developing the technology, as well as being relevant to the lives of farmers, local players, and solar project developers.”

At Amarenco, we are extremely proud to be a part of this with SolarPower Europe, in collaboration with the members of the Agrisolar Workstream and agricultural sector partners.

Unique, emblematic, ecologically and economically significant: Amarenco inaugurated its very first hybrid solar power plant in France on September 21.

Strategically located in Montpezat d’Agenais in the Lot-et-Garonne department, this plant covers 5 hectares, 3 of which are floating, of the 8-hectare industrial site belonging to the Longhi Béton company.

Already operational for several months, it currently generates 6,170 MWh at a power of 4.8 MWp, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 2,500 people (excluding heating and hot water production).

The plant will save 250 tonnes of CO2 every year, the equivalent of 1,300 flights from Paris to New York.

More than 90 people were present on September 21, 2023 to witness this landmark event in our quest for a cleaner, more resilient energy future: journalists, executives, partners.