France has a market incentive programme with the intent to install 20 MW of building integrated PV by 2006. Grants of up to 80 % and a feed-in tariff of 0,15 EUR/kWh are supporting this aim. A tax credit equivalent to 40 % of the investment cost will be introduced in 2005. R&D priorities currently focus on building integration of PV (notably tiles and facades), storage, power conditioning equipment and electronic management of systems for rural areas.

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