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For the past eighteen months, the photovoltaic world has been gripped by a silicon crisis, a shortage of materials, and rising prices. A well-rehearsed message led the world to believe that the Chinese had nothing to do with it and that this crisis was temporary. However, with the publication of the quarterly accounts of the companies, we can see that there was an abundance of silicon, that the rise in prices allowed the players to make huge profits, and that the crisis was temporary.that the 'communication' was fabricated, and that the arguments presented were false.

A look back at a silicon story from the last eighteen months

Tableau des prix dans la filière du 1er décembre

La tendance selon PV InfoLink du 1^er décembre :

Le silicium :

Les industriels ont livré les commandes en cours. Les négociations de prix pour les nouvelles séries de commandes n’ont pas encore été entamées, les deux parties restant dans l'impasse.

Should we believe the CEO of Canadian Solar or the CEO of Trina Solar?

At the Bloomberg NEF conference, the CEO of Canadian Solar said that the era of ever cheaper panels has come to an end. He believes that the era of regular price cuts

After rigid panels on calm waters, thin-film testing on the sea

Wave movement and strong wind make it impossible to install rigid solar panels on the sea or ocean in the long term. Hence the idea of placing thin films on the water and testing their behaviour. The Solar@seaII project carried out by the Dutch research organisation TNO uses two 7 x 13 metre floats with 20 kWp solar panels on top. They are made of a flexible material. They should offer the least resistance to waves

https://www.pv-tech.org/researchers-trial-thin-film-floating-solar-system-for-offshore-applications/

PV Tech of 29 November 2021

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German engineers want to make floating power plants cheaper and more efficient. The system consists of 40-metre-long, 80-centimetre-thick membrane tubes that are only inflated during installation on site. A 4.5 metre wide steel frame is fixed between them, on which the panels are mounted. Over the entire length of the tube, 24 PV modules can be placed. 25 pairs of tubes can be connected to form an island.

Bifacial panels were used. A clear membrane with an albedo of 0.6 is stretched under the steel frame (0.8 would be that of freshly fallen snow). To catch the sunlight the panels were spaced 5 cm apart. This prevents the panels from bumping into each other.

The elongated tubes partially follow the shape of the waves, and attenuate their amplitude a little.

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/12/03/puffer-fish-inspired-floating-pv-structure/

Editor's note These two experiments show the desire to find a solution for the maritime space to be equipped with solar panels. Clearly, we have not yet found a way to tame the sea!

Les problèmes de logistique et de blocages portuaires obligent JinkoSolar à réduire de 5 GW ses prévisions 2021 de livraisons. Ceci inclut les expéditions vers les Etats-Unis dont une partie des expéditions ont été saisies

The new forecast for 2021

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global solar PV deployment is set to grow by 17% this year, despite soaring commodity prices

Meyer Burger has to reduce production capacity in one of its German plants because of the above-average absence of personnel due to covid. One of its two production lines in Freiberg (Saxony) remains operational.

Les tarifs du fret maritime ne devraient pas baisser en 2022. En 2023 ?

Des experts du commerce international se sont prononcés lors qu'une commission parlementaire au Royaume Uni

Les taux spots depuis un an :

For the past eighteen months, the photovoltaic world has been gripped by a silicon crisis, a shortage of materials, and rising prices. A well-rehearsed message led the world to believe that the Chinese had nothing to do with it and that this crisis was temporary. However, with the publication of the quarterly accounts of the companies, we can see that there was an abundance of silicon, that the rise in prices allowed the players to make huge profits, and that the crisis was temporary.that the 'communication' was fabricated, and that the arguments presented were false.

A look back at a silicon story from the last eighteen months

This is the Maxeon Air. It is a thin (4 mm), light, frameless panel that can be installed without fixing (by self-adhesive). It will be marketed in France

The French solar photovoltaic industry, represented by Enerplan, SER and the association Solidarités Renouvelables, filed an appeal with the French Council of State on Monday 29 November 2021 to obtain the suspension and annulment of the decree and order implementing the tariff reduction of the S06 and S10 solar contracts.The French photovoltaic industry, represented by Enerplan, SER and the Solidarités Renouvelables association, filed an appeal with the Conseil d'Etat on Monday 29 November 2021 to obtain the suspension and cancellation of the decree and order implementing the tariff reduction for S06 and S10 solar contracts

Greenpeace France and the Rousseau Institute wanted to know the respective costs of photovoltaic and wind power compared to nuclear power in order to shed light on the debate launched by the President of the Republic with his choice to resort to nuclear power plants

On 23 November, DualSun inaugurated its new production line in the Jujurieux factory (Ain, 01). It had been in operation for several quarters. The company triples its production capacity of Spring hybrid panels.

Ernst & Young found that utilities and financial investors are investing heavily in renewable energy, including hydrogen. An amount of