
AS Published on Monday 29 May 2023 - n° 447 - Categories:French companies
Butagaz invests again in PV developers
France's Butagaz, which invested in Soltéa and Solewa in 2021 and in Sys EnR at the end of 2022, has just acquired

AS Published on Monday 29 May 2023 - n° 447 - Categories:electricity companies
The world's major electricity companies dominate ownership of power stations
The world's major electricity companies increasingly dominate the development and ownership of large-scale solar power plants. Only six renewable energy specialists

AS Published on Saturday 27 May 2023 - n° 447 - Categories:China
The SNEC trade fair was held from 24 to 26 May in Shanghai
The 16th International Conference and Exhibition on Photovoltaic Power Generation and Intelligent Energy in Shanghai is breaking all attendance records. It is bigger than any other solar energy exhibition in the world.

AS Published on Saturday 27 May 2023 - n° 447 - Categories:lithium batteries
Sonnen has increased its production capacity at its headquarters to 120,000 systems per year.
Germany's Sonnen has increased production capacity at its headquarters to 120,000 systems a year. This decision reflects the sharp rise in demand
AS Published on Saturday 27 May 2023 - n° 447 - Categories:the prices
Prices in the sector on 24 May
Prices in the sector on 24 May

AS Published on Saturday 27 May 2023 - n° 447 - Categories:the prices
Developments in the photovoltaic sector as at 26 May
Silicon:
Silicon continues to fall, as production remains high and buyers limit their purchases to their immediate needs. Monograde silicon fell to

AS Published on Saturday 27 May 2023 - n° 447 - Categories:agrovoltaic
More nuanced results from agrivoltaics on plants
The University of Hohenheim has analysed research into agrivoltaics (using a meta-analysis) to determine how agri-PV affects agricultural yields. It concludes:

L R AS Published on Saturday 27 May 2023 - n° 447 - Categories:new development
Devices to monitor the state of the electricity network
TH Köln's Institute of Electrical Energy Engineering is developing communicating charging stations for network monitoring. The wall-mounted boxes can independently analyse the state of the network and

AS Published on Saturday 27 May 2023 - n° 447 - Categories:the manufacturers, China
Can China's PV lead be made up?
China's solar exports continued to grow as demand from global consumers and developers increased. Its dominance in PV manufacturing is likely to continue, according to Wood Mackenzie.

AS Published on Saturday 27 May 2023 - n° 447 - Categories:forecasts;
Spending on PV will overtake oil in 2023
Global investment in solar energy will overtake oil for the first time in 2023. Spending on solar energy is set to rise

AS Published on Saturday 27 May 2023 - n° 447 - Categories:cells, tandem cells
Oxford PV once again announces that it is starting to produce cells
Oxford PV has begun industrial production of tandem cells. The company is delighted to have achieved a yield
L R AS Published on Tuesday 23 May 2023 - n° 446 - Categories:PV Watch
A look at the two photovoltaic plant projects
Listening to the reactions to the words of the President of the Republic on the occasion of the relaunch of the industrialisation of France, one wonders in what world we live, or rather the content of the PV projects presented intrigues. It seems that words are more important than action, that speeches avoid organising daily life, that the presentation of projects is more important than their realisation. We look at the words, but not at the people who say them. No attempt is made to determine whether the professional quality is sufficient to achieve the objective, the project, the mission. They don't want to judge relevance, but rely solely on the eloquence of the speaker. And we want to save money?

L R AS Published on Monday 22 May 2023 - n° 446 - Categories:storage, power plant storage
Battery park project at the Antwerp refinery (Belgium)
TotalEnergies has just launched a 25 MW energy storage battery project at its Antwerp refinery in Belgium, with a capacity of 75 MWh - the equivalent of

L R AS Published on Monday 22 May 2023 - n° 446 - Categories:various sectors, Europe
Fluctuations on the European energy market in May
Every week, Nicolas Leclerc, co-founder of energy consultancy OMNEGY, offers his analysis of fluctuations in the energy market. This week,

L R AS Published on Monday 22 May 2023 - n° 446 - Categories:India
A change in India's business rankings
In India, the implementation of basic tariffs on cells and panels and the introduction of an approved list of models and manufacturers has led to a shift in market share in 2022 in India.
Avaada Energy became