L R AS Published on Saturday 28 November 2020 - n° 342 - Categories:various sectors, France, other France

The attractiveness of countries in terms of renewable energy

The Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) established by EY (formerly Ernst Young) ranks the different countries.

The United States maintains

their first place thanks to the strong support of the Covid-19 recovery plans for renewable energy projects and the potential return in the Paris Climate Agreements. Despite the pandemic, China retains second place in the index, driven by the solar energy sector, which remains the driving force, and the very significant prospects for wind power.

Australia reaches its highest position in the index, ranking third, thanks to announcements of solar and hydrogen mega-projects for export.

France, which was third a year ago, ranks seventh. Tenders have been postponed due to the covid. This ranking can be explained in particular by the draft amendment aimed at reviewing the feed-in tariffs for solar installations (which has since been the subject of an amendment to abolish it by the Senate) but also by announcements from theIndia (4th) which has set a target of 510 GW by 2030 and the United Kingdom (5th) which has just announced a target of 40 GW for offshore wind power in 2030 (i.e. a fourfold increase compared to current capacities).

France remains attractive thanks to the national hydrogen development plan (7 billion euros) and more generally to the part of the green recovery plan allocated to the energy and ecological transition (around 30 billion euros). In addition, energy purchase agreements (EPAs) are developing.

Hydrogen Hydrogen: there is a political consensus on the development of the sector; the objective is to make the production of green hydrogen competitive; by 2024, the intention is to install 6 GW of electrolysers in order to produce one million tons; hydrogen is sought for storing energy and will be complementary to batteries.

Artificial intelligence It should improve the balance of the network between supply and demand in order to limit the phenomena of cuts. This will make it possible to reduce reserve stocks and lower the network's operating costs; predictive maintenance will alert to future breakdowns: maintenance measures can be adapted without being surprised, which will increase revenues; finally, projects will be much more reliable because the assessment of financing conditions will be improved.

https://www.ey.com/fr_fr/news/2020/11/index-d-attractivite-des-energies-renouvelables-56

EY of 26 November

Editor's note The document presented by EY seems to be a summary, because on the one hand it only talks about France and it does not justify its assertions, which is a pity. There is no presentation of studies beforehand, which leaves the reader hungry.

As for the catalogue of benefits of artificial intelligence, we will see what it will be when it is implemented. It's a bit too pink-bonbon.

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