L R AS Published on Tuesday 8 March 2022 - n° 396 - Categories:various world
In brief countries: European Union, Denmark, United Kingdom, Netherlands, United States, India
The European Union invests in RE
Denmark has installed 668 MW in 2021
United Kingdom has installed 730 MW in 2021
The Netherlands is struggling to absorb the solar energy installed
USA, US customs would have released 100 MW
India, tariffs introduced on1 April disrupt the industry
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EU member states to spend €18bn of pandemic money on renewables
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https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/03/eu-member-states-to-spend-e18bn-of-covid-cash-on-renewables/
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Denmark has installed 668 MW, 94% of which is from non-subsidised installations
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The future looks bright for solar power in the UK
The UK market in 2021 has seen sustained growth without subsidies in all three segments, according to Solar Energy UK
730 MW were installed last year (+36% on 2020). So 2021 was the biggest year for UK solar. Rooftop installations reached 369 MW (51% of the market). This is the highest figure since 2015 (869 MW) when panels were subsidised.
The UK has reached 14.6 GW of capacity by the end of 2021, of which 5 GW is rooftop
Prospects are good with the additional Future Homes Standard building regulations that will be applied to new homes from this regulation
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/02/21/the-future-looks-bright-for-uk-solar/
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Dutch electricity and gas supplier Liander - which serves the provinces of Gelderland, Noord-Holland and parts of Flevoland, Friesland and Zuid-Holland - has announced that new grid bottlenecks have appeared in the provinces of Friesland and Gelderland. As a result, maximum network capacity has been reached in these two regions.
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US Customs reportedly released 100 MW of panels held back under the Xinjiang Forced Labour Act. The panels are owned by LONGi and probably Trina Solar
This action was taken under Section 1307 of the Tariff Act. Section 1307 prohibits the importation of goods extracted, produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, in a foreign country by forced or indentured labour, including forced child labour. Such goods are subject to exclusion and seizure, and may lead to a criminal investigation of the imported goods.
ROTH believes that the series of circumvention complaints filed this month against Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and now Cambodia casts a shadow over LONGi and Trina's ability to restart their facilities in Southeast Asia and ship their products to the US. US-based Auxin Solar claims that Chinese manufacturers are shipping cells to the aforementioned countries to avoid paying tariffs that have been in place since 2012.
ROTH also points out that the continuing uncertainty over how the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act will be implemented is making it even more difficult for the Uyghur to comply with the law.ROTH also points out that the continuing uncertainty about how the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act will be implemented makes it even more difficult for LONGi and Trina to re-establish their manufacturing and shipping processes for the US market. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act would prohibit all imports from China's Xinjiang region unless it is determined that the products are not related to forced labor, a process that is time consuming and costly to establish.
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Indian developers are worried with a month to go before the introduction of tariffs on1 April. They fear that the price of panels will rise considerably and that they will become scarce. Panel manufacturers have made large investments to increase their production capacity and quality
The Indian government has emphasised a policy of domestic manufacturing of photovoltaic panels through several investment support programmes. However, Indian cell and panel producers remain dependent on imported silicon and wafers from China, and therefore face imported production costs
Analysts estimate that the cost of panels manufactured in India will be 10-11% cheaper than imported products after April 2022. The prices of panels after the introduction of these tariffs will be crucial in determining the success or failure of the tariffs and hence domestic production
Editor's note It is normal for an industry to be concerned about the introduction of tariffs. It is certain that the industry will be disrupted initially by the change in the economic circuit that this imposes. The Indian government has launched an industrialisation of panel production. It is certain that after a few months, installers will get the desired products. It is vital that India develops its industry in order to be self-sufficient and to have panels that are cheaper than those from China. There will be a necessary period of adjustment.
