L R AS Published on Saturday 2 March 2024 - n° 478 - Categories:European countries
Is the European PV market sensitive to panel prices?
The development of the photovoltaic market in Europe has had its ups and downs since 2007. Some fear that an increase in the price of PV systems is only a potential threat to the development of photovoltaics, with the increase in the price of PV systems coming mainly from the use of components manufactured in Europe and reducing solar installations.
The state of the European PV market
L R AS Published on Sunday 25 February 2024 - n° 477 - Categories:European countries
European grids will put the brakes on renewable energy installations between now and 2030
Rethink Energy predicts that the expansion of the electricity grid will slow down by 2030, due to supply chain constraints and the need to obtain permits. The choice of materials
L R AS Published on Sunday 25 February 2024 - n° 477 - Categories:European countries
Compensation in Belgian Wallonia?
The Walloon government is considering compensating owners of photovoltaic panels affected by their solar inverters becoming unstuck. This phenomenon
L R AS Published on Sunday 18 February 2024 - n° 476 - Categories:European countries, industrial strategy
The Netherlands offers support for the construction of PV plants
The public agency that manages the SDE++ renewable energy subsidy programme in the Netherlands is suggesting the production of heterojunction or tandem perovskite-silicon panels, or the production of PV panels integrated into buildings and vehicles. The aid can be up to €70 million per project.
L R AS Published on Saturday 10 February 2024 - n° 475 - Categories:European countries
Forecasts for electricity consumption in the European Union in 2024
In 2024, Europe's electricity production will increase by 53 TWh, reaching 2,740 TWh in 2024, compared with 2,687 TWh in 2023. Solar power will make the biggest contribution (+49 TWh), followed by wind power (+38 TWh), nuclear power (+20 TWh) and hydroelectricity (+6 TWh). On the other hand, electricity generation from fossil fuels will continue to grow.
L R AS Published on Saturday 10 February 2024 - n° 475 - Categories:European countries
By 2023, the proportion of renewable energy in European consumption will have fallen!
Despite major installations in the European Union in 2023, solar and wind energy provided 27% of consumption, according to Ember. Together with other renewable energy sources, clean energy provided
L R AS Published on Saturday 3 February 2024 - n° 474 - Categories:European countries, Private contract
Power purchase agreements in Europe in 2023
Europe has signed contracts for 16.2 GW of energy purchases by 2023, including 10.5 GW of solar power
Switzerland's Pexapark notes that European companies have purchased 40% of
AS Published on Sunday 28 January 2024 - n° 473 - Categories:European countries, panels
BayWa r.e. Solar Systems gives its opinion on the volume of panels in storage
Julien Chirol, President of BayWa r.e. Solar Systems, comments on the volume of panels in stock in French warehouses.
He says that very little of this equipment is suitable for the French market. What's more, availability is declining as transport becomes more difficult.
He acknowledges that it is very difficult to contradict
AS Published on Saturday 27 January 2024 - n° 473 - Categories:European countries
In Italy, energy in 2023
Italy produced 30.6 TWh of electricity in 2023. The solar system produced 10.6
L R AS Published on Sunday 21 January 2024 - n° 472 - Categories:European countries
In brief 2023 installations in Hungary and the Czech Republic
In brief: 2023 installations in Hungary and the Czech Republic:
Hungary installed 1.6 GW of solar power in 2023. Total installed capacity reaches 5.6 GW
AS Published on Sunday 14 January 2024 - n° 471 - Categories:European countries
40% increase in Swiss solar installations by 2023
The Swiss association Swissolar estimates that 1.5 GW of solar power will have been installed by 2023. This increases
L R AS Published on Sunday 14 January 2024 - n° 471 - Categories:European countries
Italy's FuturaSun increases production capacity in China
Italian panel manufacturer FuturaSun to open a cell production plant in China
AS Published on Friday 12 January 2024 - n° 471 - Categories:European countries
PV installations 2023 in Germany, Portugal, Switzerland
2023 PV installations in Germany, Portugal and Switzerland
Germany has added around
L R AS Published on Monday 18 December 2023 - n° 470 - Categories:European countries
In brief: open spaces for PV installations in Belgium and the Netherlands
In brief: free space for PV installations in Belgium and the Netherlands
According to Belgian grid operator Elia, there is still sufficient free capacity
L R AS Published on Monday 11 December 2023 - n° 469 - Categories:European countries
Network management in Europe is hampered in some countries by a price differential that is too narrow
Battery energy storage is playing an increasingly important role in the world's energy systems, ensuring the reliability and flexibility of the grid by managing the intermittency of renewable energies. However, the low profitability of these systems in Europe is likely to put the brakes on their deployment,