
AS Published on Monday 27 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:Europe
The European Parliament passes the NZIA law (to relocalise PV production)
On Tuesday 21 November, the European Parliament voted in favour of the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), which aims to relocate the manufacture of renewable energy technologies such as solar photovoltaics, battery energy storage and wind power in the EU. It must now move on to negotiations with the European Council to clarify the details.

AS Published on Monday 27 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:the prices
pvXchange sees a sharp fall in panel prices in November
The downward spiral in prices accelerated again in November. Prices fell by a double-digit percentage in one month. Never before in the history of photovoltaics,

L R AS Published on Monday 27 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:secteur stockage
Baisse du prix moyen des batteries de stockage en octobre
Le prix moyen des batteries de stockage d'énergie LFP est tombé à 0,5 $/Wh en octobre, soit une baisse mensuelle de 3,3 %. Le marché de l’électricité connaît actuellement une demande insuffisante.

AS Published on Monday 27 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:secteur stockage
La conjoncture est moins bonne dans le secteur des batteries
Au cours des deux dernières années, le secteur du stockage d’énergie a connu un regain d’intérêt, attirant de nombreuses entreprises désireuses de se tailler une niche dans ce domaine en plein essor. Aujourd'hui,

AS Published on Monday 27 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:the prices
The industry: panel prices continue to fall
Silicon
Negotiations have improved this week, but downstream manufacturers are pressing for low-priced silicon. As supply increases,

AS Published on Saturday 25 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:R&D
A 25% inverted perovskite solar cell with remarkable stability
American scientists have passivated an inverted perovskite solar cell in a different way. They achieved an efficiency of 25.1% and remarkable stability.
Inverted perovskite cells have a known device structure

AS Published on Saturday 25 November 2023 - n° 457 - Categories:French companies
Voltec projects: TOPCon panels in spring 2024, tandem panels from 2025
Voltec and the Institut Photovoltaïque d'Île-de-France (IPVF) plan to set up a pilot line for their new tandem panel technology in 2023 and their first 200 MW industrial demonstrator in 2025.

AS Published on Saturday 25 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:panels
To sell, the price of panels will fall by 40% by 2024
The director of Climate Energy Finance estimates that the price of panels will eventually fall by 40% within the year. He predicts the closure of old technologies and small production facilities in China and the rest of the world. The price of panels will return to

AS Published on Saturday 25 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:stopping / restarting of activity
A new European silicon manufacturer goes out of business (electricity too expensive)
REC Group is shutting down its Norwegian silicon production facilities due to high electricity prices. He points out that the Chinese pay for their electricity

AS Published on Saturday 25 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:various sectors
The shortage of skilled labour
The expansion of the solar industry is accelerating, but the shortage of skilled labour could interrupt this momentum.
Growth in the sector as a whole shows no signs of slowing. In Europe alone, installed production capacity is set to double over the next five years. The labour shortage needs to be addressed.

AS Published on Saturday 25 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:various sectors
Photovoltaic fields 50 times more efficient than afforestation
To combat climate change, is it better to install solar panels or plant trees?
Israeli researchers have calculated how long it would take for photovoltaic power stations and reforestation projects to offset the warming effects caused by the darkening of the earth. In arid areas,

AS Published on Saturday 25 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:the prices
Wafer prices stable; dollar price rises
The price of solar wafers has risen slightly, supported by the weakening of the US dollar against the Chinese RMB: the FOB China price of the PERC M10 mono wafer has increased.

AS Published on Saturday 25 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:various sectors
Beware of extreme weather conditions
Extreme weather is a growing risk for solar farms. More than 25% of Australia's power generation currently falls into the three highest climate risk categories, according to

AS Published on Saturday 25 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:setting up abroad
First robot to inspect solar power plants
Spain's Arbórea Intellbird has developed its first autonomous civilian robot for inspecting large-scale solar power plants, with a range of thirty hours. Equipped with thermographic sensors

AS Published on Saturday 25 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:forecasts;
2024 financial year: First Solar will have a good year; the Group of 4 Chinese will have a mediocre one
According to Finlay Colville, the main silicon panel manufacturers will find it difficult to make their production profitable or will accumulate significant operating losses in 2024. Only one manufacturer will be profitable in 2024: First Solar.
The author bases his forecast on the idea that 2024 will be a year of slowdown in c-Si-specific manufacturing.