AS Published on Tuesday 8 March 2022 - n° 396 - Categories:forecasts;
"Renewable energies have already won," says Sébastien Clerc, CEO of Voltalia
They will be deployed worldwide, but the second part of the journey to 100% green electricity will be more complicated.
Renewables are a winning bet thanks to collapsing costs.
AS Published on Tuesday 8 March 2022 - n° 396 - Categories:forecasts;
Extrapolation of PV characteristics 2021 to 2025
IHS Markit has extrapolated the characteristics of PV 2021 to 2025. This gives:
66% of new solar installations will be ground-mounted, as China will account for 56% of the market,
L R AS Published on Sunday 6 February 2022 - n° 392 - Categories:silicon mono/multi, forecasts;
What will be the trend in silicon prices in 2022?
Developers would like to know the trend in silicon prices in 2022, as it determines the price of panels and the profitability of plant construction
Additions to silicon production capacity
L R AS Published on Sunday 6 February 2022 - n° 392 - Categories:forecasts;, evolution-stat
Global photovoltaics in 2021 and 2022 in price and volume
BloombergNEF estimates that global installations in 2021 have reached 183 GW (+27% of the 144 GW installed in 2020). It cites silicon shortages as the cause of limited growth
L R AS Published on Sunday 23 January 2022 - n° 390 - Categories:forecasts;, silicon mono/multi
Silicon still the source of supply problems in 2022
Silicon prices are expected to fall this year. Stocks should start to build up across the solar industry in the first half of 2022.
L R AS Published on Sunday 23 January 2022 - n° 390 - Categories:forecasts;
A foreseeable overproduction but a 1st half with a shortage of silicon
According to AECEA, by the end of 2021, China's silicon production capacity will have reached 530,000 tonnes and its wafer capacity will be 340 GW.
L R AS Published on Sunday 12 December 2021 - n° 386 - Categories:forecasts;
Projected PV installations in 2030 from China and the US
According to the rating agency Fitch, China and the United States will provide 57% of annual solar installations until 2030. They will add 437 GW and 151 GW respectively.
China will will account for
L R AS Published on Sunday 5 December 2021 - n° 385 - Categories:forecasts;
Are we entering a new era, or will the decline in panel prices soon resume?
Should we believe the CEO of Canadian Solar or the CEO of Trina Solar?
At the Bloomberg NEF conference, the CEO of Canadian Solar said that the era of ever cheaper panels has come to an end. He believes that the era of regular price cuts
L R AS Published on Sunday 5 December 2021 - n° 385 - Categories:forecasts;
The new forecasts for 2021
The new forecast for 2021
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global solar PV deployment is set to grow by 17% this year, despite soaring commodity prices
AS Published on Sunday 21 November 2021 - n° 383 - Categories:forecasts;
IHS Markit's installation projections for 2022. Is it credible?
Global panel installations are expected to increase by
AS Published on Tuesday 2 November 2021 - n° 380 - Categories:forecasts;
Climate change stronger than will
The OECD estimates that the fight against global warming needs $100 billion a year to help developing countries. In 2019, only
AS Published on Monday 18 October 2021 - n° 378 - Categories:forecasts;
What will the PV market look like in Q1 2022?
Forced labour in Xinjiang and Chinese exports to the US have caused uncertainty in the market. They have slowed down shipments of Chinese panels to the US. As a result,
L R AS Published on Monday 27 September 2021 - n° 375 - Categories:forecasts;
High energy prices are more of a threat than an opportunity for RE
"High energy prices are more of a threat than an opportunity for renewable energy," says Indra Overland, head of the Energy Research Centre at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. He believes it is crucial to keep
L R AS Published on Monday 20 September 2021 - n° 374 - Categories:forecasts;
The 1.5°C target will be abandoned as unrealistic.
The target of a 1.5% average global temperature rise will be dropped because there are not enough solar panels to go around, says
L R AS Published on Saturday 18 September 2021 - n° 374 - Categories:forecasts;
BloombergNEF forecasts for 2021 and 2022
Global solar power installations will reach 191 GW in 2021, up from 144 GW in 2020, a third more than last year. Silicon and panel prices will remain high through 2022, BloombergNEF predicts.