L R AS Published on Monday 13 September 2021 - n° 373 - Categories:forecasts;
DNV gives its opinion on solar installations in 2050!
The world could install 12.4 TW of solar PV panels by 2050 (up from 601 GW at the end of 2019), according to consultancy DNV. This figure may not be enough
AS Published on Friday 27 August 2021 - n° 371 - Categories:forecasts;
A huge increase in cell and panel production capacity in 2022
In the world
Global cell and panel production capacity could reach a staggering 325 GW and 400 GW
L R AS Published on Saturday 10 July 2021 - n° 370 - Categories:evolution-stat, forecasts;
The state of the PV industry, Chinese installations, and the predicted overproduction
China's solar PV demand could easily exceed 100 GW in 2022, after a year of demand
AS Published on Monday 28 June 2021 - n° 368 - Categories:forecasts;
RE will account for nearly 40% of the global energy mix by 2030
Renewable energy will account for almost 40% of the global energy mix by 2030, according to GlobalData. This will be the result of increased investment
AS Published on Sunday 6 June 2021 - n° 365 - Categories:forecasts;
Should the forecast of installations for 2021 be revised downwards?
It had to happen: after the increase in the price of panels, trackers and shipping costs, should the volume of installations for 2021 be revised downwards?
L R AS Published on Sunday 16 May 2021 - n° 362 - Categories:forecasts;
IEA revises its 2021 and 2022 forecasts upwards
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is revising its 2021 and 2022 solar installation forecasts upwards.
AS Published on Monday 3 May 2021 - n° 360 - Categories:forecasts;
An overview of the technological trends in the solar industry.
The German engineering association VDMA has published its vision of the technology trends in the solar industry in the document ITRPV.
The study states that every doubling of PV capacity
AS Published on Sunday 4 April 2021 - n° 357 - Categories:forecasts;
Optimistic installation forecasts despite panel prices
IHS Markit believes that the world will continue to source panels regardless of the price and difficulties in the production chain,
AS Published on Saturday 20 March 2021 - n° 355 - Categories:forecasts;, panels
The fall in the cost of solar panels is behind us.
The contribution of lower panel costs to the future price of solar power will be minimal, according to an executive at the manufacturer Canadian Solar.
This perception of PV panel production explains the company's split between :
- on the one hand,
AS Published on Saturday 13 March 2021 - n° 354 - Categories:forecasts;
Demand for panels is expected to increase by 10% in 2021, reaching 154 GW
Production capacity continues to grow in the PV industry. Manufacturers are ramping up to remain competitive and optimise costs. The impacts
AS Published on Sunday 28 February 2021 - n° 352 - Categories:forecasts;
New 2021 forecast by BloombergNEF
Well ahead of its 2021 estimates (BloombergNEF's Ten Forecasts for 2021), BloombergNEF estimates that panel installations could be established this year between
AS Published on Monday 22 February 2021 - n° 351 - Categories:forecasts;
Forecast demand of 154 GW in 2021 ?
Despite the effects of the pandemic, the demand for photovoltaics was higher than expected last year. A rush of installations in Vietnam and China took place in December.
AS Published on Monday 1 February 2021 - n° 348 - Categories:forecasts;
A drop in panel prices in the second half of the year?
As if the publication of its 2021 forecasts had not been heard enough (cf. Estimates of global solar installations in 2020 are 118 GW, down 5% on 2019.), IHS Markit repeats and confirms them
AS Published on Monday 25 January 2021 - n° 347 - Categories:forecasts;
BloombergNEF's ten forecasts for 2021
They are based on the assumption that the Covid-19 health crisis should gradually subside over the course of this year and that most economies will recover. However, 2021 could also be less uniformly bright for renewable energy than 2020.
- Half a trillion dollars of investment (or $500bn) still to be made, but
AS Published on Monday 25 January 2021 - n° 347 - Categories:evolution-stat, forecasts;
All forecasts of the average cost of electricity have proved wrong
Over the last decade, all predictions of the average cost of electricity from solar PV (LCOE) have been proven wrong within a few years. Three examples: