AS Published on Monday 13 July 2020 - n° 328 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n° 328 of July 13
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE
* Socomec has joined forces with Albioma
THE FILE
* The Commission's technological and financial dream on hydrogen
* Let's welcome the effect of European hydrogen lobby groups!
* Chinese offensive to mutate towards N-type cells
PRODUCTS
* Comparison of the cost of a hydrogen bus compared to a battery or diesel bus
Other interesting articles :
FRANCE
* Ms Barbara Pompili is appointed Minister for Ecological and Solidarity Transition
* The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is too slow in France
* Ikea launches a service for installing solar panels on roofs in private homes with Voltalia
* Orange concludes its first PPA with Boralex
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THE SUBSIDIARY
* A lobby group has called on Europe to prioritise green hydrogen
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THE WORLD
* An assessment of the world after: have global carbon emissions peaked in 2019?
* Studying the feasibility of 600 W panels
* Record installations in the United States in Q1
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THE PRODUCTS
* World's largest green hydrogen project to date
* A panel coating to minimise dust deposits
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THE COMPANIES
* Meyer Burger indicates the location of its production units
L R AS Published on Monday 6 July 2020 - n° 327 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°327 of July 6th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE
* Electricity feed-in tariff in the 3rd quarter
* CVE's big ambitions. Does the company have the means?
THE WORLD
* US solar power plants last 11 years longer than in 2007
PRODUCTS
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* Should we go for green hydrogen or should we go for blue hydrogen?
* What kind of hydrogen do you want? Green, blue, turquoise?
Other interesting articles :
FRANCE
* Engie disposes of 49% of its US RE facilities
* EDF wants to expand in the UK
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THE WORLD
* PV systems in Germany ready to go again
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THE PRODUCTS
* In turn, LONGi offers a panel of more than 500 watts
AS Published on Monday 29 June 2020 - n° 326 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°326 of June 29th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
THE FILE
* Looking for a standard size of booklets
* The growing domination of the big manufacturers
THE WORLD
* The European Commission entangled in a green plan that is difficult to implement
* Spain wants to strongly develop RE
THE COMPANIES
* Meyer Burger changes from an equipment supplier to a producer of cells and panels
MISCELLANEOUS
* Manufacturers react to counterfeiting
Other interesting articles :
FRANCE
* Transposition of grid connection provisions into French law
* Neoen to build a storage plant in Finland
* Voltalia has concluded an electricity sale with Auchan Retail
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THE SUBSIDIARY
* An overview of the inverter market in 2019
* Will coronavirus stop solar investments?
* Will Covid 19 hamper price reductions in PV?
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THE WORLD
* Record installations in the United States in 2020
* The first quarter was catastrophic for German equipment manufacturers
* Spain wants to strongly develop RE
* India to introduce 20% tariffs from 1 August 2020
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MISCELLANEOUS
* A solar cell in the shape of a disco ball!
AS Published on Monday 8 June 2020 - n° 325 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n° 325
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE
* One out of every two legal actions stops a solar construction
* Alternative distributors challenge the Arenh contract in the name of containment
THE FILE
* The rapid evolution of cost reduction in PV
* What do the two-sided panels provide? 1st part: experimentation leads to a 10% gain
Other interesting articles :
FRANCE
* Two loans for VSE-SMEs to convert them to ecology
* AkuoCoop is approved as a "participatory investment advisor" to better finance itself
* Recom focuses on quality and residential
* ARMOR has invested €100m in twelve years in photovoltaics
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THE FILE
* The detailed results of the various tests on the behaviour of the panels have been published.
* The two-sided panels + followers, the layout wins at 93%.
* Complement of the articleTwo-sided panels + followers, 93% of the layout is a winner
R AS Published on Monday 1 June 2020 - n° 324 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n° 324 of June 1st
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
THE FILE
* The pandemic has revealed the future of renewable energies
* IEA says panel metals even in landfills are not dangerous
THE WORLD
* A presentation of the European Commission's green recovery proposals
* Another presentation of the European Commission's Green Plan
PRODUCTS
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* Optimistic forecasts for the future of hydrogen. Will they be verified?
Other interesting articles :
FRANCE
* Enormous ambition of Apex Energies
* Voltalia: concession contract won in Albania
* Apollon Solar launches panel production in France in the second half of the year.
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THE SUBSIDIARY
* What to do with signs at the end of their life?
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THE WORLD
* Increase interconnection to limit storage
* In the United States, renewables outstrip coal
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THE PRODUCTS
* Increasingly larger size, a new feature of the panels
* Project for the production of hydrogen as a fuel
* Can the efficiency and reliability of two power plants be compared?
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LES COMPANIES
* Baywa r.e. becomes a specialist in the construction of floating power plants
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MISCELLANEOUS
* Do the power plants have ecological benefits for flora and fauna?
R AS Published on Monday 25 May 2020 - n° 323 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°323 of May 25th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE
* Extension of seven months for the commissioning of all eligible installations
* 176 MW were installed during the first quarter in France
THE WIRE
* Managing lower costs and lower revenues for power plants
THE WORLD
* Green Recovery Plan envisaged by the European Commission
* Italy's recovery plan for energy efficiency in buildings
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Other interesting articles :
THE SUBSIDIARY
* The profession is wondering about the best way to valorise RE
* A timid awakening of roof owners' interest in PV
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THE WORLD
* 25% reduction in the number of solar workers in the United States in 2020
* German government agrees to raise the ceiling by 52 GW
* What will stop the Iberian solar energy from developing? .
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THE PRODUCTS
* A perovskite cell that does not decompose in heat and humidity.
* CdTe panels have the lowest carbon footprint.
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LES COMPANIES
* SunPower sells its maintenance business
* Strong drop in silicon costs at Daqo
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MISCELLANEOUS
* A device that captures light and shadow to create electricity
L R AS Published on Monday 18 May 2020 - n° 322 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°322 of May 18th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE
* An exceptional increase in Neoen's quarterly turnover
THE WORLD
* The European solar energy situation appears satisfactory
* German equipment manufacturers are going through difficult times
PRODUCTS
* Placing the panels on cables above other infrastructures
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THE COMPANIES
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* Soon a panel production unit in Europe?.
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Other interesting articles :
FRANCE
* SER-Soler believes that there is a need to re-create European panel production
* The effect of the pandemic on Engie
* Enerplan presents a recovery plan to help the climate
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THE FILE
* What is the respective efficiency of panels on land or at sea?
* Study of the degradation of lithium-ion batteries
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THE WORLD
* 44% increase in demand for solar quotes in the USA
* Will China and the US launch RE stimulus packages?
* Solar energy + storage at $0.038 / kWh
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THE PRODUCTS
* DuPont warns about cracking PVDF bottom sheets. Is this true?
* The loss of efficiency of coloured panels would be rather small
* A new gravity energy storage system
* A natural panel cooling technique
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THE COMPANIES
* Comparison of the development of the five leading inverter manufacturers
L R AS Published on Monday 11 May 2020 - n° 321 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°321 of May 11th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE
* Akuo Energy in 2019: strong growth
THE FILE
* Help yourself and heaven will help you!
* Global demand for panels weakens in the second quarter
THE COMPANIES
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* Big commercial success for First Solar but no profits
MISCELLANEOUS
* The experience of a signcontroller during the pandemic in China
Other interesting articles :
FRANCE
* Neoen to build a 460 to 480 MW solar power plant in Australia
* The French Solean has developed a solution for assembling panels
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THE SUBSIDIARY
* The oil crash will not have much impact on renewable energies
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THE WORLD
* RE in the US greater than coal for 40 days
* What is the effect of containment on U.S. residential installation companies?
* A 2.1 GW floating power plant project in South Korea
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THE PRODUCTS
* Fourfold increase in lithium-sulphur battery lifetime
* Creating new test procedures for perovskite cells and tandems
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THE COMPANIES
* Enphase's recovery continues
* SunPower adapts but digs its losses!
* SolarEdge forecasts a significant drop in activity in the 2nd quarter
* Meyer Burger plans to build a high-efficiency panel factory
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MISCELLANEOUS
* An air-aqueous battery with 150 hours storage time
L R AS Published on Monday 4 May 2020 - n° 320 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°320 of May 4th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE
* Falling demand for electricity affects alternative distributors
THE FILE
* BloombergNEF sees spectacular gains on solar and storage
* The state of photovoltaics according to VDMA
THE WORLD
* U.S. residential installers will do anything to get customers
PRODUCTS
* The advantages of a flow battery
Other interesting articles :
THE FILE
* Even solar energy is affected by the pandemic
* The crisis will favour large players with liquidity
* Financing RE construction before, rather than after
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THE WORLD
* A round-the-world tour of PV disturbances caused by the virus
* Major solar projects are back in the US
* Revocation of the tariff exemption for double-sided signs
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THE PRODUCTS
* The inverter market grew 18% in 2019
* The multiple and recent advances in the knowledge of perovskite
* Trina Solar's Vertex panel reaches 516 Wp
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THE COMPANIES
* Sungrow has expanded exports in 2019
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MISCELLANEOUS
* Diamond nanowires, a new source of storage?
L R AS Published on Monday 27 April 2020 - n° 319 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°319 of April 27th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE
* Two decrees published: on the EPP and on the SNBC
* Towards a revision of the French energy system?
THE FILE
* The emergence of the N-type as a result of the 2020 overproduction crisis
THE WORLD
* What if the energy transition and the Green Plan lacked raw materials?
* Wholesale electricity prices in Europe would only rise in 2022
Other interesting articles :
FRANCE
* Can EDF make a lot of money in small-scale RE?
* Situation of collective self-consumption in France
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THE SUBSIDIARY
* The coronavirus is slowing down the demand for panels. Prices are tending to fall.
* The pandemic improves the atmosphere and increases solar production.
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THE WORLD
* The German photovoltaic market and its prospects
* The Netherlands could host between 100 GW and 125 GW by 2050.
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THE PRODUCTS
* The solar tracker market in 2019
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THE COMPANIES
* The value of PV assets will decrease at the end of the year if the price of energy has fallen.
* LONGi presented its 2019 accounts
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MISCELLANEOUS
* Google wants to optimise its production of renewable energy
L R AS Published on Monday 20 April 2020 - n° 318 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°318 of April 20th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
THE SUBSIDIARY
* Negative electricity prices are multiplying
* Containment and pandemic are drying up order books
THE WORLD
* The European battery plan? A barrel of danaïdes?
* European green policy to get out of the crisis ?
MISCELLANEOUS
* Disinfect your hands using solar panels
Other interesting articles :
FRANCE
* Is it worth installing 41 GW or 54 GW in 2030 in France?
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THE SUBSIDIARY
* What is the lifespan of a solar power plant?
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THE WORLD
* Poor prospects for PV installations in Germany this year
* Next panel installation at 2,100 m above sea level
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THE PRODUCTS
* A light and flexible solar cell
* A new electrolyte would avoid any risk of heating and explosion.
* A new type of flow batteries that would be promising
* Developing inverters impervious to cyber attacks
THE COMPANIES
* LONGi would have tripled its net profit in 2019 over 2018
L R AS Published on Monday 13 April 2020 - n° 317 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°317 of April 13th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE
* Negative electricity prices in France over the last four Sundays
THE FILE
* 500 GW capacity increases announced in Q1
* The first study on energy purchase contracts in Europe
* Will falling electricity prices hamper solar projects without subsidies?
THE WORLD
* Europe would prepare an economic recovery plan of 10% of GDP
Other interesting articles :
THE FILE
* Despite the pandemic, PV continues to move forward
* Pause in the signing of purchase contracts
* Solar professionals fear financial restrictions
* How do the signs behave on a turbulent lake?
* State of PV in the world since the origin and over the year 2019.
* Ranking of the main developer-builder players (EPC)
* 31% drop in business financing in the first quarter
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THE WORLD
* Pandemic-related changes in electricity demand in the US
* US PV industry explores how to react to coronavirus
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THE PRODUCTS
* Huge storage project in Australia studied by Neoen
L R AS Published on Monday 6 April 2020 - n° 316 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°316 of April 6
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE
* France is allocating 960 MW of solar energy through various calls for tenders:
* Installation of a digital directory in France in 2020
THE FILE
* Asian Development Bank wants more geographical diversity of manufacturers
* The manufacturers' dilemma : Increase your production capacity or disappear!
PRODUCTS
* What would be the cost of switching to all-hydrogen?
Other interesting articles :
FRANCE
* Result of agrivoltaism on the vine
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THE SUBSIDIARY
* How to classify the different PV technologies?
* The advantages and disadvantages of hybrid power plants.
* Predictions of unreliable solar installations
* New method of panel recycling
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THE WORLD
* Few installations in China in the first two months
* ROTH Capital notes the optimism of American solar professionals
* German solar construction sites seem little disturbed
* Coronavirus in Spain
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THE PRODUCTS
* The 5 most promising long-term storage technologies
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THE COMPANIES
* JA Solar wants to deliver 16 GW of panels this year (+ 55 % over 2019)
L R AS Published on Monday 30 March 2020 - n° 315 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°315 of March 30th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE
* Very important : The measures implemented in favour of businesses by the government
* The President of GMPV-FFB presents his perception of the economic situation
THE FILE
* The epidemic is affecting the renewable energy market
THE WORLD
* Is the epidemic threatening solar installations in Europe?
Other interesting articles :
FRANCE
* Sun care providers not careful about what they choose?
* Total in the face of the crisis
* Neoen pursues a high growth rate
* Voltalia: after disappointing 2019 accounts, those of 2020 will be brilliant
* RGreen Invest's perspective on the current crisis.
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LA FILE
* Reducing demand would be a major threat to producers.
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THE WORLD
* Panel production continues in most U.S. mills
* How Coronavirus affects the Brazilian photovoltaic sector
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THE PRODUCTS
* New technique to obtain lithium: filtration
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THE COMPANIES
* First Solar continues to produce panels
* Canadian Solar in 2019: strong sales growth
* How is the European energy sector reacting to the coronavirus?
* The impact of the coronavirus on Scatec Solar's activity
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MISCELLANEOUS
* Laying the panels in a different way
L R AS Published on Monday 23 March 2020 - n° 314 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°314 of March 23rd
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
THE DIVISION
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* Coronavirus could slow down the development of the solar sector
THE WORLD
* The world is heading into economic recession
* Solar installations in the United States in 2019
PRODUCTS
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* Very strong expansion of heterojunction production facilities
Other interesting articles :
THE FILE
* Where do solar system failures come from?
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THE PRODUCTS
* Statistics on cobalt and nickel for batteries
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THE COMPANIES
* Meyer Burger sees its salvation in investment in production units
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MISCELLANEOUS
* Place mirrors near the panels to increase their efficiency by 20%.