R AS Published on Monday 16 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°313 of March 16th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
THE FILE
THE WORLD
* China's photovoltaic situation in February
* The situation of the Chinese industry at the end of February
PRODUCTS
* A very stable lithium-sulphur battery thanks to a hybrid electrolyte
THE COMPANIES
* Jinko Solar presents its 2019 accounts
* Tongwei's impressive growth target by 2023
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Other interesting articles :
* Total is building a major battery energy storage facility
* Neoen obtains the construction of 13 MW of storage in France
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THE FILE
* BNEF lowers global photovoltaic prospects for 2020
* The location of storage worldwide is changing
* Points to remember from the oil price war
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THE WORLD
* China's photovoltaic situation in February
* The situation of the Chinese industry at the end of February
* Chinese industry at the end of February
* Coronavirus has disrupted many global supply chains
* Storage facility in the United States accelerates
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THE COMPANIES
* What growth for Daqo in 2019 and soon in 2020!
* Loss at Meyer Burger and change of CEO
R AS Published on Monday 9 March 2020 - n° 312 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°312 of March 9th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE
THE FILE
* To know more about the TOPCon technology
* Advantages and disadvantages of 500 W panels
THE WORLD*
* European Climate Law
* The response of organisations to the presentation of the European Climate Law
Other interesting articles :
* 2019 and 2020 turnover and CVE's 2025 target (Cape Verde Energy)
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THE WORLD
* Storage will expand in California in 2020
* Self-consumption is popular in Spain
* Measures to develop self-consumption in Italy
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THE PRODUCTS
* What are the most interesting types of batteries?
* Lightsource BP affirms the interest of two-sided panels
* Manufacture of 24.1% efficient cells by a European
* A dye-sensitised PV cell would have an efficiency of 31.4% to 34%.
* Canadian Solar announces an efficiency of 23.8% for a solar panel.
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THE COMPANIES
* ABB has completed the sale of its solar inverter business to the Italian company Fimer.
AS Published on Monday 2 March 2020 - n° 311 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°311 of March 2nd
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE...............*
* Result of the call for tenders for capacity building to secure supply
* Engie's 2019 financial year and its renewable activity
* Reden Solar presents its 2019 financial year
THE WORLD
* New capacity expansion announcements in China
THE COMPANIES
* Northvolt or the European effort to build a battery industry
Other interesting articles :
FRANCE
* In France, wider access to fixed tariffs and fewer calls for tenders
* Voltalia: acquisition of Greensolver.
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THE SUBSIDIARY
* Table of prices in the sector on 26 February 2020
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THE PRODUCTS
* Two 500 W panels at Trina Solar.
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THE COMPANIES
* Panasonic exits Tesla's solar activity
* A misunderstanding in our article on First Solar
* 2019 Spanish developer results
* Tankers are rush to RE. Will they be the winners in the race for renewables?
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MISCELLANEOUS
* Renewed interest in yield companies
R AS Published on Monday 24 February 2020 - n° 310 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°310 of February 24th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE...............*
* Thalès creates an artificial intelligence laboratory for EDF and Total
* Strong growth of Neoen in 2019 and 2020
THE SECTOR..........*
* Negative impact of coronavirus on the solar industry. Its effects are beginning to be felt
PRODUCTS*
* Place the storage batteries under the roof panels
MISCELLANEOUS
* What can be placed on the façades and what is the reaction of visitors?
Other interesting articles :
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THE FILE
* Negative impact of coronavirus on the solar industry. Its effects are beginning to be felt
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THE WORLD
* The price awarded in the German call for tenders is less than 4 cts € / kWh
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THE PRODUCTS
* Hurricane destroys floating power plant
* Should floating power plants be equipped with rigid panels or flexible thin layers?
* How much will it cost to market perovskite panels?
* Bifacial proponents are still trying to convince
* A software to facilitate purchase contracts (AAE) .
THE COMPANIES
* First Solar wants to restart the construction of power plants on its own behalf
* Interview with the Vice CEO of Trina Solar, who is joining the M12 (210 mm) format.
R AS Published on Monday 17 February 2020 - n° 309 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°309 of February 17th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE...............*
* Presentation of the results of the 9th Roofing Tendering Process
* Key figures for EDF Renouvelables in 2019
THE FILE
* Do not specialise only in solar or wind energy
* Innogy participates in the expansion of the Purchase Agreement Matching Platform (PPM)
PRODUCT
* Greenhouses equipped with organic cells save money.
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Other interesting articles :
FRANCE
* Total has just acquired 1.2 GW of solar power plants under development in Spain
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THE FILE
* Solar power plants are much more reliable than wind farms
* Ranking of the world's top ten panel suppliers in 2019
* Is this the end of Korean silicon? Beware danger!
* Enel Green Power analyses the "new phase of RE development".
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THE WORLD
* The situation of Chinese manufacturers following the return to work
* Review of the effects of US Section 201 tariffs
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THE PRODUCTS
* The inside of a lithium cell
* Replacing inverters creates a new activity
* New cell factory at Tongwei
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THE COMPANIES
* SunPower presented its 2019 accounts with net profit in the fourth quarter.
R AS Published on Monday 10 February 2020 - n° 308 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°308 of February 10th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE...............*
* Result of the 9th Roofing Tendering Process
* Photovoltaic and renewable energy in France in 2019
THE SECTOR..........*
* What EnergyTrend and PV InfoLink say about the PV epidemic
PRODUCTS*
* New stable and water-resistant perovskite material
THE COMPANIES
* SMA's 2019 sales surprised by being better than expected
Other interesting articles :
FRANCE
* A new hiatus between French leaders and the population
* BR 2020 should apply from 1 January 2021, but nothing is ready yet
* Total buys half of the 2,148 MW solar portfolio in operation in India
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THE FIELD
* New analysis of the effect of the coronavirus as of February 4n
* New analysis of the effect of the coronavirus as of February 5
* New analysis of the effect of the coronavirus as of February 7 *
Production will not be resumed. The repercussions of non-supplies will be massive
* Concern about the coronavirus is rising in China .
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THE WORLD
* Probably tariffs in India to protect local industry
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THE PRODUCTS
* A cubicle without busbar presented by INES
* A new cell encapsulation that increases energy production
* A converter of organic waste into energy
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THE COMPANIES
* SMA's 2019 sales surprised by being better than expected
* The CEO of LONGi gave an interview to PV Tech in mid-January.
* Interview of Sungrow's CEO by PV Tech
* Russia's Hevel produced 229 MW of heterojunction panels in 2019
R AS Published on Monday 3 February 2020 - n° 307 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°307 of February 3rd
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE
THE SUBSIDIARY
* Concentration of PV manufacturing in China disrupts global supply
PRODUCTS
* IMEC takes stock of perovskite
THE COMPANIES
* Excellent 2019 profits for Chinese panel manufacturers
MISCELLANEOUS
* Global remuneration of RE workers and their age distribution
Other interesting articles :
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FRANCE
* The gain obtained by a household when installing PV panels on its roof
* Total and PSA are seriously studying the creation of a battery manufacturing facility
* A floating solar power plant equipped with trackers!
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THE SUBSIDIARY
* The world's leading cell manufacturers in 2019
* Top ten panel suppliers in 2019
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THE WORLD
*The number of very large solar projects is increasing in the United States
* In 2019, Spain installed nearly 4 GW (3,975 MW) of solar energy.
* It is very difficult to build large solar power plants in Japan
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THE COMPANIES
* Wacker Chemie's silicon is a major factor in the group's accounts
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MISCELLANEOUS
* Global wages of RE workers and their age distribution
* Nearly 20 GW of clean energy contracts worldwide in 2019,
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R AS Published on Monday 27 January 2020 - n° 306 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°306
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE
* Feed-in tariffs for the first quarter of 2020
THE FILE
* Will manufacturers choose the M6 or M12 format?
THE COMPANIES
* Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor is reportedly for sale.
PRODUCTS
* Trina Solar has chosen the M12 cell format
* The perovskite panels pass the resistance tests of the panels
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Other interesting articles :
FRANCE
* Voltalia maintained its annual sales thanks to a good 4th quarter
*Reden Solar acquires two photovoltaic power plants and aims to have one GW installed by 2022
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THE SUBSIDIARY
* China wants a monopoly on photovoltaic production
* Concentrated solar power still resists in Spain
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THE WORLD
* New 2019-2020 generator installations in China
* The acceleration of storage in the United States over the last three years
* India's good performance in 2019 PV exports
* Gigantic forest fires in Australia have reduced PV production by up to 50%.
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THE PRODUCTS
* Printed perovskite panel achieves 16.1% efficiency
THE COMPANIES
* Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor reportedly put up for sale.
* Excellent 2019 profits at LONGi
* Galp invests massively in renewable energies
* Energyra will start its panel production this year
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MISCELLANEOUS
* RE could revolutionise employment around the world
R AS Published on Monday 20 January 2020 - n° 305 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°305 of January 20th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
THE WORLD
* The EuropeanCommission has described the financing of one thousand billion euros
* European installations in 2019
PRODUCTS*
* Will the United States be a battery manufacturer? The strategy is different from that of Europe.
MISCELLANEOUS
* What is SolarPower Europe's real strategy?
* Panels on flatroofs increase the intensity of fires
Other interesting articles :
THE FILE
* The trend is towards the adoption of larger wafers in 2020
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THE WORLD
* Official forecasts for PV installations in the USA in 2020
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THE PRODUCTS
* The 811 batteries are not yet ready for use.
* Dendrite formation in lithium batteries has been observed
* The Canadian e-Zn's battery would have many advantages
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THE COMPANIES
* Aiko Solar presents an ambitious plan to increase capacity
* Sharp deterioration in Solargiga's profitability in 2019
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MISCELLANEOUS
* Coal disposal in Germany will cost €40bn
R AS Published on Monday 13 January 2020 - n° 304 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°304 of January 13th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE..
* Opening of the CRE 6 "self-consumption" call for tenders
THE FILE.
*What will happen in the next ten years in solar energy and storage
* Correlation between microcracks and hot spots in polycrystalline cells
THE COMPANIES
*How did Tongwei become the world's number one cell company?
MISCELLANEOUS
. * Thin layers are neglected. Wrongly
Other interesting articles
FRANCE
* CRE criticises "self-consumption" calls for tenders
THE SUBSIDIARY
* The five advances in long-term storage in 2019
* Modernising old solar power plants!
* IHS Markit 2020 forecast
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THE PRODUCTS
* Kyocera launches the world's first SemiSolid lithium-ion battery
* World's most efficient lithium-sulphur battery ?
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MISCELLANEOUS
* Oil versus electricity, the fight ahead
R AS Published on Monday 6 January 2020 - n° 303 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°303 of January 6th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE....
.........* Highlights of photovoltaics in France in 2019
THE WORLD
* The European Commission is considering regulating photovoltaics
.........* Solar installations in China in 2019 will be much smaller in size
PRODUCTS
* Double-sided panels are mainly installed in emerging countries and China.
......... * PV panels must conquer the city
Other interesting articles :
FRANCE
* 69 proposals were selected in the 6th call for tenders "self-consumption".
* Statistics on solar installations in France in the 3rd quarter
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THE FILE
* Highlights of the photovoltaic sector worldwide last year
* Three major solar trends to watch in 2020, according to EnergyTrend
* Will 2020 be the year of solar + storage?
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THE WORLD
* Major changes in the US residential solar market
* US demand was strong in 2019. Will it decrease in 2020?
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L R AS Published on Monday 16 December 2019 - n° 302 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°302 of December 16th.
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE..............*
.....................* The European Commission's Green Plan
THE FILE
*Who will win in the energy transition?
THE WORLD
..................... * Solar installations in the European Union are expected to double in 2019
* 30 GWin 2019, 40 GW in 2020 in China
PRODUCTS
......................* 24.2% on a heterojunction cell obtained by Liten
Otherinteresting articles :
FRANCE
* Citizens' projects provide more local income
* EDF takes stock of its "renewable energies" orientation
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THE SUBSIDIARY
* Renewable energy investment funds that attract few financiers
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THE WORLD
* What PV target in China's five-year plan 2020-2025?
* China to end subsidies to local solar power plants by the end of 2019
* American residential solar energy set a new record in the 3rd quarter
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THE PRODUCTS
* The 500 Wp panel is presented
*Launch of the European Battery Alliance
* A transparent cell with perforations
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THE COMPANIES
* LONGi wants to furtherincrease its production capacity
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MISCELLANEOUS
* Pavements covered with solar panels
L R AS Published on Monday 9 December 2019 - n° 301 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine of 9 December
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE...............* Still very few panel connections in France in the 3rd quarter
THE FILE......*Finally, a serious investigation into the contribution of two-sided panels.
PRODUCTS.........* Sharp fall in battery prices
MISCELLANEOUS...............* A mechanicalsunflower that produces 4 times more energy than PV
........................................* Pumped hydropower: a presentation
Other interesting articles :
THE FILE
* Landfilled solar panels: chemical composition and dangerousness
* Thin layers are the best way to make a place for yourself in photovoltaics
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THE WORLD
* Improving access to American solar energy
* A large number of users are equipping themselves with batteries in the United States.
* United Kingdom in 2020: at least 1 GW of solar power installed
* Forecasts for Spain
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THE PRODUCTS
* Low growth in the tracker market between 2020 and 2024. Is this credible?
* Can lead be removed from PV panels?
* Exceeding the 20% efficiency of CIGS thin-film coatings
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THE COMPANIES
* Wacker begins to worry about its opportunities in China
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L R AS Published on Tuesday 3 December 2019 - n° 300 - Categories:Thread of the Week
le Fil de l'Actu n° 300 of December 2nd
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE
* 100% self-consumption of its production
THE FILE
* The five orientations of the PV at the end of 2019
* How to capture infrared light (i.e. 44% of solar energy)?
PRODUCTS
* Sales of two-faced panels are mainly in emerging countries
* The reality of green hydrogen behind the hype
Other interesting articles :
FRANCE
* The different distributors of green electricity in France
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THE FILE
* Global investment in RE in 2018 decreased due to China
* Investments in solar energy between 2019-2028: $2,000 billion and 2,000 GW
* Analysing hybrid power plants in another way
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THE WORLD
* To cope with the PG & E power cuts, a pooling of local resources
* The number of distributed energy installations in the United States is increasing.
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THE COMPANIES
* Enel raises the amount of its investments to earn more
* Mitsubishi acquires Dutch electricity company Eneco
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MISCELLANEOUS
* No rare earths in silicon PV; no or almost no rare earths in batteries
R AS Published on Monday 25 November 2019 - n° 299 - Categories:Thread of the Week
Le Fil de la Semaine n°299 of November 25th
THIS WEEK'S NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
If there were only five texts to read this week :
FRANCE
* In France, solar energy supplied 3.9% of demand in the third quarter and 2.3% over 12 months.
THE FILE
* A summary of the evolution of the photovoltaic market
* The bankability of panel manufacturers in the 4th quarter 2019 (1st part)
* Biodiversity is recreated in the spaces occupied by solar power plants
THE WORLD
* New decision by the Chinese authorities on photovoltaic energy
Other interesting articles :
FRANCE
* Valorem and Planète Oui offer a new electricity supply.
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THE SUBSIDIARY
* Monocrystalline, then N-type cells dethrone multicrystalline and mono P PERC (1st part)
* Chinese cell subcontractors and First Solar (Part 2)
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THE WORLD
* American C & I facilities are increasingly located off-site
* Korea will help its photovoltaic industry
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THE PRODUCTS
* Trackers are still not widely used in solar power plants.
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THE COMPANIES
* JinkoSolar cautious in its production capacity increases + 3rd quarter
* Aiko Solar has become the largest manufacturer of solar cells
* The future CEO of Maxeon (ex-Sunpower) has given a first interview
* GCL Poly was unable to sell its portfolio of power stations
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MISCELLANEOUS
* A new way to reach 1,000°C with a concentration plant