AS Published on Sunday 27 June 2021 - n° 368 - Categories:various sectors
Solar electricity cheaper than coal and gas for 2/3 of the world's population
Electricity from solar plants built in the first half of2021 is still cheaper to produce than from coal-fired plants built in 2021 in China, India and much of Europe, according to BloombergNEF
AS Published on Monday 21 June 2021 - n° 367 - Categories:various sectors
No reduction in fossil fuels in ten years
Despite the pandemic reducing global primary energy demand by 4%, the share of fossil fuels in the energy mix is as high as it was ten years ago
L R AS Published on Sunday 20 June 2021 - n° 367 - Categories:various sectors
Installer highlights: EQT-Solarpack, Azure in loss, Acciona in Chile, Soltec follower, 3rd purchase by Lightsource
Installers in brief: EQT-Solarpack, Azure in loss, Acciona in Chile, Soltec follower, 3rd purchase by Lightsource
Sweden's EQT acquires 51% of the shares of
AS Published on Monday 7 June 2021 - n° 365 - Categories:various sectors
The IEA's vision of global energy change by 2050
Last week, the International Energy Agency (IEA) sought to establish - for the first time - a global roadmap for the energy sector to eliminate all emissions by 2050.
AS Published on Monday 31 May 2021 - n° 364 - Categories:various sectors
To protect the climate, will we restart nuclear power?
Pressure from environmentalists to achieve carbon neutrality is leading to fears of a renaissance of nuclear power as a CO2-free energy supplier,
AS Published on Tuesday 25 May 2021 - n° 363 - Categories:the manufacturers, various sectors
Analysis of photovoltaic production in China
Recent quarterly accounts from panel manufacturers indicate that rising silicon and glass prices have dealt a severe blow to profits. These manufacturers
L R AS Published on Sunday 23 May 2021 - n° 363 - Categories:panels, various sectors
The solar professionals are back in the spotlight
After having obtained ambitious targets for 2030 from the German and French governments,
L R AS Published on Monday 17 May 2021 - n° 362 - Categories:various sectors
What if the silicon price hike was a retaliation against the call for human rights?
Following the example of the American SEIA, SolarPower Europe warns against forced labour and human rights violations in Xinjiang (western province of China, populated by Uyghurs)
AS Published on Sunday 9 May 2021 - n° 361 - Categories:various sectors
Ranking of the attractiveness of global RE markets
IHS Markit has published a ranking of the attractiveness of the global renewable energy markets (photovoltaics, onshore and offshore wind). It is based on investor confidence and ease of development.
AS Published on Sunday 9 May 2021 - n° 361 - Categories:various sectors
US RE cheaper than 80% of coal plants
New solar and wind assets are now cheaper to operate than almost 80% of existing coal-fired generators in the US. This is
AS Published on Sunday 9 May 2021 - n° 361 - Categories:various sectors
What is gained by replacing coal-fired power plants with RE?
One might wonder how China could act to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, the goal set by the General Secretary of the Communist Party. A study by TransitionZero (a US-based member of Climate TRACE) points to the gains to be made by replacing coal-fired power plants with renewable energy.
AS Published on Sunday 2 May 2021 - n° 360 - Categories:various sectors
Will the shortage of silicon and panels slow down global installations?
How will developers cope if there is a shortage of silicon and panels and prices rise?
Panel prices have risen again, for the third or fourth time in six months.
L R AS Published on Sunday 2 May 2021 - n° 360 - Categories:various sectors
Special issue, dedicated to the social and economic impact of RE
The Journal des Énergies Renouvelables has published a special issue,
AS Published on Sunday 4 April 2021 - n° 357 - Categories:various sectors
Slow deployment of RE maintains dependence on fossil fuels
There are not enough solar and wind power plants installed worldwide to both keep pace with the growth in demand, and to replace coal-fired generators. As a result, the world
AS Published on Saturday 27 March 2021 - n° 356 - Categories:various sectors
A new location for power plants: canals, rivers,... ?
Noticing that Indian canals were covered with solar panels, Americans sought to determine the advantage of such an implementation in the United States, and especially in California, which has a large water supply system (6,350 km) and is constantly threatened by drought.