AS Published on Friday 22 May 2020 - n° 323 - Categories:various sectors
The profession is wondering about the best way to value RE
How to get the greatest contribution from renewable energy? Developers are looking for the best formula. Initially, they installed a power plant that supplied energy to the grid. Then they thought about coupling
AS Published on Friday 22 May 2020 - n° 323 - Categories:various sectors
The attitude of developers to adopt in order to get out of the period of confinement
Speakers at the Solar Media symposium said that unsubsidised solar energy will thrive in the new world order emerging from the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic despite the immediate obstacle of falling electricity prices,
Unsubsidised solar remains the way forward provided that
AS Published on Monday 18 May 2020 - n° 322 - Categories:panels, various sectors
Placing the panels on cables above other infrastructures
After the price of the panels has fallen to less than $0.25 per watt, consideration should be given to whether there is not another, cheaper way of placing them. Rooftop installation and large power plant installations are well known. An American had the idea to position
L R AS Published on Sunday 17 May 2020 - n° 322 - Categories:panels, various sectors
Components of old panels (weight-value)
The development of solar installations heralds a growing volume of panels at the end of their life. Hence recycling. The forecast for end-of-life panels could reach
R AS Published on Sunday 17 May 2020 - n° 322 - Categories:various sectors, the American PV
44% increase in demand for solar quotes in the USA
The Korean company LG saw a 44% increase in the demand for solar quotes during March and April in the United States. Internet traffic
R AS Published on Sunday 17 May 2020 - n° 322 - Categories:various sectors
Significant reduction in solar demand in Australia
In Australia, as consumption remains stable, production from growing rooftop PV installations is reducing the share of coal and gas-based electricity generation. The pandemic is expected to slow installations
L R AS Published on Sunday 3 May 2020 - n° 320 - Categories:various sectors
A round-the-world tour of PV disturbances caused by the virus
China, home to more than 70% of the world's wafer and solar cell production capacity, will increasingly feel the economic impact of the pandemic in the second quarter. As the disease worsens in Europe, North America, Southeast Asia and Latin America, foreign PV markets will be increasingly affected.
L R AS Published on Sunday 3 May 2020 - n° 320 - Categories:various sectors
Falling demand for electricity is a historic shock, according to the IEA
The pandemic is leading to a historic drop in the demand for electricity. It is a historic shock to the global energy system, says the International Energy Agency. While solar and wind power are doing rather well
L R AS Published on Monday 27 April 2020 - n° 319 - Categories:forecasts;, various sectors
The emergence of the N-type as a result of the 2020 overproduction crisis
Numerous recently announced PERC P mono production capacity expansions will be put on hold until 2021, and then probably cancelled at a later date. Manufacturers' announcements in the first two months of 2020 will be reviewed
L R AS Published on Sunday 26 April 2020 - n° 319 - Categories:various sectors, Europe
What if the energy transition and the Green Plan lacked raw materials?
The European Commission has commissioned a study on the raw material requirements to achieve the energy transition with two key dates, 2030 and 2050. The answer is clear:
L R AS Published on Saturday 25 April 2020 - n° 319 - Categories:various sectors
Pandemic improves the atmosphere and increases solar production
The health crisis in Europe is reducing air pollution as vehicles, planes and factories are virtually shut down. This creates clean air, clear skies and increased solar production in Europe. Spain, for example,
L R AS Published on Monday 20 April 2020 - n° 318 - Categories:various sectors, other France
Does the crisis threaten the financing of electricity RE?
Under the title "Does the crisis threaten the financing of electric RE", GreenUnivers reports the words of the Minister of Ecological and Solidarity Transition, who indicates that she wants to
L R AS Published on Monday 20 April 2020 - n° 318 - Categories:various sectors, France, other France
Negative electricity prices are on the rise
The episodes of negative spot prices for electricity on the wholesale market are already as numerous in mid-April as in the whole of 2019. There are already 28.
L R AS Published on Monday 20 April 2020 - n° 318 - Categories:various sectors, France, other France
The AuRA Digital Solar Sector does not want to be forgotten
In turn, the solar PV sector in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is calling for the ecological re-industrialisation of the region.
AuRA Digital Solaire wants to be integrated into this process.
L R AS Published on Monday 20 April 2020 - n° 318 - Categories:various sectors
Another contribution to the development of solar energy
During a pandemic, now is not the time to favour fossil fuel industries, according to a former environmentalist candidate for the US presidency.
Favouring hydrocarbons can be a way to make money