L R AS Published on Sunday 15 December 2019 - n° 302 - Categories:various sectors
Wind/solar power plants reduce the water requirement of conventional power plants by 75 %.
Finnish researchers have compared the water needs of coal-fired and nuclear power plants with those of solar and wind power plants. To produce 1 MWh, solar PV uses between
L R AS Published on Monday 9 December 2019 - n° 301 - Categories:divers filière., panneaux
Panneaux solaires mis en décharge : composition chimique et dangerosité
Le manque de valeur économique du recyclage des panneaux incite à leur mise en décharge
300 études parues entre 2000 et 2018 ont été analysées par des chercheurs indiens pour déterminer la composition chimique et la dangerosité des panneaux solaires mis en décharge.
Les chercheurs ont examiné la teneur en métal d’un panneau en silicium cristallin disponible dans le commerce,
L R AS Published on Thursday 28 November 2019 - n° 300 - Categories:various sectors
No rare earths in silicon PV; no or almost no rare earths in batteries
No rare earths in PV; no or almost no rare earths in batteries
ADEME points out that renewable energies use very little rare earths. It states that the silicon photovoltaic technologies currently on the market are based on the use of rare earths.
R AS Published on Monday 18 November 2019 - n° 278 - Categories:sté française, divers filière.
Plateforme d'Atos et de Météo-France pour prévoir la production solaire
Atos et Météo-France annoncent le lancement d’une plateforme destinée à aider les producteurs d’énergies renouvelables et les agrégateurs à prévoir leur production en France et en Europe. Météo-France apporte sa connaissance
AS Published on Tuesday 12 November 2019 - n° 297 - Categories:Germany, various sectors
What if we were to reach the end of a power plant installation phase?
Renewable energies provided 43% of electricity consumption in Germany in the first nine months of 2019. This is a new record. Germany's ZSW and DBEW reported that they supplied 183 billion kWh in nine months, surpassing the 125 billion kWh produced by the country's lignite and bituminous coal power plants.
Onshore wind remains the main supplier
AS Published on Monday 4 November 2019 - n° 296 - Categories:various sectors
Is it better to be connected to the network, to self-consumer one's own production, or to participate in collective self-consumption?
What is a private individual with an advantage to choose?
The study (PVP4Grid) was carried out in eight European countries (Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy, Austria) on a virtual village with shops, homes, electric vehicles, a ground-based photovoltaic power plant, recharging points, etc. and with electricity consumption rising compared to today.
L R AS Published on Monday 4 November 2019 - n° 296 - Categories:various sectors
Solar Technical Data Sheets published by SolarPower Europe
SolarPower Europe has recently launched the Solar Factsheets. This is a set of documents based on scientific sources. They outline the contribution of solar energy to
R AS Published on Friday 1 November 2019 - n° 296 - Categories:divers filière.
L'Espagne, le Brésil et le Vietnam monopolisent l'attention mondiale dans le PV
L'Espagne et le Brésil sont les deux pays monopolisant l'attention dans le PV. Le Vietnam suit le peloton de tête, selon Fitch Solutions.
Pour l'Espagne, le bureau d'études a revu à la hausse ses prévisions concernant l'énergie solaire. Il souligne les efforts du gouvernement et du secteur privé. Ceci
AS Published on Monday 28 October 2019 - n° 295 - Categories:various sectors
PVEL recognises the importance of shaded areas in two-sided panels.
Over the past year, two-sided panels have evolved from a niche offer to a consumer product. Few professionals expected the technology to gain so much popularity: many manufacturers have installed production capacities for bifacial panels. There are several bifacial plants of more than 100 MW installed worldwide.
PVEL is regularly surveyed
AS Published on Saturday 26 October 2019 - n° 295 - Categories:various sectors
Considerable potential for solar installations on roofs
In its latest issue, the International Energy Agency (IEA) highlights the considerable potential for solar installations on commercial/industrial roofs within five years. It estimates that total renewable energy capacity worldwide will increase by 50% by 2024 to 1.2 TW through cost reduction and political support.
AS Published on Saturday 26 October 2019 - n° 295 - Categories:various sectors
A map to find the best places to install solar power plants
Researchers from the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia have proposed a new methodology for classifying the world's climate: its main purpose is to evaluate the performance of solar projects. They used the most widely used climate classification system, the Köppen-Geiger map. It divides the globe into 12 temperature, precipitation and radiation zones. It provides a basis for analysing the performance and long-term reliability of photovoltaic panels.
AS Published on Saturday 26 October 2019 - n° 295 - Categories:various sectors
The world's largest developers of solar projects
The world's largest developers of solar projects are still First Solar with 4,637 MW, followed by
R AS Published on Monday 14 October 2019 - n° 293 - Categories:divers filière.
Des stocks ont été liquidés en Europe, d'où une baisse temporaire des prix
L'espérance d'une forte demande de panneaux à la fin du 3ème trimestre a créé des stocks importants chez les revendeurs. L'absence de forte demande
AS Published on Sunday 6 October 2019 - n° 292 - Categories:various sectors
The global race to dominate the clean energy sector
The Trump administration has failed to understand that there is a global race for dominance in the clean energy sector.
However, the United States could remain dominant in the global energy sector if it continues to be a leader in the clean energy sector.
AS Published on Monday 30 September 2019 - n° 291 - Categories:various sectors
Should the lifespan of the panels be reduced from 25 years to 10 or 15 years?
In order to adopt this type of panel, the perception of the product must be changed..
The final price of solar energy should be preferred to the cost per installed kilowatt. Then these photovoltaic products, currently rejected because of their short life cycle, would be sought after. This is the result of a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Changing the panels but not the installation