AS Published on Tuesday 14 June 2022 - n° 408 - Categories:various sectors
For good plant management, separate EPC and O&M activities
NovaSource draws attention to the conflict between the short term, where you want to save on your investment in building a solar power plant, and the long term, where you want to recoup as much of your investment as possible.
The dilemma lies in where renewable asset owners gain more by cutting costs, and where cutting costs ends up costing them more.
L R AS Published on Tuesday 14 June 2022 - n° 408 - Categories:various sectors
Focusing on biodiversity is the way to get more out of solar power plants
Biodiversity within solar power plants is becoming increasingly important for a large section of the population. This could help to change the perception of these energy production areas.
AS Published on Monday 30 May 2022 - n° 406 - Categories:various sectors
Supply disruption and rising inflation cost insurers dearly
A study by UK insurer GCube has identified the impact of global supply chain disruption and rising inflation on renewable energy developers, manufacturers and insurers in a "climate of unprecedented demand for clean energy".
AS Published on Monday 16 May 2022 - n° 404 - Categories:various sectors
Is solar energy competitive with other energy sources in terms of cost and sustainability?
Is solar energy competitive with other energy sources in terms of cost and sustainability?
In the space of ten years, the price of panels has been divided by ten and their efficiency has risen from 15% to 20%, according to researchers at the CNRS and the Fédération de Recherche Photovoltaïque (FedPV).
Is solar energy competitive with nuclear power?
AS Published on Monday 16 May 2022 - n° 404 - Categories:various sectors
Two scenarios for Europe's energy transition according to BloombergNEF
Energy transition scenarios in Europe according to BloombergNEF
Economic transition
In this alternative, the share of fossil fuels in the European energy mix declines by
AS Published on Monday 16 May 2022 - n° 404 - Categories:various sectors
Companies cannot remain indifferent to the energy transition
According to BloombergNEF, the climate transition will pose a growing threat to the future of businesses
The risks associated with the climate transition are already influencing a number of business decisions, from restructuring to partnerships. Accelerating the transition to net zero consumption
AS Published on Monday 9 May 2022 - n° 403 - Categories:various sectors
Claims in favour of the PV are made without realistic consideration
Five European countries (Austria, Belgium, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Spain) would like the EU to speed up the installation of PV panels between now and 2030, in order to reach the threshold of 1 TWh by 2030.
AS Published on Monday 9 May 2022 - n° 403 - Categories:various sectors, the prices
pvXchange's opinion at the end of April
The price of panels has risen over the past month. There is no respite in sight.
AS Published on Monday 9 May 2022 - n° 403 - Categories:various sectors
Using digital technology to reduce the cost of maintaining power plants
The cost of operating and maintaining solar photovoltaic power plants fell by 85% between 2005 and 2017 (figures for Europe). This sharp fall is an indication of the immense pressure on prices faced by suppliers of operation and maintenance services.
L R AS Published on Tuesday 19 April 2022 - n° 402 - Categories:various sectors
The level of solar irradiation varies from year to year
The level of radiation observed varies according to the different regions of the world that the company has studied (India, Australia and North America) over a ten-year period,
L R AS Published on Tuesday 5 April 2022 - n° 400 - Categories:various sectors
According to Ember, the global electricity transition is "well on track".
Worldwide, solar and wind power has reached a record high of 10.3% by 2021. Fifty countries have reached this threshold, including the world's five largest economies. YetCO2 emissions from the power sector are at a record high,
L R AS Published on Tuesday 5 April 2022 - n° 400 - Categories:various sectors
Incentives to install photovoltaics No. 3 (IRENA)
Solar energy installations must reach 5.2 TW (5,200 GW) by 2030 if the Paris climate target of 1.5°C is to be met (compared to the original terawatt (TW) installed worldwide in February 2022), according to IRENA. This requires a threefold increase in annual installations
L R AS Published on Tuesday 5 April 2022 - n° 400 - Categories:various sectors
Photovoltaic installations on roofs as a shading and cooling agent
An international group of researchers has studied how rooftop photovoltaic installations can act as a shading and cooling agent for uninsulated buildings in moderately dry and hot climatic zones (in Jordan). The aim of their work was to assess, in particular, how a rooftop photovoltaic panel can potentially reduce the cooling load for a middle-income household in Amman, Jordan.
L R AS Published on Tuesday 5 April 2022 - n° 400 - Categories:various sectors
Encouraging the installation of photovoltaic systems n° 2 (Wärtsilä)
According to energy company Wärtsilä, Europe can halve the amount of gas in its energy mix bymix by 2030 and cut its energy costs by 323 billion euros if it rapidly accelerates the deployment of renewable energies.
L R AS Published on Tuesday 5 April 2022 - n° 400 - Categories:various sectors
Incentives to install photovoltaics No. 1
At a recent roundtable in Lisbon, Europe's solar industry called for efforts to accelerate the deployment of renewables and unlock more power purchase agreements (PPAs) to strengthen Europe's energy independence.At a recent roundtable in Lisbon, Europe's solar industry called for efforts to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and unlock more power purchase agreements (PPAs) to strengthen Europe's energy independence.
The European Commission