AS Published on Monday 8 November 2021 - n° 381 - Categories:various sectors
What do you gain from a 50-year installation?
Solar panels have a lifespan of 25 years; increasingly, they last 30 years. However, there is very little degradation of the panels over 50 years when they are perfectly sealed
L R AS Published on Sunday 7 November 2021 - n° 381 - Categories:various sectors
A moderate assessment for COP26
In the flood of studies, reports and statements for COP26, it is difficult to get noticed. The World Solar Council (GSC) and
AS Published on Monday 25 October 2021 - n° 379 - Categories:various sectors
4 million solar jobs worldwide
Irena estimates 12 million renewable energy jobs worldwide
AS Published on Monday 25 October 2021 - n° 379 - Categories:various sectors
Is the optimism at the Roth Capital conference appropriate?
At a Roth Capital conference, speakers said Chinese energy restrictions were likely to be eased in the first quarter of next year
AS Published on Monday 25 October 2021 - n° 379 - Categories:various sectors
The price of freight
High sea freight costs and delivery delays have plagued the solar industry since the beginning of the pandemic. Some of the backlog should be cleared
L R AS Published on Monday 25 October 2021 - n° 379 - Categories:various sectors
BloombergNEF Energy Crisis Conference
BloombergNEF brought together experts to discuss the energy crisis in Europe. They argued that it can be an opportunity for renewable energy deployment
AS Published on Monday 11 October 2021 - n° 378 - Categories:Thread of the Week, various sectors
IEA says progress on RE is insufficient
Ahead of the COP26 conference in Glasgow which starts at the end of this month, the International Energy Agency (IEA) publishes its latest World Energy Outlook
The IEA estimates that current progress
AS Published on Sunday 3 October 2021 - n° 376 - Categories:various sectors
The nuclear-renewable energy match in 2020
The world's operational nuclear capacity has increased by only
L R AS Published on Monday 20 September 2021 - n° 374 - Categories:various sectors, distributed facilities
Advocating for rooftop solar installations
In their study, Schneider Electric and BloombergNEF urge governments to unlock the enormous potential of rooftop solar around the world.
Giving an example from California,
L R AS Published on Monday 20 September 2021 - n° 374 - Categories:various sectors
Record high electricity prices should accelerate renewables
As demand for electricity rises with the economic recovery, electricity prices have soared in recent weeks across the continent
AS Published on Monday 6 September 2021 - n° 372 - Categories:various sectors
Jean Pisani-Ferry analyses the Energy Transition
Tecsol has picked up the interview with Jean Pisani-Ferry on BFM Business
The economist believes that we have not taken the measure of the scale of this energy transition, its cost, and perhaps the returns on investment that it will generate.
AS Published on Monday 30 August 2021 - n° 371 - Categories:various sectors
Small increases in tracker or panel productivity drive solar progress
Small increases in tracker or panel productivity drive solar progress
According to Spanish tracker manufacturer Soltec, by combining Soltec's TeamTrack system with the Diffuse Booster algorithm (i.e. sensors and weather forecasting)
AS Published on Saturday 28 August 2021 - n° 371 - Categories:various sectors
The cost of sea freight is not expected to fall in the short term
The cost of sea freight is not expected to fall in the short term and has no reason to return to the low prices of 18 months ago! Rising freight rates are having a significant effect on solar companies.
AS Published on Saturday 28 August 2021 - n° 371 - Categories:various sectors, Africa
Satellite irradiation data in Africa is said to be superior to ground-based surveys
Solar irradiation in Africa, as measured by satellites, is higher or even much higher than the solar power plants installed on the ground, according to the independent power producer
AS Published on Monday 28 June 2021 - n° 368 - Categories:various sectors
What would be gained by replacing coal-fired power plants with RE plants?
In 2020, the cost of renewable technologies continued to fall significantly. Concentrated solar thermal (CSP) has fallen by 16%,