L R AS Published on Monday 21 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:French companies, industrial strategy
Schneider advises Walmart's suppliers on renewable energies
Schneider Electric will help suppliers to the American Walmart to learn about renewable energy and to pool their RE purchases.
Schneider Electric has created a global collaboration platform and community of more than 300 buyers and suppliers of renewable energy solutions. It is the world's largest consultant
L R AS Published on Monday 21 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:other France
Other voices speak out against retroactive changes to feed-in tariffs
The Green Platform bringing together the financial actors of the energy transition alerts Bruno Le Maire on the consequences of the reconsideration of the tariffs. It affirms that such a decision would be a serious mistake. It hopes that
AS Published on Monday 21 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:minister-regulation
The renegotiation of purchase prices is not just a rumour
The information in the newspaper Les Echos about a renegotiation of the purchase price was not just a rumour.
According to the professional unions Enerplan and SER, only installations of more than 250 kWp built before 2011 would be affected, but they are furious
AS Published on Monday 21 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:minister-regulation
The Minister of Ecological Transition organises a counter fire to the modification of the tariffs.
Bruno Lemaire started the fire with the questioning of the PV rates for contracts signed before 2011. The next day, the Minister of Ecological Transition organised a fire-fighting event. She announced an increase of
L R AS Published on Monday 21 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:French companies
Sirea has switched to electric vehicles and is doing well
Sirea, a specialist in renewable energies for professionals, has replaced the petrol fuel in its vehicles with solar energy. The 21 kWp PV shading system installed by the company powers a charging station for its three electric vehicles.
The fuel saved amounts to
L R AS Published on Monday 21 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:minister-regulation
E. Scotto, president of Akuo is stunned by the proposed challenge to the PV feed-in tariff
"This governmental questioning comes at the worst possible moment at the dawn of a recovery plan that is intended to focus on more renewable energies".
In 2010, Akuo built a 9 MWp solar roof on the European fruit and vegetable marketing market in Perpignan. It still has eight years to repay
L R AS Published on Sunday 20 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:US policy
SEIA union wants more PV industries in the US
If the United States has a panel production capacity of 7 GW per year, this corresponds to a third of the annual installations. The American union SEIA estimates that the US should have a production capacity of 100 GW of renewable energy (solar, wind, storage).
The organisation
L R AS Published on Sunday 20 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:the American PV
14% of the U.S. renewable energy workforce is still unemployed
The American renewable energy sector has not yet recovered from the pandemic. 14% of the workforce is unemployed, i.e.
AS Published on Sunday 20 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:the American PV
Storage facilities have never been so important in the United States.
Even as the coronavirus pandemic this spring plunged the US economy into recession, the energy storage industry had its second best quarter in terms of megawatts installed. 48.7 megawatts
AS Published on Sunday 20 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:Europe, China
Will the energy transition fall victim to bad China-Europe relations?
For a long time, China has seemed an attractive trading partner to Europeans. In June 2014, British Prime Minister D. Cameron signed a £14 billion ($18.5 billion) contract with China, including £400 million for the energy sector with ZN Shine. At the same time, Huawei eliminated British inverter manufacturers.
In October 2015, a new agreement was signed for China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) to take a one-third stake in the new Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant.
AS Published on Sunday 20 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:the American PV, US policy
What effects will the American elections have on renewable energies?
We can be sure that RE will continue to thrive thanks to its competitiveness and broad political support.
Mr Trump has done his best to support fossil fuels, but this has not been at the expense of renewables. Many coal-fired power plants have been shut down.
AS Published on Sunday 20 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:Europe
The European Commission reviews its objectives and indicates how to receive loans and grants.
The EU will increase its 2030 emission reduction target to "at least 55%" from 40% previously. The President of the European Commission has just announced this. This is an intermediate level between the States that were satisfied with 40% and those that advocated 65%. This heralds an increase in demand in the renewable energy sector.
Other proposals will be presented next summer,
L R AS Published on Sunday 20 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:Europe
MEPs' climate pressure listened to
Before the Commission President delivers her first State of the Union address to the European Parliament, some MEPs are calling for further emission reductions. The current target is 40%,
L R AS Published on Sunday 20 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:India
Indians learn to live with the virus
As coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in India, Indian manufacturers of photovoltaic systems are looking for alternative sources of supply, automating their factories and using the Internet of Things in their workshops. They want to maintain production amidst shortages of raw materials and labour.
L R AS Published on Saturday 19 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:European countries
Italy deployed 362 MW of solar installations in the first half of the year
Italy deployed 362 MW of solar installations in the first half of the year, but this does not include an