L R AS Published on Saturday 21 March 2020 - n° 314 - Categories:the American PV
How will households respond to spending on solar roofs in times of epidemic?
What will be the attitude of American households towards investing in solar roofs in times of epidemic?
Reactions are diverse.
For somea recession reduces non-essential spending
L R AS Published on Saturday 21 March 2020 - n° 314 - Categories:Europe
Will the European Commission's Green Plan be implemented?
The coronavirus is the perfect opportunity for the opponents of this Green Plan. They argue that the first thing to do is to fight the spread of the epidemic and not try to accelerate the shift from anthrax to RE.
L R AS Published on Monday 16 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:French companies
Few panel shortages in March in France?
At the beginning of February, some suppliers recommended anticipating orders. Today,
L R AS Published on Monday 16 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:minister-regulation, self-consumption
Abolition of the five-year period on self-consumption
Until last week, Article L.315-2 of the Energy Code set an experimental deadline for 5 years for this type of collective self-consumption.
L R AS Published on Monday 16 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:French companies
Lucia Holding changes its name to Qair
The Lucia Holding group, an independent producer of electricity from renewable sources, is changing its identity with a new name and a new visual identity to group all its entities under a single brand: Qair. This concerns Lucia Holding, Quadran International, Quadran Marine Energies, Quadran Environment, Premier Element, Lucia Innovation.
Qair's 2019 consolidated key figures: 1 GW of renewable projects developed, financed, built and operated; turnover of 67 million euros achieved with 190 employees in 12 countries (France, Europe, South America, Africa, Indian Ocean, Asia).
Tecsol of March 10th
L R AS Published on Monday 16 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:French companies, miscellaneous storage
Sirea manufactures self-consumption cupboards with storage
The Frenchman Sirea manufactures self-consumption cabinets with storage and sells them through
L R AS Published on Monday 16 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:other France
DualSun increases its capacity by 30,000 PV + thermal panels
The new production unit of Spring panels of Dualsun in Jujurieux (Ain) will have a production capacity of 30,000 solar + thermal panels.
Tecsol of March 12
L R AS Published on Monday 16 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:other France
Moving from "public energy services" to a "public service of energy sobriety".
The Terra Nova think-tank recommends moving from 'public energy services' to a 'public service of energy sobriety'. It is a question of
L R AS Published on Monday 16 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:China
China's photovoltaic situation in February
The epidemic that became a Chinese health crisis had global implications. Worldwide, confirmed infections have risen from 77,000 people at the time of the article's publication at the end of February, with 2,500 deaths, to 150,000 infected people and 6,000 deaths worldwide. China, the centre of the world's photovoltaic industry, has suffered considerable disruption.
L R AS Published on Monday 16 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:European countries
Belgium deployed 544 MW of solar power in 2019
Belgium deployed 544 MW of solar power in 2019, according to provisional data
AS Published on Monday 16 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:various USA, panels
NREL has launched a study to determine the contribution of two-sided panels
In May 2019, the US NREL began a three-year study to determine the performance of two-sided panels. The first results have been published. They are of interest to the industry who want to ensure that the panels achieve an optimal balance between energy efficiency and system cost.
L R AS Published on Monday 16 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:European countries, electricity companies
Liander wants to reduce network congestion
Liander, the largest electricity supplier in the Netherlands will tackle grid congestion in the province of Gelderland. This involves reducing the number of
L R AS Published on Sunday 15 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:miscellaneous storage, French companies
Neoen obtains the construction of 13 MW of storage in France
Neoen has been selected for 13 MW of storage capacity in the framework of the Long Term Tender (AOLT) organised by
L R AS Published on Sunday 15 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:capacity increase/decrease, Africa
Projects for three panel production plants in Africa
A panel production plant will open in the third quarter in Bahrain with an initial capacity of 25 MW. The plant will use
AS Published on Sunday 15 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:China
Chinese industry at the end of February
At the end of February, BloombergNEF interviewed the CEO of Clean Energy Associates. This Shanghai-based company inspects factories that manufacture PV components for buyers, usually Western developers of solar power plants.
At the end of February, some factories were still operating at less than