L R AS Published on Saturday 17 February 2024 - n° 476 - Categories:the prices
Virtually no change in wafer prices this week
Wafer prices rose only slightly this week, marked by the Chinese New Year holidays.
The supply of woodchips far exceeded demand, as manufacturers continued to produce despite the holidays. On the other hand,
L R AS Published on Saturday 17 February 2024 - n° 476 - Categories:purchase/sale contracts
Power purchase agreements in 2023 according to BloombergNEF
Following on from Pexaparc and LevenTen, BloombergNEF (BNEF) reports on the number of power purchase agreements signed worldwide for solar and wind energy. They have reached
L R AS Published on Sunday 11 February 2024 - n° 475 - Categories:the prices
Prices in the 7 February 2024 sector
Prices on 7 February (due to Chinese New Year, there will be no prices next week)
L R AS Published on Sunday 11 February 2024 - n° 475 - Categories:the prices
Market awaits post-holiday recovery against a backdrop of disparate trends
Market awaits post-holiday recovery amid disparate supply chain price trends
Silicon :
The volume of silicon production in February will reach 73 to 74 GW, down 2 to 3% on January due to the reduced number of working days and because manufacturers are continuing to increase capacity and improve the quality of their products.
During the New Year holidays,
L R AS Published on Saturday 10 February 2024 - n° 475 - Categories:various sectors
Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea create supply problems in Europe
Attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea could have implications for renewable energies and solar products heading for Europe and the United States. Added to this is the drought
L R AS Published on Sunday 4 February 2024 - n° 474 - Categories:the prices
Wafer manufacturers attempt a price hike before the holidays, after the silicon hike
Wafer manufacturers attempt to raise prices before the holidays, following a slight rise in the price of silicon
Silicon:
Silicon production and delivery were stable ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.
Prices rose for Chinese silicon, while remaining stable for non-Chinese silicon. N-type silicon saw prices rise by up to
L R AS Published on Saturday 3 February 2024 - n° 474 - Categories:various sectors
Completion times for renewable energy projects (particularly photovoltaic) have increased over the last 20 years
Swiss researchers have studied the completion times for 12,475 renewable energy projects in 48 countries. They found that average commissioning times have increased over twenty years for all technologies.
They took into account project size, technology, project and developer characteristics, and project site. They used data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BloombergNEF)
AS Published on Monday 29 January 2024 - n° 473 - Categories:forecasts;
A look at EnergyTrend's 2024 forecasts
By 2024, the leading technology will be N-type silicon, which will account for 58% of the market (P-type will account for 42%).
Wafers, with a market share of 66%, adopt a rectangular format that improves efficiency. Manufacturers have imposed their own standardised dimensions.
AS Published on Sunday 28 January 2024 - n° 473 - Categories:the prices
Type P products reach the end of their life cycle
Negotiations on silicon are continuing. Prices for M10 P-type and N-type wafers are converging.
Silicon
The main silicon producers have negotiated with ingot manufacturers to increase their prices. There is no guarantee that the price increase will materialise.
Silicon lump prices have stabilised
AS Published on Sunday 28 January 2024 - n° 473 - Categories:the prices
Industry prices at 24 January
Prices in the sector
AS Published on Saturday 27 January 2024 - n° 473 - Categories:the prices
The market for cells is balanced. Their price does not vary
There has been no change in the supply and demand for FOB solar cells. As a result, cell prices have remained unchanged: the PERC M10 and G12 mono is at
AS Published on Saturday 27 January 2024 - n° 473 - Categories:forecasts;
Wood Mackenzie's three predictions for 2024
Wood Mackenzie makes three predictions for 2024
Growth in annual global solar PV installations will begin to slow this year, including in the United States due to :
AS Published on Sunday 21 January 2024 - n° 472 - Categories:the prices
The Red Sea crisis has caused Asia-Europe freight rates to soar
Silicon :
The sector is quiet. Deliveries are continuing at stable prices. However, supplies of high-purity N-type silicon are low. Prices are not expected to change significantly in the near future.
AS Published on Sunday 21 January 2024 - n° 472 - Categories:distributed facilities
It's better to install small solar panels!
Is it better to install solar energy on large surfaces, on rooftops or to mix small-scale rooftop installations and agrivoltaics?
Canadians have found that small-scale solar systems are preferable
AS Published on Sunday 21 January 2024 - n° 472 - Categories:various sectors
We can expect a rise in panel prices
We can expect a rise in panel prices, says pvXchange
The drop in panel prices in Europe that was apparent at the end of 2023 now only concerns products in stock. Prices still vary between €0.01 ($0.01)/W and €0.02/W more.