AS Published on Saturday 4 February 2023 - n° 433 - Categories:evolution-stat, forecasts;
2022 PV installation estimates are mind-boggling; 2023 estimates are impressive
2022 was a year of massive growth in PV production, shipments and installations. Although figures are still uncertain, overall shipments have far exceeded the
AS Published on Saturday 4 February 2023 - n° 433 - Categories:evolution-stat
Investments in RE at par with fossil fuels
Energy transition investments have reached a record $1.1 trillion by 2022, reaching parity with fossil fuel investments
AS Published on Saturday 14 January 2023 - n° 430 - Categories:evolution-stat, the prices
What retailers and manufacturers expect from 2023 according to pvXchange
December has seen many variations: in some cases, discounts on individual products have been very significant - up to 9% since last month. PV panel prices in Europe, at least for new and A-grade products, have almost returned to their previous levels.
L R AS Published on Saturday 19 November 2022 - n° 425 - Categories:evolution-stat
The Renewable Energy Attractiveness Index
The latest Renewable Energy Attractiveness Index (RECAI 60) compiled by EY placed the country in first place
AS Published on Monday 31 October 2022 - n° 422 - Categories:evolution-stat
Using gas for electricity is far too expensive
Gas-fired power generation, currently part of Europe's electricity backbone, is threatened by high prices, market challenges and the falling cost of renewables. At recent gas prices, it would be 10 times more expensive
AS Published on Saturday 29 October 2022 - n° 422 - Categories:evolution-stat
Energy security requires coordination of solar and wind power, says pvXchange
Stability of energy supply dominates the political and public discourse these days. Solar and wind energy are considered too erratic to be the basis for a 100% secure supply. And since electrochemical energy storage systems are far too expensive and will never be powerful enough anyway, many still dream of
AS Published on Monday 24 October 2022 - n° 421 - Categories:evolution-stat
Retrospective on the evolution of the sector between 2020 and mid-2022 by the IAE
IAE PVPS (IAE Photovoltaic Power Systems) has published its analysis of the photovoltaic industry for the period 2021-22. This period has been marked by high silicon, silver and aluminium prices, rising logistics costs and a shortage of semiconductors.
R AS Published on Tuesday 18 October 2022 - n° 420 - Categories:evolution-stat
IEA highlights rising power plant prices and the revival of fossil fuels
In its latest report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) anticipates a 12% increase in investment in
AS Published on Saturday 15 October 2022 - n° 420 - Categories:evolution-stat
Clean Energy Associates' update on PV production capacity
According to the Clean Energy Associates (CEA), global silicon production capacity would increase from 295 GW at the end of 2022 to 536 GW at the end of 2023. This capacity
AS Published on Monday 10 October 2022 - n° 419 - Categories:evolution-stat
Global photovoltaic trends at the end of September
EnergyTrend's webinar on 27 September provided an update on global PV trends
According to EnergyTrend, panel prices remain relatively high due to the national and international pandemic that has disrupted the PV supply chain in 2021 and 2022. Global demand for PV installations
R AS Published on Monday 10 October 2022 - n° 419 - Categories:evolution-stat
Wind and solar in the first half of 2022 are already changing the global electricity system
Renewables have been responsible for the increase in global electricity demand of 3%, its historical average growth rate. Wind and solar are now being built on a large scale in the countries where electricity demand is growing fastest:
AS Published on Monday 10 October 2022 - n° 419 - Categories:evolution-stat
How will RE developers react to inflation? Below is the opinion of Alexa Capital
Soaring commodity prices have brought inflation to Western markets that have not seen significant increases in the cost of living for decades. It reached 9.1% in the United States in one year in July;
L R AS Published on Sunday 25 September 2022 - n° 417 - Categories:evolution-stat
Global employment in energy, electricity, photovoltaics according to the IEA
Employment in photovoltaics
According to the IEA, 3.4 million people were employed in solar PV in 2021. Almost half were employed in China, 280,000 in North America, 260,000 in Europe, 50,000 in Africa. The vast majority of workers were employed in manufacturing and installation of new capacity.
Read also : Strong increase in PV employment in Europe in 2021 and by 2030
Employment in the electricity sector
Employment in electricity generation reached 11.2 million in 2019, of which 3.4 million were in solar PV, 2 million in coal and 1.9 million in hydro. Onshore and offshore wind employed 1.2 million. Nuclear energy employed 1 million. Employment in other renewables totalled 0.7 million.
Employment in the energy sector
65 million people were employed in the energy sector in 2019, representing 2% of global employment. Half of this workforce was employed in the clean energy sector, with solar photovoltaics employing more workers than any other electricity generation technology.
Employment in the energy sector as a whole increased by about 1.3 million in 2021. It could increase by a further 6 percentage points by 2022 Clean energy accounts for all the growth.
Investment in the energy sector could increase by 8% in 2022, to $2.4 trillion, but almost half of the increase in capital expenditure would be related to rising costs.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/09/19/solar-pv-employed-around-3-4-million-people-in-2021/
PV Magazine of 19 September 2022
Editor's note: There is a twofold difference in the number of jobs for the same year (2021) between the IEA, which estimates 260,000, and SolarPower Europe, which estimates 466,000. The higher figure is for the European Union states, and the lower figure is for Europe, including Great Britain!
Who to believe?
L R AS Published on Saturday 10 September 2022 - n° 415 - Categories:evolution-stat
Global developers between July 2020 and July 2021
Solar projects in operation or under development distinguish Lightsource BP as the largest developer in 2020-2021 with over 23.5 GW of the 125 GW completed, according to Mercom Capital Group
L R AS Published on Monday 5 September 2022 - n° 414 - Categories:evolution-stat
In short, installations worldwide: in the first half of the year or over seven months in China, Germany, Portugal, EDF NA
In short, installations worldwide: in the first half of the year or over seven months in China, Germany, Portugal, EDF North America
Between January and the end of July, new solar installations in China reached 37.7 GW (including 6.8 GW in July alone), bringing the total cumulative installations to 344 GW, according to the China National Energy Administration (NEA).
PV Magazine of 23 August 2022
The German Federal Grid Agency reports that June installations reached 574 MW (+5% over May 2022), bringing the total installed capacity in thefirst half of the year to 3.2 GW
Photon of 3 August 2022
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Germany installed 535 MW in July and 4.3 GW in seven months (compared to 3.2 GW in seven months in 2021)
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/08/31/germany-added-535-mw-of-pv-in-july/
PV Magazine of 31 August 2022
Portugal installed 546 MW of solar in the first half of the year. This brings the installed capacity to 2.2 GW
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/09/02/portugal-registered-546-mw-of-solar-in-h1/
PV Magazine of 2 September 2022
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EDF Renewables North America has started operation of four projects (called Maverick) in California. They have a total capacity of 620 MW of solar and 50 MW/200 MWh of energy storage.
PV Magazine of 23 August 2022