L R AS Published on Sunday 14 January 2024 - n° 471 - Categories:News of the Month
This week's news (No. 471 - 14 January)
Highlight :
Who knows that the President of the Republic has decided to limit the expansion of renewable energies and therefore photovoltaics, and to favour a new nuclear programme? Only the professionals have followed the twists and turns:
the attachment of Energy to the Ministry of Finance, the denunciation of what was the ecologists' stock in trade, the "pause" on photovoltaic installations, ... Such action comes after half a decade of rhetoric in favour of the ecology, greenhouse gas emissions and an "ever more" policy championed by the European Commission.action comes after half a decade of rhetoric in favour of ecology, greenhouse gas emissions and an "ever more" policy championed by the European Commission. This reaction, which is probably not sustainable, will merely erase the excesses of the past, before normalisation resumes.
A look at the government's decision to favour nuclear power
1st important point:
The President of the Republic is reviving nuclear power and appears to be neglecting photovoltaics
Macron chooses nuclear over renewables. Professional incomprehension
2nd secondary point:
In 2022, and again in 2023, the Chinese have shipped twice as many panels to Europe as have been installed, and are finding poor excuses to justify these exaggerated shipments.
Over 100 GW of panels imported into Europe for a demand of 56 GW!
3rd point (subsidiary):
A study has looked at the effect on the climate in and around the Sahara if solar power plants were installed at 5%, 25% and 50%. The climatic disturbances would be major.
Covering the Sahara with panels would have climatic effects on the surrounding area
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