L R AS Published on Saturday 21 October 2023 - n° 462 - Categories:on request
The central role played by environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance and procurement
On the second day of the Solar & Storage Live conference in Birmingham, England, speakers highlighted the central role played by environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance and procurement. Chain of custody is beginning to play a role in the solar industry.
AS Published on Monday 29 May 2023 - n° 447 - Categories:on request, Europe, the prices
New episodes of negative or zero prices on electricity markets
European electricity markets recorded further episodes of negative or zero prices
During the third week of May (starting on 15 May), negative or zero hourly prices were recorded on most European electricity markets, particularly at weekends. For the week as a whole,
L R AS Published on Monday 8 May 2023 - n° 444 - Categories:on request
Reduce customer acquisition costs by around 15
Machine learning could reduce customer acquisition costs by around 15% or $0.07/watt, and reduce other associated ancillary costs
L R AS Published on Monday 1 May 2023 - n° 443 - Categories:on request, Germany
Solar power plant generates electricity at 16.7 Hz for German railways
German state-owned railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB), in collaboration with solar and wind project developer Enparc, has commissioned a 41-megawatt solar power plant in Wasbek, northern Germany. For the first time, solar energy is being fed directly into the railways' power grid,
AS Published on Sunday 5 February 2023 - n° 433 - Categories:forecasts;, on request
0.3% of the land to obtain 100% of the electrical needs by RE !!!
Solar energy could meet the world's electricity demand with just 0.3% of the land. Scientists do not believe that large-scale solar power plants are the way to go, but rather
L R AS Published on Saturday 10 September 2022 - n° 415 - Categories:on request
Tripling of heat pumps worldwide in eight years?
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says that the deployment of 600 million heat pumps by 2030 (up from 180 million in 2020) could cover 20% of the annual heating needs of buildings worldwide.
Solar and wind power are expected to produce
AS Published on Tuesday 24 May 2022 - n° 405 - Categories:on request
What is the growth rate of global panel installations?
In the first quarter of 2022, the world reached the only 1 TW installed since the beginning.
If we look at the rate of growth, we see that between 1980 and 1983, growth reached
AS Published on Tuesday 22 March 2022 - n° 398 - Categories:China, on request
China is capturing an increasing share of global panel production
After the shortage of silicon in 2021 and 2022, another shortage could affect ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) used in photovoltaic panels. The current supply (one million tonnes) could be insufficient
AS Published on Monday 14 March 2022 - n° 397 - Categories:on request
Panel demand 25% higher than panel supply
Panel prices will remain high for at least the next 18 months. Any additional manufacturing capacity is quickly absorbed by growing demand. Moreover, adding capacity outside China is considered risky.
Demand for solar panels has increased dramatically over the past year, particularly since the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow in November. All over the world, there is now a fight for access to a limited supply of panels.
R AS Published on Sunday 14 November 2021 - n° 382 - Categories:the manufacturers, on request
A quick overview of the sector:
Silicon shortages, energy intensity and consumption control and electricity rationing affected the overall supply of raw materials. The overall cost of panel production in October was estimated at over RMB 1.9/W.
AS Published on Sunday 10 October 2021 - n° 377 - Categories:the manufacturers, on request
Numerous postponements of projects. Difficulties will last until the 3rd quarter of 2022
Solar PV panels are currently trading at price levels that were 2018 and 2019, according to PVO International. European EPC companies, in particular, are suffering.
L R AS Published on Sunday 23 May 2021 - n° 363 - Categories:Germany, on request
In Germany, south-facing solar installations are in the minority
In Germany, solar installations that are not south-facing have become the vast majority
AS Published on Saturday 27 February 2021 - n° 352 - Categories:on request
Five different profiles of homeowners who have installed or could install photovoltaic systems on their roofs
Scientists in the Netherlands have identified five different profiles of homeowners who have installed or could install photovoltaic systems on their roofs. The differences between the five categories are significant. They come from
L R AS Published on Sunday 6 December 2020 - n° 343 - Categories:on request, electricity companies
Bringing together wind and solar power, the centralised grid and distributed installations
The coordination of solar energy and storage and the integration of solar and wind power in electricity companies offer opportunities to maximise savings, and have paved the way for a cheaper grid.
AS Published on Monday 26 October 2020 - n° 337 - Categories:on request
Residential solar energy demand is strong in 2020
Confinement has encouraged households to pay more attention to where they live and to look for improvements. For example, in Germany,