AS Published on Sunday 27 August 2023 - n° 454 - Categories:Europe, lithium batteries
Europe's battery sector corseted to limit Chinese invasion. What a mistake!
On 17 August, the EU regulation on batteries and battery waste came into force, with the main aim of promoting environmentally sound, low-carbon and sustainable growth of the economy and society.
L R AS Published on Sunday 27 August 2023 - n° 454 - Categories:Europe
European reform of the electricity market
On 19 July, the European Parliament approved the reform of the European electricity market. Wider use
L R AS Published on Saturday 26 August 2023 - n° 454 - Categories:Europe
Letter to the EU calling for a more efficient European electricity grid
Twenty European renewable energy associations have published an open letter to the European Union, calling for a more efficient European electricity grid and more investment in flexible power generation to meet the continent's growing energy demand.grid and more investment in flexible electricity generation to meet the continent's growing energy demand.
The letter, entitled " It's not a cut. It's a waste ".
AS Published on Sunday 2 July 2023 - n° 452 - Categories:Europe
European electricity targets dependent on the price of electricity!
2022 is a pivotal year for the energy market. Its influence will be felt until 2030. The European Commission has doubled its solar targets
L R AS Published on Monday 26 June 2023 - n° 451 - Categories:Europe
Will we have a photovoltaic production volume of 30 GW in Europe in 2025?
PV Tech 's presentation (see elsewhere) is quite different from that of Plein Soleil , which is more complacent about this announcement: this publication reports that "members of the European Solar PV Industry Alliance (ESIA) predict that the industry is well on track
L R AS Published on Sunday 25 June 2023 - n° 451 - Categories:Europe
A new European directive requires renewable installations to double by 2030
The European Union's new Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) stipulates that around 100 GW of wind and photovoltaic power should be built on the continent each year.
The European Union's Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) has approved its recast. The European Parliament and the European Commission
L R AS Published on Saturday 24 June 2023 - n° 451 - Categories:Europe
A new PV organisation is asking the Commission for help. It is using the wrong means
According to the European Solar PV Industry Alliance (ESIA), founded in December 2022, Europe will exceed its target of manufacturing 30 GW of solar photovoltaic energy by 2025 if
L R AS Published on Saturday 17 June 2023 - n° 450 - Categories:Europe
Europe should build a network infrastructure more quickly
The Ember consultancy believes that Europe needs to build a grid infrastructure more quickly if it is to meet its clean energy targets. This is because the 400
AS Published on Monday 12 June 2023 - n° 449 - Categories:Europe
RE generated more electricity in the EU than fossil fuels
Wind and solar power generated more electricity in the EU than fossil fuels in May, for the first time in history.
L R AS Published on Monday 12 June 2023 - n° 449 - Categories:Europe
European solar irradiance in May
DNV subsidiary Solcast presents the solar irradiance data it collected for Europe in May. Below-average cloud cover meant above-normal irradiance for much of the UK, France, Germany, the Baltic countries and Scandinavia,
AS Published on Monday 5 June 2023 - n° 448 - Categories:various sectors, Europe
High availability of panels in Europe according to pvXchange
The price of panels fell again in May. Those with an efficiency of more than 21% fell even more.
AS Published on Sunday 4 June 2023 - n° 448 - Categories:panels, Europe
PV Cycle no longer wants the WEEE label; calls for 'extended producer responsibility
The European solar recycling association PV Cycle believes that photovoltaic panels do not comply with the European directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). It is calling for the implementation of extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation for all renewable energy products and equipment in the European Union.
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 22 May 2023 - n° 446 - Categories:various sectors, Europe
Fluctuations on the European energy market in May
Every week, Nicolas Leclerc, co-founder of energy consultancy OMNEGY, offers his analysis of fluctuations in the energy market. This week,
L R AS Published on Sunday 21 May 2023 - n° 446 - Categories:Europe
Will there be enough land in Europe to install PV plants?
Land restrictions in Europe are more numerous than one might imagine. There are national, regional and local regulations. For example, McKinsey estimates that