L R AS Published on Saturday 2 March 2024 - n° 478 - Categories:company results
ADM in 2023: A remarkable exercise
SMA announces a 79% increase in 2023 sales to 1,904 GW. 20.5 GW of inverters were sold (+ 68%). The "solutions for the home" division increased its sales to €580 million (+73% on 2022). The "commercial and industrial solutions" division reached €479 million (+65%). Sales of large-scale solutions reached €845m (+92%)
L R AS Published on Saturday 2 March 2024 - n° 478 - Categories:company results
American AES in 2023: a good year
In 2023, US utility AES completed construction of 3.5 GW of solar, wind and storage (including 1.6 GW of solar). Orders received amount to
L R AS Published on Saturday 2 March 2024 - n° 478 - Categories:industrial strategy
Spain wants to develop a photovoltaic industry
The Spanish government is allocating 750 million euros to encourage the production of equipment and components for solar panels, batteries and electrolysers, among other technologies. One of the aims of the programme is to strengthen Spain's national manufacturing industry and its strategic autonomy, as well as that of Europe.
L R AS Published on Saturday 2 March 2024 - n° 478 - Categories:company results
First Solar in 2023: brilliant results
First Solar has announced that it will have brought 6.8 GW into operation by 2023, mainly to produce Series 7. Its production capacity has risen from 9.8 GW to 16.6 GW. It should be increased
L R AS Published on Saturday 2 March 2024 - n° 478 - Categories:company results
Daqo in 2023: less flamboyant results
In 2023, silicon manufacturer Daqo increased its silicon production (to 197,831 tonnes) and sales by 50%. However, as the price of silicon plummeted, sales halved to $2.3 billion.
L R AS Published on Monday 26 February 2024 - n° 477 - Categories:company results
Iberdrola: a good 2023 financial year
Spain's Iberdrola set to make a net profit of €4.8 billion in 2023 thanks to
L R AS Published on Sunday 25 February 2024 - n° 477 - Categories:industrial strategy, French companies
Neoen has 1 GW of renewable energy in the Nordic countries
Neoen has passed the 1 GW mark for renewable energy in operation or under construction in the Nordic countries, including 700 MW.
L R AS Published on Saturday 24 February 2024 - n° 477 - Categories:R&D
Inverted perovskite solar cells with 25.6% efficiency
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have achieved optimum passivation in inverted perovskite solar cells by applying thin layers of low-dimensional perovskite to a 3D perovskite film.
Inverted perovskite cells
L R AS Published on Saturday 24 February 2024 - n° 477 - Categories:industrial strategy, Germany
Meyer Burger moves its panel factory from Germany to the United States
Faced with the economic difficulties of the European photovoltaic industry and the lack of reaction from the political authorities, Meyer Burger began closing its panel production unit in Freiberg (Germany) in order to stop the losses incurred in Europe. This created
L R AS Published on Saturday 24 February 2024 - n° 477 - Categories:company results
SunPower to make a significant loss in 2023, with a further loss forecast for 2024
US solar company SunPower has seen its customer base decline for four consecutive quarters, which it blames on rising interest rates and the introduction of Net Energy Metering (NEM) 3.0 in California.
L R AS Published on Saturday 24 February 2024 - n° 477 - Categories:company results
SolarEdge: collapse in microinverter sales in Q4
SolarEdge suffered a 76% drop in sales of microinverters in the fourth quarter compared with the previous quarter. It delivered 901
L R AS Published on Monday 19 February 2024 - n° 476 - Categories:products, various products
Company overview: SunWind, SEG Solar, and DMEGC panels; Okwind tracker, Viessmann heat pumps
Company overview: SunWind, SEG Solar and DMEGC panels; Okwind tracker, Viessmann heat pumps
France's SunWind offers a package consisting of two 352 W PERC solar panels and a microinverter,
L R AS Published on Sunday 18 February 2024 - n° 476 - Categories:European countries, industrial strategy
The Netherlands offers support for the construction of PV plants
The public agency that manages the SDE++ renewable energy subsidy programme in the Netherlands is suggesting the production of heterojunction or tandem perovskite-silicon panels, or the production of PV panels integrated into buildings and vehicles. The aid can be up to €70 million per project.
L R AS Published on Saturday 17 February 2024 - n° 476 - Categories:industrial strategy
Qcells leaves Australia to focus on the United States
South Korea's Qcells is closing its Australian subsidiary because the price of Chinese products is too low. The company prefers
L R AS Published on Saturday 17 February 2024 - n° 476 - Categories:R&D
Coating perovskite in rolls seems possible
In conjunction with Verico Technology, US start-up Verde Technologies has demonstrated that its perovskite coating processes can be used on roll-to-roll manufacturing lines.
The two companies have deposited a perovskite solution on a flexible substrate.