According to the association, EU member states installed a “record” 56 GW of solar capacity in the past 12 months, representing a 40% year-on-year increase over the past three years. But the association warns that the glory days may soon come as energy prices stabilize and project interest rates rise. December 20, 2023 magazine pv … Read more
The increase in borrowing costs may have clipped the wings of buyers and weighed on the market, but nothing is helping. Households still see stone as a safe haven. A large part of them can hardly even imagine that prices could fall. According to a BPCE study published this Tuesday, which is based on a … Read more
PreussenElektra has unveiled plans to build Europe’s largest battery storage facility on the site of the now decommissioned Brokdorf nuclear power plant with a capacity of 800 MW/1,600 MWh. The operator of the site is now waiting for permission to dismantle the nuclear power plant. December 19, 2023 Marian Willuhn The former Brokdorf nuclear power … Read more
In its latest monthly column for pv magazine, the European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV) presents its levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) calculations for several European locations from 2023 to 2050. The organization predicts that solar LCOEs in Europe could decline up to 50% by 2050. December 19, 2023 EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY AND … Read more
The 4.8 MWp self-consumption power plant has been in operation since August 2023 and was built in less than twelve months. In an interview with pv France magazine, Ulysse Pierot, strategic projects manager at Reservoir Sun by GreenYellow, discusses in detail the challenge of this first collaboration with the French aviation group, especially in terms … Read more
The consulting company Rethink Energy studied the development of the price of strategic elements of photovoltaic panels over the next 15 years and their effect on the price of solar energy. The company estimates that PV module prices could drop to €84.3/kW in 2030 and €65/kW in 2040 – compared to around €140.8/kW today for … Read more
The Le Mans stadium has equipped its parking lot with a shaded photovoltaic power plant. The infrastructure was developed by EDF-ENR, covers 16,800 square meters and produces 3,900 MWh each year. December 18, 2023 Marie Beyer Image: Metropole Le Mans Metropole Le Mans inaugurated a photovoltaic solar power plant, which was located in one of … Read more
In a new report, CRE revealed that French managers have an advanced deployment of digital technologies in their networks, but recommends further reducing connection times and costs, industrializing flexible solutions and strengthening the reliability of the data they make available to actors. December 18, 2023 Marie Beyer PUSH CRE published a report aimed at evaluating … Read more
Is good real estate weather coming after the embolism? This is the confidence from Maël Bernier, spokesman for the “meilleurtaux” broker with RTL, who gives freedom to think about it. It has seen mortgage rates fall for several days, which has not happened since January 2022. “We’re getting bank scales, I wouldn’t think I’d say … Read more
The German developer has launched environmental impact monitoring studies at eight of its operating parks in Europe to collect scientific data on aquatic fauna, water quality and avifauna. December 18, 2023 Gwénaëlle Deboutte Renewable energy project developer BayWa.re, which currently has 19 floating solar parks under construction or in operation with a capacity of more … Read more