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Energy Technology Perspectives 2023

Executive summary The energy world is in the early phase of a new industrial age – the age of clean energy technology manufacturing. Industries that were in their infancy in the early 2000s, such as solar PV and wind, and … Continue reading

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Photovoltaic made in China

PV relies entirely on China, unlike wind power and concentrated solar power, and there is a risk of substituting China-made PV for reliance on natural gas and oil from Russia. The world scored a new record in 2021, producing 132.8 … Continue reading

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คาดปี 2565-2601 ไทยเผชิญ ‘ขยะโซลาร์เซลล์’ สะสมเกือบแปดแสนตัน

ความจริงด้านหนึ่งแม้ ‘โซลาร์เซลล์’ จะให้ ‘พลังงานสะอาด’ แต่ความจริงอีกด้านที่ไม่ค่อยพูดถึงก็คือ ‘สารพิษ’ มีเพียบตั้งแต่กระบวนการผลิตจนถึงรีไซเคิล คาดโซลาร์เซลล์ที่เริ่มติดตั้งในไทยตั้งแต่ปี 2545 จะทยอยหมดอายุการใช้งานเป็นขยะถึง 6.2-7.9 แสนตัน ระหว่างปี 2565-2601 ภายในปี 2588 เกิดขยะตะกั่ว 134.2-198 ตัน ขยะแคดเมียม 0.65-0.95 ตัน หากไม่มีการจัดการที่ถูกต้องจะก่อให้เกิดความเสียหายทั้งต่อสิ่งแวดล้อมและสุขภาพของคนไทยเป็นมูลค่ามหาศาล ที่มาภาพประกอบ: electricalconnection.com.au ยุคบูมของ ‘พลังงานแสงอาทิตย์’ ‘พลังงานแสงอาทิตย์’ (Solar Energy) นับว่าเป็นพลังงานทางเลือกหรือพลังงานสะอาดที่เป็นมิตรกับสิ่งแวดล้อมมากที่สุดอย่างหนึ่ง กลุ่มประเทศพัฒนาแล้วต่างนิยมใช้ไฟฟ้าจากพลังงานแสงอาทิตย์กันอย่างแพร่หลายทั้งในภาคธุรกิจและภาคครัวเรือนเพราะมีความต้องการลดภาระการนำเข้าพลังงานหลักและตระหนักถึงการลดภาวะโลกร้อนมากขึ้น ทำให้มีความต้องการใช้แผงโซลาร์เซลล์ (Solar Cells Modules) เพิ่มขึ้นอย่างต่อเนื่อง ส่วนในประเทศไทยกระแสการใช้พลังงานทดแทนเพื่อการผลิตไฟฟ้าเป็นที่พูดถึงในวงกว้างอีกครั้ง อันเนื่องมาจากความตระหนักรู้และตื่นตัวในเรื่องสิ่งแวดล้อมของคนไทย ส่งผลถึงการต่อต้านโรงไฟฟ้าถ่านหินเกือบทุกจุดทั่วประเทศ และไม่ต้องพูดถึงพลังงานนิวเคลียร์ที่ดูเหมือนจะเป็นไปไม่ได้ในประเทศไทยแล้ว โซลาร์เซลล์มีอายุการใช้งานที่คุ้มค่าอยู่ระหว่าง … Continue reading

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ภาพรวมอุตสาหกรรมโซลาร์เซลล์ของไทย

ปัจจุบันหลายประเทศทั่วโลกต่างหันมาให้ความสำคัญทางด้านพลังงานทดแทนหรือพลังงานสะอาดตามเทรนด์รักษ์โลกกันมากขึ้น โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งการผลิตไฟฟ้าจากพลังงานแสงอาทิตย์ เนื่องจากพลังงานดังกล่าวเป็นหนึ่งในพลังงานทางเลือกหลักที่ทั่วโลกเลือกใช้ รวมถึงผู้ประกอบการยังให้ความสำคัญในการวิจัยและพัฒนาเทคโนโลยีการผลิตไฟฟ้าพลังงานแสงอาทิตย์ใหม่ ๆ เพื่อให้เพียงพอต่อความต้องการที่เพิ่มมากขึ้นอีกด้วย ภาพรวมการใช้งานโซลาร์เซลล์ของโลก รัฐบาลหลายประเทศทั่วโลกต่างก็เร่งผลักดันนโยบายทางด้านโซลาร์เซลล์ ทำให้ในปัจจุบันการติดตั้งระบบการผลิตพลังงานแสงอาทิตย์ทั่วโลกเพิ่มขึ้นอย่างรวดเร็ว โดยกำลังการติดตั้งสะสมทั่วโลกทั้งหมด ณ สิ้นปี 2020 อยู่ที่ประมาณ 714 กิกะวัตต์ (GW) ทั้งนี้ ประเทศ 5 อันดับแรก ที่มีกำลังการติดตั้งโซลาร์เซลล์มากที่สุดในโลก ในปี 2020 ได้แก่ จีน มีกำลังการติดตั้งโซลาร์เซลล์แล้วทั้งสิ้น 254,355 เมกะวัตต์ (MW) ซึ่งจีนได้มีการตั้งเป้าหมายที่จะเพิ่มกำลังการผลิตพลังงานลมและพลังงานแสงอาทิตย์เป็น 1,200 กิกะวัตต์ (GW) ภายในปี 2030 นอกจากนี้ ยังได้มีการคาดการณ์ว่า ภายในปี 2050 การบริโภคพลังงานทดแทนในประเทศจีนจะมีสัดส่วนสูงถึงร้อยละ 60 ของการบริโภคพลังงานขั้นสุดท้ายทั้งหมดของจีน หรือคิดเป็นร้อยละ … Continue reading

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2020 ESG Sustainability Report

Forward-Looking Statements This report has been prepared by the Company solely to facilitate the understanding of the Company’s performance and strategies on sustainability-related topics. The information contained in this report has not been independently verified. None of the Company or … Continue reading

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Operation &Maintenance

Best Practice Guidelines South Africa edition Foreword Welcome to the South Africa edition of the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Best Practice Guidelines. Building on Version 4.0 of SolarPower Europe’s O&M Best Practice Guidelines, this edition is adapted to the South … Continue reading

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Solar Sustainability Best Practices Benchmark

Foreword Welcome to the Solar Sustainability Best Practices Benchmark of SolarPower Europe.This report, stemming from the collaboration of industry experts in the SolarPower Europe Sustainability Workstream, presents the results of sustainability case studies and best practices along the solar value … Continue reading

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EU Solar Jobs Report 2022 Addressing the solar skills challenge

Foreword by Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Welcome to SolarPower Europe’s EU Solar Jobs Report 2022. At a time when Europe is facing both long- and short-term challenges in its energy security, notably because of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, energy … Continue reading

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Solar Risk Assessment: 2022

2021 marked the third year in a row that solar represented the largest share of new generation capacity in the United States. We should be proud of this feat, but our work remains cut out for us; continued supply chain … Continue reading

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BUSINESS MODEL

DESCRIPTION An aggregator is a grouping of agents in a power system (i.e., consumers, producers, prosumers or any mix thereof) to act as a single entity when engaging in power system markets (both wholesale and retail) or selling services to … Continue reading

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Solar Market Insight Report 2022 Q2

The quarterly SEIA/Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables U.S. Solar Market InsightTM report shows the major trends in the U.S. solar industry. Learn more about the U.S. Solar Market Insight Report. Released June 7, 2022. Important note: This edition of the US Solar Market … Continue reading

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Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)

Introduction Rationale, aim, and scopeAccording to SolarPower Europe’s market data, India has over 45 GW of installed solar capacity on itsterritory, making it the fifth largest solar Photovoltaic (PV) nation in the world. This is supported by aproject development pipeline … Continue reading

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Renewable Technology Innovation Indicators: Mapping progress in costs, patents and standards

Solar photovoltaic Solar photovoltaics (PV) offer one of the clearest pictures of how technology innovation can drive costs lower and improve the performance of a technology. The impact of economies of scale, learning-by-doing and process improvements in manufacturing, as well … Continue reading

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SOLAR SUPPLY CHAIN TRACEABILITY PROTOCOL 1.0 INDUSTRY GUIDANCE

INTRODUCTIONTransparency of supply chains is paramount. Equipment purchasers, electricity end-users, and other stakeholders demand transparency for reasons ranging from sustainability to corporate social responsibility to import compliance. In this environment, manufacturers must have the proper systems in place to meet … Continue reading

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Post-COVID recovery: An agenda for resilience, development and equality

COVID-19 AND ITS IMPACT ON THE GLOBAL ENERGY LANDSCAPE Because of the lockdowns needed to slow the spread of the virus, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted production and supply chains and slashed the demand for a wide range of goods … Continue reading

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National Survey Report of PV Power Applications in China

INSTALLATION DATA The PV power systems market is defined as the market of all nationally installed (terrestrial) PV applications with a PV capacity of 40 W or more. A PV system consists of modules, inverters, batteries and all installation and … Continue reading

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India to levy basic customs duty on solar modules and cells from April next year

India will introduce a 40% basic customs duty (BCD) on solar modules as of April 2022 to cut the reliance on imports and expand the country’s PV manufacturing base.A 25% duty will also be introduced on solar cells from the … Continue reading

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BCD from April 2022 now official at 40% for modules and 25% for cells – No. 283/3/2018-GRID SOLAR

Government of India Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) Grid Solar Power DivisionSub: Imposition of Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on Solar PV Cells & Modules/ Panels. 1.As part of Paris Climate Agreement, India has committed to achieve forty percent … Continue reading

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Overview of Solar Rooftop Sector in India

India lies in the high solar insolation region, endowed with significant solar energy potential. The total solar power potential in the country, as estimated by National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), is approximately 749 GW2 including solar rooftop. TERI has estimated … Continue reading

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Basic customs duty on solar modules and cells likely next week

The Centre is likely to impose a basic customs duty on imported solar modules and cells next week. “The Department of Revenue has informally given their nod,” a top official from the Ministry for New & Renewable told BusinessLine. MNRE had … Continue reading

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Egat plans world’s largest floating solar farm in June

State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) expects to operate a 45-megawatt floating solar farm it claims to be the largest in the world in Ubon Ratchathani in June after a delay caused by the pandemic. Egat signed a contract … Continue reading

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Electrification Futures Study:Methodological Approaches for Assessing Long-Term Power System Impacts of End Use Electrification

AbstractThe Electrification Futures Study (EFS) was designed to analyze the potential impacts ofelectrification, accounting for the complex dynamics between different segments of the U.S. energy system. The EFS uses several complementary modeling and analysis tools, and it relies on an … Continue reading

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Safeguard Duty Notified for Solar Cells imported into India from China PR and Malaysia

Updated: India’s Ministry of Finance has imposed a 25% safeguard duty on imports of solar cells and modules from Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China, starting tonight. In keeping with the final recommendations proposed by the Directorate General of Trade … Continue reading

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Module quality emerges as new marketing tool for the solar industry

As soon as solar became an asset class, all issues related to component selection – including the modules, the materials used for the module assembly stages, and plant design and maintenance – then moves to a different level, and this … Continue reading

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Local solar panel makers may help save US $42 billion: KPMG

A sustainable manufacturing policy for the solar panel industry could help save USD 42 billion in forex outgo by 2030, according to a KPMG report and the Indian Solar Manufacturers’ Association (ISMA). The ISMA also called for continued government support … Continue reading

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WTO Tells US To Reconsider Solar Panel Tariffs

In a move that many in the solar industry applauded, a World Trade Organization panel found that the US government overstepped its bounds when it imposed tariffs on solar panels and other goods from China. New Hampshire — Yesterday the World … Continue reading

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Anti-dumping duty on solar gear imports won’t hurt consumers: Indian Solar Manufacturers’ Association

Solar power gear makers have rejected the argument put forth by developers that imposition of antidumping duty on imported solar power equipment will double the cost of solar power in the country, saying the cost escalation will not be even … Continue reading

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Government not in favor of Anti-Dumping Duty on Solar – Internal Government Sources

Based on my conversation with a few senior government sources it looks like application of anti dumping duty is not in favour at the senior ministry level. This

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Manufacturing capacity of Solar Cells and Modules in India as of 3rd June 2014 – MNRE

Click here for the entire document Companies Cells (MW) Module (MW) Installed capacity Capacity under Operation as on date Installed capacity Capacity under Operation as on date Access Solar – – 18 Ajit Solar – – 20 Alpex – – … Continue reading

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China cuts the cord on struggling solar manufacturers

Manufacturers that can’t get on to the list could be left in the wilderness. The Chinese government has excluded almost 80% of operating manufacturers, including Shunfeng and LDK Solar, from benefitting from domestic support measures as it looks to curb … Continue reading

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R&D spending analysis of top PV module manufacturers in 2012

R&D expenditure by major PV module manufacturers has not been immune from the PV industry’s period of profitless prosperity. However, spending in 2012 has not been as affected as many would have expected with a number of companies increasing their … Continue reading

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EU imposes provisional anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese solar panels even after most European states voted against it

The European Commission has today issued the following statement: “Today the European Commission has decided to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of solar panels, cells and wafers from China. This decision follows a thorough and serious investigation and extended contacts … Continue reading

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Solar Industry Anxious Over Defective Panels – Audit discovered defect rates of 5.5 percent to 22 percent during audits of 50 Chinese factories

Jenya Meydbray, chief executive of PV Evolution Labs, a testing company in Berkeley, Calif., scrutinized solar panels. LOS ANGELES — The solar panels covering a vast warehouse roof in the sun-soaked Inland Empire region east of Los Angeles were only … Continue reading

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Engineering the Solar Age – Suppliers for Photovoltaics

Read the complete report here Photovoltaics, an application of electronic and semiconductor technologies, long since became an independent high-tech industry. This brochure presents the most important applications, backgrounds, technologies, and, most importantly, the key players in the fields of machine engineering, automation, raw and process materials, and … Continue reading

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Citigroup: How solar module prices could fall to 25c/Wp

Energy analysts at global investment bank Citigroup suggest that the cost of solar PV modules could fall beyond most expectations in coming years – and reach a cost of just 25c a watt by 2020. The prediction is included in … Continue reading

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What next after the polysilicon apocalypse of 2012? – An analysis on why module prices are hardening

Polysilicon prices plummeted last year, but signs of recovery are emerging. A year ago in the inaugural edition of PV-Tech’s sister digital publication, Solar Business Focus, we provided a detailed update on the PV polysilicon industry and the impact overcapacity was … Continue reading

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SunPower treading water on a sea of red ink

The company reported fourth quarter 2012 GAAP revenue of US$679 million, up 8.5% from US$648.9 million in the prior quarter. Despite reporting its highest quarterly revenue figures for 2012, SunPower continued its loss making ways. SunPower has reported losses in … Continue reading

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Bosch shuts down solar division; total loss amounts to €2.4 billion

Early estimates indicate that Bosch’s total loss amounts to €2.4 billion. The start of 2014 will herald an end to Bosch’s activities in the solar PV industry, the company has announced. As reported earlier today on PV-Tech, Bosch Solar Energy … Continue reading

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ReneSola sold out until July; posts record quarterly results

ReneSola reported net revenues of US$306.5 million in the fourth quarter, up 40.5% from US$218.2 million despite a decrease in the ASPs of solar wafers and modules. Full year 2012 shipments increased to a record 2.2GW, up over 70% from … Continue reading

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R&D spending analysis of top 10 PV module manufacturers

Using the latest market leader rankings from Solarbuzz for 2012, we plotted the annual spending on R&D of the top 10 ranked companies (see figure 1), since 2007. Looking at chart 2 it is immediately apparent that there is a … Continue reading

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