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- 13 February 2012 at 1:33 pm #31631
http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/09/solar-pv-reducing-price-of-electricity-in-germany/
I found this news item surprising.
Anyone more knowledgeable able to shed light on whether this is true?
Nick
- 13 February 2012 at 6:26 pm #38397
AnonymousThe report is correct, not only the exchange prices in Germany are reduced by an increased PV feed-in but of the entire north-western European exchanges.
Here a recent article in the Dutch newspaper Volkskrant:
You can study the prices at the EEX here:
and the Dutch exchange APEX here:
http://www.apxendex.com/index.php?id=1
and compare them with PV and wind energy feed-in of Germany here:
http://www.transparency.eex.com/en/
When the French were shivering last week and the kW price went to nearly €2.- at some times it was German and Spanish solar and wind power which saved many French bussinesses from bankruptcy.
The Spanish electricity generation mix here:
http://www.ree.es/ingles/home.asp
and the daily data here:
http://www.ree.es/ingles/operacion/balancediario.asp
European import and export data (international high voltage exchange) here:
http://www.entsoe.net/default.aspx (you have to register there, but it is for free)
PV prices for complete systems (without installation costs) are now down to €1,300.- per kW, that's the reason why the German gouverment wants to put a lid onto the installation of new PV power plants. The cheap electricity from the private PV powerplants endangers big investments in other electricity generators, for example off-shore wind.
And the big friends of the Christian democrats in Berlin don't like that.
PS
Wherever renewable generators get into the market replacing non-renewable electricity generation the non-renewable electricity generation becomes worthless for investors. It simply can't compete.
Gas power stations providing base load electricity have to be altered to quick-switch generators to avoid total loss of investment, see
when renewables are installed, see
So the UK's and the French's atomic revival plans are by now done with, perdu. Thanks to German's private PV investors/ home owners, they must hate them (smiley).
- 22 March 2012 at 6:14 pm #38398
- 24 March 2012 at 9:10 pm #38399Anonymous
Sunny prices for bright people 🙂
Electricity prices for the 25th of March 2012
UK:
http://www.apxendex.com/index.php?id=49
Netherlands:
http://www.apxendex.com/index.php?id=36
Switzerland, France and Germany:
(about 1 cent per kWh early afternoon)
Build cables – the Germans got something for sale. Plenty. And forget about coal, gas, atomic power.
- 31 March 2012 at 9:29 pm #38400Anonymous
Free electricity for Europeans:
No April yoke – electricity for free on the 1st of April between 15 and 16 o'clock.
Thanks to German renewables (over 50% at peak demand times now) and the ongoing switch-off of the remaining atomic price makers.
Benznau in Switerland was switched-off last week and as well Brokdorf in Germany last thursday, safety issues.
This has lowered Europe's electricity prices dramatically, esp. in Switzerland and Germany.See the link above.The price for atomic energy? According to the makers RWE and Eon: at least € 100.-/MWh
So Reuters on thursday:
http://de.reuters.com/article/topNews/idDEBEE82S08720120329
My question again: what electricity prices is the UK's society willing to accept??
- 5 April 2012 at 6:15 pm #38401Anonymous
A study has been published by the Dep. of Environment, wholesale electricity prices in the year 2030. Renewable electricity would then be available for €.076/kWh and coal/gas electricity for €0.094/kWh.
Here:
http://www.bmu.de/energiewende/downloads/doc/48591.php
The study will be available in English language soon, check the above link or as well here:
http://www.bmu.de/english/service_downloads/doc/20197.php
And the UK gouverment betting on atomic power for € 0.10/kWh ….. there must be some Mafiosis in the Gouverment. Is treason a crime in the UK?
Added at 04/05/2012
The translation is now available:
http://www.bmu.de/english/renewable_energy/downloads/doc/48645.php
- 16 April 2012 at 9:13 am #38402Anonymous
Investors with stakes in the atomic power industry will be downgraded by rating agencies, so the German Handelsblatt.
http://www.iwr.de/news.php?id=20953
Google translation here:
The Handelsblatt report here:
Google translation here:
- 4 May 2012 at 3:02 pm #38403Anonymous
The situation was confirmed last year by the electric power industry during a conference.
( in English language)
from
http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/2/151927
(in German language)
In short: renewable electricity generation reduced the profit margins of the conventional power plant companies that much that some were running into the red. They had to be closed down.
Great news for the gas and coal power plant industry of Germany was the catastrophe in Japan. The goverment of Germany declared the atomic exit, closed several atomic power plants. Reduced the amount of conventional electricity traded.
And saved the profits of the coal and gas power plant owners for a few more years.
0.8 GWp of PV power was added to Europe's grid in Germany during the first quarter of 2012. Again.
- 31 May 2012 at 9:15 am #38404Anonymous
After testing PV installations in Spain
http://www.pv-tech.org/news/centrosolar_and_pohlen_complete_aldi_rooftop_project_in_spain
Aldi-Sued is now going PV on their German supermarkets. 100 roof tops will be equipped with PV installations generating a total of 8 MW.
Aldi will use the electricity directly at point of production to reduce their supermarket's electricity bills. To become even more competitive with their prices.
Only 10% of the generated electricity will be sold to the grid, 90% is for direct own consumption.
Even large consumers of electricity like Aldi Sued (with over 1700 supermarkets in Germany) buying at wholesale prices benefit from even cheaper PV generation.The news was published only today (in German language):
http://solarmedia.blogspot.com/2012/05/eigenverbrauch-fur-supermarkte.html
and
Someone contacting Aldi in the UK?
Just checked: an installation like thishttp://www.wocr.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=32
would cost nowadays less than half.
- 31 May 2012 at 10:16 pm #38405Anonymous
“the PHI short news ( http://www.passivehouse-international.org/index.php?page_id=76)”
A very interesting short note, with a link to a longer statement.
“the PassREg project, funded within the European Commission’s Intelligent Energy Europe programme … supports the growth of Passive House Regions in which “energy efficiency first” through Passive House is promoted, enabling remaining energy needs to be feasibly covered with on-site or nearby Renewable Energy sources.” [my emphasis]
Sounds sensible to me. Certainly in the context of Germany's electricity network inadequacy. And provided sensible provision of renewables is made – e.g. no solar in the UK or Ireland when the capital could be better spent in Spain or other sunny countries..
- 1 June 2012 at 12:55 pm #38406Anonymous
“energy efficiency first”
means one has to prepare a balance sheet, to see what is actually first and second ……
Once it is cheaper/more efficient to import (or self-generate) energy instead of saving it energy efficiency is proven.
Question:
” ….Germany's electricity network inadequacy”
Can someone elaborate?
As far as I know Germany's anual black-out hours per consumer are about the lowest in the EU. For each powerplant operating 2 more are installed, security of supply is 300%, about……
- 4 July 2012 at 2:54 pm #38407Anonymous
By about 25% the power exchange price has dropped in Germany, comparing June of 2012 with June of 2011.
Minus 25.8% for base load and minus 18.6% for peak load. The prices dropped as well in Switzerland and France.June prices here for 2011:
http://www.eex.com/en/Press%20Room/Press%20Release/Press/show_detail/94557
and for June 2012 here:
http://www.eex.com/en/Press%20Room/Press%20Release/press/111752
Some more details here (in German language):
- 6 July 2012 at 12:10 pm #38408Anonymous
Some information on the German electricity output/market from Fraunhfer society in English language:
- 12 July 2012 at 6:20 am #38409Anonymous
Good PV info HB , interesting stuff , keep it up.
have you any easy accessable info (for us mono linguists :))on the German grid make up overall , be interested to here more about what they use when the suns not shining ,ie. what's the supply plan at peak load on a mid winters evening.
thanks Jim - 24 July 2012 at 10:36 am #38410Anonymous
The latest report on the German electric energy production from wind and solar energy by Prof.Burger, Fraunhofer Society. In German language only (so far):
End of April the installed PV potential was 27 GW, end of May 28 GW, end of June about 29 GW. All not yet confirmed, the release of the official number is expected to be at the beginning of August:
http://www.ag-energiebilanzen.de
The British PV market is installing about 0.75 GWp of PV power this year ( http://www.solarserver.de/solar-magazin/nachrichten/aktuelles/2012/kw30/britischer-photovoltaik-markt-festigt-sich.html).
Are there up-to-date statistics available, any link?
Thanks.
- 25 July 2012 at 10:06 pm #38411Anonymous
Thanks, J. Ingram !
- 26 July 2012 at 12:05 pm #38412Anonymous
Here a report from the USA, I'm not sure how to read the results:
http://www.uspref.org/images/docs/SC_ITC-Payback_July_12_2012.pdf
How are installed systems of renewable electricity generation influencing the electricity prices in the UK?
From what I've heard some years ago a 10-15 % share in a national electricity market makes renewables a price killer, non-renewable electricity investments becoming dead socks.
This share has now been achieved in the UK, most international energy companies specialised in non-renewables have lost interest in the UK's non-renewable electricity market
(Eon, RWE, SSE, etc…).Unless heavily subsidised like the Chinese atomic power plants. At home – in China – these new atomic plants have been put on hold. Not worth it. Existing sites will be finished but new ones not financed, not being allowed, So the press.
- 26 July 2012 at 4:25 pm #38413Anonymous
After reaching for 20% renewables in the grid in the first quarter of 2012
25% have now been achieved
A short message here in English, it's just out:
And Scotland already more then 30% !
- 28 August 2012 at 8:36 am #38414Anonymous
New installation record in Germany
4.373 GWp of PV have been installed in the first half of 2012.
http://www.taz.de/1/archiv/digitaz/artikel/?ressort=me&dig=2012%2F08%2F10%2Fa0173&cHash=bc7176bcdf
and
http://www.sonnewindwaerme.de/photovoltaik/deutschland-neue-rekordinstallation-fuer-2012-sicht
Detailed installation sizes and places (by state) here:
http://www.eupd-research.com/fileadmin/templates/images/mailer/EuPD_Research_Installationen_2012.jpg
And a new world-wide installation record as well:
First electricity traders in Germany are lowering their electricity prices for household consumers as well. The price for industrial consumers is dropping since years.
- 31 August 2012 at 9:52 am #38415Anonymous
Electricity prices dropping in Europe thanks to German PV installations:
http://www.photon-international.com/news_archiv/details.aspx?cat=News_PI&sub=media&pub=4&parent=3379
The report covers the observed electricity price on a Saturday, one could argue that there is little demand on weekends so 'only' households do benefit ….
Well, as reported in this thread, normal working days have seen similar price patterns as well.
Some more info in English from Fraunhofer society:
http://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/news/news-2012?set_language=en
PV installations are that fast realised nowadays that serious market distortions (cheaper prices) are being expected:
http://www.photon-international.com/news_archiv/details.aspx?cat=News_PI&sub=media&pub=4&parent=3379
In Spain ST electricity has now covered for the first time 4.1% of the national electricity demand for 17 hours in one stretch. That includes nightime:
- 11 September 2012 at 9:11 am #38416Anonymous
Austria's electricity providers can't charge what they used to anymore. Industrial electricity at peak time sold frequently for €80.-/MWh, now it is down to € 50.-/MWh.
The Technikum Wien (http://www.technikum-wien.at/en/home/) has confirmed what the market is already living up to:
http://www.technikum-wien.at/fh/aktuelles/news/?full=4487
PV power has now the biggest share in installed electricity production capacity in Germany, larger than any other competitor. Over 30 GWp.
The goal for Germany is set at 200 GWp to give full coverage, 100% solar electricity, see:
The achieveable global installation target is considered to be 300GW/a:
http://www.pv-magazine.com/features/eu-pvsec-2010/#axzz269KqyxVM
For a good discussion:
http://www.photovoltaic-conference.com/
Italy is taking off as well:
- 13 September 2012 at 4:58 pm #38417Anonymous
For tomorrow, a normal working day, 50% of renewable energy is expected in the German grid:
Ca. 24% wind power, ca. 26% PV power, the rest other renewables, conventional power sources plays only a marginal role.
The EEX prices dropped accordingly:
Peak demand prices are again lower than base load prices.
Why insulating a house to a certain standard and equipping it with expensive “certified” gimmiks when the energy price is that low?
- 14 September 2012 at 7:45 am #38418Anonymous
- 14 September 2012 at 8:30 am #38419Anonymous
A Swiss market place, price units are in 'Rappen' (Swiss currency)/kWh:
http://www.green-energy-marketplace.ch/index.php?section=auction
- 25 October 2012 at 9:55 pm #38420
- 9 November 2012 at 4:27 pm #38421Anonymous
German electricity prices fall back to levels seen 3-7 years ago, electricicity exports at record level:
and google translate here:
A short news in English:
http://www2.whlt.com/news/2012/nov/09/germany-ships-more-power-abroad-despite-nuke-exit-ar-4930503/
Well that's today's new. Yesterday the Association of the German Industry (BDI) lamented about high electric energy prices due to renewable energy suports:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/08/energy-industrials-competition-idAFL5E8M8HR520121108
- 14 November 2012 at 10:22 am #38422Anonymous
Electricity prices are falling further, Eon closes more gas powerplants and cancels coal power plans for good.
Yesterday Eon (the world largest electricity provider) published the news:
http://www.br.de/franken/inhalt/aktuelles-aus-franken/kein-ausbau-kraftwerk-staudinger-100.html
Eon has given up serious investing in the UK since there is no economical concept for this country.
And a free markets does not exist as well.Is it true that the British atomic industrie has the trousers that full that they joined recently with the renewable energy industry to pledge for alms?
Or is that just a rumour in the guts of the British financial industry fearing the death of their debtors ?
- 14 November 2012 at 5:07 pm #38423Anonymous
Original:
🙂
- 15 November 2012 at 11:45 am #38424Anonymous
Eon, the world's largest electricity provider, predicts further price reductions, most expensive power plants will be kept idle for many years to come:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/e-warns-weaker-power-demand-europe-084201571–finance.html
Tokelau is the first 100% PV state in the world:
Burkina Faso stearing to 6% PV:
The UK, well, some try hard:
- 27 November 2012 at 6:33 pm #38425Anonymous
2 days ago the EU published the following document concerning grid parity:
http://www.pvparity.eu/uploads/media/121126_PR1_PVPARITY_EN_Final.pdf
available via
- 30 November 2012 at 12:43 pm #38426Anonymous
Another 0.6 GWp PV installed during October:
Vattenfall gives up atomic and fossile power generation:
http://independence.wirsol.de/news/vattenfall-darf-sich-den-erneuerbaren-ergeben/7040
Google translation:
Leaked
Vattenfall may arise in renewable
Posted on 30 November 2012, 07:24, by ts, under News .The energy company Vattenfall has apparently changed its strategy radically and to invest in future only in renewable energy.
According to media reports, this is mainly due to provisions of the state-owned group has received from his government in Sweden. The paradigm shift is therefore not entirely voluntary. After all, you wanted yet to build new coal plants.
The news will come as a surprise but observe the company announced at a special meeting. It was expected by the pivot on renewable energy installations stronger growth, it said. Conventional power plants, which are already under construction or in planning are yet to be completed.
The will to change apparently is a requirement of Sweden. Vattenfall had so far to meet their stated goal, to deliver a return on sales of 15 percent. Which has now been lowered to 9 percent.
A “special meeting of shareholders” is the synonym for “we are drowning”.
Bansky forever!
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