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Thanks to Sebastian Nold, Michael Woodhouse and the rest of the team that did this important analysis. It really highlights that it is past time for the industry to change its almost singular focus on PV module cost and broaden its lens. Module costs is an increasingly small portion of utility scale project cost and an almost immaterial element of rooftop system costs. At the end of the day the question is really the cost competition with other forms of generation. The intense focus on module cost has helped to to create the highly concentrated solar supply chain we are trying to unwind, as well as the crazy levels of overcapacity. Yes it has produced cheap, cheap cheap modules. But it has also driven supply chain vulnerabilities, declining module quality, reduced ability to invest in innovation and quality, destruction of localized manufacturing in the EU and increasing trade tensions. The PV industry needs a broader view that places value on a range of attributes, including carbon intensity, sustainability, reliability of supply, and the health of suppliers.

A paper on this from NREL, RCT and Fraunhofer ISE is forthcoming!

Today I had the pleasure to present the results of a joint analysis of Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE, RCT Solutions GmbH, and National Renewable Energy Laboratory at EU PVSEC in Vienna. Based on our thorough understanding of PV technology and expertise in cost modeling of industrial scale PV manufacturing along the PV value chain we teamed up for a „Comparative Global PV Manufacturing Cost and Sustainable Pricing Assessment: China, Southeast Asia, India, USA, and Europe“. Our key takeaways: Although PV manufacturing in Europe results in higher production costs than in Asia, a „fully-local“ manufactured PV Module in Europe, including equipment and materials, would increase the LCOE of utility-scale PV by less than 0.5 €ct/kWh. At the same time, it would generate thousands of jobs in Europe and reduce Europe’s dependency on PV module imports from China and Southeast Asia. Thanks to all the authors Michael Woodhouse, Julian Reichle, Baljeet Goraya, Wolfgang Jooß, Fath Peter, Jochen Rentsch, Ralf Preu for this great and important collaboration.

The paper "A comprehensive overview of industrial demand response status in Europe" has been published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and is freely available in https://lnkd.in/eMaMV7F3 The paper reviews the current status of demand response in industries. From the main benefits and potential of Industrial Demand Response (IDR), together with the motivations and challenges for the industrial sector are reviewed. The paper also includes a review on advances in European markets and regulations, as well as the resources and tools available to help industries participate and implement IDR programmes. This is the result of a successful collaboration between different partners from the Horizon Europe FLEX4FACT Project and coordinated by Matteo Ranaboldo. From CITCEA-UPC and DOPS - UPC - Grup de Recerca en Disseny i Optimització de Processos i Serveis we would like to thank all authors from SINTEF Manufacturing, SINTEF Energy Research, Albstadt-Sigmaringen University, Plenitude, Sener, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and We Plus S.p.A.

I'm thrilled to share our new publication, "A Comprehensive Overview of Industrial Demand Response Status in Europe," available as an open-access paper: https://lnkd.in/dPnRBTsD. While demand response is gaining traction as a solution to the current power system crises, there is still a noticeable gap in its discussion within the operations research community. As we face growing power system crises, integrating demand response into operation research areas like production scheduling could offer significant advancements. I invite fellow researchers to consider how this concept can enrich our field and address critical energy issues. I want to extend my deepest gratitude to Matteo Ranaboldo, the main author, for leading this incredible effort, and special thanks to all my co-authors—Monica Aragüés Peñalba, Emrah Arica, Alexander Bade, Eduard Bullich Massagué, Alessandro Burgio, Chiara Caccamo, Adriano Caprara, Domenico Cimmino, Bruno Domenech Lega, Irene Donoso Martín, Giuseppe Fragapane, Paula González Font de Rubinat, Eric Jahnke, Marc Juanpera Gallel, Jessica Rövekamp, and Riccardo Tani. This paper was a true team effort within the FLEX4FACT Project, and I am proud of what we’ve accomplished together! I would love to hear your thoughts and feedback. Feel free to share and discuss 🤓 CITCEA-UPC, DOPS - UPC - Grup de Recerca en Disseny i Optimització de Processos i Serveis, SINTEF Energy Research, SINTEF Manufacturing #DemandResponse #Demand_Response #Demand #Response #EnergyFlexibility #IndustrialDemandResponse #DSR #FlexibleDemand #Aggregators #OperationResearch #Operation #Research #ProductionSystem #Scheduling #JobShopScheduling

I am also thrilled to announce that our recent publication, "A comprehensive overview of industrial demand response status in Europe", can now be freely downloaded at https://lnkd.in/dKYWBPaW. As the paper has been the result of a huge collaborative effort between different institutions participating in the FLEX4FACT Project, I would like to thank all co-authors for their invaluable contribution and for making this review possible: Monica Aragüés Peñalba, Emrah Arica, Alexander Bade, Eduard Bullich Massagué, Alessandro Burgio, Chiara Caccamo, Adriano Caprara, Domenico Cimmino, Bruno Domenech Lega, Irene Donoso Martín, Giuseppe Fragapane, Paula González Font de Rubinat, Eric Jahnke, Marc Juanpera Gallel, Ehsan Manafi, Jessica Rövekamp, Riccardo Tani. The paper focuses on a review of the current status of Industrial Demand Response (IDR), covering various aspects, such as: - the main benefits and potential of IDR, together with the motivations and challenges for the industrial sector - most recent advances in European markets and regulations with specific focus on IDR applications - the different resources that are currently available to help industries participate and implement IDR programmes, such as: 1) the tools for defining energy-aware scheduling and planning of the manufacturing systems; 2) the role of aggregators; 3) the importance of digitalisation to provide better IDR services, and 4) most recent related research projects. It finally analyzes how the reviewed resources can address most of the barriers that are still preventing industries from applying IDR programmes, pointing out remaining challenges. We hope it can be a good resource for researchers and the industries that want to keep updated on most recent advances in the field. I would love to hear your thoughts and feedback. Feel free to share and discuss! Stay tuned for more to come at FLEX4FACT Project. CITCEA-UPC, DOPS - UPC - Grup de Recerca en Disseny i Optimització de Processos i Serveis, We Plus S.p.A., SINTEF Manufacturing, SINTEF Energy Research, Sener, Albstadt-Sigmaringen University, Plenitude #energyflexibility #industrialdemandresponse #DSR #FlexibleDemand #aggregators

Nickel Institute Battery Day (Part 3): From Dry Process Technology to Breakthroughs in High-Nickel Cathode Materials In the context of the global transition to electrification and renewable energy, nickel’s role as a key material in battery technology has become critical. During the Nickel Institute Battery Day on September 18th, several experts shared their latest research and innovations in nickel-based battery technologies, including NOVONIX’s Mark McArthur, who introduced the full dry-process zero-waste cathode material production technology, and Professor Yang-Kook Sun from Hanyang University in South Korea, who discussed innovative research on high-nickel cathode materials. The following is a detailed report of the conference. https://lnkd.in/gRFTcntX

China is not just leading in manufacturing, but also in innovation of clean tech. The past five years, Chinese companies and individuals filed over 5 times more clean tech patents per year than the US and Europe combined — almost 80% of the total in 2020. This is a feature across the whole range of renewable technology patents: in 2020, Chinese entities filed 84% of solar patents, 85% of wind, 78% of battery, 75% of EV, and 75% of other electrification technology. This is a relatively new trend: China only started to outpace Europe and the US in the mid 2010s. Since then its annual patent filing only grew. The idea that the West innovates and China manufactures clean tech is outdated. China does both today. More in our latest report: https://lnkd.in/evt5kdfM

🌞 Did You Know? 🌞 The first solar panels were created way back in 1883! 💡 American inventor Charles Fritts used selenium coated with gold to build the first photovoltaic cells. Although they were only about 1% efficient, this invention paved the way for the solar technology we rely on today. 🌍✨ #RenewableEnergy #SolarPower #FunFact #SustainableFuture #C4EE

Three Fraunhofer institutes have developed a direct solar water-splitting technology for hydrogen production, which is hoped to reduce system complexity and maintenance costs. Under the Neo-PEC (photoelectrochemical cell) joint research projects, the German institutes said their “tandem PEC module” allows solar energy generation and hydrogen production to occur in one unit. Produced by coating commercial float or plate glass with semi-conducting materials, the cell absorbs the short-wavelength light, while long-wavelength light passes through the upper level and is absorbed on the reverse side. https://lnkd.in/eEz7ijGi