The Rethink Energy Podcast complements Rethink Energy's weekly strategy bulletin, as we dive deeper into the dynamic factors of the energy market. From offshore wind to carbon credits, we discuss the week's key issues, while providing insight into our own research and forecasts to explore where momentum is building through the energy transition.
The team: Connor Watts, Bogdan Avramuta, and Andries Wantenaar.
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The Rethink Energy Podcast complements Rethink Energy's weekly strategy bulletin, as we dive deeper into the dynamic factors of the energy market. From offshore wind to carbon credits, we discuss the week's key issues, while providing insight into our own research and forecasts to explore where momentum is building through the energy transition.
The team: Connor Watts, Bogdan Avramuta, and Andries Wantenaar.
If you want to stay ahead of the game, and avoid falling victim to the under-optimism of the market giants, find out more at rethinkresearch.biz/product/rethink-energy/
Rethink Energy 221: Solar manufacturing and the future of silver demand and supply
Rethink Energy Podcast
25 minutes 49 seconds
7 months ago
Rethink Energy 221: Solar manufacturing and the future of silver demand and supply
Silver paste usage in solar cell manufacturing remains at around 10 mg/W, or 10 tons per GW, and the global silver demand remains elevated at 20% higher than supply even since 2021 - with the solar industry accounting for 20% of all demand for silver worldwide. This is causing a constant increase in the price of the metal, which has doubled from pre-pandemic levels and is still rising. There are negative feedback mechanisms such as adoption of copper electroplating, and recycling of lower-purity waste, but there's a lot more room for price rises before these are worth implementing in a way which would seriously alter supply or demand. The same supply-demand gap and constant gradual price rises can be expected to persist for some time.
Rethink Energy Podcast
The Rethink Energy Podcast complements Rethink Energy's weekly strategy bulletin, as we dive deeper into the dynamic factors of the energy market. From offshore wind to carbon credits, we discuss the week's key issues, while providing insight into our own research and forecasts to explore where momentum is building through the energy transition.
The team: Connor Watts, Bogdan Avramuta, and Andries Wantenaar.
If you want to stay ahead of the game, and avoid falling victim to the under-optimism of the market giants, find out more at rethinkresearch.biz/product/rethink-energy/
