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There are various technical reasons why a PV power plant can underperform or completely fail. In such cases, the investors are first in line to suffer financially from underperforming assets. In some cases, writes Thomas Sauer, head of renewable energy consultancy Exxergy, technical performance deteriorations are so severe that even the debt funders are negatively affected, to the extent that significant parts of loan and interest payments can no longer be serviced.

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pv magazine

13 May 2019

Thomas C. Sauer heads the EXXERGY Group, a consulting firm that focuses on renewable energies and specialty chemicals sectors. Prior to EXXERGY, Sauer held positions as CEO at IBC Solar AG and as Executive Vice President Advanced Materials at Schott AG. Sauer is the convenor of WG 004 and WG 404 at IECRE.

When it comes to performance deterioration in operational PV plants, besides the sufficiency of quality assurance measures, the main question for all stakeholders is whether – and if so, how far – the gap between planned and current performance can be compensated for, either by making warranty claims or by seeking coverage from an insurance …

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