Featured in Gas busters – 09-2020

Stepping up while fossils step out

This year has caused major economic shifts, the acceleration of some existing trends, and has left some industries staggering. In general, it has been encouraging to see the resilience exhibited by the solar industry in the face of a Covid-19-related economic downturn, although this hasn’t been even across all segments and markets.

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Jonathan Gifford

08 Sep 2020

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The solar markets of the North American continent in general have continued to exhibit strong growth in 2020 (pp.22-24 and 26-29), while few doubt that a number of serious threats remain (p.16-17). The large-scale segment appears to be in robust health, particularly as reported by key suppliers (pp.79-80) and the progress being made in southern …

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