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Resiliency in the face of Covid-19

While some parts of the global economy have been decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic, others have prospered. Solar PV has fared better than most, yet the resilience it has shown varies significantly between markets. pv magazine publisher Eckhart K. Gouras casts an analytical eye across a number of key markets to assess what is informing the trends.

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Eckhart Gouras

07 Dec 2020

The 500 MW Nuñez de Balboa PV plant | Image: Iberdrola

The global PV industry is familiar with the “solar coaster,” with policy changes and trade measures causing ups and downs in key markets worldwide. This year the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated matters, delivering a black swan event that no one anticipated in 2019.As the pandemic hit markets across the world this spring, it looked like …

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