Featured in And the winner is… – 01-2023

A new year in PV

It looked as though 2022 might end on a quiet note, as supply chains and component prices stabilize, but December painted a very different picture. In PV modules, at least, there has been a lot of movement, says Martin Schachinger, of pvXchange. In some cases, discounts on individual products have been very significant – up to 9% in November 2022. Prices for new, grade-A solar modules have dropped nearly to the level they were a year ago. Is this the beginning of a long-term trend?

In 2022 deliveries for inverters, and to a lesser extent battery storage systems, was delayed due to a shortage of raw materials and the overall chip shortage. This snag seems to have cleared up. Goods that have been ordered are arriving again, and in large quantities. Manufacturers are now shipping lots of products that buyers …

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