Video: Quality Roundtable at SPI: “more focus on LCOE and quality”
At last month’s Solar Power International trade show and conference, pv magazine hosted its sixth Quality Rountable event – the second of its kind at SPI. The event raised a number of worrying real-world examples of quality falling short of expectations, but it ended on the hopeful note of quality across the value chain trending upwards.
Solar PV in Ireland goes to the rooftops
A seminar held at the Solar and Storage show in Birmingham provided the latest information about solar PV development in the Republic of Ireland. The Irish PV market has started taking shape, focusing on rooftop projects.
Flasher trends at EU PVSEC
Discussion about the adaptation of standards for Flashers, and the way in which high-performance and bifacial modules should be measured goes on. Berger Lichttechnik is now launching a new cell tester and Halm reports a three-digit number of delivered cell testers.
REI show: quality a hot topic for India solar industry, tariffs against China unlikely say some
An engaging Quality Roundtable helped to shine a spotlight on the chief concerns affecting India’s installers, investors and stakeholders operating in this fast-paced solar market. Industry insiders confident the antidumping investigation against China will amount to nothing.
REI exhibition: India will surpass 175 GW renewable target, says MNRE
Secretary of the Ministry for New and Renewable Energy Anand Kumar believes the country can confound doubts about its bold solar ambitions and smash its 175 GW of renewables by 2022 target.
Hacking for a chance to change the energy game
The Smart Energy Hackathon Southeast Asia taking place in Bangkok on September 8 – 10, 2017 will serve as a starting point to a larger support program to build smart energy startups in the region.
PowerGen Europe show presses its renewable credentials, but attendees still out of step
Between June 27-29, some 9,000 participants were expected to turn out for this year’s PowerGen Europe conference and exhibition in Cologne, which marked the 25th anniversary of this industry event in Europe.
Global Solar Council elects new CEO Jodie Roussell
Currently serving as Head of Public Affairs for Trina Solar in Europe, Africa & Latin America, Jodie Roussell is now expected to assume the role of the Global Solar Council CEO.
Intersolar Europe: Global solar market could grow 80 GW in 2017, Europe by 8 GW, says SolarPower Europe
In latest Global Market Outlook unveiled today at the Intersolar Europe Conference, SolarPower Europe projects 80 GW of new capacity, beating 2016’s record 76.6 GW figure. European market may grow this year.
Quality Roundtable: Rain in the box
Quality issues: A solar power plant investor finds out that neither the warranty of the EPC, nor the warranty of the module manufacturer, was adequate. It would be good to clarify in advance what should happen in the event of a serial defect, and how the term “serial defect” should be defined at all.
