Magazine Archive 02 - 2025

George Touloupas, senior director of technology and quality at Clean Energy Associates, presents the November and December 2024 results from the pv magazine test site in Xi’an, China. These are the final results from this installation, as we prepare to launch a brand new pv magazine test program for 2025 – the full details will appear in next month’s edition.

George Touloupas, senior director of technology and quality at Clean Energy Associates (CEA), and Huatian Xu, CEA’s associate director of technology and quality, present a summary of the 2024 pv magazine test results, the ranking throughout the year, and the trends that emerge.

There is a gap in the market for long-duration energy storage (LDES), according to US-based manufacturer ESS Inc. – one which can’t be plugged with lithium-ion chemistry. Hugh McDermott, of ESS Inc. tells pv magazine how he thinks iron flow batteries fit into the energy system of the future, as the company pursues global expansion.

Faster-than-expected price falls and global oversupply of batteries will go up against a rising tide of global protectionism this year. So how will it all shape up for the energy storage industry? Storage industry thought leader and UN adviser Marek Kubik considers the key issues.

Investors, regulators and end-customers want supply chain traceability, emissions monitoring and reduction, and other environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) criteria included in contracts, as well as reporting along the PV supply chain. At the Sustainable Solar Europe Conference in December 2024, pv magazine participated in a discussion with manufacturers and project developers about how they are working to integrate ESG criteria into their business practices.

The past 20 years have seen remarkable shifts in technology, from smartphones to solar and the electrification of transport. Clean energy and technology consultant Gerard Reid argues that an even bigger shift is looming, with the combination of clean electricity and AI set to usher in an “era of electrification intelligence.”

More than 1,300 attendees joined pv magazine’s live event in December 2024, which covered topics ranging from quality and European manufacturing to energy storage and solar cell technology.

Where we’ve been: Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates There was a lot going on at ADSW 2025. It began with the International Renewable Energy Agency’s annual assembly, at which dignitaries solemnly swore to keep the clean energy transition going in the Global South. Indeed, funding renewables in these parts of […]

Francesco La Camera, director general of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)