Featured in The energy access issue – 07-2020

Making solar sizzle

What is circular manufacturing, why is it important, and how is it being applied in the solar and storage industries? pv magazine’s UP initiative investigates.
Becky Beetz
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Becky Beetz
The Cloverleaf “storage as a service with second-life batteries” project in Belgium is one of the Circusol large-scale demonstration projects. It saw 200 kWh of second-life batteries deployed alongside a rooftop PV system that was installed in 2012. Circusol partner Futech will now extend the power purchase agreement on the solar offer with the facility owner. | Image: Circusol

Solar PV is scaling, fast. On track to terawatt scale – Fraunhofer ISE estimates around 12 TW will be installed by 2030, while PV consultancy Amrock puts the 2050 figure at 70 TW to 80 TW – it is a disruptive, low-cost, clean energy source.Growth poses lucrative opportunities, particularly for manufacturers; yet, a dark cloud …

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