Articles written by Carrie Hampel

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Applications & Installations
Solar skills shortage intensifies Solar plays an outsized role in skills and employment, as the largest growing employer in the energy sector worldwide. pv magazine looks at an investigative report into a European skills provider and digs further into the challenges of training workers for the solar industry.
Carrie Hampel
Jun 26, 2026
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Nigerian Glory Glory Oguegbu, a renewable energy entrepreneur, has garnered many accolades. An Obama Scholar, she was named one of The Economist’s top five women changing the world in sustainability. She advocates building local capacity and implementing renewable energy solutions for underserved communities and partners with global organizations to accelerate Africa’s clean-energy transition. Carrie Hampel of pv magazine spoke with her about building infrastructure in the smallest off-grid communities and recalibrating geopolitical engagement in Africa.
Carrie Hampel
Nov 03, 2025
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EVs and European grids Climate change mitigation and energy security are driving European efforts to decarbonize transport, but the sector’s emissions and oil dependency are rising despite electric vehicle (EV) uptake. Carrie Hampel explores how Europe is aligning transport needs with energy capacity.
Carrie Hampel
May 02, 2025
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Markets & Policy
Will the green hydrogen dream take shape? After a global flurry of green hydrogen announcements, fuel cell company insolvencies, and a sharp market reassessment, solar developers are questioning near-term green hydrogen demand. pv magazine’s Carrie Hampel takes a look at the international landscape.
Carrie Hampel
Apr 05, 2025
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US sun still shines on H2 A number of US green hydrogen projects have had previously approved federal grants withheld recently but innovation, opportunity, and demand remain strong. Leading the way is California, as Will Crampton, CEO of TreasureBeam, tells pv magazine.
Carrie Hampel
Apr 01, 2025
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Beyond the hype After a global flurry of green hydrogen announcements, fuel cell company insolvencies, and a sharp market reassessment, solar developers are questioning near-term green hydrogen demand. pv magazine’s Carrie Hampel takes a look at the international landscape.
Carrie Hampel
Mar 05, 2025
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Applications & Installations
Shoots of growth for Indian green hydrogen India is laying the foundations of a hydrogen economy with huge governmental support. pv magazine spoke to Jakson Green CEO Bikesh Ogra about the company’s manufacturing and production activities in light of India’s ambitious hydrogen plans and the central role electrolyzer manufacturing is set to play.
Carrie Hampel
Oct 16, 2024
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Shoots of growth for Indian green hydrogen India is laying the foundations of a hydrogen economy with huge governmental support. pv magazine spoke to Jakson Green CEO Bikesh Ogra about the company’s manufacturing and production activities in light of India’s ambitious hydrogen plans and the central role electrolyzer manufacturing is set to play.
Carrie Hampel
Oct 04, 2024
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Battery battle: silicon vs. graphite Battery-anode material graphite is fraught with significant supply chain risk, as less than 10% of global supply is currently outside China. SCC55, made by Group14, is a stable silicon-carbon composite anode that can partly or wholly replace graphite in lithium battery anodes. pv magazine spoke to Grant Ray, Group14 vice president for global market strategy.
Carrie Hampel
Sep 06, 2024