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C&I: challenges and innovations In the jargon-heavy world of solar-speak, C&I handily condenses Commercial and Industrial into a snackable sub-section of the PV industry. But as sub-sections go, the C&I space has perhaps the greatest scope for flexibility, offering a raft of possibilities from ground-mount through to ingenious use of rooftop space. For module manufacturers, C&I also means something else: Challenges and Innovations, writes Ian Clover, Manager Corporate Communications, Hanwha Q Cells.
pv magazine
Oct 09, 2018
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Refreshing blend or toxic technology cocktail? Battery storage is racing even faster than the PV market did a few years ago. Costs are plummeting, and new production lines are popping up all around the world. Smart people with smart ideas are leveraging venture capital and research funds. M&A activity is also accelerating with a new range of investors taking interest. But the technology battle is far from over, says Ragna Haupt-Schmidt, Partner at Energy Consultancy Everoze.
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Nov 14, 2018
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Refreshing blend or toxic technology cocktail? Battery storage is racing even faster than the PV market did a few years ago. Costs are plummeting and new production lines are popping up all around the world. Smart people with smart ideas are leveraging venture capital and research funds. M&A activity is also accelerating with a new range of investors taking interest. But the technology battle is far from over, says Ragna Schmidt-Haupt, Partner at Energy Consultancy Everoze.
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Dec 03, 2018
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48 hours in … Shanghai Time: GMT+8 | Currency: Yuan renminbi (US$ 1: CNY 6.78) | Population: 26.32 million | Average temperature in June: 28/21 C° With the 13th SNEC PV Power Expo opening its doors in Shanghai on June 4, visitors can expect a melange of sights and sounds. Local resident, photographer Dave Tacon provides a quick glimpse into life in the bustling city.
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Jun 04, 2019
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The race has only just begun The Australian utility-scale PV and wind industries have just gone through a record two years of construction and commissioning. More specifically, writes Rystad Energy’s David Dixon, utility-scale PV has transformed from a megawatt-scale market to one measured in gigawatts. The resultant boom in utility-scale PV in the country has attracted developers, EPCs and OEMs, from at home and across the globe.
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Oct 21, 2019
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A second chance to electrify Africa? The April 2019 insolvency of shooting-star solar provider Mobisol hit the offgrid solar sector like a bombshell, throwing into question the private-sector model of supplying renewable energy to some of the world’s poorest people. Industry insiders concluded that socially minded entrepreneurs, among them Mobisol, took the revolutionary pay-as-you-go system as far as they could, before becoming bogged down in the unforgiving terrain of Africa’s markets. Then, in early September, French energy giant Engie acquired Mobisol, shocking the sector with its against-the-grain plan to take the company’s quest for universal access to energy to another level.
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Nov 12, 2019
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Lockdown changes power consumption We live in an era of unprecedented social, cultural and economic change. But energy consumers are increasingly optimizing their electricity usage by using renewables and relying on smart solutions, writes Abhishek Sampat, principal analyst for Delta EE.
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May 25, 2020
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Independently evaluating battery quality Companies investing in battery energy storage have historically relied on trust in the major brands supplying the batteries and complete systems. However, with the absence of international manufacturing quality standards, increasing price pressure on major brands, and the proliferation of low-cost manufacturers, buyers and investors are being forced to address quality risks with batteries. Ian Gregory and Benjamin Sternkopf of PI Berlin discuss the need for independent quality assessment in energy storage.
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Aug 03, 2020
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More than just a pipe dream When coupled to gigawatt-scale solar and wind generation, green hydrogen could be the clean fuel to unlock hard-to-electrify sectors of the economy. But first it must be transported cost-effectively to where it’s needed.
Blake Matich
Mar 09, 2021
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New support for Europe’s green transition The European Commission will propose a number of new laws this summer and fall that are set to boost investment in renewable electricity and green hydrogen, reports Andreas Walstad in Brussels.
Andreas Walstad
Jun 07, 2021
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