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Maximize the benefits of solar energy through techno-ecological synergies The dire assessment from the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) made it very clear this past year: To avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis, a significant shift to clean energy sources must be well underway by 2030.

Rebecca Hernandez, University of California, Davis

Sep 10, 2019

Tendency toward diversification Looking back at the PV market in 2018, micro module technologies started maturing in development and moving on to mass production, writes TrendForce analyst Lions Shih. Modules are no longer limited to a single design as before, but rather continuing on the path toward diversification in 2019. The situation is spreading into other areas, as may be seen in the upstream silicon wafer and cell segments.

Lions Shih, analyst, TrendForce

Aug 27, 2019

Distributed generation growing in Latin America In the early years of the 21st century, distributed generation systems in Latin America were mainly installed off-grid in remote rural areas, writes Maria Chea, solar analyst at IHS Markit. As the El Niño phenomenon and high oil prices continued to exacerbate high electricity prices and power shortages, governments began to turn their attention to distributed generation, including PV systems, to assuage strains on their national grid networks.

Maria J. Chea, research analyst, IHS Markit Technology solar team

Aug 20, 2019

Dear European solar industry: Let’s lead the interconnected platform before it is too late While China is single-handedly reducing CAPEX for modules and inverters, Europe understands that hardware won’t be the holy grail – generally speaking. But what is? Perhaps it is time for a new strategy to surf in front of the digital wave.

Konrad Perényi, founder and managing director, Solytic

Aug 14, 2019

Vietnam’s 2019 commissioning rush Vietnam had already successfully commissioned 1.5 GW of utility-scale PV at the end of May this year, and there is no sign of this slowing down, with another 2 GW teed up for June 2019. The breakneck speed in development is making Vietnam a powerhouse in the region in installed capacity, even nipping at the heels of Australia. Rystad Energy’s Minh Koi Le looks at the state of play in the Vietnamese solar market.

Minh Koi Le, Rystad Energy

Jul 23, 2019

10 GW of utility-scale PV+storage by 2023 In 2019, the United States will become the world’s largest market for grid-connected battery energy storage, writes IHS Markit’s Camron Barati, as solar-plus-storage and peaking capacity requirements drive increased procurement.

Camron Barati, IHS Markit

Jul 16, 2019

Looking ahead, post SNEC In the wake of the 2019 SNEC trade show in Shanghai, PV InfoLink chief analyst Corrine Lin delves into the new cell and module technologies that were exhibited at the show.

Corrine Lin, chief analyst, PV InfoLink

Jul 09, 2019

Recharging economies: EV battery manufacturing outlook for Europe As uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) increases, the EV battery market represents an opportunity for European players. McKinsey assesses the potential and looks at factors guiding the location of production capacity.

James Eddy, Alexander Pfeiffer, and Jasper van de Staaij, McKinsey

Jul 04, 2019

Large clusters of solar power stations In the last of a series of blogs, solar pioneer Philip Wolfe looks at areas where solar generating stations are clustered together, without the coordination afforded by organised solar parks.

Philip Wolfe, founder, Wiki-Solar

Jun 25, 2019

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