George Touloupas, Senior Director of Technology and Quality for Clean Energy Associates (CEA), analyzes the October 2024 energy-yield results from the outdoor testing field in Xi’an, China.
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In this PV Magazine article, George Touloupas, CEA’s Senior Director for Technology and Quality, highlights the innovative strides made by Aiko Solar Energy’s Infinite Module Series.
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In this pv magazine article, George Touloupas, CEA’s Senior Director for Technology and Quality, reviews the quality assurance (QA) activity and methodologies used to ensure PV performance and emphasizes the importance of data-driven approaches and continuous monitoring.
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In this pv magazine article, Claire Kearns-McCoy, CEA’s Senior Engineering Manager, and Paul Wormser, CEA’s Vice President for Technology, consider the lasting impact of a May 2019 hailstorm that damaged 400,000 solar panels in Texas.
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In this pv magazine article, Jeff Zwijack, CEA’s Senior Manager for Energy Storage, explores the essential factors in selecting battery energy storage system (BESS) suppliers. With insights on supplier technology, quality assurance, and risk mitigation, Zwijack guides developers in building resilient, high-performance energy storage projects.
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In this PV Tech article, Paul Wormser, Vice President of Technology, and Jake Edie, Vice President of Marketing, discuss the prevalence of soldering defects in solar panels, their impact on performance, and how robust quality assurance measures can help mitigate these risks.
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In this PV Tech article, Ankil Sanghvi, Senior Engineering Manager, looks at the details of inverter architecture that should be investigated to prevent the worst from happening.
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US industrial policy has supported an uptick in annual solar module production capacity, while trade policy has ramped up the cost of cell and module imports. In this pv magazine article, Andy Klump, the founder of CEA, offers some tips to help solar developers plan a route to success.
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In this pv magazine article, CEA’s quality assurance experts Jörg Althaus and Dutt Du discuss some of the most common defects that can derail tracking system quality, while making the case for quality control throughout the supply chain.
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In a recent LevelTen Energy report, Clean Energy Associates (CEA) unpacked the impacts of expanded solar tariffs, AD/CVD investigations, and other issues on project development and PPA prices.
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Mark Hagedorn, the Vice President of Manufacturing Services for Clean Energy Associates, discusses how setting up a new production line for solar modules with a "factory in a box" approach requires meticulous planning and expert implementation to avoid costly pitfalls and ensure smooth operations.
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In this Solar Power World article, Jake Edie, Vice President of Marketing CEA, discusses the changing dynamics in the solar and energy storage markets and emphasizes the importance of maintaining high standards for quality in suppliers, products, project design, and installation to avoid costly issues.
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Mark Hagedorn, the Vice President of Manufacturing Services for Clean Energy Associates, discusses the various challenges companies face when expanding into foreign markets, emphasizing the importance of understanding cultural differences and adapting to local business practices.
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In this pv magazine article, CEA’s supply chain and procurement expert Engilla Draper discusses how measures like the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) have led to significant price disparities in solar panels between the United States and Europe, with U.S. prices being nearly double.
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In this PV Tech article, George Touloupas, CEA’s Director of Technology and Quality, and Brian Hansen, CEA’s Director of Supply Chain, discuss the solar industry's shift from passivated emitter and rear contact (PERC) technology to tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) technology.
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In this Energy Storage News article, CEA’s Senior Director of Technology and Quality, George Touloupas, and Jeff Zwijack, Senior Manager of Energy Storage, discuss how rapid technology improvements and trade policy risks pose a dilemma for US battery storage procurement decision-makers.
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In this pv magazine article, CEA’s Vice President of technology Paul Wormser and associate director of services procurement Travis Secrest from EDPR discuss how local sourcing of solar and energy storage in the U.S., while mitigating certain supply chain risks, introduces new concerns for investors regarding startup pains, component imports, and the necessity of strategic supply agreements and oversight.
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In this Solar Power World article, Jason Knapp, CEA's Director of Government Relations, explains Foreign Trade Zones and how companies can benefit from these special areas in the U.S. by receiving tax advantages to support manufacturing and economic growth, particularly in the clean energy sector.
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This fourth part of Due Diligence 101 series covers due diligence for buying solar farms, emphasizing analyzing control systems, degradation, shifting equipment, project portfolios, operations, maintenance, and comparing with original design specifications for optimal performance and reliability.
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This third article in the Due Diligence 101 series explores how performance modeling is essential for evaluating the expected output and identifying potential issues in an existing solar energy project, providing a basis for informed acquisition decisions.
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