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 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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In this pv magazine Webinar, Nicholas Hudson, Principal Engineer Engineering Services, and Ankil Sanghvi, Senior Engineering Manager at CEA, shed light on how thermal events and other costly safety issues are often driven by preventable failures.
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In this pv magazine Webinar, Nicholas Hudson, Principal Engineer Engineering Services, and Jörg Althaus, Director Engineering and Quality Assurance Services, discuss common issues during production, what the downstream impact of those issues are, and action that can be taken to prevent these risks.
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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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Successful solar project acquisition depends on evaluating the technology and engineering choices made—modules, inverters, racking systems, and production models. This post dives deep into how these decisions provide insights to corporate renewable energy buyers, ensuring the project's viability and performance.
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CEA took on the task of monitoring the construction progress for Germany's largest solar carport (16.2 MW). Our mission? To ensure the client met lender requirements and documented code compliance.
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Clean Energy Associates conducted safety audits on over 600 commercial PV rooftops, revealing safety issues in a staggering 97% of them. Several crucial measures can ensure the safe operation of rooftop solar arrays and allay common safety concerns.
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Explore the essentials of technical due diligence for solar PV systems. This series begins with a focus on site assessments, addressing challenges from foundation types to weather impacts for both ground and rooftop installations.
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Faced with obsolete inverters, BMR Energy collaborated with Clean Energy Associates for a cost-effective repowering strategy at their Bodden Town Solar Plant. They replaced failing inverters with larger units from the same OEM in a phased approach, boosting system capacity and reliability, underlining the value of proactive repowering for aging solar facilities.
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Solar installations on building rooftops are increasingly widespread as businesses strive to reduce their carbon footprints and save on electricity. Unfortunately, this growing trend has coincided with a rise in rooftop fires, signifying unseen safety threats. In this webinar, CEA will discuss the most common issues found on solar rooftops, as well as their potential safety implications.
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While the adoption of C&I solar rooftops has grown extensively, the industry has encountered safety concerns, including fires and other safety risks. CEA has conducted safety audits on over 600 commercial PV rooftops, and has found significant safety problems in 97% of them. Here’s how developers and end-users prevent the common causes before incidents occur.
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Going above and beyond can drive up costs when it comes to solar project features such as racking height and module glass strength. But in an ever-warming world, it could take only one extreme weather event to destroy investments. Clean Energy Associates VP - Technology Paul Wormser offers a few tips for developers.
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In this pv magazine Webinar, Claire Kearns-McCoy, Engineering Services Manager at CEA, takes us through the risks posed by undetected microcracks in a PV module, including how the problem can develop during the module lifecycle, and the challenges of proving the origin of a performance damaging crack in order for warranty or insurance claims to pay out.
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A leading private equity fund recently led an investment of over USD $100 million into a PV module manufacturer, supported by technical and market due diligence provided by CEA.
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Fire and safety risks on PV commercial rooftops are present on as much as 90% of all installations. Thankfully, most of these risks can be easily identified and resolved. CEA’s Rogér Balyon covers the most common issues and risks.
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Quanta Services engaged CEA to perform technical and market due diligence on the potential acquisition of Blattner, a top solar EPC.
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The benefits of rooftop solar are enormous. However, the risk of fires on rooftop installations is uncomfortably common. A recent study by Clean Energy Associates showed that 90% of inspected rooftops had significant safety and fire risks.
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pv magazine Roundtables USA included this presentation by CEA’s Senior Project Manager/Solar Engineer, Claire Kearns-McCoy on the importance of using EL imaging to ensure PV module quality.
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