In this Energy Storage News article, CEA’s Senior Energy Storage Engineer Ahn Vu explores how alternative technologies to lithium-ion are unlikely to oust the incumbent anytime soon.
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In this PV Tech article, Martin Meyers, CEA’s Director of Market Intelligence, explores how the Inflation Reduction Act is reshaping U.S. solar manufacturing incentives and project economics.
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George Touloupas, Vice President of ESG and New Services at Clean Energy Associates, and Huatian Xu, Director of Technology and Quality, analyze the March 2025 results from the pv magazine outdoor test installation in Yinchuan, China.
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Transformer procurement has become a critical risk in solar development, with lead times stretching up to three years and fierce global competition for supply. Eddy Ji, CEA’s Senior Supply Chain Manager, explains how developers can avoid costly delays by expanding sourcing strategies and rigorously vetting suppliers.
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This article explores how CEA identified a post-installation anomaly in a 1 GW solar project in Chile that was not visible during earlier inspections. Through further testing, CEA confirmed the issue was self-correcting and avoided unnecessary remediation costs for the client.
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This article explores how CEA investigated glass breakage in over 2,600 PV modules using site inspections and IEC-standard lab testing. The analysis revealed internal structural weaknesses and mounting issues, helping the client identify root causes and assign accountability.
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In this Energy Storage News article, Anjali Joshi, Market Intelligence Analyst at Clean Energy Associates, explains how the shifting political landscape is reshaping the U.S. battery gigafactory race—putting smaller vendors at a disadvantage as larger players consolidate their power.
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In this PV Magazine article, CEA's Senior Policy Analyst Christian Roselund explains that while Trump-era tariffs on steel, aluminum, and Chinese goods may have limited direct impact on solar and battery storage costs, far greater disruption looms from AD/CVD investigations and the expanding Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.
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This article explores a thermal event inspection carried out by Clean Energy Associates (CEA) at a rooftop solar PV installation. CEA found the access to the roof was unsecured that allowed unauthorized cleaning of the site prior to the start of the investigation.
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In this PV Magazine article, CEA's Senior Engineering Manager Claire Kearns McCoy explains how improper handling, stacking, and storage can cause long-term damage to warehouse-stored solar panels.
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George Touloupas, Vice President, ESG and New Services at Clean Energy Associates, and Huatian Xu, Director of Technology and Quality at CEA, introduce the new “pv magazine test 2.0” setup to assess PV modules in the lab and outdoors.
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In this Energy Storage News article, Aaron Marks, CEA’s Energy Storage Market Intelligence Consultant, examines Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) safety considerations and concerns in the aftermath of the Moss Landing fire.
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George Touloupas, CEA’s Senior Director of Technology and Quality, and Huatian Xu, CEA’s Associate Director of Technology and Quality, present a summary of the 2024 pv magazine test results, the ranking throughout the year, and the trends that emerge.
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In this Renewable Energy article, Jake Edie, CEA's Vice President of Marketing, highlights how the 2025 U.S. clean energy sector faces policy uncertainty, despite rising electricity demand from EVs, heat pumps, and data centers, emphasizing the need to align policy, economics, and technology.
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In this Energy Storage News article, Dan Finn-Foley, CEA’s Director of Energy Storage Market Intelligence, looks at the road ahead for the US battery storage industry.
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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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