2021 is expected to have the highest PV installation capacity on record for many key markets, including China. In the last few months, PV module suppliers have been continuously increasing their prices for 2021.
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2021 is expected to be a record-breaking year for storage, but with technological innovation accelerating, renewable energy asset owners need to carefully select safe and reliable systems to protect their storage investments.
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During the largest nighttime onsite EL imaging test ever conducted, CEA inspected 180,000 PV modules of a 56MW solar project and helped the O&M build a case for the manufacturer to replace over 5,000 defective modules.
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2020 introduced PV modules above 500 W as the new norm, offering the potential to lower LCOE, but also coming with risks. We also saw supply constraints for encapsulant, glass, and polysilicon which are likely to continue into early 2021.
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As energy storage looks to form the bedrock of the future electricity grid, great strides are made every day to develop smart, low-cost, sustainable distributed generation resources. Here are the trends to look for in 2021.
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From Covid and supply chain disruptions to the rapid adoption and growth of renewables and new technology, 2020 has left its impact unlike any others. 2021 will likely offer even more PV industry growth, despite some policy speed bumps and uncertainty.
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Hail is becoming a bigger financial risk for insurers, and they are not covering all the damage. As glass gets thinner, solar asset owners need to take notice.
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The rooftops of big-box retailers remain an emerging market for PV solar. However, if these new electrical systems are not managed and/or installed correctly, they can result in de-energized systems catching fire.
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To capture 26% credit, your solar projects must either be placed in service by the end of 2020 or satisfy the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) safe harbor provisions such as the broadly termed “continuous construction” and the “5% rule.”
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Disruptions in polysilicon supply this summer, as well as demand for solar PV during the ongoing pandemic, have added a new source of supply risk to project finance and construction that can lead to price risk and make projects unviable.
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In recent months, the solar industry has experienced several polysilicon price shocks following supply disruptions. While production is expected only to be temporarily offline, this latest development will only raise the price hike potential for polysilicon.
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An EPC firm received 17 MW of PV modules from a manufacturer in Asia for install on a portfolio of solar projects in the United States. Inspections performed by CEA found that almost 20% of received modules had detrimental microcracks.
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Due to the COVID-19 global supply chain disruption, buyers are concerned about where to secure quality solar modules. If you’re sourcing modules for 2020 (and beyond), rather than selecting a module based on the location of the factory, consider first your product requirements.
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CEA Founder and CEO, Andy Klump, provides an update and message of hope amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As the solar industry has skyrocketed in the last decade, this diversifying supply chain has helped drive down prices to undreamt-of levels. Quality assurance will help sustain our success even in uncertain times due to COVID-19.
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The Supplier Benchmarking Program (SBP) is designed to deliver the PV industry’s only real time, independent, and unbiased ranking of the top PV module manufacturers in the world.
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Firms that obtain their equipment from convoluted overseas supply chains can learn from corporate investors, now seeking to reduce the volatility in their stock portfolios.
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The battery energy storage landscape is continuing to evolve. While battery manufacturing was once dominated by Japan and more recently South Korea, China is quickly becoming a major player. Nowhere is this more apparent than with lithium-ion batteries (LIB).
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The solar industry is experiencing rapid changes from new technologies like PERC, half-cut cells, and new materials, to a large migration of manufacturing to SE Asia. Examine how these trends are impacting solar quality.
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With huge leaps made in automation of PV module production facilities over the past decade, module quality and output have seen dramatic increases. Discover the pros and cons for automation of key process steps.
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