The Washington Post interviewed CEA’s CEO, Andy Klump, in a recent article covering recent news covering US legislation surrounding sub-components of the solar supply chain and the cost of moving supply chains outside China.
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This webinar covers what to expect in the coming year as high-power modules continue to roll out: capacity forecasts, cost and price drivers influencing supplier decisions, technological benefits and risks, and what precautions or adjustments asset developers and owners should consider when purchasing high power modules.
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As a participant in pv magazine’s Roudtables Europe 2021, CEA’s Director of Technology and Quality, George Touloupas, discusses what issues to the BoM new Large Format Modules pose.
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Andy Klump speaks with Currents to discuss how supply chain traceability can improve transparency in the solar supply chain as well as concerns over polysilicon that many financiers and developers have due to their ESG-minded stakeholders.
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Lacking the ‘shock and awe’ factor of previous years, the real highlights of SNEC’s PV Power Expo were the record-breaking cell efficiency levels, TOPCon taking the lead amongst n-type modules, and new cell designs for 210 mm wafers.
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CEA’s survey of major industry players suggests the energy storage industry is in for an explosive five-year growth period as global lithium-ion battery cell production capacity is expected to exceed 2,500 GWh by the end of 2025 with year-on-year growth despite COVID-19.
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The latest Energy Storage System (ESS) Supplier Market Intelligence report finds that despite a 4% decline in global energy storage deployment due to COVID-19, worldwide lithium-ion battery deployment increased by 24%, from 17 GWh in 2019 to 21 GWh in 2020.
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Unprecedented PV capacity expansions and massive technology changes, all at a frantic pace, have created new technical and quality risks. CEA analyzes the data from our quality audits to identify the areas of greatest concern.
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This is the last batch of data generated from the pv magazine outdoor test field before the field was dismantled to be rebuilt. The construction and equipment upgrade were finished at the end of April, and the generation data of May will be reported in the next issue.
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CEA today announced a partnership with 2DegreesKelvin, a UK-based engineering company specializing in solar asset assessments, testing, improvements, and optimization, continuing CEA’s rapid expansion of engineering services.
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Building on the industry’s work to promote corporate social responsibility, SEIA recently released three key resources on ethical labor practices & supply chain transparency which will help solar businesses navigate sustainable procurement of solar products.
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With solar at the verge of reaching the Terawatt era, the PV industry is looking at how to further improve its sustainability performance in relation to environmental, social and corporate governance aspects.
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The pv magazine test array in Xi’an, China, is being dismantled and upgraded this month. CEA has taken the opportunity to analyze three years of performance data, in addition to running modules from the array through another series of lab measurements.
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With the demand for energy storage materials and products burgeoning, supply chain constraints will continue to be a concern throughout the industry. Learn how the industry can address and get ahead in its efforts to mitigate risks to the supply chain, including the prospects for increased domestic supply.
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SolarPower Europe released the Solar Sustainability Best Practices Benchmark Report, outlining the steps and procedures companies within the solar value chain should follow to improve and ensure responsibility, transparency and accountability in the solar industry.
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Today, the national trade association for the U.S. solar industry, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), released its Solar Supply Chain Traceability Protocol 1.0, co-authored by Clean Energy Associates and STS.
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Based on current projections of solar manufacturing capacity, the production capacity of solar modules is more than twice that of 2021 annual solar demand. While some other upstream production segments lag downstream manufacturing, the market is becoming oversaturated with PV products.
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In HSBC’s inaugural episode, CEA’s Founder and CEO, Andy Klump, shares his learnings on managing an international supply chain, adapting value propositions, and building a sustainable business and a better world for future generations.
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CNBC Interviewed CEA’s Founder and CEO, Andy Klump, on sourcing polysilicon, how traceability audits can help, and meeting the US market demands.
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China manufactures 2/3 of the world’s solar panels and batteries. Andy Klump discusses what’s happening in these industries (technology, pricing, legislation), while also delving into ESG, carbon content, and traceability.
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