CEA’s Senior Policy Analyst, Christian Roselund, looks at the state of the solar supply chain, and what we can expect, under a few different scenarios of how the anti-circumvention investigation may play out.
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In this Green Insider podcast episode, Andy Klump discusses the relationship between the US and China; working as an American in China and the cultural differences; the effect that tariffs and the solar panel anti-circumvention investigation by the Biden Admin is having; and more.
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March 2022 batch of energy yield results from the pv magazine outdoor test field in Xi’an, China. The average bifacial boost is 7.0%. Bifacial modules are performing better than monofacial modules, and bifacial TOPCon leads over bifacial PERC.
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Clean Energy Associates welcomes clean energy expert Christian Roselund as its first Senior Policy Analyst, leading CEA’s research and analysis of global clean energy policies.
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There’s good news and not-so-good news for the solar M&A market – and with both come risk. When it comes to pricing and acquisition of solar asset portfolios, having a thorough understanding of solar asset acquisition can spell the difference between meeting projected returns or realizing future losses.
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The solar industry is experiencing the highest demand, fastest technological innovation, and greatest uncertainty in its history. Furthermore, in the wake of the recent AD/CVD investigation announcement, many PV buyers may turn to suppliers they have not purchased from before. What can PV module buyers be doing to mitigate quality risk?
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While performing PV module electroluminescence (EL) inspections in the field, a new type of microcrack associated with new module and cell technologies has been spotted. They are known as edge ribbon cracks, and have been seen to grow during shipping and installation. CEA’s Claire Kearns-McCoy and George Touloupas offer a closer look.
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February 2022 batch of energy yield results from the pv magazine outdoor test field in Xi’an, China. The average bifacial boost is 5.6%. Bifacial modules are steadily performing above all the other technologies, with multicrystalline modules having the lowest yield.
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CEA's Market Intelligence team has developed a briefing on the high-level implications of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s investigation into anti-dumping and countervailing duties by solar PV makers in four Asian countries.
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CEA’s Andy Klump talks to the Ganbei Podcast about factors affecting supply, demand, and the pricing both in China and abroad. Andy also discusses what the future of solar adoption looks like as governments, businesses, and consumers become more and more willing to spend to adopt clean energy solutions.
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Dec. 2021 and Jan. 2022 batch of energy yield results from the pv magazine outdoor test field in Xi’an, China. The average bifacial boost is 4.6% for December 2021 and 5% for January 2022. Bifacial modules are steadily performing above all the other technologies, with multi modules having the lowest yield.
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Driven by growth in renewable energy deployments, combined with high energy costs from natural disasters and increasing concerns around energy security, global demand for energy storage is expected to surpass 100 GWh in 2025.
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The latest Energy Storage System (ESS) Supplier Market Intelligence report finds that due to growth in renewable energy deployments, high energy costs from natural disasters, and increasing concerns around energy security, global demand for energy storage is expected to surpass 100 GWh in 2005.
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In this Horizons podcast episode, Andy Klump and Alex Whitworth discuss how China’s rapid growth in renewables manufacturing and development is changing the path of the energy transition.
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Q4 2021 module and cell capacity expansions were smaller than expected as many suppliers took old equipment offline and GCL exited cell production entirely.
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In this Power Flow podcast interview, CEA’s VP of Sales & Marketing, Darryl Parker, talks to host Amy Simpkins about his views on how solar will continue to transform the power sector.
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This SunCast episode is a five-minute clip from the full episode with CEA’s Darryl Parker. In this episode, Darryl focuses on understanding the customer beyond your average sales training.
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George Touloupas, CEA’s Senior Director of Technology and Quality, presents a detailed look at the pv magazine indoor test report for the Longi Solar bifacial module with product code LR5-72HBD-535M.
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The latest PV Supplier Market Intelligence report examines energy control policies in China, potential raw material bottle necks, polysilicon updates, module pricing, and global production capacity outlooks.
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In this Environment China episode, CEA’s Founder and CEO, Andy Klump, discusses the scale of the largest solar players, upcoming solar and battery technologies, the relative complexity of the solar supply chain compared to the battery supply chain, how clean energy will evolve, and more.
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