On June 21, the U.S. Government's Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) went into effect, with major implications for the composition of the global supply chain. In this webinar, CEA supply chain and policy experts outline how the law is written, how it will be implemented, and dive into the larger market implications of UFLPA.
Read MoreCEA’s Andy Klump talks to The Worldly Marketer Podcast about his personal career journey of relocating to China from the U.S., adapting to the local business culture, and eventually launching and scaling his own global company. He also discusses global and regional trends he’s seeing in solar energy, and his perspective on the solar supply chain going forward.
Read MoreMay 2022 batch of energy yield results from the pv magazine outdoor test field in Xi’an, China. The average bifacial boost is 9.1%. The average yield of the bifacial TOPCon category leads over the average yield of modules in the bifacial PERC category.
Read MoreJörg Althaus has joined Clean Energy Associates as Director, Engineering and ESG Services, to help clients build and source clean energy and meet zero-carbon and ESG goals.
Read MoreAs a participant in pv magazine’s Roudtables Europe 2022, CEA’s Senior Director of Technology and Quality, George Touloupas, discusses technology trends in PV manufacturing and the latest cell concepts, including the performance advantages of heterojunction and TOPCon.
Read MoreQuestions remain about Biden’s decision to waive solar tariffs for two years, including what the immediate next steps are for the US solar market, and the effects this executive order will have on module imports into the country. CEA’s Paul Wormser joins PV Tech to answer these questions.
Read MoreApril 2022 batch of energy yield results from the pv magazine outdoor test field in Xi’an, China. The average bifacial boost is 8.3%. The average yield of the bifacial TOPCon category leads over the average yield of modules in the bifacial PERC category.
Read MoreCEA's Market Intelligence team has developed a briefing on the outcome and implications of the U.S. federal government’s strategy release for the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which goes into effect on June 21.
Read Morepv magazine recently interviewed CEA’s Vice President of Technology, Paul Wormser, and Senior Policy Analyst, Christian Roselund, to discuss the recent U.S. suspension on solar tariffs for modules manufactured in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, and other executive orders taken by the Biden Administration.
Read MoreMark Hagedorn has joined Clean Energy Associates as VP, Manufacturing Services, to help equipment and e-mobility providers grow and navigate the key challenges critical for success in the coming decade.
Read MoreThe White House has confirmed that President Biden will use executive action to suspend any duties that would have applied to solar cells and modules from Southeast Asia under the anti-circumvention investigation for up to 24 months.
Read MoreCEA’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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreMarch 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.
Read MoreClean 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.
Read MoreThere’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.
Read MoreThe 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?
Read MoreWhile 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.
Read MoreFebruary 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.
Read MoreCEA'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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