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Bifacial PV tracking systems: an international overview

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October 29, 2024
By Joshua Stein, Giosuè Maugeri, Silvana Ovaitt and Thore Müller
PV systems combining bifacial and tracker technologies deliver the lowest-cost PV-generated electricity in most parts of the world.
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The cold, hard truth about soldering defects

Guest Blog, Features
October 21, 2024
By Paul Wormser and Jake Edie
Cold soldering has become the highest frequency problem found during pre-shipment electroluminescence inspection of PV modules, write CEA's Paul Wormser and Jake Edie.
Grid infrastructure in the US.
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FERC’s landmark interconnection and transmission reforms: what are they, and will they survive?

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October 9, 2024
By Steven Shparber, Omar Bustami and Julia Hutchinson Morton of Mintz
FERC has introduced major transmission reforms to ease bottlenecks. Lawyers from Mintz explore details of the reforms.
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Bringing solar availability assumptions back down to earth: the case for adjusting to 97%

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September 30, 2024
By Hannah Rasmussen and Ben Browne, kWh Analytics
PV modelling relies on the assumption of 99% availability for forecasting, but the adoption of a more realistic metric would improve finances.
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How solar projects are tackling power market challenges

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September 27, 2024
By Marcus Peech and Tomás García
Reducing volatility impacts, managing cannibalisation and investing in grids will help solar energy cement its role in global energy systems.
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Enhancing reliability in bifacial PV modules: a novel approach to albedo estimation

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September 25, 2024
By Ignacio J. Fernández, Juan Carlos Jimeno, Mario Martínez, Eneko Ortega, Sofía Rodríguez and Sergio Suarez
Teams from Enertis Applus+ and the University of the Basque Country report on a new methodology to improve bifacial performance assessments.
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Removing the barriers to US transmission reform

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September 24, 2024
By Lori Bird and Joe Hack
Lori Bird and Joe Hack of the World Resources Institute examine legislative and regulatory efforts to break the US transmission bottleneck.
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Scaling the solar supply chain to 50GW annually: challenges and opportunities for US manufacturing

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September 17, 2024
By Davor Sutija
Davor Sutija looks at how the US solar industry can build on the momentum from the Inflation Reduction Act to boost further opportunities in manufacturing.
Catastrophic-type glass breakage in PV modules.
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PV modules are getting weaker—how should the industry respond?

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September 16, 2024
By Colin Sillerud, CFV Labs
Colin Sillerud of CFV Labs discusses how PV modules have become weaker as a result of their growing surface area and diminishing frame sizes.
The Lamesa solar project in Texas.

Managing seasonality impacts and optimising O&M planning to secure favourable insurance terms

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September 9, 2024
By Jason Kaminsky, CEO, kWh Analytics
The increase in frequency, severity and range of severe weather events is having a growing impact on renewable projects year-round.

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