Long Reads

Thin-film manufacturer First Solar is well placed to weather any downturn in PV manufacturing going into 2024.

PV Tech Power contributor John Lubbock examines the challenges of reforming the UK’s electricity market in the face of the increased rollout of renewables in the country.

Microgrids in the US still face several challenges - speed and standardisation chief among them - in order to help alleviate and decentralise the grid.

Reporter George Heynes got in touch with Solargis, a Slovakia-based weather data and software provider for solar power investors and operators, for a deep dive into maximising solar technologies in hot locations.

A look into several utilities updated IRP in Arizona, as they target to increase solar and storage operational capacity in next 15 years.

Maria Popova of the European Federation of Energy Traders makes the case for power purchase agreements from renewable sources, as the sheer volume of renewables growth required to reach Europe’s climate target means that public financial support is unlikely to be sufficient for the task, and market-based instruments and mechanisms need to be deployed alongside.

Soltec is aiming to double its US revenues between 2022 and 2025, and this work could be a blueprint for other European solar players.

PV Tech Premium caught up with the French solar PV manufacturing startup Carbon to discuss its plans for expansion, inclusion in a European research and development (R&D) ecosystem and how to redress the balance of EU solar supply.

Legislators in Texas face a balancing act when considering grid reliability and the ratio of different methods to generate power.