Long Reads

George Heynes charts the key market developments in the EU countries of Northern Europe, as well as non-EU members, Norway and the UK.

Last year saw 96GW of distributed PV installed in China, an all-time record. But as Carrie Xiao reports, even as the distributed market segment begins to surge, problems associated with its rapid development are beginning to emerge.

JP Casey reports on recent developments in Western Europe, where past and future elections are creating waves.

PV Tech Premium spoke with Oxford PV's CEO about bringing perovskite solar products to market and the conditions for future innovation.

PV Tech Premium reports on the barriers now facing European solar, from changing political winds to lagging grid modernisation efforts.

The EU and the US are leading efforts to reduce the carbon intensity of PV manufacturing through targeted import tariffs. As well as supporting decarbonisation efforts, such policies could also promote geographic diversification in the solar supply chain and greater supply resilience, writes Michael Parr of the Ultra Low Carbon Solar Alliance.

The corporate world is taking an increased interest in community solar, which can take multiple forms, from tax equity to offtake.

The foundations of a solar project offer multiple opportunities for driving down system costs. Arash Yazdani of PRI Engineering describes some of the key steps involved in investigating the specific conditions of a project site and developing a foundation design that will stand the test of time.

As a fast-growing segment of the industry, floating solar is also a novel technology that comes with a variety of new operational risks.