PV plant data reported to stakeholders has hitherto lacked consistency. Our authors report on efforts by the IECRE to harmonise the information being reported to investors, regulators and others over a project’s lifecycle
Issue 13 of PV Tech Power is finally here. This volume includes a three-part inverter special report, insight from First Solar about how its recycling procedures impact a project’s lifecycle costs, and must-read material from our colleagues at Energy-Storage.News. Alternative views on the role of blockchain in a modern power grid are revealed, and we bring you an exclusive report from the U.K.’s first unsubsidised, large-scale solar plant. A clean power investor offers his inside look at clean energy finance, energy storage as a replacement for traditional grid infrastructure is explored and so much more.
Storage integration | Our team profile 10 of the leading global system integrators working in energy storage today. This is a handful of the names that are designing systems, solving problems, executing projects and shaping the industry around us.
Trade dispute | Battle lines have been drawn as another trade dispute convulses the US solar industry. An increasingly bitter war of
words as the case hearings get underway is discussed.
Technology | Falling prices have seen single-axis trackers become standard issue in utility PV plants in many parts of the world. As the tracker market becomes more crowded, manufacturers are developing increasingly sophisticated technologies to stay ahead of the game and support wider PV power plant innovation.
Policy | State governments and agencies have a key role to play in fostering the growth of energy storage.The key policies, programmes and incentives being used by America’s pioneering storage states are discussed.
The technical feasibility of floating solar PV and its long-term durability have often been questioned, but this year’s commissioning of a giant project on a lake in eastern China has launched the technology into the global spotlight.
Markets | The UK government has placed energy storage at the forefront of its industrial strategy. How this is creating the right conditions for what many believe will be a boom market in years to come is discussed.
Module failure | Defective modules causing power losses in PV systems need to be easily detected
with a rapid and cost-effective inspection method. UV fluorescence of module encapsulation polymers is used for the fast detection of module failures under daylight conditions without disconnection, allowing the inspection of up to 200 modules in an hour during daytime
Grid storage | The advent of grid-scale energy storage means a whole raft of new technical, safety and risk-mitigation requirements for the industry to understand.Guidance designed to help stakeholders get to grips with this fast-emerging sector is discussed.
