2017 was tet another record-breaking year for energy storage. Riding high on
expectation, the industry is braced for challenges and successes in equal measure this year too.
We canvassed opinions from some of the world’s leading trade associations and representative
bodies on the year just gone and what 2018 could bring
As Europe and other hot PV markets transition to low- or no-subsidy environments,
could a different direction help improve solar economics? Liam Stoker looks at why east-west
orientated projects are increasing in popularity
Ben Willis looks at the latest trends from some of the world’s most promising emerging PV markets.
This issue features Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and South Korea
Singapore operates the world’s largest testbed for floating PV, comparatively testing
and evaluating 10 different floating PV installations from around the world, and held the first floating
solar conference globally in October 2017. Writing exclusively for PV Tech Power, Thomas Reindl of
the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) reports on a form of solar power whose
huge potential is starting to be realised
After the frenzied highs of several year ago, Japan’s PV market has quietened down
somewhat. But As Izumi Kaizuka writes, ongoing policy and market reforms and the evolution of
new technologies look set to ensure strong continued growth for the foreseeable future
The commercial and industrial segment is one of the most promising sub-sectors of the
energy storage space. Julian Jansen of IHS Markit describes recent efforts to model the US C&I storage
landscape and what it reveals about this dynamic emerging market. As told to Andy Colthorpe
Islands are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of natural disasters such as
hurricanes. John Merritt looks at some of the emerging solutions to building more resilient energy
systems through the deployment of microgrids that combine multiple energy generation and
storage technologies
In 2017 China’s domestic PV market surpassed 50GW. Meishi Tan asks whether such
astonishing levels of deployment can be sustained and, if so, what the future drivers of growth will be
Australia’s large-scale PV segment has been one of the star performers of the past
year. Vincent Dwyer and Jacqueline Fetchet look at the past and future drivers for this dynamic
market and ask whether recent momentum can be maintained
Examining a PV power plant to ascertain its health is a key measure when
warranties for components expire. Romain Elsair and Marcos Blanco of Greensolver outline some
of the main steps involved in effective end of warranty inspections
