PODCAST: TOPCon’s takeover and Europe’s surging energy storage demand

By PV Tech
May 26, 2022
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JinkoSolar’s n-type Tiger Neo module mounted to Soltec trackers at Intersolar Europe 2022. Image: PV Tech.

The Solar Media Podcast returns to discuss the continued rise of TOPCon PV modules and energy storage demand throughout Europe.

Fresh from Intersolar Europe 2022, the PV Tech and Energy-Storage.news editorial teams reflect on the exhibition and what it means for a European solar renaissance – both upstream and downstream – with the European Commission’s REPowerEU plan providing the perfect backdrop.

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There’s also talk of the stress currently felt in the energy storage supply chain, a look at how the supplier – customer relationship has changed in renewables after more than a year of surging prices and a detailed assessment of which energy storage markets are on the rise.

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