PV Tech Power Volume 24

108 pages/16 technical papers written by well known industry authors

This volume features insight into a broad array of the downstream industry’s hottest trends and topics as it approaches a critical juncture. The cover feature of this edition explores the introduction of 550W+ panels and the technologies driving them as they look poised to shake up utility-scale solar deployment.

Other features in this issue include:

Behind the rise of US utility-driven solar
How public utilities in the US are taking matters into their own hands in the absence of federal policy
PV ModuleTech Bankability Ratings
Exclusive insight from Finlay Colville as he explores the strengths and weaknesses of module suppliers within our Bankability Ratings
Challenges and solutions for ensuring the long-term health of solar power plants
By Máté Heisz, SolarPower Europe; Ralph Gottschalg, Fraunhofer CSP,; Martin Lütgens, ABO Wind AG; Nicolas Bogdanski, TÜV Rheinland AG; César Hidalgo, DNV GL

PVTP Paper

For lithium to still lead the way…

PV Tech Power Papers, Storage & Smart Power

Although lithium-ion is currently the market leading battery technology in energy storage, this status cannot be guaranteed in perpetuity. Three leading figures from the lithium-ion battery industry give Andy Colthorpe their views how the technology can continue to prosper.

PVTP Paper

Green hydrogen: the zero-carbon seasonal energy storage solution

PV Tech Power Papers, Storage & Smart Power

One of the planet’s most abundant elements, hydrogen has the capacity to be a game-changer in decarbonising the global energy system, writes Janice Lin, founder and president of the Green Hydrogen Coalition.

PVTP Paper

Europe’s energy storage transformation

PV Tech Power Papers, Storage & Smart Power

Energy storage systems were historically used for grid balancing purposes within Europe, limiting their use to such applications or to be considered as “auxiliaries” to renewable generation assets. However, as market prices evolve and new revenue streams emerge, stakeholders must discover the diverse applications that such systems can tap into, writes Naim El Chami.

PVTP Paper

What you should know about manufacturing lithium-ion batteries

PV Tech Power Papers, Storage & Smart Power

Ensuring high quality levels in the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries is critical to preventing underperformance and even safety risks. Benjamin Sternkopf, Ian Greory and David Prince of PI Berlin examine the prerequisites for finding the ‘sweet spot’ between a battery’s cost, performance and lifetime.

PVTP Paper

How cybersecurity is becoming crucial in the digital age

Financial, Legal, Professional, PV Tech Power Papers

A string of high-profile cyberattacks on energy infrastructure highlights the vulnerability of solar farms as they become increasingly reliant on digital systems. Alice Grundy looks at the rising threat of cyberattacks and the measures asset owners can take to mitigate the risks.

PVTP Paper

PV ModuleTech Bankability analysis extended to show module suppliers’ strengths and weaknesses

Financial, Legal, Professional, PV Tech Power Papers

Finlay Colville, head of market research at PV Tech Power publisher Solar Media, discusses what’s inside the Q3 2020 update of the PV ModuleTech Bankability Ratings report and how it details a module supplier’s strengths and weaknesses.

PVTP Paper

Technical considerations to ensuring bankable floating PV projects

Design & Build, PV Tech Power Papers

As larger floating solar projects become a more common sight around the world, bankability is increasingly coming to the fore to satisfy the demands of financiers. Jeremy Ong, Ken Tay and Harald Hammer look at some of the areas where careful due diligence is vital to managing and mitigating technical risks for lenders.

PVTP Paper

The Atacama desert in Chile as a bifacial hotspot: yield modelling within the ATAMOSTEC project

Design & Build, PV Tech Power Papers

Alongside the recent rapid boom in bifacial solar deployment, extensive work has been underway to fine-tune the yield modelling of bifacial systems. Drawing on case studies from the ATAMOSTEC test site in Chile, researchers involved in the collaborative venture describe how it is helping improve understanding of bifacial yield and laying the foundations for a set of new rules to inform system design and installation.

PVTP Paper

PV Tech’s analysis of the ‘Top Performers’ in PVEL’s ‘2020 PV Module Reliability Scorecard’

Plant Performance, PV Tech Power Papers

Mark Osborne analyses the sixth instalment of PV Evolution Labs’ annual module rankings and the insights it offers into the state of PV reliability and performance as technological change continues apace.

PVTP Paper

PV reliability lessons from 100,000 systems

Plant Performance, PV Tech Power Papers

Despite the importance of reliability to the cost competitiveness of PV, large data sets enabling high-level investigation of the technology’s performance in the field are relatively scarce. Dirk C. Jordan, Chris Deline, Bill Marion and Teresa Barnes of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Mark Bolinger of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory study a unique data set of 100,000 PV systems in the US, drawing out tips for better reliability that have relevance to other parts of the world.

PVTP Paper

Challenges and solutions for ensuring the long-term health of solar power plants

PV Tech Power Papers, System Integration

Later this year, a new set of industry guidelines will for the first time codify a set of best practices for EPC contractors. Ahead of publication, members of Solar Power Europe’s O&M task force look at some of the critical areas of PV system integration where high-quality EPC work can most effectively influence a project’s lifetime performance.

PVTP Paper

Tackling inconsistencies in bifacial PV technology

PV Tech Power Papers, System Integration

A comprehensive understanding of the global performance and extra gain offered by a bifacial module remains an elusive goal for PV owners and EPCs due to variations arising from different design, manufacturing and testing methods. Vicente Parra, Ruperto J. Gómez, José C. Vázquez and Francisco Álvarez of Enertis review the main sources of variability and outstanding uncertainties that must be addressed as the industry seeks to define standard rules for reliably selecting, purchasing and deploying bifacial PV modules.

PVTP Paper

Rural electrification in times of corona

Market Watch, PV Tech Power Papers

Travel restrictions imposed by countries in response to the coronavirus pandemic have contribution to a slowdown in investment in rural electrification projects. Thomas Hillig examines the extent of the investment freeze and possible solutions to get capital flowing into much needed projects again.

PVTP Paper

Europe’s moment: The green recovery and Europe’s solar sector

Market Watch, PV Tech Power Papers

The European Union has pinned its hopes for an economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic on green and digital technologies. Molly Lempriere looks at the part solar could play as details are fleshed out.

PVTP Paper

Behind the rise of US utility-driven solar

Market Watch, PV Tech Power Papers

With federal support for renewables having been depleted in recent years, utilities in the US have taken a leading role in the deployment of solar and energy storage. Jules Scully examines how integrated resource plans are driving solar deployment.

PVTP Paper

Is solar ready for the high-power era?

Cover Story, PV Tech Power Papers

The rapid evolution of photovoltaic technology has continued, as modules with peak power outputs in excess of 550W are emerging fast. Driven by a thirst for more power and increasingly larger cells, developers and EPCs now face tougher procurement decisions than ever before. But is the industry ready for such a jump?

PV Tech Power Volume 24

In this issue...

For lithium to still lead the way…

Green hydrogen: the zero-carbon seasonal energy storage solution

Europe’s energy storage transformation

What you should know about manufacturing lithium-ion batteries

How cybersecurity is becoming crucial in the digital age

PV ModuleTech Bankability analysis extended to show module suppliers’ strengths and weaknesses

Technical considerations to ensuring bankable floating PV projects

The Atacama desert in Chile as a bifacial hotspot: yield modelling within the ATAMOSTEC project

PV Tech’s analysis of the ‘Top Performers’ in PVEL’s ‘2020 PV Module Reliability Scorecard’

PV reliability lessons from 100,000 systems

Challenges and solutions for ensuring the long-term health of solar power plants

Tackling inconsistencies in bifacial PV technology

Rural electrification in times of corona

Europe’s moment: The green recovery and Europe’s solar sector

Behind the rise of US utility-driven solar

Is solar ready for the high-power era?

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