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Applications & Installations
Key factors when choosing an automated cleaning system for utility scale PV Automating utility-scale solar facilities is now a standard consideration of independent power producers (IPPs), with robotics representing a relatively small portion of total investment. Despite this, offers from technology suppliers should be thoroughly scrutinized, as wrong choices can pose a significant risk to a power generation asset that is expected to last 25 years or more.
ecoppiai
Nov 09, 2022
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Technology & Products
Storage pipeline grows to 10.4 GW, installations reached 1.9 GW in 2017, finds IHS Markit Analyst data records 53% annual growth in storage in 2017, rising to 1.9 GW as South Korea climbed to top of the tree in terms of cumulative capacity. Global project pipeline has soared to 10.4 GW.
Ian Clover
Apr 18, 2018
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Applications & Installations
Solar to top 104 GW of new installations this year, finds GTM Research Latest Global Solar Demand Monitor from GTM Research forecasts 6% annual increase in PV installation growth although current largest markets will register 7% contraction while geographic diversification poised to grow.
Ian Clover
Apr 16, 2018
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Technology & Products
Sterling and Wilson creates new hybrid and storage business, targets 1 GW installations The Indian multinational EPC has this week unveiled a new global division that will focus on the development of power+storage hybrid solutions. The new unit will focus initially on lighting up remote islands and has an installation target of 1 GW.
Ian Clover
Apr 13, 2018
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Applications & Installations
Global investments in small-scale solar rise 16% in Q1, one of few sectors to buck downward trend, finds BNEF New quarterly figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) show that investments in solar PV arrays of less than 1 MW hit US$14.3 billion worldwide in Q1 against 10% year-on-year contraction in global renewable investments.
Ian Clover
Apr 12, 2018
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Applications & Installations
Sterling and Wilson to develop 300 MW of solar in Vietnam The Indian-headquartered EPC has set a June 2019 deadline for its plans to install 300 MW of new solar PV capacity in Vietnam, a market that is poised to boom over the next few years.
Ian Clover
Apr 11, 2018
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Applications & Installations
Fossil fuel global grip being loosened by holy trinity of affordable PV, wind and storage, finds BNEF ‘Unprecedented challenge’ for fossil fuels as low LCOE for solar and wind power, allied to tumbling storage costs, sees renewables claim a larger share of bulk and dispatchable generation while adding vital flexibility to the global energy mix.
Ian Clover
Mar 28, 2018
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Markets & Policy
The 9th ITRPV: module price pressure to continue as production capacity tops 130 GWp and price learning curve rises to 22.8% Annual International Roadmap for Photovoltaics, compiled by the German production equipment industrial association (VDMA), reveals slowdown in module price reduction for 2017 in contrast to significant market increase that saw module production capacity rise above 130 GW.
Ian Clover
Mar 20, 2018
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Research & Development
Q&A: JinkoSolar discusses half cut cells, multi-busbars and bifacial technology Ahead of its upcoming webinar, on March 27, JinkoSolar’s Head of Technical Service Europe, Andrea Viaro, discusses the company’s new Half Cell (HC) Series, the benefits of multi-busbar and bifacial technology, and upcoming innovations, in a Q&A with pv magazine.
Ian Clover
Mar 15, 2018
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