Large-scale, stationary battery energy storage systems (BESS) have rapidly become crucial components of modern power grids. With the increasing adoption of BESS, however, the risk of battery fires has increased, as Jeff Zwijack of Clean Energy Associates reports.
Read MoreCEA’s Vice President of Marketing, Jake Edie, recently wrote an article in Renewable Energy World about the most surprising findings in clean energy and what developers and buyers will be watching most closely as 2024 unfolds.
Read MoreFollowing extensive factory quality audits on over 30 GWh of energy storage projects over the past six years, CEA’s BESS Quality Risks Report highlights identified key defects and issues, including their causes and associated risks.
Read MoreIn this Energy-Storage.news webinar, CEA’s Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) experts will share essential lessons learned after performing factory quality audits on over 30GWh of BESS projects.
Read MoreCEA's Director of Engineering Services, Jörg Althaus, joins pv magazine's Roundtables Europe 2023 to discuss how the industry is addressing the longevity, testing methods, and problem prevention of new solar panel technologies like TOPCon to safeguard investments.
Read MoreCEA’s Paul Wormser outlines the key steps to ensure the success of future solar deployment in the developing world. He highlights the importance of carefully considering the environment, available infrastructure, and long-term maintenance issues.
Read MoreWhile the adoption of C&I solar rooftops has grown extensively, the industry has encountered safety concerns, including fires and other safety risks. CEA has conducted safety audits on over 600 commercial PV rooftops, and has found significant safety problems in 97% of them. Here’s how developers and end-users prevent the common causes before incidents occur.
Read MoreClean Energy Associates (CEA), the leading provider of technical due diligence and engineering services for solar PV and energy storage around the globe, announced the launch of a suite of supply chain consulting, quality assurance, and market intelligence services to support the rapidly growing green hydrogen sector.
Read MoreThe solar industry has been facing significant supply chain turbulence, resulting in various challenges such as contract breaches, project delays, and frayed relationships between module suppliers and buyers. To navigate this complex environment, CEA’s Martin Deak has developed a comprehensive buyer guide that sheds light on the key issues affecting the PV procurement landscape.
Read MoreCEA’s Joerg Althaus reports that renewables developers need to be cautious about the high defect rates linked to new factories, given the multitude of new production lines that have been announced following the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the European Union's adoption of President Joe Biden's approach.
Read MoreGeorge Touloupas, CEA's Senior Director for Technology and Quality, analyzes the price premium that solar developers will need to accept in exchange for the LCOE savings offered by the next generation of high efficiency PV panels.
Read MoreCEA’s Senior Director of Technology & Quality, George Touloupas, explores the prevailing progress trends in multiple components of the PV module, and how new technologies are affecting the quality of the manufactured PV module and the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE).
Read MoreIn this episode of The Solar Journey, host Torsten Brammer talks to a pioneer in the field of quality insurance for PV power plants. Jörg Althaus is the Director of Engineering Services, QA, and ESG at Clean Energy Associates.
Read MoreIn this PV Tech webinar, CEA’s VP of Technology, Paul Wormser, and Director of Engineering Services, Joerg Althaus, discuss key strategies to mitigate PV procurement risk.
Read MoreIn this pv magazine Webinar, CEA’s storage experts walk participants through energy storage trends - from the supply chain and market perspective, as well as system designs and technologies. We also outline best practices to keep in mind when selecting an energy storage supplier.
Read MoreIn this pv magazine Webinar, Claire Kearns-McCoy, Engineering Services Manager at CEA, takes us through the risks posed by undetected microcracks in a PV module, including how the problem can develop during the module lifecycle, and the challenges of proving the origin of a performance damaging crack in order for warranty or insurance claims to pay out.
Read MoreAs a participant in the Taiyang News Quality panel, CEA’s Director of Technology and Quality, George Touloupas, discussed rear materials (backsheet and glass), encapsulants (EVA and POE), and M10 vs M12 modules.
Read MoreThis webinar covers what to expect in the coming year as high-power modules continue to roll out: capacity forecasts, cost and price drivers influencing supplier decisions, technological benefits and risks, and what precautions or adjustments asset developers and owners should consider when purchasing high power modules.
Read MoreAs a participant in pv magazine’s Roudtables Europe 2021, CEA’s Director of Technology and Quality, George Touloupas, discusses what issues to the BoM new Large Format Modules pose.
Read MoreDuring a thermal runaway event, heat inside the battery can also cause the battery’s electrolyte to evaporate out of the battery cell, creating a mixture of volatile gases that can explode if the battery system is not properly vented.
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