During the largest nighttime onsite EL imaging test ever conducted, CEA inspected 180,000 PV modules of a 56MW solar project and helped the O&M build a case for the manufacturer to replace over 5,000 defective modules.
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S&P Global recently interviewed CEA’s Vice President of Technology, Paul Wormser, regarding President-elect Biden’s green agenda and the upcoming legislation making its way through the U.S. Congress that would ban goods made in China’s autonomous Xinjiang region where Washington alleges forced labor is being used.
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2020 introduced PV modules above 500 W as the new norm, offering the potential to lower LCOE, but also coming with risks. We also saw supply constraints for encapsulant, glass, and polysilicon which are likely to continue into early 2021.
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As energy storage looks to form the bedrock of the future electricity grid, great strides are made every day to develop smart, low-cost, sustainable distributed generation resources. Here are the trends to look for in 2021.
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From Covid and supply chain disruptions to the rapid adoption and growth of renewables and new technology, 2020 has left its impact unlike any others. 2021 will likely offer even more PV industry growth, despite some policy speed bumps and uncertainty.
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The latest report examines the commodity prices impacting solar and the upward pricing trends expected to continue well into 2021 - raising module prices.
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Hail is becoming a bigger financial risk for insurers, and they’re not covering all the damage. As glass gets thinner and storms get worse, solar asset owners need to take notice.
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Hail is becoming a bigger financial risk for insurers, and they are not covering all the damage. As glass gets thinner, solar asset owners need to take notice.
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Thermal runaway is always the big concern for lithium-ion batteries. Chris Wright discusses why the energetics of an LFP thermal runaway failure are much lower than that of in NCM or NCA.
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Chris Wright discusses gas detection systems and active ventilation in the face of a battery fire.
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LFP cost structure can better take advantage of economies of scale compared to NCM. The main cost contributors to a lithium ion battery cell are the cathode, the anode, the separator, and the electrolyte.
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As part of our SPI 2020 presentations, CEA's Chris Wright revealed two battery fire risk case studies involving cells and racking.
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Thermal runaway at the cell level can typically be mitigated. The big risk is thermal runaway that cascades from a single cell to an adjacent cell. This risks consuming a battery module and spreading from battery module to battery module.
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As the supply chain for lithium ion-based energy storage becomes more complex and diversifies away from the traditional manufacturers, the need for quality assurance to ensure investment confidence is on the rise.
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With PV modules being sold today with longer warranties than ever before the PV installer community should feel safe in offering their customers assurances that the products will stand the test of time. However, when modules underperform or fail, making claims on those warranties is rarely straightforward.
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CEA’s latest energy storage system (ESS) supplier market intelligence report finds the energy storage industry on track for annual growth despite COVID-19, and rapid growth over the next five years as new partnerships and technologies ramp up.
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The latest ESS Supplier Market Intelligence Report finds global lithium-ion battery cell production capacity on track to exceed 770 GWh by the end of the year, with year-on-year growth despite COVID-19.
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The rooftops of big-box retailers remain an emerging market for PV solar. However, if these new electrical systems are not managed and/or installed correctly, they can result in de-energized systems catching fire.
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With the PV market still feeling the effects of recent polysilicon production disruptions, the PV Supplier Market Intelligence report takes a closer look at available supply and its implications for 2021.
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