The latest Energy Storage System (ESS) Supplier Market Intelligence Report finds that weak global EV demand growth continued to affect planned cell manufacturing capacity.
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George Touloupas, Senior Director of Technology and Quality for Clean Energy Associates (CEA), analyzes the October 2024 energy-yield results from the outdoor testing field in Xi’an, China.
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In this PV Magazine article, George Touloupas, CEA’s Senior Director for Technology and Quality, highlights the innovative strides made by Aiko Solar Energy’s Infinite Module Series.
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The quarterly published Energy Storage STPR covers global and regional supply chain analysis, technology trends, and regional policy analysis. This quarter the focus is on the ramp-up of energy capacity per container and container shipping trends.
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In this pv magazine article, George Touloupas, CEA’s Senior Director for Technology and Quality, reviews the quality assurance (QA) activity and methodologies used to ensure PV performance and emphasizes the importance of data-driven approaches and continuous monitoring.
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The ESS Price Forecasting Report provides an in-depth five-year forecast for the price of a DC battery container, including battery cells, modules, racking, and additional balance of system needed for a containerized battery system.
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In this Energy Storage webinar, Senior Policy Analyst Christian Roselund and Director of Energy Storage Market Intelligence Dan Finn-Foley analyze the potential impacts of U.S. policy changes on solar and battery storage.
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The PV Price Forecasting Report provides independent market intelligence on changes in global supply chains and accurate forecasts for supply price scenarios based on technologies, materials, manufacturing regions and target markets, as well as supply and demand forecasts and analysis.
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George Touloupas, Senior Director of Technology and Quality for Clean Energy Associates (CEA), analyzes the September 2024 energy-yield results from the outdoor testing field in Xi’an, China.
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In this pv magazine article, Claire Kearns-McCoy, CEA’s Senior Engineering Manager, and Paul Wormser, CEA’s Vice President for Technology, consider the lasting impact of a May 2019 hailstorm that damaged 400,000 solar panels in Texas.
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In this pv magazine USA week webinar, CEA’s Senior Policy Analyst, Christian Roselund, joins other industry professionals to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act, the high demand for renewable energy procurement, and shifting trade policies that are driving a steady flow of new factory announcements in the US.
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George Touloupas, Senior Director of Technology and Quality for Clean Energy Associates (CEA), analyzes the August 2024 energy-yield results from the outdoor testing field in Xi’an, China.
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In this pv magazine article, Jeff Zwijack, CEA’s Senior Manager for Energy Storage, explores the essential factors in selecting battery energy storage system (BESS) suppliers. With insights on supplier technology, quality assurance, and risk mitigation, Zwijack guides developers in building resilient, high-performance energy storage projects.
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The PV SMIP provides a comprehensive and unbiased analysis of the top PV module manufacturers in the world. It offers detailed insights into capacities, technology, and efficiency roadmaps, along with Manufacturing, Capacity, and Technology (MCT) ratings for each supplier.
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The semi-annual Green Hydrogen Supply, Technology & Policy Report provides an in-depth look at the green hydrogen sector. It offers a comprehensive evaluation of electrolyzer production capacity expansion, detailed analysis of industry technology roadmaps, and an extensive evaluation of policy impacts on supply and demand.
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In this PV Tech article, Paul Wormser, Vice President of Technology, and Jake Edie, Vice President of Marketing, discuss the prevalence of soldering defects in solar panels, their impact on performance, and how robust quality assurance measures can help mitigate these risks.
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In this webinar, CEA experts present findings on the most common issues seen in PV manufacturing factories, based on their latest inspection data.
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In this PV Tech article, Ankil Sanghvi, Senior Engineering Manager, looks at the details of inverter architecture that should be investigated to prevent the worst from happening.
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Over the past 8 years, CEA has conducted more than 70,000 quality inspections in over 300 PV module factories. This report highlights concerning quality trends from the past few years in PV module manufacturing, which could lead to performance and safety risks in the field.
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On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued the Preliminary Determination in its countervailing duty (CVD) investigation against PV cells from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. CEA developed a briefing and analysis of the preliminary determination rates and critical circumstances.
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