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In kWh Analytics’ latest Solar Risk Assessment report, CEA highlights that fire suppression system issues were identified in 28% of energy storage systems during factory inspections.
George Touloupas, Vice President of ESG and New Services at Clean Energy Associates (CEA), and Huatian Xu, CEA’s Director of Technology and Quality, analyze the April 2025 results from the pv magazine test outdoor installation in Yinchuan, China.
In this PV Magazine article, CEA's Director of Engineering and Quality Assurance Services, Jörg Althaus, highlights a growing issue: glass breakage in larger, thinner solar modules, often spreading from a few cracks to widespread failures.
This article highlights how CEA’s proactive commissioning oversight helped Sonnedix prevent costly delays, ensure long-term solar asset performance, and confidently expand its project portfolio.
In this Energy Storage News article, CEA’s Senior Energy Storage Engineer Ahn Vu explores how alternative technologies to lithium-ion are unlikely to oust the incumbent anytime soon.
In this PV Tech article, Martin Meyers, CEA’s Director of Market Intelligence, explores how the Inflation Reduction Act is reshaping U.S. solar manufacturing incentives and project economics.
Transformer procurement has become a critical risk in solar development, with lead times stretching up to three years and fierce global competition for supply. Eddy Ji, CEA’s Senior Supply Chain Manager, explains how developers can avoid costly delays by expanding sourcing strategies and rigorously vetting suppliers.
This article explores how CEA identified a post-installation anomaly in a 1 GW solar project in Chile that was not visible during earlier inspections. Through further testing, CEA confirmed the issue was self-correcting and avoided unnecessary remediation costs for the client.
This article explores how CEA investigated glass breakage in over 2,600 PV modules through field inspections and lab tests replicating real mounting conditions. The analysis revealed structural and module-level weaknesses, helping the client pinpoint root causes and respond effectively.
In this Energy Storage News article, Anjali Joshi, Market Intelligence Analyst at Clean Energy Associates, explains how the shifting political landscape is reshaping the U.S. battery gigafactory race—putting smaller vendors at a disadvantage as larger players consolidate their power.