Tag Archives: Photovoltaics

PHOTOVOLTAICS REPORT

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Now.Solar

PV Market: Global Photovoltaics is a fast-growing market: The Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of cumulative PV installations was 32% between year 2010 to 2021. In 2021 producers from Asia count for 93% of total c-Si PV module production. China … Continue reading →

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Agrisolar Best Practices Guidelines

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Now.Solar

Foreword Agrisolar is a rapidly expanding sector with incredible potential. It brings together two major sectors of our society and economy: agriculture and energy. With the first edition of the SolarPower Europe Agrisolar Best Practices Guidelines, we take an exciting … Continue reading →

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SCALING UP RENEWABLES IN LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Now.Solar

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Characterised by remoteness from global markets due to the absence of territorial access to the sea,landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)1 grapple with a myriad of special challenges, including complex procedures for border transit exacerbated by poor infrastructure, inefficient … Continue reading →

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Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2021

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Now.Solar

RENEWABLE ENERGY JOBS: MAIN FINDINGS The renewable energy sector employed 12 million people, directly and indirectly, in 2020.1 The number has continued to grow worldwide over the past decade. The solar photovoltaic (PV), bioenergy, hydropower and wind power industries have … Continue reading →

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Impact of Component Reliability on Large Scale Photovoltaic Systems’ Performance

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Ritesh Pothan

Abstract: In this work, the impact of component reliability on large scale photovoltaic (PV) systems’ performance is demonstrated. The analysis is largely based on an extensive field-derived dataset of failure rates of operation ranging from three to five years, derived from … Continue reading →

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Operations and Maintenance Best Practice Guidelines / India edition – 2020

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Ritesh Pothan

ForewordWelcome to the India edition of the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Best Practice Guidelines. Building on Version 4.0 of SolarPower Europe’s O&M Best Practice Guidelines, this edition has been adapted to the Indian context in a joint effort between the … Continue reading →

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Solar Under Storm Part II – Select Resilent Rooftop Best Practices

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Ritesh Pothan

Solar Under Storm Part II is a response to the overwhelming reception of the original report, which provided best practices for ground-mount solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. It is also a response to stakeholder requests for a rooftop-focused report for the growing … Continue reading →

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PV Tech’s analysis of the ‘Top Performers’ in PVEL’s ‘2020 PV Module Reliability Scorecard’

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Ritesh Pothan

The ‘2020 PV Module Reliability Scorecard’ report, undertaken each year by PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) in partnership with DNV GL, has continued to raise questions over key aspects of module reliability. This is not just because of the accelerated development and … Continue reading →