pv magazine test October 2024 results
George Touloupas, senior director of technology and quality at Clean Energy Associates (CEA), analyzes the October 2024 results from the pv magazine Test outdoor installation in Xi’an, China.
Sponsored content: Bluetti targets consumer market with home energy storage systems
Bluetti’s EP900 solution is designed to integrate into a home energy system to provide backup power, while the scalable AC500 unit is geared toward campers and recreational vehicles (RVs).
A locus for battery development
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, identified with fossil fuels for decades, wants to be part of the energy transition. Battery raw materials commentator Phoebe O’Hara says the energy storage supply chain can become the region’s fastest-growing industry.
Tariff innovation and home electrification
Well-structured tariffs can make investment in new energy assets attractive for households. As the switch to electrified appliances moves beyond early adopters, tariff innovation will be crucial to mass adoption in Europe.
Commercial connection
Piotr Mrowiec, a lawyer and energy policy expert, looks at Poland’s “connection on a commercial basis” approach to relieving renewables-driven grid congestion.
On the road with pv magazine
Where we’ve been: European Heat Pump Association Heat Pump Forum, Brussels, Belgium Paul Kenny, the director general of the European Heat Pump Association, opened the two-day Heat Pump Forum in September 2024 by acknowledging that Europe’s heat pump sector is “not in a good place,” with sales down 47% year on year across 13 European countries. […]
Final thought: Facing challenges head on
Moritz Rolf, vice president for Europe at Sungrow
