Elsewhere in this edition:
- Understanding and tackling PV module glass fracture
David Devir of VDE Americas looks at the origins of today’s supersized PV module glass problem and considers how the industry can engineer a return to reliability - The dominance of PV and the shift to back contact
Radovan Kopecek and Joris Libal examine the technological and economic factors driving PV’s ascendancy, with particular emphasis on potential of bifacial back contact modules - The 2,000V transition
Utility-scale solar is preparing for its next voltage evolution, with 2,000V systems emerging as the successor to the dominant 1,500V standard - After the blackout
Initially blamed for the huge power outage that hit Spain and Portugal in April, solar has now become central to the solution - Slashing utility-scale grading costs
Land grading is becoming a critical focus for project economics. Brett Beattie of Castillo Engineering looks at some of the key areas that can make multimillion-dollar differences to engineering costs - Megawatts are not enough anymore
After an initial rush to deploy megawatts that gave CAISO and ERCOT the lead in US BESS adoption, both markets have become focused on capacity and availability
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