Long Reads

Many Australian state governments have implemented favourable economic policies to encourage more solar investment within their borders.

Architect Dr Silke Krawietz on how Building-integrated Photovoltaics can be used in existing and new buildings and urban structures to create built-up environments that harness the power of nature.

Uncertainty surrounding ownership models of large-scale solar projects raises a question: are such facilities simply too big to succeed?

Carrie Xiao on a recent workshop held by TÜV Rheinland where PV developers, buyers and investors exchanged views on module quality and buying strategies.

Tom Kenning looks at the rise of solar power in Texas, a US state better known for its role in the oil and gas industry, where a beneficial tax regime and an abundance of project land work in favour of building out solar power generation.

Upstream US-based solar manufacturer CubicPV might feasibly be the place at which tandem perovskite PV products are successfully made durable enough for commercial use; two recent announcements have come out of the company that speak to the potential of its tandem development route.

Tom Kenning on one of the most promising up-and-coming solar power players of Southern Europe, Greece. He asked experts about the challenges and opportunities for PV in the country.

In order to meet the world’s clean energy goals, organisations not considered solar power companies will play a role in this transition.

Part-2 of this article will discuss how recycling solar PV will reach landfill parity, the company’s global ambition and how PV recycling will have to work towards avoiding dumping panels illegally in less developed countries.