PODCAST: The renewables materials crisis deepens, exclusive Honeywell interview

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The Solar Media podcast is back for another episode, and Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe explores the deepening materials crisis impacting upstream solar manufacturing, through from modules to trackers.

Meanwhile, Liam Stoker talks to Honeywell’s Erin Ergin about the prospects of energy storage markets around the world, and Andy Colthorpe explores why the US’ energy storage market has been described as being like the Wild West.

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10 March 2026
Frankfurt, Germany
The conference will gather the key stakeholders from PV manufacturing, equipment/materials, policy-making and strategy, capital equipment investment and all interested downstream channels and third-party entities. The goal is simple: to map out PV manufacturing out to 2030 and beyond.

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