PV Tech Power Vol.32 out now: The rise of solar-plus, return of Germany’s large-scale BESS market and more

By Solar Media Staff
September 8, 2022
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The Q3 2022 edition of our downstream solar journal, PV Tech Power, is now available to download, featuring in-depth coverage on the rise of solar-plus.

This issue’s cover story explores how PV projects are being adapted to their grid surroundings by connecting to other technologies such as battery energy storage systems, other renewables or green hydrogen.

Published ahead of the RE+ event in California later this month, PV Tech Power Volume 32 includes features on community solar in the US and how policy headwinds have impacted module procurement in the country.

As always, ‘Storage & Smart Power’, the section of the journal contributed by Energy-Storage.news returns too. Feature articles in the latest edition are:

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  • Is the German utility-scale energy storage market set to take off?

Cameron Murray examines what’s driving growth in Germany’s large-scale battery storage market.

  • Bridging the gap between battery supply and energy storage demand

With the mismatch between supply and demand for lithium batteries presenting a challenge to the

global energy transition, Andy Colthorpe hears how the dynamics are playing out.

  • Battery safety – why it’s important and what we can do about it

Dr Kai-Philipp Kairies of ACCURE Battery Intelligence discusses how a combination of data gathered from the field and analytics embedded in software can make batteries safer to operate while maximising value.

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