Inside the ‘Chaos’ Enveloping Illinois’ Distributed Solar Market

Increased Efficiency, Better Data: The Case for Drones in Energy

Drones support business efforts to avoid hazardous man-hours; reduce costs for maintenance, inspections, and repairs; and improve efficiencies across energy operations. While drones drastically reduce the amount of time required to do inspections (by more than 95% in the case of solar), they also offer better data to inform business decisions and provide a practical solution for everyday problems facing businesses in Transmission and Distribution (T&D), Wind, and Solar.

In this white paper, you'll learn:

• The value of drone data
• Practical use cases for the drone for Transmission & Distribution, Wind, and Solar
• Value propositions of the drone for each energy sector
• How to address current shortcomings of drone technology and regulation
• Next steps for adding drones to your energy operations

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Microgrid Business Models and Value Chains

The new energy industry is working to categorize the various types of microgrids and business models. The primary goal is to minimize microgrid system costs such as project development, system design, commissioning, service, support, and funding. Microgrid categories will help promote standardized designs – which will enable repeatable, modular, and scalable systems.

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2018 PV Module Reliability Scorecard

DNV GL's fourth edition of the PV Module Reliability Scorecard analyzes the reliability and durability of PV modules commercially available on the global market. The Scorecard is the most comprehensive comparison of PV module reliability test results publicly available, covering four major tests: thermal cycling, damp heat, dynamic mechanical load and potential induced degradation. The findings provide a data-packed resource for financiers, developers and independent power producers to inform strategies on sourcing PV modules. Download the report to learn more on the key findings and find out which manufacturers made the Top Performers list in our new Historical Scorecard.

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Picking Winners in the Evolving Renewable Project M&A Landscape

It’s both an exciting and tricky time to be a developer, owner or investor of renewable energy projects. The market is increasingly attractive to more players, but factors such as tariffs and the new tax law have also muddied the waters.

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