Solar Media Editors' Channel

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Solar Media Editors' Channel

Our in-house editorial and events team and industry folk, experts and whoever else interesting we can bring you will discuss clean energy and renewables technologies and their place on the decarbonised planet. Phew. Solar Media's publishing channels include Photovoltaics International, PV Tech, Current±, Energy-Storage.news and Solar Power Portal. With roots in the semi-conductor industry, PV Tech has covered solar technology and business for over a decade as the leading online source of news and analysis.

  1. 05/26/2022

    Solar Media Cast: TOPCon's takeover, REPowerEU's PV power up and Europe's energy storage surge

    The Solar Media Podcast returns with a dedicated look at the health of Europe's solar and energy storage markets, looking at the wealth of TOPCon PV modules on display at Intersolar Europe, what REPowerEU means for solar manufacturing on the continent and where energy storage is thriving.

    60 min

  2. 02/28/2022

    Solar Media Cast: Exclusive Lightsource bp interview, Ukraine and Europe’s energy sector explored

    Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe return for the February 2022 episode of the Solar Media Podcast, starting with discussion around the situation in Ukraine and how the invasion, and subsequent geopolitical turbulence, could affect Europe's energy landscape this year and beyond. Meanwhile, we speak to Lightsource bp CEO Nick Boyle and COO Ann Davies about the solar developer's target of deploying 25GW by 2025, getting the inside track of how the company intends to reach such an ambitious aim.

    1h 6m

  3. 01/24/2022

    Solar Media Cast: Scaling up solar PV and energy storage, California’s net metering row explained

    The year has gotten off to a frenetic start, with plenty of news from the global solar and energy storage sectors to digest on the January 2022 episode of the Solar Media Podcast. Liam Stoker, Andy Colthorpe and Jules Scully discuss the need for a major ramp-up in solar energy manufacturing this year, discover what’s driving long-duration energy storage forward, examine the glut of recent financing deals in the clean energy space and take a look at why California’s net metering row has seen involvement from Hollywood actors.

    60 min

  4. 12/22/2021

    PODCAST: Solar’s frenetic 2021 in review and forecasting 2022

    With the year drawing to a close, the Solar Media editorial team reflect on what’s proven to be a frenetic 12 months for the global solar PV and energy storage industries, featuring tales of surging growth, supply chain volatility and policy machinations. Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe also glance forward and make their predictions for 2022. A huge thank you to all who have listened or engaged with the podcast in any way this year, and we look forward to returning for another year of the podcast in January!

    58 min

  5. 11/22/2021

    Solar Media Cast: Is the Glasgow Climate Pact a COP out? US PV module supply to rebound

    In the November 2021 episode of the Solar Media Podcast, brought to you in collaboration with Solar Energy UK, we ask if the Glasgow Climate Pact is ambitious enough for the renewables industry, explore the various goings on at the summit and ponder where the solar, energy storage and clean tech sectors go from here. Elsewhere, Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe detail yet another frantic month in the US for renewables policy, and Liam speaks to a trio of renewables stakeholders about their key takeaways from COP26.

    1h 2m

  6. 10/25/2021

    Solar Media Cast: COP26 looms as pricing woes dent renewables prospects, solar industry unites behind climate aims

    The crucial COP26 conference begins later this week and negotiations will take place against a backdrop of uncertainty and volatility in the renewables supply chain. This episode of the Solar Media Podcast, brought to you in collaboration with Solar Energy UK, explores how things stand entering a pivotal two weeks for the renewables industry, and indeed the world in general. We also hear exclusively from three solar industry professionals about what they’re seeing from the sector at the moment, right the way through from sourcing and uptake of solar to procurement and supply chain issues. We also hear exactly what worldwide governments can do to help truly stimulate a much-needed solar revolution.

    1h 10m

  7. 09/20/2021

    Solar Media Cast: The changing shape of US solar explained, Europe’s power markets go haywire

    The US solar policy landscape is shifting at breakneck speed, with new incentives and trade tariffs promising to alter the shape of the industry for the coming decade. Luckily Andy Colthorpe and Liam Stoker are here to decipher the changes in the September 2021 episode of the Solar Media Podcast. There’s also talk of an increasing flow of investment and M&A deals in the energy storage space and the power market volatility disrupting much of Europe.

    1h 2m

  8. 08/19/2021

    Solar Media Cast: Solar shipments seized, Biden’s complicated PV relationship, huge energy storage growth

    It may be the height of summer but there’s no respite for the Solar Media Podcast, the new episode of which is packed full of insight as the US begins its clampdown on solar imports. With news of solar module shipments being seized at US border, Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe reflect on the difficult balancing act US President Joe Biden must strike between enforcing the withhold and release order – and a host of other prospective policies impacting on trade relations with China – and the need to support the deployment of solar PV in the country. There’s also discussion on the huge growth figures posted by the US and UK energy storage industries and the ongoing case for long-duration energy storage technologies.

    57 min
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Our in-house editorial and events team and industry folk, experts and whoever else interesting we can bring you will discuss clean energy and renewables technologies and their place on the decarbonised planet. Phew. Solar Media's publishing channels include Photovoltaics International, PV Tech, Current±, Energy-Storage.news and Solar Power Portal. With roots in the semi-conductor industry, PV Tech has covered solar technology and business for over a decade as the leading online source of news and analysis.

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