Apricum articles
Our view on the latest developments in the cleantech industry.
Desert challenges: O&M in China’s solar market
In this interview, we speak to Consultant Stefan Jannsen, Apricum’s expert for China, to find out more about this country’s solar operations and maintenance (O&M) market.
Energy storage in the power sector – The next growth opportunity for storage companies
Energy storage technologies are a key element for some of the most comprehensive and impactful industrial transformations of our modern society, such as mobile communication and e-mobility.
In search of growth: Where the winds of fortune blow
We speak to Apricum Senior Advisor Per Hornung Pedersen, former CEO of Repower and Suzlon, about the global onshore wind market and where he sees growth opportunities for wind project developers.
The Vast Potential of Hybrid Renewable Energy Solutions for Unlocking New Solar and Wind Markets
Many regions in the world today cannot be sufficiently supplied by large, central power plants and therefore depend on distributed power generation. For many years, this market has been mainly served by fossil fuel-powered gensets.
Is PV module manufacturing becoming a local business?
Satellite PV module manufacturing, the assembly of modules in factories in end markets around the globe rather than in highly centralized and vertically integrated facilities, is a growing trend in the PV industry.
Improved access to public finance for solar may unlock the potential for distributed generation in Brazil
Next to the utility segment, the commercial/residential rooftop segment of the Brazilian PV market offers good market potential, driven by very favorable conditions for self-consumption of generated power.
Beyond PV Industry Consolidation: Investment Opportunities Abound in a Mature Market Environment
The PV industry has bounced back from a tough few years of drastic consolidation driven by overcapacity and savage price competition. The PV market is now global and diversified, and is experiencing strong and consistent growth resulting in companies across the PV value chain becoming profitable again.
Turkey: A thriving PV market set to grow
The Turkish solar market is set to flourish. Attractive opportunities for investors and self-consumption are driving a boom in the license-free segment, and an overwhelming 8.9 GW of applications were received for the 600 MW of tendered capacity last year in the licensed segment.
What can we expect from Saudi Arabia’s solar ambitions?
We spoke to Nikolai Dobrott about his thoughts on the much-discussed topic of when, by whom, and how the next steps in the development of Saudi Arabia’s solar market will unfold.
Centralized auctions drive growth in Brazil’s utility-scale PV market
Plans to diversify Brazil’s hydro-dominated electricity market continue to move ahead, most recently boosted by the just announced solar tendering rounds. With a clear need for additional power generation capacity (~63 GW by 2022) to satisfy a growing population and economy, opportunities are opening up in Brazil’s expanding solar utility-scale and distributed generation segments.
Jordan: Realizing its renewable energy ambitions now
With negligible fossil energy reserves, Jordan is heavily dependent on foreign energy imports. Solar and wind power generation is well-placed to support Jordan’s goals to increase energy independence and reduced energy spending.
Electricity payback time of a PV system – the facts
Opponents of solar energy tend to circulate the misinformation that a PV module cannot generate the amount of electricity during its lifetime that was used in its production. How much electricity is really needed to make a PV module?