Articles written by Julius Holsten

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Technology & Products
Natron Energy, developer of sodium-ion batteries, raises USD35M as investment in storage surges The startup is building a battery using Prussian blue analogue electrodes and a sodium-ion electrolyte. Investors include ABB Technology Ventures, NanoDimension Capital, Volta Energy Technologies, Chevron, Khosla Ventures, and Prelude Ventures.
Paul Zubrinich, pv magazine
Jul 09, 2020
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Record shipments push global solar PV inverter market past $9 billion in 2019 The PV inverter market achieved record shipments in 2019, writes IHS Markit’s Miguel de Jesus, driven by booming shipments in key markets such as the United States, Spain, Latin America, Ukraine and Vietnam. Revenue rose rapidly, surpassing the $9 billion mark in 2019 for the first time.
Miguel de Jesus, Solar Market Analyst, IHS Markit
Jul 03, 2020
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Markets & Policy
45,000 renewables jobs are Australia’s for the taking – but how many will go to coal workers? As the global renewables transition accelerates, the future for coal regions has become a big worry. This raises an important question: can renewables create the right jobs in the right places to employ former coal workers?
Paul Zubrinich, pv magazine
Jul 03, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Ikea invests more in solar by the day The Swedish furniture giant has said it will turn one of its Australian superstores into its first 100% renewables-powered solar+storage retail project. Australia is also home to the company’s first expansion of its retail solar offering, Solstråle.
Paul Zubrinich, pv magazine
Jul 02, 2020
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Technology & Products
Canadian Solar joins the 500 W-plus panel club The Chinese-Canadian company has unveiled a range of high-power modules which are set to go into mass production by early next year. The series includes a commercial and industrial rooftop-dedicated product offering a reported 405 W.
Paul Zubrinich, pv magazine
Jul 02, 2020
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Markets & Policy
What’s going on in the world of thermal energy storage? Can this technology be commercialized? A partnership between Siemens Energy and EnergyNest to develop thermal storage solutions together is the latest development in an industry with lots of potential, but little practical application thus far.
Paul Zubrinich, pv magazine
Jun 30, 2020
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Technology & Products
PV module prices are falling faster than all predictions New research from Wood Mackenzie shows that overall system costs for installations using mono PERC modules are set to fall by as much as 20% by 2025.
Paul Zubrinich, pv magazine
Jun 25, 2020
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Markets & Policy
Albanese calls on Morrison to negotiate a bipartisan energy framework Anthony Albanese has proposed negotiations for a bipartisan agreement on an energy policy framework to create greater certainty for investment.
Paul Zubrinich, pv magazine
Jun 24, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Australia has failed miserably on energy efficiency – and government figures hide the truth Amid the urgent need to slow climate change by cutting greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency makes sense. But as Australia’s chief scientist Alan Finkel last week warned, we’re not “anywhere close to having that nailed”.
Paul Zubrinich, pv magazine
Jun 23, 2020