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2024TrendsReport:

RenewableEnergyand

SolarResearchReport

Index

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09

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Forewordfrom

ourCEO

Executive

summary

Aboutthesurvey

29

Trendsaccording

toindustry

professionals

Storagetechnologies

(BESS)

Renewablelegislation

51Keysuccess57

factorsofa

leadingenergy

player

Gridstabilizationmethods

(storageandBESS)

Deepdiveinto

RatedPowerstats

Changingprojecttrends

Modulepreferences

Inverterpreferences

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Upcoming

renewable

challenges

Gridsaturation

andinstability

AlternatePVdeployments

(Agri-PV,?oatingsolar)

Digitalization

Notableinnovations,

materials,andtrends

Diversi?cationof

renewableenergysources

Investmentindigitalization

andautomation

Investmentinastronglabor

force

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89

Structurepreferences

BESS

Conclusion

Wrapup

Permittingandregulation

Increasedcosts

Desirednewrenewable

advances

Diversi?cationofregional

operations

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References

Landavailability

Skilledpersonnel

Lackofgovernment

incentives

ForewordfromourCEO

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Thepastyearhasbeenatestamenttothe

resilienceandadaptabilityofourindustry

amidstanever-changingglobalenergycrisis.

Whilesomeimmediatepressureshaveeased,

theongoinggeopoliticalunrest,particularlythe

prolongedcon?ictinUkraineandtensionsinthe

MiddleEast,continuetoimpactenergymarkets

andeconomiesworldwide.

Despitethesechallenges,therenewableenergy

sectorhasexperiencedsigni?cantglobalgrowth,

particularlyinsolarPVandelectricvehicles.

TheIEAestimatesthatnearly90%1oftotal

investmentinelectricitygenerationwent

towardslowemissionspowerin2023,atrend

thathasbeentrackingforsometime,andthisis

notonlyduetothepushforloweremissionsbut

alsotheundeniableeconomiccaseformature

cleanenergytechnologies.Themomentum

behindthistransitionisnowsuf?cientfor

globaldemandforcoal,oil,andnaturalgasto

declinebefore2030,markingthebeginning

oftheendofthefossilfuelera.

innovateinthisareawillhaveabigsayinthe

resilienceofcleanenergysupplychainsinthe

future.

Anotherpivotalcomponentofthistransition

istheadvancementandintegrationofbattery

energystoragesystems(BESS).Theabilityto

storeanddistributeenergywhenneededwill

makethesupplymoreconsistent,mitigating

someofthestrainonthegridintandemwiththe

escalatingdemandforrenewableinstallations.

Lookingaheadtothefuture,weaskedenergy

industryprofessionalstosharetheirthoughtson

anumberoftopics,asameansofunderstanding

thecurrentstateofthesector.Assomerecurring

themesinthesurveyresponsesshow,thereare

bothclearchallengesthatneedtobesolved

andexcitinginnovationsjustaroundthecorner.

We’reexcitedtoseewherethingsgonext.

However,thereareadditionalobstaclesto

overcomeonthejourneytowardsacleaner

energyfuture.Managingsupplychain

dependencies,especiallyforcriticalmineralslike

lithium,cobalt,nickel,andrareearths,remains

akeychallenge.Oureffortstodiversifyand

AndreaBarber

VPPower&Renewables,Enverusandco-Founder,

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2023wasayearwheremuchprogresswas

madeintherenewableindustry.Froma

legislativeperspective,theEuropeanUnion

adoptedanewEnergyDirective2,raisingtheir

2030renewableconsumptiontargetto42.5%

from32%.Atthesametime,over$270billion

ininvestmentsweremadeintheUSinthe18

monthssincetheIn?ationReductionAct3was

introducedin2022.

ThesolarPVmarkethasparticularly?ourished.

Largeutility-scaleandsmalldistributedsolar

PVsystemswereestimatedtomakeuptwo-

thirdsofthe2023projectedincreaseinglobal

renewablecapacity4.Despitethisgrowth,the

costshave?uctuatedthroughouttheyear,with

pricehikesdrivenbyvariousfactors,including

laborandinverters.

Somesourcesindicatethatwindpowercould

enduphavingalowerLCOEthansolarin2024

incertainregionsforthesamereasons.That

said,solarPVcontinuestohavea29%lower

levelizedcostofenergy(LCOE)thanthe

cheapestfossilfuelalternative5.

massive58%growthfromtheamountinstalled

in2022,whichitselfwasanalmost42%increase

fromthepreviousyear.

Thistrajectorylookssettocontinue,withhigh

targetsandprojectionsbeingmade.Areport

fromAuroraEnergyResearch7earlierintheyear

suggestedthatEuropewasontracktoinstall

asolarpowercapacityof475GWbetween

nowand2030.Meanwhile,attheCOP288

conferenceinDubai,worldleadersagreedto

tripletheglobalrenewableenergycapacity

by2030andhistoricallyagreedtocommitto

transitionawayfromfossilfuels9.

Someinterestingtrendswerenotedin

RatedPower’splatformthisyear.Thedominance

ofbifacialmodules,thegrowingtrendof

stringinverters,andthegeographicvariation

instructurepreferencesallhighlightevolving

designandengineeringapproaches.Overall,

theworldiscommittedtoloweringitscarbon

emissions,andtherenewablesindustryisright

therealongsideit.

AsreportedbyBloombergNEF,theprojection

oftotalsolarmodulecapacityinstalledin2023

aroundtheworldis413GW6.Thisrepresenteda

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Togaininsightintotherenewablesector’s

trajectoryfor2024,wesurveyedenergyindustry

professionalsfrom30countriesspanningsix

continents.Theywereaskedaboutindustry

challenges,trends,innovations,andtheimpact

ofgovernmentlegislationandincentivesonthe

renewablelandscape.Theygavetheirtakeon

criticaltechnologicaladvancesinthesectorand

theidealdevelopmentstheywouldliketoseein

thefuture.

Oftheexpertswesurveyed,over88%saidthey

workwithinthesolarsector,withthestorageand

windpowersectorsfeaturingprominently.Over

57%oftherespondentssaidtheyhaveworked

intheenergyindustryfor5to15+years.Just

under60%comefromorganizationswithless

than150employees,and7%fromorganizations

withover5,000employees.

Whatisyourindustrysector?

Solar

Storage

39.9%

Wind

28.6%

Powerdistribution

14.3%

Greenhydrogen

13.1%

Hydropower

9.5%

RelatedServices

8.3%

88.1%

Otherrenewables

6%

Oil&Gas

3.6%

Tidal

1.2%

Other

1.2%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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Forhowlonghaveyou

beenworkingintheenergy

industry?

+15years

5-15years

-5years

23.8%

33.3%

“Thetimegaptobringgreenhousegasesdownisgetting

narrower.Weneedtospeeduptheinstallationofclean

energysources.Thecoming5to8yearsarecrucialfor

manyareasoftheworld.”

DiegoLobo-GuerreroRodriguez

SENS-IqonySolarEnergySolutionsGmbH

42.9%

What’sthesizeofthe

companyyoucurrently

workfor?

7.1%

10.7%

Lessthan150employees

150-1,000employees

1,000-5,000employees

+5,000employees

22.6%

59.5%

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sectorforthecomingyear?GridsaturationandinstabilityWhatarethebiggestchallengesfortherenewable

Gridsaturationandinstability

66.7%

Permitsandregulation

56%

Skilledpersonnel

35.7%

Increasedcosts

17.9%

17.9%

Lackofgovernmentincentives

17.9%

Landavailability

Locationofresources

13.1%

Shortageofrawmaterial

13.1%

Poorlytargetedpublicinvestment

11.9%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

Likelastyear’ssurvey,gridsaturationandinstability

isthenumberonechallengerespondentsseefor

theindustryin2024.66.7%ofthosesurveyed

statedthisareaasanissue,upfrom64%lastyear.

Inareasoftheworldwheregreenenergy

penetrationisparticularlyhigh,localgridsareat

theirlimits.Theyrequirefurtherreinforcement

tomanagethein?uxofvariablepowersources

withoutcurtailingtheelectricitysupply.

Althoughcurtailmentratesofvariablerenewable

energy(VRE)inthelarger,moreestablished

renewableenergymarketsarerisingoverall,wind

andsolarratesarestillrelativelylow,between

1.5%and4%10.Mostmarketshavebeenworking

toreducetheircurtailmentratesoverthelast

decade,butthegeographicaldisparitybetween

generationandconsumptionhasbeenan

unavoidableobstacleformanyregions.

Governmentshaveimplementedmeasuresto

mitigatecurtailment,suchasthehigh-voltage

directcurrentintheUK,theEnergyImbalance

Market(EIM)inCalifornia,orincentivizing

batteriesinChile.

Ontheotherhand,manyareasworldwideareat

riskofenergyshortfalls,withreportsfromNERC

claimingthattwo-thirdsofNorthAmerica’s

energysupplyisvulnerable11throughoutperiods

ofextremelyhighdemand.

Tomanageexcessandshortfallsinelectricity

supply,thereisanurgentcallforincreased

infrastructureandstoragecapacity.Many

countriesarelookingtodistributedgeneration,

morerobustlocalgrids,andsmallerplantsto

ensuresupplybyimplementingnewlegislation

andreducingregulatorybarriers.

Assolarmanufacturingcontinuestoboomacross

theUSAandgreeninvestmentsbecomemore

prevalentinEurope,andacrosstheworld,the

demandforrenewableenergyinstallationswill

continuetoincrease.Ifnotcarefullyplanned,

thisgrowingdemandwillcontributetosaturation

andfurtherinstability.

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PermittingandregulationSkilledpersonnel

Overhalf(56%)oftherespondentssee

permittingandregulationasachallengefor

therenewableenergysector,butthisisdown

from64%lastyear.Thissuggeststhatalthough

thisissuestillneedstobesolved,theworkis

alreadyunderway.

The2022temporaryemergencyEUregulation

designedtostreamlinerenewableproject

permitsisscheduledtocometoanendin

2024;however,therearecallsfromseveral

countriestoextendittoavoidmorebottlenecks

inthefuture.Withotherregionsfollowing

suitbyimplementingnewlawsandreducing

bureaucratichurdlesthereishopethatstalled

projectscouldstartmoving.

Investorsanddevelopersrequireregulatory

stabilitytocon?dentlypourresourcesinto

newventures.Thismeansthatcreatingmore

ef?cientlicensingprocessesneedstobea

priority.Atthesametime,theremustbea

balanceofenvironmentalsafeguardswiththe

needtofast-trackapprovalsfornewprojects.

Whenpermittingisacomplexandlengthy

process,investmentisoftendeterred,and

progressissloweddown.Whenregulations

widelydifferacrossregions,thisaddsanother

layerofcomplexity.Allofthismakesitharder

forrenewableenergyproviderstogrowand

expandtheiroperations.

Overathird(35.7%)ofsurveyrespondents

identifiedskilledpersonnelshortagesas

achallengethatneedstobesolved.Asthe

demandforrenewablescontinuestogrow,

moreandmoreskilledpeoplewillberequired

tosustainit.

Thisalsocomesatatimewhenmostindustries

arestrugglingto?ndtheskilledpersonnelthey

needwhilecleanenergyjobshavegrownby

10%12intheUSoutgrowingthenation’soverall

employment.Thereare3.3millioncleanenergy

jobs,andanincreasingnumberofthese

positionsarecarriedoutbycontractorsor

outsideconsultancies.

Solvingthisproblemwillrequireanemphasison

training,educationandapprenticeshipstailored

speci?callytotheneedsoftherenewable

industry.Comprehensiveprogramsmustbe

developedthatareaimedatattractingtalent

andnurturingandretainingitwithcontinuous

re-andup-skilling,engagement,andpurposeful

careerpaths.

Similarprogramswillneedtobedeveloped

tohelpexpandtheskillsetoftheexisting

renewableworkforce.Beingadeptintechnology,

managementacumen,digitalpro?ciency,and

regulatoryunderstandingwillallbeimportant

movingforward.

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LackofgovernmentincentivesIncreasedcosts

17.9%ofthosesurveyedseealackofgovernment

incentivesasanissue,whichiswaydown

from39%in2023.Thisillustratesthatmore

governmentsaroundtheworldareonboardwith

renewablesandcreatingpoliciesthatincentivize

andhelptheindustry.

Althoughthingsareheadingintheright

direction,morecanbedone.Anincreasedfocus

ongovernmentalactionwithlessrelianceon

communityengagementisonethingthatwill

help.Policiesofferingattractivetaxbreaksand

pavingthewayforpublic-privatepartnerships

shouldbeafocus.Thesecollaborationscan

amplifytheimpactoflimitedgovernmentfunds

whileharnessingprivatesectorexpertiseand

resourcesatthesametime.

Throughout2024theIn?ationReductionAct13will

keepdrivingtherenewableenergylandscapein

theUS.REPowerEU14andtheGreenDealIndustrial

Plan15willcontinuetomovetheEUtowardsits

2030renewablesgoals.Governmentswithin

theEUarecontinuingtheirefforts,suchasthe

ScottishGovernment’sNewEnergyStrategyand

JustTransitionPlan16,thecreationoftheUK’s

SolarTaskforce17,andtheGermanGovernment’s

approvalofjustover57billioneuros18ingreen

investmentsin2024tohelpreachtheir2045

targetofbecomingnet-zero.

Intherestoftheworld,wewilllikelyseea

continuedincreaseinmid-scale(under5

MW)solarinstallationsinAustralia19asreduced

regulationmakesthesedecentralizedprojects

moreattractivetoinvestors.Wewillalsosee

theeffectsofLaw14,300,recentlyapproved

byANEEL,theBrazilianElectricityRegulatory

Agency20,whichwilldirectlyimpactdistributed

micro-andmini-generationacrossthecountry.

We’lllikelyseetheeffectsoftheDominican

Republicpassingtwonewbills21(LawNo.50-07

andCNE-AD-0004-2023)reducinglegislative

barriersandincentivizingtheuseofbattery

energystoragesystems(BESS).

Justunderone-?fth(17.9%)ofrespondentssee

theincreasedcostsassociatedwithrenewable

energyprojectsasbeingahurdlein2024.This

numberwas63%lastyear,suggestingthemarket

ismaturingandbecomingmoreresilient.

Thehighcostofstoragetechnologiesstands

outasakeychallenge,underscoringthe

needformoreaffordablesolutions.Similarly,

investmentcosts,operationsandmaintenance,

transportation,anddeploymentchallengesare

allcommonconcerns.

Findingwaystoreducetheseexpenseswill

relyontechnologicaladvancementsinareas

likestorage,streamliningtransportationand

deployment,aswellasleveragingeconomies

ofscaletobringdownprices.Evenwithrising

upfrontcosts,renewables’long-termeconomic

bene?tscannotbeignored.

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Landavailability

Landavailabilityisanotherconcernof

respondentsthathasdroppedbymorethan

halfinthelastyear.While40%ofthosesurveyed

sawitasanissuelastyear,that?gurehascome

downto17.9%thisyear.Manyfactorscouldhave

contributedtothis,includingbothtechnological

andregulatorychanges.

Manyrespondentsanticipatethattherewill

begrowthinagri-PV,particularlyinregions

withlandconstraints.France22isoneexample

ofaregionthatrecentlypassedlegislation

tostimulateandstreamlinerenewables

developmentonagriculturalplotsandcreateda

morecomprehensivede?nitionofanagrivoltaic

installation.

Innovationsthatallowfordualuseoflandwillbe

signi?cantonthepathtoenergyindependence,

especiallyindenselypopulatedorgeographically

constrainedareas.Giventhat?ndingsuf?cient

landforlarge-scalerenewableprojectsinthese

areaswillbeachallenge,solutionslike?oating

PVcouldalsobecomeimportant.

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Howmuchcon?dencedoyouhaveinthefutureofrenewablesmarket?Countrieswiththehighestpotentialfor2024

UnitedStates

100%

45.2%

China

33.3%90%

Germany

25%

80%

Spain

22.6%

70%

67.9%

Australia

21.4%

Brazil

60%

20.2%

Chile

50%

19%

India

17.9%

40%

Italy

16.7%

30%

28.4%.

Mexico

13.1%

20%

SaudiArabia

11.9%

Argentina

10%

9.5%

1.2%

2.4%.

Denmark

9.5%

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Overthenext?veyears,wheredoyouseethebiggest

growthareawithinrenewablespace?

100%

90%

Encouragingly,theoverwhelmingmajority

ofsurveyrespondentssaidtheyhavehigh

con?denceinthefutureoftherenewables

market.Over90%ofrespondentsratedtheir

con?denceintheindustry’sfutureaseitherfour

or?veoutof?ve.

80%

70%

60%

50%

Whenaskedtoidentifythecountrieswiththe

mostpotentialforgrowthinrenewables,nearly

half(45.2%)pinpointedtheUnitedStatesas

leadingthecharge.ChinaandGermanyalso

rankedhighlyamongourrespondents,with

33.3%and25%respectively.Othercountries

thatmadeitintothetoptenincludeSpain,

Brazil,andAustralia,eachrecognizedby19-22%

ofrespondents,andemergingplayerslikeChile,

India,Italy,andMexico.

40%

30%

40.5%

31%

Lookingattheindustryitself,40.5%agreedthat

solaristhesectorwithinrenewableswiththe

biggestgrowthpotentialoverthenext?veyears.

Storagewascloselybehindat31%,whilegreen

hydrogen(15.5%),thegrid(6%),andwind(3.6%)

roundedouttheresponses

20%

15.5%.

10%

6%.

3.6%

SolarStorageGreenHydrogenGridWind

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Storage

technologies

(BESS)

“(BESS)iscrucialforthe

successofrenewableenergies.”

SergioGarcia

Hipergama

Thosewhorespondedtothesurveyidenti?ed

batterystoragetechnologiesandBESSasvitally

importanttothefutureofrenewableenergy.

Theywillplayakeyroleinenhancinggrid

?exibility,butbetterperformance,regulation,

andreductionsinpricewillbeneededforthis

typeoftechnologytomeetitspotential.Some

respondentsareconcernedaboutthehigh

deploymentcostsofstoragetechnologies,and

othersnotedthatduetoitslong-termpotential,

themarketcurrentlyunderestimatesitsvalue.

“Themorestorage,the

better;morestoragemeans

lessnaturalgasandnuclear

plantsonstandbytoful?llthe

capacityneedsofthegridat

highload.”

DarrenBishop

Lincolninfrastructure/ConvaltEnergy

“BESSisacriticalsteptowardsmorerenewableenergy

integrationandgridstability.”

PedroSousa

EfacecEngenhariaeSistemas

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“ThelifespanofBESSstillrequiresmajorimprovements

anddoeshaveenvironmentalissuesattheendofitslife.

Weneedto?ndalternativestothescarcelithium.”

MatlholeLosaba

KeileBusinessSolutions(Pty)Ltd

“Storageinmanyformswill

becomemandatoryinany

grid-balancingstrategy.”

MarcoBonvini

SolarFarmSr

“Renewabletechnologieswill

havenochoicebuttohybridize

withstoragesystems.Thegrid

isnotsuf?cientlyreadyto

receivethelargeamountofrenewablesexpected.”

CatalinaBarreraReviewEnergy

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Renewable

legislation

TheIn?ationReductionAct(IRA)intheUnited

StatesandtheRenewableEnergyDirectivewithin

theEuropeanUnionareoverallpositivesforthe

industry,actingascatalystsandincentivizing

morerenewableenergyprojects.Several

respondentsemphasizedtheimportanceof

theIRAinpositivelytransformingtheUSmarket.

TheEUDirectiveisseenassettingfundamental

frameworksandtargets,althoughthereare

concernsaboutwhetheritissuf?cientto

motivatememberstatestoreachthesegoals.

Largelyduetorisinggaspricesandgeopolitical

tensions,theEU’scommitmenttoincreasing

renewablesproductionhasbeenreinforced,

butmemberstatesmustactquickly.

“IRAgivestheUSAabig

opportunitytogrow.TheGreen

Dealneedstoopenmoreto

thespeci?csofthecountries

tobesuccessfulagainstthe

USAproposal.”

CarolinaNester

Sonnedix

“Moremanufacturerswill

haveachanceintheUS.

Ontheotherhand,aslight

overproductionwillbring

pricesdownelsewhere.”

DiegoLobo-GuerreroRodriguez

SENS-IqonySolarEnergySolutionsGmbH

Thesentimentfromtherestoftheworld

showedacommonthemethatalthoughtheir

governmentsmightbeenactingpoliciesthat

boosttheindustrythereisstillplentytobedone

toexpediteprojectpipelinesandhelpachieve

ambitiousnationalrenewablestargets.

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“Policymakersneedtocreate

amorestableenvironment

forlicensingnewprojects,

reducingthetimerequired

forlicensingbydigitalizingthe

processwiththeregulators.”

Alternaterenewabledeployments

(Agri-PV,?oatingsolar,offshore

wind)

PedroSousa

EfacecEngenhariaeSistemas

Astheindustryprofessionalsconsidered

alternatePVdeployments,therewasamixed

outlookonagri-PV.Whilesomerespondents

seeitashavingthepotentialforsubstantial

growth,particularlyinEuropeandregionswith

landconstraints,othersviewitasonlyasmall

nichecomparedtoutility-scalePV.

Whileconcernswereraisedaboutthehigh

investmentcostsassociatedwith?oating

PV,itisseenashavingsigni?cantpotential,

especiallyincoastalregionsorareaswith

limitedlandavailability.The?oatingsolarPV

marketisexpectedtovaryfromregiontoregion,

anditssuccesswillbetiedtosolidregulation

andinfrastructureimprovements.Offshorewind

wasalsoviewedoptimisticallywithhighimpact

incertainregionsdespiteitsperceivedhigh

costs.

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“Agri-PVispartakeyofourcurrentbusinessstrategy

dueto(itsabilitytoprovide)additionallandrevenue,

foodsecurity,morejobs,abuilt-inPPAandreduced

distributioncosts.”

GlennKakaGlenergyLtd

“FloatingPVprovidesmoreopportunitiesthathelpto

usenewzonesandanewwayofenergyaccumulation.”CarlosBarragan

SolarCenter

“FloatingPVisaverygoodsolution,especiallyforSouth

Asiancountries.”RobertoGimenezMata

ACWAPower

“FloatingPVislowimpact.Itwillallownewinstallations

inareaswithlandrestrictions(e.g.,denselypopulated

areaswithwaterbodiesavailable).”

“Offshorewindhasahugepotentialimpact,but

technologyisstillnotreadyformostAtlanticsites,

leadingtohighercostsandhigherenergytariffs.”

FilipeSouza

KromaEnergia

PedroSousa

EfacecEngenhariaeSistemas

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“Offshorewindhashighpotential,especiallyinmarkets

thatdonothavethepossibilityofgrowingtheironshore

operations.Now,themainchallengesconsistofCAPEX

andOPEXcosts.”

MatheusBacelar

QuintoEnergyLTDA

“Agri-PVnextbigtrendinsolaranywhere.”

AntonioSaponaro

IslandGreenPower

“Offshorewindwillbeoneofthesectorswiththe

greatestgrowthandscale.”

Digitalization

Respondentsviewdigitalizationasafundamental

andindispensablecomponentoftherenewable

energysector,allacrosstheprojectlifecycle.

Itwillplayakeyroleineverythingfrom

developmenttoperformancemanagement,

increasingrevenue,andsettingupnewsolutions.

Digitaltoolsarealsoseenasabigpartof

improvingtheef?ciencyofO&Mpractices

andassetmanagement,enablingbettersite

selectionandoverallprojectmanagement.As

themarketbecomesmorecomplex,digital

toolswillhaveabigsayinpro?tmarginsand

operationalstability.

“Wewillnotbeabletomanage

everythingthatwillcomeour

waywithoutproperdigitization

andtechnologicaladvances

indataanalysis.Itisessential

tomanageresources,spare

parts,andbalancethestability

ofprojects.”

GlennKaka

GlenergyLtd

BrunoLouren?o

Energetus

“Offshorewindhasenormouspotentialbecauseit

allowsforbetteruseofthemarinesurfacealthoughits

costsarestillhigh.”

“Astheenergymarketgets

morecomplex&unstable,

digitalizationcanmake

thedifferencebetween

hugemarginsornegative

pro?tability.”

FelipeSanchez

CoxEnergy

JuanRomeroGonzález

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“Digitalizationistheanswer

tothefutureofrenewables.

Withoutdigitalization,itis

impossibleforarenewable

assettobecompetitive.”

“Digitalizationhasa

fundamentalrolesinceitallows

forbettermonitoringand

controlofprocessesandthus

optimizingenergyproduction.”

FelipeSanchez

CoxEnergy

“Sitesarebecominglargerand

larger,andwithoutadequate

digitalization,it’llbemore

dif?culttodesign,engineer,

andmaintainthem.”

RubenMartin

BelectricSolarLtd

“Digitalizationplaysasigni?cant

rolegiventhegrowthofdigital

assets,thetrendtowards

electri?cation,andvirtual,

decentralizedpowergeneration”

Notableinnovations,materials,

andtrends

Othernotableinnovations,materials,andtrends

thatindustryexpertshighlightedincludedusing

EVsasastoragemedium.Theadvancements

invehicle-to-gridtechnologyandusingEV

batteriesforenergystorageandgridsupportare

viewedpromisingly.Theroleofgreenhydrogen

anditsapplicationacrossmultipleindustries

wasalsohighlighted,aswastheaffordabilityof

transparentPV.Thelatterhasthepotentialfor

dualfunctionalityinbuildingsandagriculture,

inadditiontoinnovationsinPVmaterialsthat

helptowithstandextremeweather.

Thedevelopmentofdifferenttypesofbattery

technology,includingH20andsodiumbatteries,

wasregularlymentioned.Theimportanceof

digitaltwinsinoptimizingrenewableoperations

andpredictiveperformancemodelingwas

raised,andthereliabilityofmeteorological

databaseswasidenti?edtoensureproject

planningaccuracyandtheenhancementof

energyyieldsimulations.

CatalinaBarrera

ReviewEnergy

CarolinaNester

Sonnedix

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Desirednewrenewableadvances“sBtai-nddiraercdtsioonfaellcehcatrrigcinvgehicles.

IfallEVscurrentlyrollingonthestreetsoftheworldcould

Industryprofessionalsrespondedwithawiderangeoftechnologicaladvancestheywould

providegridserviceswhileparkinganywhere.Thiswould

liketoseeintheirrespectivesectors.Therewasacommonrequestforenergysystemsto

boosttheabilitytomanage

improvetheircapacitywhilebecomingmore

increasinglylargeamountsofcost-effectiveandef?cientatthesametime.Continuingtopursuebatterytechnologiesthat

renewableenergy:mainlysolarandwind.”

donotrelyonlithiumorcobaltisanotherarea,especiallywithafocusonmoreabundantandenvironmentallyfriendlymaterials.

DiegoLobo-GuerreroRodriguez

SENS-IqonySolarEnergySolutionsGmbH

Improvingtheinfrastructurerequiredfor

interconnectingrenewableenergysourcesto

thegridwassomethinge