Sinovoltaics Webinar Series
Rewatch the Sinovoltaics webinars
Webinar 1: Contract Optimization for Solar PV Module Procurement
During this webinar you'll learn about:
- Most common quality defects in 2019 based on real data, and how to prevent these
- Which PV module quality issues can be prevented with Contract Optimization
- 10 crucial types of protective clauses to include in your procurement contracts
- Quality standards and how to use them to your best advantage
- Balance between strict quality criteria and manufacturing reality
- How to enforce the contract clauses you have signed with the PV module manufacturer
- Delays and how to prevent them: manage strict timelines
Webinar 2: Insurance Based On Quality Assurance
During this webinar you'll learn about:
- What insurance considerations to make during the development phases of a PV project.
- What are the type of insurance options.
- How to reduce risks and turn any PV project bankable.
- Technical Due Diligence and insurance combined.
- How Quality Assurance at the PV factories is performed.
- Advantages of combining Quality & Insurance for PV projects.
Webinar 3: PV Warranty Risk Management
During this webinar you'll learn about:
- Consequences of Covid-19 lockdowns on warranty-related risks of PV modules
- What is the Warranty Risk of Solar?
- How do I source warranty-insured PV modules?
- How to ensure and guarantee that warranty insurance protects my project?
- What are the traps and pitfalls, that I should be aware of?
- How can I address additional requirements for insurance?
- Can I blindly trust the warranty terms on solar modules?
- Key warranty clauses to review when developing PV projects.
Webinar 4: Prevent Underperformance? Essential Cabling Tips (For PV Installations)
- Top 20 technical failures based on financial impact
- What is the relevance of high-quality cabling to the long-term success of a PV system?
- What are the technical issues and their root cause?
- The failure patterns and consequences in PV systems
- The common mistakes in installations
- What are the consequences/ risk on safety, efficiency (LCOE)?
- Learn about cabling failures and their financial impact on PV installations.
Webinar 5: PV Asset Optimization & Quality Assurance
- During this Webinar you’ll learn more about:
- How underperforming solar assets can be brought back on track
- Identification of low performance and safety risks
- Real case studies of underperforming PV assets in Europe, incl. defect back-sheets of solar modules
- Evaluation of the causes of underperformance
- How quality issues can be prevented for future projects
- Early-stage quality control during procurement
- Most common defects found at the PV factories in 2021
Webinar 6: Energy Storage - Latest Trends in Smart Batteries and Risk Management
- During this Webinar you’ll learn more about:
- What makes a battery smart
- Applications and use cases of smart batteries
- Smart battery key benefits and arbitrage
- Current market trends
- Best practices and latest trends in risk management
Webinar 7: Energy Storage Market, Applications and ESS Factory Audits
- During this Webinar you’ll learn more about:
- The current state of the Energy Storage market and applications
- Energy Storage market and applications latest evolutions and future developments
- How Renewable Energy and Fossil Fuels compare
- Electrification of Transportation
- PV, BESS, and Charging Systems
- Factory audits of Battery Cell factories
Webinar 8: String Inverter Quality and Reliability, Best Practices in Risk Management
- During this Webinar you’ll learn more about:
- Common inverter quality challenges and issues
- Inverter manufacturer qualification strategies
- Quality assurance: technical compliance and key tests
- Inverter performance reliability
- Inverter quality control procedures at manufacturers
