In 2023, ISES Board Directors and Leads of the ISES PV Strategy Committee Prof. Andrew Blakers (ANU) and Prof. Ricardo Rüther (UFSC) started publishing a monthly column with pv magazine (online).
Below, please find all instalments of this column that have been published so far.
2024 Columns
- January 2024 - PV and prices – the fast uptake of solar in Australia
- February 2024 - PV and prices, the fast uptake of solar in Brazil
- March 2024 - PV and prices, the (not so fast) uptake of solar in Argentina and Chile
- April 2024 - The fastest energy change in history still underway
- May 2024 - Solar and wind generation will soon pass nuclear, hydro
- June 2024 - Solar dimming and brightening, and PV power plant output performance
- July 2024 - China’s solar dominance not an issue
- August 2024 - A 100% solar Indonesia in 2050
- September 2024 - Circular economy and solar photovoltaics: is there a case for second-life PV modules?
- October 2024 - Energy storage is a solved problem
- November 2024 - Pathway to Singapore's solar development
2023 Columns
- January 2023 - The fastest energy change in history
- February 2023 - Pumped hydro key to meeting storage demand
- March 2023 - Assessing the area intensity of PV
- April 2023 - Australia paving way for global solar energy adoption
- May 2023 - Biofuels vs. solar electricity for urban mobility
- June 2023 - Japan’s vast wind and solar resources
- July 2023 - PV is the most viable renewable energy technology for the Amazon Energy Transition
- August 2023 - Offshore floating solar on calm seas could provide unlimited energy
- September 2023 - Declining populations free up agricultural land for large amounts of solar in densely populated countries
- November 2023 - Brazil’s oldest PV system turns 26
- December 2023 - Make PV modules as cheap as possible, but not cheaper