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Achieving FEOC Compliance: What Every U.S. Solar Buyer Should Know
In this Energy Storage Summit USA webinar, Intertek CEA’s experts break down the top things every buyer should do to prepare for FEOC compliance — with practical guidance you can turn into action.
PV Project Bankability: Exploring Quality and Technical Risk
In this pv magazine Week Europe webinar, Jörg Althaus, Intertek CEA’s Director of Engineering Services & Quality Assurance, provides insights into the most common quality issues impacting PV plants today and outlines strategies to mitigate these risks.
pv magazine Test: October 2025 Results
George Touloupas, Vice President of ESG and New Services at Intertek CEA, and Huatian Xu, Director of Technology and Quality, analyze the October 2025 results from the pv magazine test outdoor installations in Yinchuan, China, and Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
From Standards to Sandstorms
Jörg Althaus and Huatian Xu detail how the Middle East’s rapid solar expansion is shaped by both aggressive local-content industrial policies and the region’s uniquely harsh desert conditions.
PV Supply, Technology, and Policy Report (Q3 - 2025)
The quarterly published PV STPR covers global and regional supply chain analysis, technology trends, and regional policy analysis.
PV Price Forecasting Report (Q3 - 2025)
The PV Price Forecasting Report provides independent market intelligence on changes in global supply chains and accurate forecasts for supply price scenarios based on technologies, materials, manufacturing regions and target markets, as well as supply and demand forecasts and analysis.
Preventing Costly Delays: Early QA Uncovered Hidden Design Risks in a PV Tracker + Cleaning Robot System
Intertek CEA identified a hidden mismatch between the design documents and the factory-assembled tracker + cleaning robot system before it could impact the project. Catching it early helped the client avoid delays, rework, and long-term performance risk.
Solar Supply Chains Under the Microscope: Navigating Europe’s Evolving ESG Compliance Landscape
George Touloupas, Intertek CEA’s vice president of environmental, social and governance (ESG) and new services, outlines how rapidly expanding ESG regulations—spanning UFLPA, CSRD, CSDDD and emerging forced-labour laws—are pushing Europe’s solar sector toward unprecedented supply-chain transparency.
pv magazine Test: September 2025 Results
George Touloupas, Vice President of ESG and New Services at Intertek CEA, and Huatian Xu, Director of Technology and Quality, analyze the September 2025 results from the pv magazine test outdoor installations in Yinchuan, China, and Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
PV Supplier Market Intelligence Report (Q3- 2025)
The PV SMIP provides a comprehensive and unbiased analysis of the top PV module manufacturers in the world. It offers detailed insights into capacities, technology, and efficiency roadmaps, along with Manufacturing, Capacity, and Technology (MCT) ratings for each supplier.
pv magazine USA Week - Navigating the U.S. supply chain
In this pv magazine USA Week session, Joseph Johnson, Associate Director of Market Intelligence, shares his insights on the challenges facing the U.S. solar supply chain, the drive toward domestic manufacturing, and strategies for navigating trade restrictions and compliance.
FEOC Regulations Spark Massive Supply Chain Disruptions
Christian Roselund, Intertek CEA’s Senior Policy Analyst, joins the SunCast Media Podcast to decode how FEOC is reshaping the way projects are sourced, engineered, financed, and papered across the U.S. solar and storage market.
pv magazine Test: August 2025 Results
George Touloupas, Vice President of ESG and New Services at Intertek CEA, and Huatian Xu, Director of Technology and Quality, analyze the August 2025 results from the pv magazine test outdoor installations in Yinchuan, China, and Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
New Obligations for Solar and Storage
George Touloupas, vice president ESG and New Services at Intertek CEA, outlines the growing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) obligations facing the solar and energy storage industries as global renewable deployment accelerates.
Christian Roselund on the Clean Power Hour Podcast: FEOC Regulations Spark Massive Supply Chain Disruptions
Christian Roselund, Senior Policy Analyst at Intertek CEA, joins the Clean Power Hour podcast to break down the intricate web of rules, tariffs, and supply chain constraints affecting the clean energy industry.
Tracker Supply Chains and Broken Glass Pose ‘Huge’ Risk for PV Project Performance
Joerg Althaus, Intertek CEA’s Director of Engineering Services and Quality Assurance, warns that racking complexity, corrosion, evolving supply chains, and rising glass breakage risks pose growing challenges to solar PV projects.
pv magazine test: First Results from the New Dammam Test Field
George Touloupas, Vice President of ESG and New Services at Intertek CEA, and Huatian Xu, the company’s Director of Technology and Quality, analyze the first three months of performance data from the new pv magazine outdoor test installation in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
The Sky is the Limit for EL Drone Testing
Jörg Althaus of Intertek CEA and Andreas Fladung of Aerial PV Inspection highlight how electroluminescence (EL) testing — including drone-based approaches — can uncover microcracks, early degradation, and installation-related damage.
pv magazine test: May and June 2025 Results
George Touloupas, Intertek CEA’s Vice President of ESG and New Services, and Huatian Xu, CEA’s Director of Technology and Quality, analyze the May and June 2025 results from the pv magazine test outdoor installation in Yinchuan, China.
PV Price Forecasting Report (Q2 - 2025)
The PV Price Forecasting Report provides independent market intelligence on changes in global supply chains and accurate forecasts for supply price scenarios based on technologies, materials, manufacturing regions and target markets, as well as supply and demand forecasts and analysis.