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The 2024 Solar Risk Assessment, now in its 6th edition, is a comprehensive report of the most pressing risks and opportunities facing the solar and storage industries. Compiled by industry experts, this report offers a data-driven look at key challenges such as extreme weather, equipment failures, and battery safety. 2024 contributors include: kWh Analytics, Kiwa PVEL, Waaree, Alliant Power, Longroad Energy, Nextracker, Solarlytics, Univers, Clean Power Research, SolarGrade, Lloyd’s, Powin, and SEVO IFP.

Landon Mossburg, CEO of Peak Energy, joins us to discuss sodium-ion batteries and how they can complement lithium-ion batteries

FERC Commissioner Allison Clements, Grid Strategies President Rob Gramlich and Norton Rose Fulbright partner Kat Gamache talk about how much of a difference recent government actions to ease grid congestion will make to developers waiting to connect new projects to the grid.

Arvin Ganesan, CEO of Fourth Power, joins us to discuss thermal storage technologies and what role they can have in the energy storage market.

Hilary Lefko, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, joins us to discuss the US Treasury’s new guidance on calculating whether projects have enough domestic content to qualify for a bonus tax credit.

Stefan Reisinger, Norton Rose Fulbright partner, discusses the Biden administration's changes to Section 301 tariffs on Chinese products affecting the renewables market. Topics include the history and implications of the tariffs, strategic supply chain design to counteract tariffs, impacts on industries like renewables and consumer goods, and the ongoing review process with potential supply chain reshaping.

Jan Napiorkowski and Jamie Daggett, global director and energy storage lead at Ariel Green, join us to discuss how technology performance insurance can facilitate the use of new technologies and serve as a substitute for extended warranties.

Hilary Lefko from Norton Rose Fulbright discusses the IRS's new tax credit rules, highlighting market growth and investor confidence. Topics include transferability impacts, market dynamics, and navigating changes in tax equity deals. The podcast explores potential administration changes on tax benefits for renewables.

Stefan Reisinger from Norton Rose Fulbright discusses the solar module petition update, including implications for the industry, nuances of import types, potential duties imposition, timeline of tariff process, and strategies for navigating uncertainties in solar imports.

Yezin Taha, CEO of Nevados, joins us to discuss the increasing demand for developing non-flat land for utility-scale solar projects, the challenges and costs involved, and the technology Nevados uses when working on variable terrain.