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We Can See Clearly Now
How the COVID-19 global quarantine has impacted air quality Pg. 8
After the Storm
VOLUME 14 ISSUE 3
16 Coming Out Ahead
How to benefit from the loss of an OEM
MAY•JUNE2020 Volume 14, Issue 3
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The electric utilities sector long-term implications of COVID-19 Pg. 62
The Height of Safety Pg. 10
Keeping out
of Harm's Way
Top-of-pole trackers Pg. 24
Connecting in the Antarctic Pg. 22
Plus Show-in-Print Feature:
• AWEA CLEANPOWER
What you would have seen at the show Pg. 44
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32 Solar product: OMG Roofing Products
61 Energy storage product spotlight:
14 Protecting from a Wind Fall 16 Coming out Ahead
How to benefit from the loss of an OEM
18 Hardcore Solar
Smart PV design for tough terrains and wicked weather
20 Get Back in the Clear Recovering utility-scale
plants to minimize losses
from extreme weather damage
28 Lessons Learned from California Building a resilient grid 64
34 Solar & energy storage 66 product spotlight:
implications of COVID-19
Elements of Surprise Making Waves
Transforming the renewable energy mix
Pg. 28 Pg. 56
Batteries
44 Show-in-print: CLEANPOWER 2020
68 Voltage Volatility
Advances in distribution grid monitoring
EV Charging
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Top story
Wind power
Solar energy
Solar & energy storage product spotlight: Batteries
Show-in-print: CLEANPOWER 2020
Energy storage
Energy storage product spotlight: EV Charging
Energy efficiency
Investing in clean energy
Events calendar & advertiser’s list
We Can See Clearly Now 22 How the COVID-19 global quarantine
has impacted air quality 24
The Height of Safety 26 Repowering a Fleet
68 Voltage Volatility Advances in distribution
grid monitoring
58 Ensuring Clean Energy During COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
61 Energy storage product spotlight: EV Charging
62 After the Storm
The electric utilities sector long-term
What you would have seen at the show 69 56 Wanted
Made in the USA
Business Interruption Risks for 2020
51 Show-in-print: CLEANPOWER 2020
66 Making Waves Transforming the
renewable energy mix
Connecting in the Antarctic Keeping Out of Harm’s Way
Top-of-pole trackers
Recycling a Solar System - Part 2
Practical actions for managing solar module waste
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