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Apricum turns 10: Interview with Founder Nikolai Dobrott
At the end of this month, Apricum will celebrate its 10 year anniversary. In this interview, we ask Apricum Founder and Managing Partner Nikolai Dobrott about the early days of setting up Apricum, some memorable moments and what lies beyond this 10 year milestone....
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Cobalt crunch? Dealing with the battery industry’s looming supply challenges for cobalt
The global battery market is booming. Car makers all over the world are pledging to electrify their fleets completely or to a large extent in the coming years. Battery-powered consumer electronics – laptops, tablets and smart phones – are more popular and affordable...
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How renewables will drive a power sector shakeup in Southeast Asia and why utilities should care
The need to install additional power generation continues to be one of the most relevant issues in Southeast Asia. It’s a region with GDP growth rates of above 6% p.a. during the past decade[1] and where around one-fifth of its population (~25% larger than that of the...
read moreWebinar: Jan 23, 2018 “The Hungry Dragon – Explaining China's 50 GW+ PV Market in 2017”
Apricum Senior Consultant Meishi Tan presented the topic of PThe Hungry Dragon – Explaining China's 50 GW+ PV Market in 2017 in SolarPower Europe's webinar on Tuesday January 23, 2018. At the beginning of 2017, the big question regarding solar in China was...
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Strong Tailwinds Ahead – the Case for Wind Plus Energy Storage
When people think about combining energy storage with renewable energy, they typically think of adding batteries to PV systems, be it roof-top panels on a home in Germany or multi‑GW utility‑scale installations in the deserts of the MENA region. However, we are...
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The Hungry Dragon: Explaining China’s 50 GW+ PV Market in 2017
At the beginning of 2017, the big question regarding solar in China was whether they could repeat the stunning ~35 GW performance of 2016. Yet, over the course of the year, the question transformed, quite surreally, to whether China would hit the 50 GW mark in 2017 –...
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Webinar: Oct 18, 2017 “PV Cleaning: Choosing the Optimal Method and Frequency”
Apricum Project Manager James Kurz presented the topic of PV Cleaning: Choosing the Optimal Method and Frequency in SolarPower Europe's webinar on Wednesday October 18, 2017. As PV development in desert regions has skyrocketed, PV cleaning has become a prominent topic...
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The MENA region – the next hot market for energy storage?
Oct 12, 2017: Article updated to include a reference to CSP with storage The global market for stationary battery energy storage is set to experience tremendous growth by 2025 of about 30 times its current size. This is expected to come mainly from the “usual...
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Webinar: Is MENA the next hot market for energy storage?
Apricum Partner Florian Mayr and head of Apricum's energy storage practice presented a webinar for Intersolar Middle East on Wednesday September 13, 2017 entitled “Is MENA the next hot market for energy storage?” The webinar discussed key questions such...
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