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In our young yet ambitious and growing industry, sharing tested and successful practices, focused on achieveing operational reliability and longevity, is crucial to further the role of solar PV in the energy transition.

Adele Ara
Head of Global Business Operations - Lightsource bp

When selling solar power plants to investors, they appreciate us having followed the recommendations in the guidelines. The guidelines make it easier to agree on quality management standards and processes with all stakeholders invovled in a project. They save a lot of time during the negotiation of contracts as suppliers know what they have to deliver, and customers know what they can expect.

Alden Lee
Head of Solar Procurement, Logistics and Quality - ABO Wind

In order to attract capital into the PV market (and to accelerate the energy transition), it is crucial to build a robust investment environment and a professional and structured supply chain across the lifecycle of solar projects. The Best Practice Guidelines represent a great step forward in this direction and an excellent instrument to gather the experiences and views of market leaders, bringing together precious, but otherwise fragmented, expertise.

Maria Sabella
Founder and CEO - Relight Energy Services

The suite of Best Practice Guidelines helps us to speak the sam language as our clients and maintenance partners, ensuring we cooperate efficiently. We have integrated Best Practice Mark checklists into our regular performance review to constantly improve service quality. As renewables are playing an increasing role in Europe's energy supply, the quality of generation equipment and its maintenance is crucial, as are the processes for quality assurance.

Wolfgang Rosenberg
Vice President Operations and Maintenance - TCO Solar

The energy transition is first and foremost a transition of hearts and minds, as well as know-how. SolarPower Europe's Best Practice Guidelines pool years of knowledge and practical experience to serve as the go-to reference for all new practitioners that join the industry.

Mariyana Yaneva
Head of Sales and Marketing - Renergy Engineering

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Investors & lenders

Investors, lenders and insurance providers are invited to use the available Guidelines as a useful source of information on current industry best practices. They can rely on the suite of Best Practice Guidelines and the respective checklists to select asset management, O&M and EPC service providers in line with the highest industry standards, or improve the services of their current providers. Qualified commpanies employing industry best practices can be found in the Company Directory.

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Asset Managers

Asset Managers can use the Asset Management Best Practice Guidelines and checklist to enhance their services in line with industry best practices. Companies using thes best practices can register here and get a listing in the Company Directory, they can also display the Mark on their websites and other publicity materials to strengthen their credibility. Asset Managers can also use the checklists for O&M, monitoring and aerial thermography to select service providers in line with industry best practices, or to improve their existing service provider's services. Qualifying companies can be found in the Company Directory.

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O&M service providers

O&M service providers can use the O&M Best Practice Guidelines and checklist to enhance and benchmark their service quality. Companies that qualify for the mark can register here to get a listing in the Company Directory and can display the mark on their websites and other publicity materials to strengthen their credibility. In addition, O&M service providers can use the checklists for monitoring and aerial thermography to select subcontractors in line with the highest standards, or to improve their current subcontractor's services. Companies that qualify for the best practices mark can be found in the Company Directory.

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Monitoring tool providers

Monitoring tool providers can use the O&M Best Practice Guidelines and the monitoring best practices checklist to enhance and evaluate their services and tools. Companies that qualify for the mark can register here to get a listing in the Company Directory and candisplay the Mark on their websites and other publicity materials to strengthen their credibility.

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Aerial thermogrpahy providers

Aerial thermography providers can use the O&M Best Practice Guidelines and the aerial thermography best practices checklist to benchmark and evaluate their services and tools. Companies that use best practices can register here to get a lsiting in the Company Directory and can display the mark on their website and other publicity materials to strengthen their credibility.

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Technical advisors

Technical advisors are encouraged to use the suite of Best Practice Guidelines and checklists in their daily work when advising stakeholders on services related to asset management, O&M, power plant monitoring, or aerial thermography.

The rapid growth of the solar industry makes it important to ensure that industry best practices are harmonised

Selected best practice companies


Anesco Ltd
Lightsource bp
BayWa r.e. Operation Services S.r.l.
Sinovoltaics
MASE
Above
WORKBEE OPERATIONS LTD
i-EM S.r.l.
Sitemark
Relight Energy Services
Sitemark
Solar Spy