“Four years ago, that was at 50% and it’s steadily increased since,” said Tristan Erion-Lorico. Image: Kiwa PVEL. A total of 83% of module manufacturers have had at least one test failure in the Kiwa ...

New testing regimes are needed to better understand glass breakage and encapsulant degradation, according to IEA PVPS. Image: Kiwa PVEL. A high breakage rate in thin glass used in modern PV modules is ...

Ecoprogetti has developed a custom solar testing machine for the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s Research & Development Center, located within the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, ...

The Module Reliability Scorecard, published annually by PV module testing laboratory Kiwa-PVEL, released its 11 th edition today. The scorecard summarizes the results of extended reliability testing ...