Guest Blog

Kiwa PVEL examines the ultraviolet-induced degradation (UVID) results on n-type technology from its latest PV Module Reliability Scorecard.

Solargis' Marcel Suri asks if the solar industry is using the best available science to characterise real-world solar resource conditions?

Carlos Rodriguez, Oktoviano Gandhi and Sun Huixuan examine the energy yield performance of different FPV system configurations.

As solar plants age, the possibility of voltage collapse increases. Thomas Mart and Jeetu Jangle of Solarlytics examine the problem.

As the solar industry pushes for ever-lower costs, collapsing module quality is forcing a rethink of how reliability and performance can be safeguarded, writes Eric Hafter.

Equipment-driven underperformance in PV power plants has tripled over the past five years, according to Raptor Maps.

The industry must adopt better approaches to component management, to make more accurate energy yield predictions and optimise PV performance.

Ben Moore reports on RESPONDENT, a European-funded project that uses space technologies to help integrate renewable energy into the grid.

Inverters are critical to PV systems but are often over-specified due to inadequate data on which materials and designs optimise performance.