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Canada-headquartered PV module manufacturer Silfab Solar was the only North American manufacturer to achieve ‘Top Performer’ status in PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) 2019 PV Module Reliability Scorecard tests.

Uzbekistan joins the Scaling Solar programme, FTC Solar extends its order book in Vietnam plus finance news from Singapore and Vietnam.

According to DuPont Photovoltaic and Advanced Materials latest ‘Global PV Reliability Study’ that focuses on field inspection and analysis of 6.5 million modules, 355 installations and 1.8GW of total power, PV backsheet material defects have increased by a significant 47% from the 2018 report.

Reatile Group has already invested in three projects being built by juwi in South Africa under the REIPPP.

APGENCO invites bids for 10MW of grid-connected solar-wind hybrid power projects in south Indian state.

Thai utility to soon invite bids for a 45MWac floating PV project at the Sirindhorn Dam - its first foray into hybrid floating PV and hydro projects.

Leading ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, JinkoSolar has been ranked as a ‘Top Performer’ in the annual PVEL ‘PV Module Reliability Scorecard’ 2019 report, for the fifth consecutive year in two of the four testing regimes.

BHEL bags 135MW of solar EPC orders, SPE ties up with Kazakhstan renewables association, Andhra Pradesh mulls PPA reworks.

PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) has released the results of the very first independent reliability testing of PV inverters, which included thirty-five different inverter models, including microinverters and power optimisers, produced by 12 different inverter manufacturers.

Epho used Trina Solar's modules to meet anti-glare requirements from the airport.