Modules

Authors from Kiwa PVEL explore how and why they have seen that the test results on individual bill of materials combinations vary.

The module procurement tenders of China's state-owned enterprises have always been a barometer, revealing the fierce competition within the industry over everything from module technology to pricing.

PV Tech Power spoke with Lukas Jakisch of PV testing company TÜV Rheinland about the developments and challenges facing the sector.

Quarterly reports from China’s big-five PV module producers highlight the challenges PV manufacturers face in maintaining profitability.

The flurry of recent tariff changes for solar imports to the US is likely to make products from Southeast Asia less attractive to buyers, according to renewables analysis firm Clean Energy Associates (CEA).

The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has called on increasing work around inverters’ cyber- and data security.

The ISO has granted DMEGC Solar its ISO 14067 certification, to hold it to high standards of carbon footprint reporting.

Major Chinese solar manufacturer JinkoSolar has released a 2,000 volt solar module after receiving technological qualifications from tech certification firm UL Solutions.

Chinese solar manufacturer Huasun Energy has secured a 1GW heterojunction (HJT) module procurement for state-owned utility China Datang Corporation.

Fei Lu and Stephen Xuereb of PI Berlin offer an overview of the present trends in module quality assurance and likely future challenges.