Operations & Maintenance

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

Independent power producer (IPP) Jakson Green has secured 1GWp operation and maintenance (O&M) project for four projects across India.

PV Tech Premium spoke with Geoffrey Lehv of kWh Analytics about cybersecurity, AI and solar project underperformance.

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

Australia’s Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has called on Australia’s climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, to “urgently intervene” on a rule change that could threaten to derail the uptake of rooftop solar PV.

Researchers have developed a new methodology they hope will improve the modelling of the impact of different types of dust on PV performance.

Following reports of 'rogue' communication devices in Chinese solar inverters, the solar industry needs to wake up to cybersecurity risk.

Array Technologies has unveiled its latest tracker, designed for use in regions prone to high wind speeds and significant hailstorms.

The biodiversity benefits of a solar farm can help garner support. Tom Kenning looks at the scientific understanding of PV’s ecological impact.

Solar cannot be regarded as a 'set and forget' technology and must be fully maintained to prevent systemic underperformance.