hail

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October 20, 2025
New data suggests the traditional assumptions behind hail stow modelling may be underestimating the likelihood of damage to a PV system.
September 4, 2025
US tracker manufacturer FTC Solar has launched an automated 80 degree hail stow angle for its flagship 1P Pioneer tracker.
August 21, 2025
JA Solar's CTO, Zi Ouyang, discusses the company's latest module technologies and why the future is tandem.
July 25, 2025
VDE Americas has verified the successful deployment of the hail mitigation function of GameChange Solar’s Genius trackers.
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July 9, 2025
PV Talk: Jon Previtali of VDE Americas explains the hard science behind managing hail risk, one of the costliest sources of damage to PV projects.
June 10, 2025
Hail accounts for 73% of financial losses for US solar PV projects, despite representing just 6% of the total number of loss incidents.
May 16, 2025
Array Technologies has unveiled its latest tracker, designed for use in regions prone to high wind speeds and significant hailstorms.
February 12, 2025
Damaging hailstorms can occur frequently across states like Texas and Illinois which have become major utility-scale solar markets.
January 14, 2025
Despite reports of the extensive damage inflicted by hail on PV power plants, protection measures appear to be working, writes John Sedgwick.
December 11, 2024
Larger and thinner PV modules has contributed to increase breakages, although there is no single contributing factor, according to NREL.

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