plant performance

Speakers at LSSEU in Lisbon said that underperformance is a "massive" problem in the PV industry, which can be solved with "good data".

Asset underperformance cost the global solar sector a record US$10 billion in lost revenue in 2024, according to Raptor Maps.

JinkoSolar reports on some of the work the company is doing to develop and test products to withstand the rigours of the marine environment.

Wenzhong Shen, Sheng Ma and Huanpei Huang present an overview of the ultraviolet-induced degradation affecting TOPCon cells and modules.

Slovakian software provider Solargis has launched Evaluate 2.0, the second generation of its 3D PV power plant designer.

Despite reports of the extensive damage inflicted by hail on PV power plants, protection measures appear to be working, writes John Sedgwick.

Lenny Tinker, PV program manager at the US DOE SETO, writes how the use of AI and machine learning can help improve solar PV performance.

PV Talk: BayWa r.e.’s Tomaso Charlemont tells JP Casey why revamping and repowering PV power plants is emerging as a separate discipline within the PV industry and one poised for explosive growth.

Teams from Enertis Applus+ and the University of the Basque Country report on a new methodology to improve bifacial performance assessments.

Concerns have been raised that the US solar industry’s reputation could be impacted by underperforming assets if investors do not see their return profiles being realised several years down the line.