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German solar energy research institute ISC Konstanz has appointed Dr Gerhard Mathiak as its head of its module department.

Damp heat testing of solar PV modules yielded 11% 'red flag' results in RETC's latest PV Module Index Report.

Kiwa PVEL has rolled out updates to its module testing programme, with two changes affecting Static Mechanical Load (SML) and hail testing.

Kiwa PVEL has updated its solar module Production Qualification Program to better assess the performance of solar PV modules.

GameChange Solar has completed testing of its Genius Tracker system, which yielded results of no 'meaningful power loss' in most tests.

Arthur Cao outlines how fresh approaches are needed to ensuretracker-based PV systems are designed adequately to avoid unnecessary failures.

Don Cowan and Mahyar Mohammadnezhad of Kiwa PI Berlin explain the importance of upstream diligence in ensuring long-term PV performance.

German research institute Fraunhofer ISE has launched a project to explore how medium-voltage technology can make material-intensive solar components more efficient and cost-effective.

VDE Americas' David Devir looks at the origins of the supersized PV glass problem and considers how the industry can return to reliability.

Fraunhofer ISE has completed testing work of grid-forming inverters currently available in the energy industry.