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In conversation with QW Solar: Inside the advanced technologies of HJT

June 17, 2024
This year at SNEC, the booth of Quanwei Solar Technology (QW Solar) attracted many visitors to participate in its interactive experiments.
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Buyer beware: Examining failures in the 2024 PV Module Reliability Scorecard

June 10, 2024
Kiwa PVEL's experts explain the record Top Performer in this year's Scorecard, and the surge in failures at the manufacturer and BOM levels.
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Research suggests new testing standards for PV modules in desert regions

June 7, 2024
The harsh conditions of desert regions can undermine the performance of modules, although the impact of which is not adequately addressed.
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Under the microscope

May 27, 2024
PV Tech Power spoke with Lukas Jakisch of PV testing company TÜV Rheinland about the developments and challenges facing the sector.
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New technologies, new issues

May 20, 2024
Fei Lu and Stephen Xuereb of PI Berlin offer an overview of the present trends in module quality assurance and likely future challenges.
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Innovating alongside strengthening: how to counter falling solar module mechanical strength

April 23, 2024
Colin Sillerud at CFV Labs suggests that changes in module design have led to a weakening of mechanical stability in modules.
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Testing times

April 22, 2024
Following a decade of technological innovation and geopolitical challenges, PV Tech Power revisits the issue of module quality.
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TÜV Rheinland awards DMEGC Solar laboratory competence accreditation

April 3, 2024
DMEGC Solar has received an award from TÜV Rheinland to conduct module testing operations at its own facilities.
TÜV Rheinland's new Technology and Innovation Center (TIC) foundation completed

TÜV Rheinland to begin US PV testing by the end of 2023

November 20, 2023
German quality assurance and testing centre TÜV Rheinland has finalised its investment into a new US base, the Technology and Innovation Centre in Boxborough, Massachusetts.
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Solar module testing ‘inadequate to account for rising severity of extreme weather’, report claims

October 19, 2022
Current testing for solar modules is inadequate to account for the rising severity of extreme weather events in North America, according to a report from renewable energy project underwriter GCube Insurance.

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