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Breaking point: understanding and preventing PV module glass fracture
September 30, 2025
VDE Americas' David Devir looks at the origins of the supersized PV glass problem and considers how the industry can return to reliability.
VDE verifies GameChange Solar’s Hailstow system
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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Why managing PV hail risk means following the data
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.
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A path to perovskite PV bankability
February 17, 2025
Brian Grenko of VDE Americas assesses the route to market for perovskite PV products as an alternative to silicon-based technologies.
US solar ‘dramatically underprepared’ for hail threat – VDE Americas
February 12, 2025
Damaging hailstorms can occur frequently across states like Texas and Illinois which have become major utility-scale solar markets.
FTC Solar launches autonomous hail stow programme
June 3, 2024
FTC Solar has launched its Automated Hail Stow Solution, an automated programme to stow PV modules ahead of hailstorms.
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Hail risk mitigation in PV power plants: how to better protect modules?
March 4, 2024
Hail represents a significant threat to PV modules, more so as climate change increases the potential for severe storms.
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