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Performance improves and ‘red flags’ decrease in RETC solar module testing

June 11, 2025
Lab-tested solar module performance has improved over the last year, according to data from US-based technical advisory firm RETC.
PV testing.

Eternal Sun acquires simulator provider Wavelabs

June 6, 2025
Eternal Sun has acquired German solar simulator provider Wavelabs, which has resulted in the formation of a new subsidy, Wavelabs Eternal Sun.
Diagram from Fraunhofer.
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Inverters and power modules are key players in energy management – but testing methods need improvement

May 27, 2025
Inverters are critical to PV systems but are often over-specified due to inadequate data on which materials and designs optimise performance.
Image: Fraunhofer ISE

Fraunhofer ISE: Monocrystalline modules underperformed by 1.2% in 2024

March 12, 2025
Fraunhofer ISE research suggests that the average monocrystalline silicon PV module’s power output was 1.2% lower than its nominal capacity.
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New tests needed to explain high breakage rates in thin PV module glass – report

February 24, 2025
A high breakage rate in thin PV module glass is a vulnerability that is not yet widely understood due to inadequate testing regimes, according to the IEA PVPS.
Trina Solar TOPCon products.
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Deep concern about TOPCon module quality

February 24, 2025
Wenzhong Shen, Sheng Ma and Huanpei Huang present an overview of the ultraviolet-induced degradation affecting TOPCon cells and modules.
Hail damage on a solar panel.

NREL says thinner, taller solar modules contributing to increased rate of breakages

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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Enertis Applus+ launches mobile laboratory for PV modules in Australia

November 29, 2024
Technical consulting firm Enertis Applus+ has launched its mobile laboratory for on-site tests of solar PV modules in the Australian market.
Catastrophic-type glass breakage in PV modules.
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PV modules are getting weaker—how should the industry respond?

September 16, 2024
Colin Sillerud of CFV Labs discusses how PV modules have become weaker as a result of their growing surface area and diminishing frame sizes.
Graphic comparing waste volumes from fossil fuels, plastics and municipal waste with projected PV module waste up to 2050
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Busting myths around solar PV toxicity

August 14, 2024
Outdated misconceptions about the toxicity and waste of solar PV modules are hindering the adoption of this technology, according to NREL.

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