For the first time in the independent testing laboratory’s 12-year history, no single module has achieved the coveted “top performer” rating in all reliability tests, and a record 87% of manufacturers ...
Instances of cracks in PV module glass started appearing about five years ago. Spontaneous glass breakage is now one of the solar industry’s top issues, but manufacturing pressures and a lack of ...
Scientists and researchers at NREL, including Timothy Silverman and Elizabeth Palmiotti, are investigating early failure in dual-glass PV modules. Image: Agata Bogucka, NREL. Dual-glass PV modules are ...
An international team of researchers has performed a quantitative power-loss assessment of PV modules affected by type-C cracks using electroluminescence (EL) imaging. “This research applies ...
California-based startup Tandem PV announced the start of operations at a “commercial demonstration factory” in Fremont, California. Image: Tandem PV. Two US solar companies have made advances in ...
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