PVEL’s hail testing has uncovered some unlikely good news about the impact of hail damage to PV modules. Image: PVEL Although growing in prevalence, hail damage to PV modules might not be as worrisome ...

Scientists in Indonesia have investigated early operational defects in a 24.9 MW solar PV system in Sumatra and have identified hotspot formation as the dominant defect. They also detected 282 cases ...

A group of scientists led by Portuguese research center Instituto de Telecomunicações and the University of Lisbon has utilized the so-called Arrhenius equation to assess the reliability of ...

Among the many extreme weather events impacting on PV plants, hail is one that has the potential to cause significant damage. A single hailstorm can be devastating, but climate change is likely to ...

Topics include accelerating beyond module assembly to promote investment and creation of new wafer and cell capacity in the U.S. Figure: Ownership and location of factories producing solar cells for ...