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PV Evolution Labs Certifies Solar Manufacturers as PID-Free: Yingli, SolarWorld, JA Solar, Kyocera, and Trina All Pass Qualification
North America’s premier independent solar module test lab, PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), announced that under its new Potential Induced Degradation (PID) testing program, several leading solar PV manufacturers have received the highest level of certification as PID-free. PVEL created the PID Certification program because it is now known that the electrical potential between the frame and cells ...
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Trina Solar Awarded Underwriter Laboratories` CTDP Certification
Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products, today announced thatit has obtained the Client Test Data Program ("CTDP") certification from UL (Underwriters Laboratories). The Company is the first solar PV company to be awarded this certification, reflecting Trina Solar's continued commitment to its PV ...
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What You Need to Know About Buying Solar Panels
Solar panels offer a fantastic way to decrease your carbon footprint, but they also help you to make savings on your utility bills in the long term. Solar photovoltaic (or Solar PV) panels are a fantastic to first step to alleviating stress placed on the national grid. Solar PV panels are used to generate electricity from the energy of the sun and this electricity can be used to power numerous ...
By Centrica
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PV Evolution Labs Strengthens Solar Module Quality Standards with New Potential Induced Degradation (PID) Certification Program
North America’s premier independent solar module test lab, PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), has launched a new certification program that gives solar module manufacturers and project developers a deeper understanding of how products hold up against degradation from system voltages, a common cause of reduced performance and module failure. PVEL developed PID ...
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Solar panel silicon recovery methods tested
A three-step chemical process could successfully recover high-purity silicon from recycled photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, new tests show. The scientists behind the research say that recycling not only helps the PV industry meet regulatory requirements, but also reduces pressure on demand for raw materials. Since 2014, the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive1 has required ...
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TÜV Rheinland PTL Receives OSHA Approval for ANSI/UL 1703 Certification
TÜV Rheinland PTL, LLC, North America’s largest solar and photovoltaic testing company, was approved by the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) to provide certification for ANSI/UL1703 the required North American solar safety mark. The accreditation is the latest in TÜV Rheinland´s comprehensive portfolio of ...
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TÜV Rheinland PTL receives SRCC accreditation for solar thermal testing services
TÜV Rheinland PTL, North America’s largest solar and photovoltaic testing company, has received accreditation from the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC) as a laboratory for the testing of solar thermal collectors. With that, TÜV Rheinland PTL is the second laboratory, after the Group’s Cologne-based Solar Testing Centre, which is holding this accreditation. With the ...
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Statkraft selects Norwegian Ocean Sun to supply floating solar plant in Albania
Statkraft Albania has entered into an agreement with Norwegian floating solar technology developer Ocean Sun AS for the delivery of a floating solar plant with a maximum capacity of 2 MW at the Banja reservoir in Albania. The solar park will consist of 4 floating units of 0.5 MW each, with a total investment cost of EUR 2.3 million. The contract is the first major commercial contract for ...
By Ocean Sun AS
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Field Testing Meets Modeling: Validated Data on Bifacial Solar Performance
Though bifacial solar cell technology is not new to PV, recent advances have made the technology more commercially viable than ever before for PV power plants. Along with that viability, however, come questions about the potential energy yield and best practices when choosing bifacial modules over their monofacial counterparts. In particular, university research and other preliminary studies ...
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New Tests Reveal that BioSolar’s BioBacksheet Improves Solar Panel Efficiency and Power Output
High Thermal Conductivity of BioBacksheet Allows Solar Panels to Operate at a Lower Temperature and Increases Power Output SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - BioSolar, Inc. (OTCBB: BSRC), developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules, reports that rigorous testing by an independent authority reveals ...
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The Principal Solar Institute Publishes White Paper Outlining Industry’s First and Only Independent Ratings System for Creating, Testing, Monitoring Solar PV Modules
Principal Solar, Inc (PSI; OTC Pink: PSWW), a publicly traded solar energy holding company executing a unique roll-up strategy to create the world's first distributed solar utility, today announced the release of “Solar Industry Goes Mainstream: New PV Module Rating System Empowers Solar Professionals,” authored by Ken Allen, Rick Borry, Dan Bedell, Kirk Blankenship and Matthew A. ...
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