Photovoltaic Testing News
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Matexcel Updated Its Photovoltaic Product Analysis Service for Research Use
Matexcel, a biotechnology company in material science, recently updated its Photovoltaic Product Analysis Service to assist scientists and researchers better with their projects. Products that use solar cells to transform light energy into electrical energy are referred to as photovoltaic products. In a broad sense, photovoltaic products refer to items like solar street lights, traffic lights, ...
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Qatar expands bifacial PV tests as data shows 10% output gains
The Middle East state is building a commercial-scale bifacial testing facility and advancing soiling studies that will apply to many other desert regions. Interest in bifacial solar plants is soaring and operators are seeking more comprehensive testing of performance drivers to optimize investment decisions. Many U.S. PV operators are turning to bifacial plants to increase power yield amid ...
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DNV GL releases 2017 PV Module Reliability Scorecard
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has released its third annual PV Module Reliability Scorecard report, presenting the most complete publicly-available comparison of PV module reliability test results. Although the dramatic module price drop of recent years has helped to accelerate PV industry growth, concerns over cost reduction at ...
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Upsolar Introduces its Floating Solar Technology to Europe
Upsolar System Italia Srl. the European subsidiary of Upsolar, a leading solar photovoltaic (PV) module producer and solutions providers is making its floating solar PV services available in Europe. Upsolar will use a structure exclusively created by Koine, a design company that specializes in floating platforms. The entire solar array is made up of Upsolar modules that are mounted on top of ...
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From thin film to heterogeneous junction double-sided battery, Jinshi energy 100MW high efficiency battery line production, 60 power up to 320 watts
December 19, Fujian Jinshi Energy Co., Ltd. efficient solar cell (a) project completion and acceptance ceremony in Jinjiang City, Fujian Province as scheduled. Public news shows that its production capacity of 100MW. The project efficient battery using HDT battery technology, mass production conversion efficiency of up to 22%, the standard PV module power can reach 320W, than the traditional ...
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NREL’s Kurtz, Tegen Honored for Clean Energy Leadership
The U.S. Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) program has honored Sarah Kurtz and Suzanne Tegen of the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for their leadership and achievement in the field of renewable energy. The C3E program, led by the Energy Department in collaboration with the Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy and the MIT Energy Initiative, ...
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NREL Helps Establish New PV Quality Standards for Manufacturers
Working with partners around the world, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have completed five years of work toward helping establish an international quality standard for manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) modules. PV manufacturers will use the new standard to increase the level of confidence investors, utilities, and consumers have in solar ...
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Durably Catching Rays
ASTM International has published a new standard that provides an important test for photovoltaic equipment used to generate solar energy. The standard (E3006, Practice for Ultraviolet Conditioning of Photovoltaic Modules or Mini-Modules Using a Fluorescent Ultraviolet (UV) Lamp Apparatus) is used to identify materials that degrade quickly when exposed to ultraviolet radiation from sunlight. ...
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NREL Releases Report Describing Guidelines for PV Manufacturer Quality Assurance
The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released an updated proposal that will establish an international quality standard for photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing. The document is intended for immediate use by PV manufacturers when producing modules on an industrial scale so they can increase investor, utility, and consumer confidence in PV system performance. ...
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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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Three New Fellows to Help Guide NREL Research
The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently named Richard DeBlasio, Sarah Kurtz and Suhuai Wei to its Research Fellows Council, the laboratory's top advisory council, comprised of internationally recognized NREL scientists and engineers. Along with the nine current members of the Research Fellows Council, DeBlasio, Kurtz and Wei will advise NREL executive ...
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Detecting defects in solar cells
Solar panels, or photovoltaic (PV) modules, are being rapidly deployed across the world as costs fall and the need for sustainable, low-carbon energy grows. Being able to effectively characterise PV cells is a key factor in quality control during manufacturing and understanding their long-term behaviour. NPL researchers, Simon Hall, Matt Cashmore and John Blackburn, have developed a new ...
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KYOCERA Solar Modules Achieve `Performance Leader` Rating in GTM Research`s Reliability Scorecard
Kyocera Corporation announced that Kyocera is the only solar module manufacturer to rank as a Performance Leader in all six categories in independent testing by PV Evolution Labs, as reported in GTM Research's July 2014 PV Module Reliability Scorecard. The report ranks performance of the 15 participating manufacturers in three categories: Performance Leaders, Middle Performers or Low Performers. ...
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KYOCERA Solar Modules Achieve `Performance Leader` Rating in GTM Research`s Reliability Scorecard
KYOCERA is Only Manufacturer to Earn Highest Rating Across All PV Module Tests On August 25, Kyocera Corporation announced that Kyocera is the only solar module manufacture to rank as a Performance Leader in all six categories in independent testing by PV Evolution Labs, as reported in GTM Research’s July 2014 PV Module Reliability Scorecard. The report ranks performance of the 15 ...
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SMA’s New Grid Emulation Service Brings Hundreds of Megawatts Online within Days
On the heels of its successful operations and maintenance (O&M) launch, SMA has unveiled another exclusive utility-scale service: Grid Emulation™. An industry first, it accelerates power plant start-up and significantly pulls forward commercial operation dates before grid connection is accessible, enabling hundreds of megawatts of PV power to be brought online in a matter of days. ...
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Canadian Solar Modules Pass PID Test for Third Consecutive Year
Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that its solar modules CS6P-P series (60 cells, polycrystalline ) and its monocrystalline MWT cell modules, ELPS CS6P-MM series (60 MWT cells, monocrystalline) have all passed Fraunhofer ISE's PID test in accordance with the draft IEC62804 (System Voltage ...
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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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PV Evolution Labs Introduces New Soiling Measurement System for Solar Photovoltaic Modules
North America’s premier PV module testing lab, PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), today introduced a new Soiling Station program for measurement of power and energy loss due to module soiling in the field. Soiling is the accumulation of dirt on PV modules, which can reduce annual energy output of a plant by up to 10% depending on the site location. Rather than guess about the level of soiling ...
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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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Principal Solar Institute Launches Industry’s First Comprehensive Solar PV Module Rating System: Creates Standards, Elevates Industry
The Principal Solar Institute, an online reference center and resource guide for the commercial and utility scale solar market, today announced the introduction of the PSI PV Module Rating, the first-of-its kind approach that allows easy, unbiased, comprehensive analysis and comparison of photovoltaic (PV) modules. PSI Ratings are designed to allow solar consumers to make informed, intelligent ...
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