星期五, 5 12 月, 2025
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Premature inverter failure – 4.2 GW of capacity will be affected this year, says analyst

Some 4.2 GW of solar project capacity will experience inverter failures this year despite being less than ten years old, according to U.S.-owned analyst Wood Mackenzie, with...

French bifacial standards measure up

How to measure power output from bifacial PV panels is a recurrent question for the solar industry. The Institut National de l’Énergie Solaire (Ines) division of France’s national low-carbon...

Minimum mono Perc standards could halt Chinese production boom

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) appears set to bring the dramatic production capacity expansions announced by solar companies in recent times to a grinding halt...

Investigating backsheets and ultraviolet stability

Historically one of the most problematic components within PV modules, backsheets have been observed to degrade in outdoor conditions and, in many cases, to fail completely,...

MNRE extends ALMM enlistment date for solar cell and module manufacturers

Solar cell and module manufacturers now have additional six months—until September 30, 2020—to get enlisted with the MNRE’s Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM)....

Preventing PID at 1500 volts

Scientists at Germany’s Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemburg (ZSW) this week introduced new testing protocols designed to give PV investors and project developers...

Designing super-strong solar modules for the tropics

Researchers from Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi and the U.K.’s Teesside University have identified parameters and techniques they say could...

Identifying early-stage discoloration in EVA encapsulants

Identifying early-stage discoloration in the ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer encapsulants used for crystalline solar module lamination can spot panel degradationbefore power output is affected. Discoloration reduces direct short...

The best string configurations to avoid mismatch losses from rooftop PV shading

Scientists from Pakistan’s Lahore University of Management Sciences have analyzed various string configurations attached to inverters widely used in the solar industry, to assess mismatch losses and cost. In...

US scientists claim clear-sky irradiance model provides better results for module testing

An international research team coordinated by the American Institute of Physics claims to have successfully applied the clear-sky methodology developed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National...

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Australia solar Installation hits 40 GW

An IEA survey of solar power applications in Australia shows that the country installed 5.2 GW of solar capacity in 2024 and reached a...

Versiris Energy completes logistically tricky rooftop solar project

Versiris Energy completed a 575.36-kWDC rooftop solar project for a national commercial retail facility in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Versisis, a commercial solar developer and subsidiary...

Recurrent Energy Sells 275 MW Solar-Plus-Storage Project in New South Wales to European Investor

Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. and a global developer of solar and energy storage assets, has finalized the sale of its...

Azerbaijan seeks Chinese help in achieving “green” power dream

Azerbaijan is hoping China can play a big role in helping Baku fulfill its ambitions of building a “green energy corridor” to Europe. Azerbaijani officials...