French testing and certification laboratory Certisolis has released initial results from accelerated degradation testing conducted under its Optisol program, highlighting performance gaps TOPCon solar ...

Bangladesh has inaugurated a testing laboratory to ensure quality and establish standards for both domestically produced and imported solar panels. The facility has been set up at the headquarters of ...

California-based independent engineering and certification test laboratory Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC) has released its “2025 PV Module Index Report,” which tests solar panels for reliability, ...

The Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC) released its 2025 PV Module Index report, evaluating the reliability, quality, and performance of solar panels. Solar modules are put through a variety of ...

“Four years ago, that was at 50% and it’s steadily increased since,” said Tristan Erion-Lorico. Image: Kiwa PVEL. A total of 83% of module manufacturers have had at least one test failure in the Kiwa ...

Testing lab Kiwa PVEL has published its 11th annual PV Module Reliability Scorecard. This digital resource provides solar industry stakeholders with testing insights gained from Kiwa PVEL’s flagship ...

The reliable performance of PV modules is heavily influenced by the climate conditions in deserts, which include factors such as irradiance, temperature, humidity and dust soiling. Image: DEWA R&D. A ...

Pickering Interfaces has recently launched a family of PXI and PXIe programmable resistor modules that it says are its first with the capability to handle up to 2 A and 200 V, or as limited by max ...