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REPORT: PV Module Reliability Scorecard
PV ModulesView the 8th edition of our PV Module Reliability Scorecard online to see which manufacturers and products earned Top Performer status in PVEL's testing.
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WHITE PAPER: The Ultimate Safety Guide for Solar PV Connectors
Asset owners can prevent connector failure in the field with installation, inspection and O&M best practices from PVEL and HelioVolta.
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WHITE PAPER: Our New Hail Stress Sequence
Learn how PVEL's hail testing helps solar investors, asset owners and insurance providers mitigate the risk of damage in the field.
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REPORT: 2021 Solar Risk Assessment
PV ModulesDownload the 2021 Solar Risk Assessment for quantitative, data-driven insights from industry experts on risk mitigation for solar PV projects.
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BROCHURE: Testing at PVUSA
Explore PVEL's broad range of outdoor testing services for solar PV and energy storage equipment. Our highly instrumented facility is ideal for evaluating product performance, safety and reliability in real-world conditions.
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WHITE PAPER: Cracking Down on PV Module Design
PV ModulesPVEL's mechanical stress sequence evaluates the susceptibility of PV modules to cell cracks. Download our white paper to explore our test results and learn how different PV module designs have performed in testing.
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GUIDE: Safe and Compliant Solar+Storage Projects
StorageThe stationary energy storage market is growing rapidly, but the regulatory environment can be confusing for developers. Download our new guide to learn how data from fire testing helps project stakeholders meet the needs of AHJs.
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REPORT: bifiPV2020 Bifacial Workshop: A Technology Overview
PV ModulesOur co-authored technology paper offers insights into the latest research on bifacial PV module technology and summarizes key presentations from the bifiPV2020 Bifacial Workshop organized by PVEL along with leading research institutions such as NREL, Sandia National Labs, ISC-Konstanz, and ATOMOSTEC.
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BROCHURE: Technical Services for Downstream Companies
PVEL offers independent testing and engineering services to downstream solar and storage companies. Download our brochure to learn how PVEL can help you mitigate risk and optimize project performance and economics.
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BROCHURE: Field EL Imaging for PV Modules
PV ModulesUse field EL imaging to assess project health and document the full extent PV module damage following force majeure events for insurance claims.
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BROCHURE: Destructive Testing for Battery Energy Storage Systems
StorageLearn how PVEL's UL 9540A destructive testing for battery energy storage systems generates fire safety data for manufacturers, integrators and project developers.
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BROCHURE: PV Inverter Product Qualification Program
InvertersDownload our brochure to learn how our independent PV inverter testing drives market acceptance for manufacturers and builds buyer confidence.
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BROCHURE: Energy Storage Product Qualification Program
Energy StorageDownload the brochure on our updated Energy Storage Product Qualification Program (PQP) and learn how the PQP can help reduce project risk, assess operational asset performance, and provide crucial system-level data to ensure project life and economic expectations are met.
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WHITE PAPER: PVEL’s LeTID Sensitivity Test
PV ModulesPVEL's LeTID white paper summarizes the implications of this degradation mode for PV module buyers and investors. It also explains how our new LeTID sensitivity test works.
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BROCHURE: Incident Response Testing
FieldDownload our brochure on Incident Response testing to learn how to leverage IR and EL imaging to manage damage to solar power plants from force majeure events.
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WHITE PAPER: PVEL’s Backsheet Durability Sequence
PV ModulesPVEL's Backsheet Durability Sequence gives PV module buyers important insight into backsheet reliability and performance. Read our white paper to learn more.
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PRESENTATION: Cell-to-Cell Mismatch in Bifacial Modules
PV ModulesWe worked with PV Lighthouse to quantify power losses from cell-to-cell mismatch in bifacial PV modules. The study was first presented at the 2019 IEEE PVSC Conference.
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WHITE PAPER: Measurements Matter for IAM Characterization
PV ModulesOur round robin study with Cypress Creek Renewables and EDP Renewables North America explains how three of five labs produced similar IAM profiles - and the financial risks of using the outlier results.
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REPORT: Solar Risk Assessment
PVEL contributed to this round-up of quantitative insights related to the solar production risks project developers and asset-owners face today.
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POSTER: Accelerated Backsheet Testing
PV ModulesExplore PVEL's backsheeting testing methodology in this poster by PVEL CTO Ryan Desharnais and Frédéric Dross of DSM.
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PRESENTATION: Predicting Energy Yield of Bifacial Systems
PV ModulesPVEL CEO Jenya Meybray joined Keith McIntosh of PV Lighthouse to present research on use of advanced ray tracing to predict bifacial system energy yield at PV Module Tech 2018.
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