Explore and download PVEL's publications and brochures below.
Since our testing programs began over a decade ago, industry stakeholders have been seeking PVEL’s guidance on module procurement. PVEL and Exawatt have collaborated on a unique approach to forecasting, developing a bottom-up cost model based on the various components in a PV module.
View the 9th edition of our PV Module Reliability Scorecard online to see which manufacturers and products earned Top Performer status in PVEL's testing.
The Battery Technology and Cost Forecast (BTAC) is a biannual report for which PVEL and Exawatt have jointly developed a methodology that leverages bottom-up cost analysis, based on data gathered from more than 180 publicly traded companies throughout the lithium-ion cell supply chain, combined with a manufacturing model that contains over 100 input variables. Additionally, manufacturer top-down forecasts and industry trends across the past 5 years are incorporated into the model.
Since our testing programs began over a decade ago, industry stakeholders have been seeking PVEL’s guidance on module procurement. PVEL and Exawatt have collaborated on a unique approach to forecasting, developing a bottom-up cost model based on the various components in a PV module.
Released twice a year, PVEL and Exawatt’s Energy Storage and Technology Cost (ESTAC) Report offers energy storage buyers with battery technology trends and costs to help inform market-entry and procurement strategies.
Achieve data-driven vendor management and identify PV modules that meet your reliability needs with PVEL's Premium Partner Program.
View the 8th edition of our PV Module Reliability Scorecard online to see which manufacturers and products earned Top Performer status in PVEL's testing.
Asset owners can prevent connector failure in the field with installation, inspection and O&M best practices from PVEL and HelioVolta.
Learn how PVEL's hail testing helps solar investors, asset owners and insurance providers mitigate the risk of damage in the field.
Download the 2021 Solar Risk Assessment for quantitative, data-driven insights from industry experts on risk mitigation for solar PV projects.
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.
PVEL'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.
The 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.
Our 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.
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.
Use field EL imaging to assess project health and document the full extent PV module damage following force majeure events for insurance claims.
Learn how PVEL's UL 9540A destructive testing for battery energy storage systems generates fire safety data for manufacturers, integrators and project developers.
Download our brochure to learn how our independent PV inverter testing drives market acceptance for manufacturers and builds buyer confidence.
Download 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.
PVEL'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.
Download 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.
PVEL's Backsheet Durability Sequence gives PV module buyers important insight into backsheet reliability and performance. Read our white paper to learn more.
We 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.
Our 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.
PVEL contributed to this round-up of quantitative insights related to the solar production risks project developers and asset-owners face today.
Explore PVEL's backsheeting testing methodology in this poster by PVEL CTO Ryan Desharnais and Frédéric Dross of DSM.
PVEL 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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