The 8th annual Solar Risk Assessment from kWh Analytics identifies equipment-driven fires, regulator fines, and battery inaccuracies as the latest threats to renewable asset returns.
Kiwa PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), a leading independent test lab for the downstream solar industry, has announced a significant update to its PV Module Product Qualification Program (PQP). The revisions ...
NAPA, Calif., April 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kiwa PVEL, the independent lab for quality and reliability testing of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, today announced a significant update to its ...
Spain's Center for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research (CIEMAT) has commissioned a state-of-the-art large-area solar simulator designed for the electrical characterization of commercial ...
PV technology has advanced rapidly in recent years, with new solar cell architectures such as tunnel-oxide passivated contacts (TOPCon) having jumped directly from early development to gigawatt-scale ...
Kiwa PVEL’s Tristan Erion-Lorico told delegates at PV ModuleTech Europe this week that test failure rates for module breakage are ‘off the charts’. Image: PV Tech Industry experts gathered in Málaga, ...
As the solar industry pushes for ever-lower costs, larger module sizes and greater energy output, the structural integrity and long-term performance of modules have become critically compromised.