Every solar panel company makes bold claims about its panel efficiency, maximum wattage availability, temperature coefficient and other specs in optimal conditions. Anyone who does product testing ...

The global solar boom has introduced a new urgency around asset durability, performance, and risk. As utility-scale solar farms become more common, so do the invisible defects that compromise ...

As the US heads into peak hailstorm season, solar panels across the nation—especially in Hail Alley, are facing their annual test. The verdict, year after year? Most panels emerge unscathed, proving ...

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VDE Americas and RETC, part of the VDE Group, today introduced the Hail Resiliency Curve (HRC) Test, a groundbreaking test protocol designed to evaluate solar panel ...

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE (Fraunhofer ISE) has found that current UV testing methods overestimate degradation in tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar modules, as dark ...

In a world dealing with environmental issues and energy shortages, the promise of clean, renewable energy from solar power is driving development of solar-cell technologies. This growth in the solar ...

Even when an older panel no longer reaches its original rating, it can still have practical value.

Here's how scientists are peeking into the future of new materials. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign ...

A solar system stress test for off grid living shows you where your power system fails before a storm, cold snap, or long ...

Sun-Ways has estimated that panels across Switzerland’s roughly 5,000 kilometers of railway could produce about one terawatt-hour of electricity per year, or roughly 2 percent of the country’s ...