Delamination around the perimeter of glass//glass modules has been the most common issue arising from PQP testing over 2025. Image: Kiwa PVEL. Looks matter when it comes to PV modules. At Kiwa PVEL, ...

Spanish researchers from the Public University of Navarra (UPNA) and the National Renewable Energy Centre (CENER) have investigated the melting points of three conventional encapsulant materials in an ...

Hard-pressed Asian solar manufacturers have switched from multi-layer polymer backsheets to a single layer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), with a protective coating on both sides of their modules ...

‘We’re seeing that manufacturers have tried to remove materials, remove costs from those modules, to cut their losses, and that presents reliability risks,’ says Tristan Erion-Lorico. Image: Kiwa PVEL ...