UVID, or ultraviolet-induced degradation, has been an important issue in modern solar cell and module manufacturing. Kiwa ...
Senior Engineer Archana Sinha inspects modules in the UV chamber at the Kiwa PVEL lab in Napa, CA. Image: Kiwa PVEL As solar technology advances rapidly, a subtle yet serious threat has emerged – ...
Researchers from TNO and Fraunhofer ISE ran a 1-year outdoor test of perovskite/perovskite/silicon triple-junction solar ...
Researchers from Nanchang University and Trina Solar found that TOPCon solar modules exhibit metastable “degradation–recovery” under UV exposure, with light soaking fully restoring performance and no ...
PV Tech Premium speaks with Professor Bram Hoex and Dr Fiacre Rougieux from UNSW’s School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering. Image: Agata Bogucka, NREL New research from the University ...