“Four years ago, that was at 50% and it’s steadily increased since,” said Tristan Erion-Lorico. Image: Kiwa PVEL. A total of 83% of module manufacturers have had at least one test failure in the Kiwa ...
Wavelabs, a supplier of testing equipment for PV production lines, has launched a new mini-module tester targeted at researchers scaling up wafer-based and thin-film technologies, especially ...
Lab-tested solar module performance has improved over the last year, according to data from US-based technical advisory firm Renewable Energy Test Centre (RETC). In its 2025 PV Module Index Report, ...
The Module Reliability Scorecard, published annually by PV module testing laboratory Kiwa-PVEL, released its 11 th edition today. The scorecard summarizes the results of extended reliability testing ...
In the 11th edition, Kiwa PVEL names a total of 50 manufacturers as "Top Performers" in one or more of the tests, with nine manufacturers named as Top Performers with at least one model type listed in ...
NAPA, Calif., June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kiwa PVEL, the independent lab for quality and reliability testing of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, today announced the publication of its 11 th annual PV ...