The independent test lab introduced test to failure methodologies and expanded hail and mechanical stress sequences to better reflect risks from extreme weather and glass breakage.

Solar panel efficiency affects how much electricity your system can generate from the roof space available – here’s what that ...

The researchers found that the 50-50 recycled modules performed as well as the panels made with virgin glass. Image: Solarcycle US solar PV recycling firm, Solarcycle, has produced a pilot module ...

Kiwa PVEL has updated its solar module Production Qualification Program to better assess the performance of solar PV modules.

Solar panel testing lab Kiwa PVEL has updated its Product Qualification Program (PQP). The revisions address growing concern ...

The Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC) has released its 2025 PV Module Index, assessing solar module reliability, quality, and performance across industry benchmarks. The report highlights ...

A group of scientists from the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) has tested the performance of two single-junction perovskite solar module over a 1-year period and has concluded the ...

The solar tile on a test roof in the Netherlands looks like any other clay-colored roofing product. But underneath its ...

Kiwa PVEL, the independent lab for quality and reliability testing of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, today announced a significant update to its photovoltaic (PV) module Product Qualification ...

Researchers at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute have developed ShadeCut, a technology that applies patterned colored films to solar panels to mimic roof tiles, masonry, or custom designs.

Tandem PV has built an automated factory line in California to produce glass coated with materials that it says can improve ...