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Tag: PV modules

  • SunSpec Alliance update on work to simplify rapid shutdown signaling systems

    In a few short years, the industry’s concept of a Distributed Energy Resource (DER) has morphed from an uncomplicated rooftop solar PV system that reduces your electricity bill to an incredibly complicated apparatus that does what the old system did plus stores energy, keeps the lights on at night orRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Researchers: Solar PV cells could last six times longer with this optical coating

    Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and the University of Rochester have developed a new class of optical coatings they say could make solar photovoltaic (PV) cells last six times longer, dramatically decreasing the cost of replacing worn out cells and ushering in a new era of high-performance, low-cost solar panels. ThisRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Holy moly: Trina Solar unveils a 670-W module (here’s what we know about it)

    At the PV Module Tech Conference on March 11, 2021, Trina Solar officially unveiled a new generation of ultra-high power Vertex module with a single panel power of 670W. The series has obtained the IEC certification from the TÜV Rheinland after passing complete reliability test, and realized the mass production.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • How JinkoSolar faired in a national assessment of PV Modules Testing Accuracy

    JinkoSolar‘s R&D Center module laboratory obtained satisfactory results in the latest national assessment of PV Modules Testing Accuracy. Organized by the National Institute of Metrology, China (NIM) and China Building Material Test & Certification Group (CTC) – results of the “Monofacial/ Bifacial PV Module’s Electrical Parameter Testing Capability Verification” wereRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Q CELLS develops then sells Rippey Solar project (Texas) to Adapture Renewables

    Adapture Renewables Inc. acquired Rippey Solar this week, an 81-MW solar project in Cooke County, Texas, from Hanwha Q CELLS USA Corp. Construction of the project, located 90 miles north of Dallas, began in April and the project achieved commercial operation in December 2020. The project highlights Q CELLS’ strengthRead More — Solar Builder magazine