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Sept 5, 2024. The solar industry faces unprecedented demand, rapid technological innovation, and significant uncertainty. A robust quality management program is essential. Kiwa’s Solar Module Procurement Quality Management Program is based on five fundamental rules for PV module buyers.
The 10th Edition of the PV Module Reliability Scorecard is now available. Click to explore this year’s results, including Top Performers, methodology, key testing insights, and more.
February 13, 2022. Hot connectors are dangerous for solar PV assets. Asset owners and O&M providers can prevent failure with our best practices.
October 14, 2021. Hail has emerged as a major concern of solar insurance providers, asset owners and investors, especially for companies that operate in regions where hailstorms are common. Kiwa PVEL has introduced a new test, the hail stress sequence, to our PV Module Product Qualification Program to help address hail concerns.
December 15, 2020. Results from independent testing reveal that certain PV module designs can be more susceptible to cell cracks than others. Our white paper explains the challenge of cell cracks and shares new findings from PVEL’s mechanical stress testing to help downstream solar PV module buyers, investors and asset owners mitigate technology risk.
October 28, 2019. Due to concerns from PV module buyers and investors about the potential impact of LETID on solar power plant performance, Kiwa PVEL requires an LETID sensitivity test as part of our industry-leading PV Module Product Qualification Program.
Published 2019. Our white paper explains how our BDS works and discusses what developers, investors and asset owners need to know about backsheet durability.
