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UK Solar Panel Quality: Higher than Expected
Several new pieces of research show the quality of solar panels in the UK is high. Higher than expected. 98% of panels “run to spec” according to Dr Alastair Buckley of the Sheffield Solar Farm Project. “They do what they say on the tin,” he says, using a popular British expression. In other words, ‘they [...]
In Focus: Dupont’s Solar Quality Standards
Solar installations were removed from twenty-four San Diego Unified School District campuses after corrosion was discovered that threatened the possibility of electrical issues that could lead to fires. The 4.3-megawatt installation was built in 2005-06 by Solar Integrated Technologies (SIT). SIT was acquired by Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) (PINK:ENERQ) in 2009. ECD’s Uni-Solar manufactured the [...]
A Green World = A Safe World
We’ve all seen sketchy vacant lots in cities and towns that serve as an unofficial garbage dump and litter box. I know my first thought is: How hard can it be for the government to make this area more aesthetically pleasing? But I always shunned my thoughts thinking that there are more serious and impertinent [...]
India Solar Companies: Quality Below Par?
Indian states continue to award solar power projects to big developers like Welspun Energy, Moser Baer and others despite shoddy performance by big power developers. Tata Power which is India’s biggest power utility in the private sector recently wrote a letter to numerous top officials recommending that the company be blacklisted from solar project bidding. [...]
Talesun Solar Awarded Seal of Quality for PV Modules
Talesun Solar: the first Chinese Solar company to be awarded the “VDE Quality Tested“ seal of quality for Photovoltaic Modules. “VDE has developed the new testing program for this highly valuable seal of quality in close cooperation with the solar industry, solar project investors, and our international network of partner laboratories. With this finely tuned [...]
Balancing Deposition Rate with Film Quality for PECVD Productivity
Solar Industry Magazine featuredApplied Materials’ plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD)technology in this month’s print issue. Read the follownig short excerpt of the article. Although thin-film silicon so¬lar cellsuse substantially lower amounts of raw materials than their siliconwafer-based counterparts, they also depend on vacuum-based silicondeposition systems. The capital productivity of these systems is a keycontributor to overall [...]
Trina Solar Not Joking Around With Quality Assurance $TSL
Trina Solar (TSL) announced today that it is partnering with TUVRheinland Group, Underwriters Laboratories and China GeneralCertification to “ensure world class” quality standards. Rheinland and UL will performtests within the company’s PV testing center in accordance with IEC17025 while CGC will provide in house testing and certification for endusers in China and abroad. ===> Click [...]
IBC Solar, SGS TÜV develop new quality standard for PV modules
PV specialist IBC SOLAR AG is establishing new quality standards for its solar modules. Through external production audits, the photovoltaiccompany is ensuring that its modules are not only high quality, but also that the entire manufacturing process runs transparently andflawlessly. IBC SOLAR developed with the renowned independentGerman testing institute SGS-TÜV GmbH the criteria for the [...]
US Solar Industry at Risk with Low Quality Products Flooding the Market
By Elmar Niewerth, CEO ThinkSolar Lowquality solar panels from inexperienced manufacturers are stored in U.S. portsand warehouses, poised to hit the market whenever possible. With the steadyincrease in module brands and types – almost 3,000 at the beginning of 2009 -contractors should be aware that not all solar panels are created equal. Savingcents on the [...]