A new hail test for solar panels shoots small to large hailstones at solar panels while aimed to more accurately determine the panel’s breaking point. Introduced by VDE Americas, the “Hail Resiliency ...

Manufacturers are working to address the impact of ultraviolet-induced degradation (UVID) on TOPCon cells, according to a webinar held as part of pv magazine Week Europe 2025. Klaus Hofmeister, ...

US based manufacturer Hounen Solar has announced that its HNM7-SHDB144-550/M bifacial module has successfully passed the Hail Stress Sequence (HSS) test conducted by Kiwa PVEL, highlighting its ...

Thornova Solar has introduced a new utility-scale solar module featuring reinforced armored-glass architecture engineered to ...

“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 ...