Senior Engineer Archana Sinha inspects modules in the UV chamber at the Kiwa PVEL lab in Napa, CA. Image: Kiwa PVEL As solar technology advances rapidly, a subtle yet serious threat has emerged – ...

A U.S. research team has fabricated a mini perovskite solar module based on a special polymer hole transport layer material that reportedly improves the panel stability and efficiency. “The stability ...

TOPCon producers such as Trina Solar are prioritising the UV resilience of their modules following concerns over susceptibility to degradation. Image: Trina Solar. This Premium article, which was one ...

Furthermore, as TOPCon cell efficiencies continue to rise, research indicates that these modules are particularly vulnerable to ultraviolet-induced degradation (UVID). To address these challenges, the ...

Photovoltaic cells (PCs) have attracted a lot of attention globally as promising renewable energy sources during the last 10 years. PCs still cannot achieve high enough light-to-electricity conversion ...