PV Tech

New study asserts 210mm solar modules have ‘prominent edge’ over others in LCOE, BOS costs

Solar PV modules based on 210mm cells produce the best levelised cost of energy (LCOE) and deliver improved balance of system (BOS) costs, according to an evaluation conducted by independent advisory ...
SpaceNews

Study validates NanoRacks concept for commercial space station module

An illustration of the Ixion module, an upper stage left in orbit and refitted as a space station module, being attached to the ISS. Credit: NanoRacks HOUSTON — A five-month study supported by NASA ...
PV Tech

New study compares large, oversized modules in dynamic and static load tests

A large-sized module under static load testing by TUV Nord. Image: LONGi/TUV Nord. Less rigidity during wind speeds and greater susceptibility to cracks under load pressures have been found within ...
pv magazine International

Study finds much lower-than-expected degradation in 1980s and 1990s solar modules

Researchers at SUPSI found that six Swiss PV systems installed in the late 1980s and early 1990s show exceptionally low degradation rates of just 0.16% to 0.24% per year after more than 30 years of ...
pv magazine International

Case study demonstrates 5% energy yield boost for n-type TOPCon modules

Data collected from a 30 MW PV project in China’s Tianjin Province demonstrates that n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) modules achieve a little more than 5% more energy yield than p-type ...