Intersolar Europe 2026 — the world's largest solar industry exhibition — opens its conference doors in Munich on Monday for the first time on a Tuesday-through-Thursday exhibition schedule, arriving ...

SEG Solar is doubling down on US manufacturing with plans for a third solar module factory in the Houston, Texas, area. The Houston-based company announced on Monday that it’s building a new ...

In 2026, analysts expect more than 43 GW of new utility-scale solar capacity to come online in the United States as electricity demand rises from artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, ...

Achieving Overall Highest Achiever status for three years or more includes manufacturers like JA Solar, Jinko Solar, LONGi Solar, Runergy, Solarspace, Trina Solar, VSUN Solar, Waaree, and Yingli Solar ...

Independent photovoltaic product testing laboratory Kiwa PVEL has released the 2026 version of its PV Module Reliability Scorecard, which reveals the performance of solar modules submitted by ...

Independent testing lab Kiwa PVEL just published the 12th edition of its annual PV Module Reliability Scorecard. The digital resource is designed for solar industry stakeholders to access testing ...

Instances of cracks in PV module glass started appearing about five years ago. Spontaneous glass breakage is now one of the solar industry’s top issues, but manufacturing pressures and a lack of ...

Kiwa PVEL has rolled out major updates to its module testing programme, with two of the most important changes affecting Static Mechanical Load (SML) and hail testing. Image: Kiwa PVEL. Field claims ...

The foil cutting patterns can imitate roof tiles without impairing the efficiency of the PV module. Marco Ernst / Fraunhofer ISE Solar panels are great for the planet, but have long been a headache ...

Kiwa PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), a leading independent test lab for the downstream solar industry, has announced a significant update to its PV Module Product Qualification Program (PQP). The revisions ...

Kiwa PVEL managing director Kevin Gibson said that ‘regularly iterating’ on the testing process helps ensure the relevance of that process. Image: Kiwa PVEL. Testing and quality assurance provider ...