Researchers in China have developed a novel deep learning model to detect defects in photovoltaic panels. The approach leverages high-resolution visible light imaging to identify defects using an ...

Scientists in Indonesia have investigated early operational defects in a 24.9 MW solar PV system in Sumatra and have identified hotspot formation as the dominant defect. They also detected 282 cases ...

The PV industry has been playing a game of ‘whack a mole’ in tackling module defects over the past decade. Image: Kiwa PI Berlin. Solar modules manufactured in countries such as the United States, ...

Scientists and researchers at NREL, including Timothy Silverman and Elizabeth Palmiotti, are investigating early failure in dual-glass PV modules. Image: Agata Bogucka, NREL. Dual-glass PV modules are ...