Testing & Certification
TÜV Rheinland PTL Initiates Creation of New ANSI Standards
17 May 2013POSTED IN Applications News
TÜV Rheinland PTL, a standards developing organization (SDO) for the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), has successfully initiated the creation of three new American National Standards and is seeking the industry participation in the respective standards working groups.
SolarEdge Smart Junction Boxes Receive Global Certification
13 May 2013POSTED IN Applications News
SolarEdge Technologies, a global provider of end-to-end solar power optimization systems and monitoring solutions today obtained certification for its second generation of smart junction box products.Mounting Systems Receives ISO 9001 Certification
08 May 2013POSTED IN Business News
Mounting Systems, Inc., an international manufacturer of solar racking systems located in West Sacramento, California (US), has now been certified according to the internationally recognized standard for quality management systems ISO 9001.
Unirac Helps Power up Volkswagen Solar Energy Complex
30 April 2013POSTED IN Applications News
Unirac, Inc., a Hilti Group company that provides mounting solutions to the solar industry in North America, is involved in powering up a large solar park for Volkswagen. The project involves Volkswagen’s recently constructed 33,600-panel solar park in Chattanooga, Tennessee (US). The solar park, which sits on 33 acres (~13.4 hectares) next to the factory where the mid-size VW Passat is produced, will provide nearly 13% of the plant’s energy, an amount that could power 1200 households per year.
ReneSola PV Modules Approved for Desert Conditions
23 April 2013POSTED IN Applications News
ReneSola announced that following its participation at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi earlier this year, a range of its PV modules have been accredited by TUV Nord, a German industry-certification body.
S-5 Solar Panel Assembly for Metal Roofs
17 April 2013POSTED IN New Products
S-5-PV Kit is a rail-free, DirectAttached solar panel installation assembly for metal roofs.
UL Warns of Counterfeit UL Mark in PV Panels
15 April 2013POSTED IN Business News
Underwriters Labs has issued a notice that some photovoltaic panels from Advanced Solar Photonics bear a counterfeit UL mark for the US and Canada.
TÜV Rheinland Appoints Gary Sorkin as Smart Grid Business Development Manager
03 April 2013POSTED IN Business News
TÜV Rheinland has named Gary Sorkin Smart Grid Business Development Manager. In his new role, Sorkin will provide support to the company’s Electrical Group drawing on more than two decades of his data communications experience. Sorkin is based in the Pleasanton, California (US), office, which also houses a Smart Grid Test Laboratory.
Mage Solar Academy Releases Course Curriculum
02 April 2013POSTED IN Business News
Mage Solar Academy, a training and education arena for the PV industry, has released its course curriculum for the second half of the year and introduced new on-demand, on-line courses. The Mage Solar Academy is located in Dublin, Georgia (US).
PanelClaw Ballasted Solar Mounting Systems Approved for California Schools
02 April 2013POSTED IN Applications News
Two San Mateo County, California (US) schools are the first schools in California to be fitted with ballasted solar mounting systems, through the use of peer-reviewed wind tunnel data. They have installed PanelClaw's Grizzly Bear flat roof racking system.
Hanwha Q CELLS "Made in EU" Certified
27 March 2013POSTED IN Applications News
Hanwha Q CELLS, a Germany-based photovoltaic company, has now received the French "Made in EU" certificate for the manufacturing of both solar cells and solar modules from purely European components. The certificate will enable French customers of Q CELLS PV products to get a bonus on the French Feed-in-Tariff of up to 10% with immediate effect.
Woodward Inverters Earn UL 1741 Certification
21 March 2013POSTED IN Applications News
Woodward, Inc. announced that its 1000V SOLO solar inverters have successfully passed all testing in accordance with the UL- 1741 standard for solar inverters and equipment.
PVAmEast 2013: ET Solar 1000V DC PV modules
15 March 2013POSTED IN New Products
ET Solar Group Corp. launched PV modules that have been tested to UL (1000V DC) by Electrical Testing Laboratories Inc., at last month's PV America East 2013.
Creotecc Solar Mounting Receives UL 2703 Recognition
12 March 2013POSTED IN Applications News
Creotecc's entire product line of solar mounting solutions is now UL 2703 recognized for bonding and grounding.
Alta Devices Achieves 30.8% Solar Efficiency
06 March 2013POSTED IN Applications News
Alta Devices disclosed that it has reached 30.8% solar cell efficiency. This new NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) verified record has resulted from the company’s first implementation of a new generation “dual junction” solar cell technology which augments the company’s “single junction” technology.
First Solar Sets World Record for CdTe Solar Cell Efficiency
27 February 2013POSTED IN Applications News
First Solar today announced it set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic solar cell conversion efficiency, achieving 18.7% cell efficiency in tests confirmed by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
VDE Partners with Fraunhofer ISE
26 February 2013POSTED IN Business News
Global certification body VDE today announced the establishment of a US-based wholly owned subsidiary, VDE Americas, and the introduction of a set of premium tailored products for the testing and certification of complete large scale PV systems with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), an applied research institute for solar energy.
The new quality mark, VDE Quality Tested for PV Power Plants, verifies the complete certification of solar photovoltaic power plants, including quality, performance and safety of the PV system.
Sunrise Achieves 20.3% Efficiency with DuPont Aluminum Pastes
25 February 2013POSTED IN Applications News
DuPont Microcircuit Materials and Sunrise Global Solar Energy Corporation announced today that they have produced solar cells with conversion efficiencies of 20.3% using newly commercialized DuPont Solamet PV36X series aluminum photovoltaic metallization pastes for rear-side passivation of silicon solar cells.
ReneSola’s Solar Modules Obtain UL Certification
21 February 2013POSTED IN Business News
ReneSola today announced its 72-cell polysilicon modules have been listed by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) as meeting required standards for use in PV systems up to 1,000 volts. Also, the company's 60-cell and 72-cell modules have been listed by UL as meeting required standards for use in PV systems up to 600 volts.
REC Solar Panels Receive SERIS PID Certification
18 February 2013POSTED IN Applications News
REC has announced an enhanced certification for potential-induced degradation (PID) resistance.
