Join us for a webinar on 5th June, 11am-Midday CT.
As any solar module purchaser or asset owner can tell you, solar modules have grown dramatically in size in recent years. Yet mechanical load testing requirements have not kept pace, and testing originally developed to ensure reliability of smaller, stiffer PV modules of the past no longer always provide sufficient safety margins. While market dynamics including a relentless focus on cost reductions have resulted in the conscious shift to weaker frames and thinner more brittle glass structures to support larger modules, de-rated testing loads have led to a predictable outcome: more modules are breaking, and the solar industry must quickly adapt to the challenges of larger PV modules.
In a new webinar from Wood Mackenzie, Henry Hieslmair of DNV, Colin Sillerud of CFV Labs, and Lauren Ahsler of Origami Solar will discuss documented reductions in PV module mechanical strength over time, and how changes at the module or system level, such as using stronger domestically manufactured steel module frames can help address this shortcoming.
Attendees will leave the webinar understanding industry trends, failure data and examples of project impact related to weaker modules as well as what solutions they can implement to mitigate future project risk.
Moderator
Elissa Pierce,
Research Associate, Solar Module Technology and Markets
Wood Mackenzie
Speakers
Lauren Busby Ahsler,
VP of Engineering
Origami Solar
Henry Hieslmair,
Principal Solar Engineer
DNV
Colin Sillerud,
VP of Engineering, Head of Reliability Group
CFV Labs