Members of the Kiwa PVEL team regularly attend in-person events throughout the globe and present or host webinars. Additionally, Kiwa PVEL is often covered in the solar industry’s leading media outlets. See more about our upcoming and past events and press coverage below.
Kiwa PVEL’s PV Module Reliability Scorecard is an annual report that highlights the top-performing solar modules based on rigorous independent testing. It helps developers, investors, and other stakeholders identify reliable products and manufacturers to reduce project risk and ensure long-term performance.
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May 7, 2025. Kiwa PVEL's Tristan Erion-Lorico presented “Solar Technology II: Quality Testing & Reliability of Solar Modules & Balance of Systems” at the 2025 Intersolar Munich conference. During the talk, he showcased how modules can tolerate some level of cell cracking, often showing less than a few percent power loss after extended reliability stress testing, underscoring that quality evaluation should focus on real-world performance impact rather than mere occurrence of crack
March 2025. The BloombergNEF report assesses the bankability of PV module and inverter manufacturers by analyzing their financial health, operational track record, and warranty performance. Contributions from Kiwa PVEL's extended-reliability testing are featured throughout this year's report. Learn more.
Mar 4-6, 2025. Kiwa PVEL's team presented at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's annual Photovoltaic Reliability Workshop (PVRW) 2025. Read more and access the presentations.
February 20, 2025. Read more about "Mitigating Hail Damage to PV Solar Panels" from Chubb Insurance, with contributions from Kiwa PVEL's Hail Stress Sequence testing.
February 13, 2025. Kiwa PVEL's Sishir Garemella presented on "Empowering the World: India’s Solar Exports and the Future of Solar Energy" at 2025 Intersolar India show in Gandhinagar, India.
January 30, 2025. When a fire damages a PV plant, recovery can be challenging—but with the right repowering strategy, restoration is possible. In this case study from Camelot Energy Group and Kiwa PVEL, we explore how fire damage in utility scale PV arrays can be sometimes be considerably more impactful than indicated by visual damage, and how good technical oversight is key to successfully remediating PV projects post-fire event.
Recorded Feb 12, 2025. Join Kiwa PVEL and CRU for an overview of our Q1 Solar Technology and Cost (STAC) service. Every quarter, the STAC service provides report subscribers with an update on PV manufacturing and module costs, including 5-year pricing outlooks, updated import/export data, and regional policy considerations.
Dec 31, 2024. As solar continued to break records in 2024, Kiwa PVEL also noted a number of highlights. Dec Learn more in our 2024 Year in Review.
Dec 10, 2024. In this pv magazine Webinar, Kiwa PVEL joins other experts to discuss what increasing weather events mean for the solar industry including the benefits of hail-and-wind-resistant modules from a utility, C&I, community solar perspective, as well as from a residential homeowner and installer perspective.
December 4, 2024. Recording available from Kiwa PVEL and Exawatt/CRU's final webinar of 2024, exploring the latest insights from our Q4 Energy Storage Technology and Cost (ESTAC) and Solar Technology and Cost (STAC) reports.
November 20th, 21st & 22nd 2024. At the 2024 bifiPV Workshop in Zhuhai, Kiwa PVEL's Jean-Nicolas Jaubert presented on the reliability of back contact solar modules.
On Oct. 21st 2024, Kiwa PVEL participated in the Taiyang News Reliable PV Module Design Conference. Click to learn more.
Oct 4, 2024. Read the interview with Kiwa PVEL's Tristan Erion-Lorico and Archana Sinha, PhD about UVID concerns in solar modules.
Sep 25, 2024. Access the recording from our latest webinar, where Kiwa PVEL and Kiwa PI Berlin take a deep dive into our latest white paper on solar module quality recommendations: Raising the Bar.
Sep 12, 2024. Kiwa PVEL's Sishir Garemella presented an "Overview of Indian Module Manufacturers Serving the U.S. Market" at the RE+ 2024 show in Anaheim, CA.
June 2024. The Kiwa PVEL team recently took part in 52nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference on June 9-14, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. VP of Technical Operations Todd Karin presented on “High-Accuracy Measurement of the Incidence Angle Modifier on PV Modules” and Senior Engineer Arcahana Sinha, PhD shared a poster presentation on “UV-Induced Degradation Susceptibility of Industrial N-Type Silicon High-Efficiency PV Modules.”
Jun 19, 2024. Kiwa PVEL’s Head of International Business Development Sishir Garemella delivered a presentation on “Understanding the Latest in PV Module Performance and Reliability” at this year’s evet in Munich.
Jun 5, 2024. The 10th Edition of the PV Module Reliability Scorecard is now available. Click to explore this year’s results, including Top Performers, methodology, key testing insights, and more.
April 9, 2024. In this article from Solar Power World, Kiwa PVEL’s Tristan Erion-Lorico talks about the risks and realities of shopping and storage PV modules.
On May 21-22nd, Kiwa PVEL was the official event partner of PV Tech’s third annual ModuleTech USA 2024. Click here to access our presentation from the event.
Watch on-demand as Kiwa PVEL and Exawatt/CRU explore the latest insights from our Energy Storage Technology and Cost (ESTAC) and Solar Technology and Cost (STAC) reports. Discover the implications of oversupply dynamics, delve into manufacturing expansion efforts beyond China, and gain crucial knowledge on the future of BESS installations in the US market. Presented: Wednesday, May 8 at 11am ET.
April 3, 2024. PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), Extel Energy, and PI Berlin have unified under the Kiwa brand. Dutch company Kiwa, which has acquired the three PV testing laboratories over the past three years, says it aims to more effectively present its range of services for the solar industry.
Jan 8, 2024. With the waiver of AD/CVD circumvention tariffs on SE Asian cells and modules that employ Chinese wafers set to expire in June this year, there are several key issues for the U.S. solar market. Kiwa PVEL’s Max Macpherson explains the potential for manufacturers to be able to sidestep the tariffs.
Feb 27, 2024. Kiwa PVEL’s hail testing has uncovered some unlikely good news about the impact of hail damage to PV modules. Although growing in prevalence, hail damage to PV modules might not be as worrisome a long-term problem as once feared.
Feb 28, 2024. Kiwa PVEL’s VP of Technical Operations Todd Karin, PhD. poster on cell cracking from the annual NREL PV Reliability Workshop
Feb 28, 2024. Kiwa PVEL’s Senior Engineer Archana Sinha presentation on UVID in PV cells from the annual NREL PV Reliability Workshop
Access the February 14th webinar where we took a closer look at the Q1’24 STAC report, and gave an introduction to Exawatt’s module tracker. The event included a live Q&A, where audience questions on solar technology and cost questions were answered by our experts.
January 31, 2024. In this webinar, experts from PVEL and Brown & Brown Risk Solutions provided an overview of microcracking risks, including the current challenges for developers and insurers, along with insights and the latest results from Kiwa PVEL’s extended reliability testing. An overview of insurance claims related to cell cracks and limitations for insurance coverage was also presented.
April 10, 2024. Kiwa PVEL’s Head of International Business Development presented the latest on PV module testing trends at the 2024 SolarEx conference in Istanbul, Turkey. Click here to view the presentation
Jan 6, 2024. Reports of broken module glass with no obvious cause have begun to crop up at large PV projects. Module design, glass manufacturing, and interactions in the field between modules and trackers are at play and a clear solution has yet to emerge. Early signs suggest an update to certification standards may be needed.
Nov 8, 2023. Solar testing group Kiwa PVEL announces upgrades to its suite of extended reliability and performance tests, the Product Qualification Program (PQP), including new hail stress updates.
June 27, 2023. In this Suncast episode, dive into Kiwa PVEL's rigorous testing process, the role of the Scorecard, and insights into what the data tells us as buyers about both the evolution of the technology and the importance of reliability testing. Listeners will learn about emerging technologies, like n-type Topcon, strategies to reduce high failure rates, India's rise in solar manufacturing, and upcoming industry trends, including manufacturing volumes and top performers!
Feb 20, 2023. Kiwa PVEL’s PQP results have become a prerequisite of sorts for foreign module manufacturers to sell into the U.S., as tax and debt equity investors typically require developers to procure modules that have undergone the firm's tests. Do you know what's in your module?
January 9, 2023. In early 2023, Kiwa PVEL released a blog post detailing what "bankability" means for PV modules.
January 5, 2023. Kiwa PVEL looks back at the major trends of 2022 and looks forward to 2023.
June 7, 2022. Kiwa PVEL summarizes the highly successful inaugural PV ModuleTech USA, hosted at our facility in partnership with PV Tech.
October 12, 2021. Kiwa PVEL details the upcoming move to a new headquarters in Napa, California and how it will benefit our clients and partners.
May 5, 2021. Kiwa is partnering with PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) to support PVEL’s growth and strengthen the Kiwa Group’s presence in renewable energy.
March 30, 2021. Kiwa PVEL celebrates the history of outdoor testing at PVUSA.
January 18, 2021. Solar Builder article on the latest bifacial production data, featuring contributions from Kiwa PVEL.
December 29, 2020. A white paper published earlier in December by PV Evolution Labs investigates the formation of performance damaging cracks in PV cells, based on mechanical stress testing of more than 40 commercially available PV modules. While the lab warns that susceptibility to cracking will change according to the specific bill of materials making up each module, certain technologies are shown to perform better than others.
October 26, 2020. PV-Tech’s head of research and Chair of PV CellTech, Finlay Colville took the time to catch up with Jenya Meydbray, CEO at PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), about why PV cell and module technology remains a critical issue for site performance and reliability globally.
January 15, 2020. Kiwa PVEL comments on the issue of backsheet failures for solar PV projects.
January 2020. PVEL co-founder and CEO, Jenya Meydbray, looks back at the company's first decade.
November 18, 2019. Founder Jenya Meydbray catches up with PV Tech on the sidelines of the Malaysia show for a chat about the trends dominating conference floor discussions.
March 5 2019. PV Tech's interview with PVEL co-founder and CEO, Jenya Meydbray in the lead up to PV CellTech 2019.