Featured in The sun Down Under – 11-2012

Doubling down on quality

PV+Test: Four more modules made by Chinese manufacturers have undergone the Solarpraxis/TUV Rheinland module test. The manufacturer JS Solar has proven that China is capable of producing high quality modules. The other two manufacturers, however, underscore the fact that this is not always the case.
By
Mirco Sieg

A drop in output following the thermal cycling test, faulty soldered connections on cells, and significant disparities between measured and reported performance data are just a few examples of reasons why some Chinese manufacturers have chosen to keep mum about their PV+Test results. JS Solar (also known as Jiashengsolar) based in China’s Jiangsu Province is …

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