Featured in All in the chemistry – 02-2013

Reliable performance

On-site testing: In Europe, transportation routes between PV manufacturing facilities and solar parks are getting longer. That means that product quality might not always be as expected at the point of delivery. A cost-efficient way to overcome such risks is to use mobile test centers on-site, as Erik Lohse of MBJ Services, Tanja Bergbauer of BEC-Engineering, and Michael Radig of Gehrlicher Solar explain.

Building and operating a PV plant is a complex endeavor that does not always work out according to plan. Lightning or hailstorms might strike and cause breakdowns that must be quickly taken care of to minimize service interruptions. Or the power plant operators might have doubts about the agreed performance of their installed modules after …

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