Featured in Women at work – 08-2019

In conversation: The evolution of testing

Tara Doyle started her career in the solar energy industry more than 15 years ago, and today serves as the chief commercial officer at PVEL, which claims to be one of the first testing laboratories to focus on bankability for the downstream PV buyer community. The lab serves developers, financiers, O&M companies, asset owners, and insurers.

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Erica Johnson

20 Aug 2019

Tara Doyle and the PVEL team have seen the approach to bankability change significantly over the past decade. As it sets out on a new course, the service provider is expanding its scorecard portfolio to power electronics and battery storage. | Image: PVEL

pv magazine: PVEL initially started as a testing lab, was acquired by DNV GL, and then this year, spun off from DNV GL again. Can you talk about the evolution of the company and the recent spinoff?Tara Doyle: We think of it as the chapters at PVEL. The first chapter was the formation and founding …

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