Featured in High time for a masterplan – 06-2023

pv magazine test: April 2023 results

We are pleased to present the latest batch of energy yield results from the outdoor test field in Xi’an, China. We look at the data from April 2023, along with analysis from George Touloupas, the senior director of technology and quality at Clean Energy Associates.

The first chart, below, shows the meteo station data (irradiance and ambient temperature) for April 2023.The following chart shows the relative specific energy yield comparison between different PV module technologies. Although the top performer hasn’t changed much, the gap in relative yield between mono PERC (passivated emitter rear contact) and bifacial mono PERC as well …

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