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pv magazine test 2.0

After more than seven years, pv magazine test is entering a new phase. Significant changes are on the horizon as we update and overhaul the program. George Touloupas, vice president for environmental, social, and corporate governance and new services at Clean Energy Associates (CEA), and Huatian Xu, director of technology and quality at CEA, introduce the new “pv magazine test 2.0” setup to assess PV modules in the lab and outdoors.

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05 Mar 2025

Rear-facing sensors at the Yinchuan test site enable technicians to monitor solar radiation on the rear side of bifacial modules. | Photo: CEA

pv magazine test began in 2017. Since then, Chinese PV testing equipment supplier Gsolar has provided support as a program partner, hosting the outdoor rooftop installation where the long-term performance of modules is monitored, and putting modules through their paces in lab-based quality and performance tests, all at its facility in Xi’an, China.We have reached …

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