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Can you give some background on recent industry concerns around ultraviolet-induced degradation in PV modules? For around two and a half years, we have been involved in several projects where larger module buyers benchmark different module types against each other in terms of reliability. In this context, we realized that there was strong UV degradation […]

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Mark Hutchins

11 Jun 2025

Paul Gebhardt, PV Module Degradation Analysis and Modeling at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems. | Image: Fraunhofer ISE

Can you give some background on recent industry concerns around ultraviolet-induced degradation in PV modules?For around two and a half years, we have been involved in several projects where larger module buyers benchmark different module types against each other in terms of reliability. In this context, we realized that there was strong UV degradation in …

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