pv magazine test: First results from the new Dammam test field

George Touloupas, vice president of ESG and new services at Clean Energy Associates (CEA), and Huatian Xu, the company’s director of technology and quality, analyze the first three months of performance data from the new pv magazine outdoor test installation in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

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08 Sep 2025

the pv magazine test installation, at GRL’s facility in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. | Image: CEA

In May 2025, we started operating the second pv magazine test outdoor test field in partnership with Gulf Renewables Laboratory (GRL) in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. This field will operate alongside the existing pv magazine test installation in Yinchuan, China, allowing us to compare performance results from two very different climates.As a joint venture between UL …

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