A 10 GW time bomb

It is estimated that 10 GW of solar modules in Germany suffer from prematurely aging backsheets, with sites of all sizes affected. pv magazine Germany’s Cornelia Lichner looks at how to detect and repair such defects.

Issue 07/08 - 2023 | Beyond solar

If the back foil tears, it is only a matter of time before the stability of a module fails completely.

Photo: Bernhard Weinreich, HaWe Engineering

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