Kiwa, an international leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) has signed a partnership agreement with PVEL, the leading independent test lab for the global downstream solar and energy storage industry. Kiwa is investing in PVEL’s growth as a new member of the Kiwa Group. The companies will collaborate to advance their industry-leading test programs and certification schemes, and to better serve their clients around the world.
Jenya Meydbray, CEO of PVEL, commented, “We are thrilled to join the Kiwa Group and establish a physical presence for PVEL in the European market and beyond. Thanks to our new partnership, we can leverage Kiwa’s global consortium of laboratories to bring PVEL’s bankability testing to a broader network of solar and energy storage manufacturers, investors and project developers.”
Paul Hesselink, CEO of Kiwa, said: “While Kiwa is already active in the solar and energy storage markets, our partnership with PVEL significantly expands our footprint in renewables, particularly in the U.S. By welcoming PVEL into the Kiwa Group, we can provide our customers worldwide with a one-stop-shop for testing, inspection and data services that de-risk solar and energy storage projects.”
PVEL is known for its extended reliability and performance testing and Production Qualification Programs (PQPs) for PV modules, inverters and energy storage systems. The annual PVEL PV Module Reliability Scorecard, the most comprehensive publicly benchmarking report for commercial PV modules, ranks top-performing products and manufacturers. Now in its 7th edition, the 2021 Scorecard will be published on May 26th at www.modulescorecard.pvel.com.
