Catastrophic-type glass breakage in PV modules. Image: Valentin, D. et al. 2022, “Failure investigation of a solar tracker due to wind-induced torsional galloping”. In recent years PV modules have ...

The solar industry has fought for decades to earn its reputation as the fastest, cheapest way to decarbonize the grid. But in 2025, as deployment accelerates and policy support wanes, the industry ...

System-in-package (SiP) and other advanced packaging technologies are putting more components together in tighter spaces than previously seen. Often these packages are contained in a module, which is ...

Among the many extreme weather events impacting on PV plants, hail is one that has the potential to cause significant damage. A single hailstorm can be devastating, but climate change is likely to ...

Production test of a finished electronic product often involves two techniques: in-circuit test (ICT) and functional component test (FCT). The ICT technique examines a non-powered circuit board to ...