Scientists have investigated encapsulants with different UV transmissions to assess UV-induced degradation. Based on their ...

UVID, or ultraviolet-induced degradation, has been an important issue in modern solar cell and module manufacturing. Kiwa ...

Researchers have designed a new tracking system that utilizes an arithmetic optimization-based PID controller. The proposed tracker uses two different sensor types – a UV sensor and a ...

In the early 1970s, Molina and Rowland proposed that chlorofluorocarbons, widely used as refrigerants and propellants, would reach the stratosphere and catalyze the destruction of ozone molecules ...

Senior Engineer Archana Sinha inspects modules in the UV chamber at the Kiwa PVEL lab in Napa, CA. Image: Kiwa PVEL As solar technology advances rapidly, a subtle yet serious threat has emerged – ...

Karlye Wong, a PhD candidate in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, is working with the Geita and Nyang’hwale District Councils in northern Tanzania to develop an ...