GTM Research’s July 2014 PV Module Reliability Scorecard reported Kyocera Solar as the only solar module manufacturer to rank as a Performance Leader in all six categories in independent testing by PV Evolution Labs.
The report ranks performance of the 15 participating manufacturers in three categories: Performance Leaders, Middle Performers or Low Performers.
“With the exception of one manufacturer, Kyocera, no company consistently ranked within the Performance Leaders group for all test regimens,” GTM Research notes. “Results showed that most producers that performed well in one test did not necessarily perform well in all tests.”
The tests included temperature cycling, dynamic mechanical load, humidity freeze, damp heat and two potential induced degradation tests – both positive and negative. PV Evolution Labs’ stringent test protocols exceeded the current industry standards to emulate various real-world climatic conditions over lifetime periods while observing power degradation performance of the solar modules being evaluated.
“Kyocera has proven time and again, both in independent testing and by solar modules performing uninterruptedly in the field for decades, that our modules are able to consistently produce clean, renewable energy even in the harshest conditions,” says Steve Hill, president of Kyocera Solar. “GTM Research’s Reliability Scorecard is an important tool for investors and developers who seek independent verification that Kyocera modules exceed world-class levels of quality and reliability and are the best choice for their solar installations.”
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