Want to know the latest quality and financial risks in Solar PV?
🤔 Are current PV modules and the state of their of sustainable/reliable/durable? 😤 No, not in the slightest. Both the financial stability of the PV module manufacturers and the quality of PV modules they produce is suffering. 📉 Trends in Altman Z scores as seen in Sinovoltaics Manufacturer Rankings (Downloadable for free) and PV Tech detailed analysis there of are very concerning and should be considered. 🥼 Both performance by ISO17025 labs and accelerated lifetime by RETC (Renewable Energy Test Center) or Kiwa PVEL tests (IV, EL, gel content/peel, Mechanical Load, UVID and PID) arent promising. 🕵♀️ Quality Assurance and Quality Control companies like Sinovoltaics are seeing more issues with incoming quality control of raw materials (amongst other solar PV cells), and poor calibration of machines (of which AI is used). 🏭 Various factories are cutting costs to keep their heads above water, which includes shutting down production lines or delaying maintenance/calibration of machines, extending the shelf life of stored materials all while heavily re-negotiating raw materials prices. 💲 As studied by SolarBankability David Moser the costs of poor quality can be up to 3.5 EUR/kWp per year. 💸 Cut your risks as Independent Power Producer or Solar PV asset owner. A 50MW project with smart contracts (including strict quality criteria), lab testing and factory audits may only cost between 0.03 - 0.08 EUR more but will save up to 3.5 EUR/kWp/year. 👀 Looking for an informed partner to help choose a negotiate quality criteria on your behalf? or conduct factory audits and production monitoring? 📳 Contact Sunzest Solar for quality support or Benoit van der Maas for inspections. 🥸 See #SVInsider or #MicrocrackMonday for more insights in PV challenges. #kennisdelen #solarenergy #solarpv #photovoltaics #solarpanels #pvmodules #solarphotovoltaics #QAQC #solarplant #solarpvplant #solarcells #solartesting #quality #bankability #qualitycontrol #QC #kwh #reliability #solarbankability #TIER1 #altmanzscore