Three decades, three climates: environmental and material impacts on the long-term reliability of photovoltaic modules
This study analyses 30+ years of PV performance in Switzerland, highlighting the reliability of early 90s modules. It examines outdoor system- and indoor module-level data, emphasising the importance of BOM and the benefits of lower temperatures.
Authors
- Alessandro Virtuani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5523-5200)
- Claudia Buerhop‐Lutz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5233-6700)
- Gabi Friesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6554-8937)
- Ebrar Özkalay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3827-5259)
- Christophe Ballif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8989-0545)
- Gabriele C. Eder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0397-8453)
- Christof Bucher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7092-0804)
- Hugo Quest (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3945-3093)
- Anika Gassner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1053-5761)
- Matthias Burri
- Stefanie Vorstoffel
Institutions
- Bern University of Applied Sciences (CH)
- Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (Switzerland) (CH)
- TU Wien (AT)
- University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (CH)
- Forschungszentrum Jülich (DE)
- Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- Österreichisches Forschungsinstitut für Chemie und Technik (AT)
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- EES solar.
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d4el00040d
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.18
Funders
- Klima- und Energiefonds
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
- Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft
- Berner Fachhochschule
- Bundesamt für Energie