CX-101375: Effect of Cell Cracks on Module Power Loss and Degradation

Award Number: DE-AC36-08GO28308CX(s) Applied: B3.11NRELLocation(s): CAOffice(s): Golden Field Office

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March 6, 2019
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Award Number: DE-AC36-08GO28308
CX(s) Applied: B3.11
EA Analysis Used: DOE/EA-1968 (NREL STM)
Location(s): CA
Office(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) proposes to provide federal funding to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to evaluate how cell cracks in photovoltaic (PV) panels influence degradation and power loss of the modules.