First Solar’s Photovoltaic Technology Completes 25 Years of Testing at NREL

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Dec. 14, 2020

Photo of an outdoor array of solar panels
First Solar’s 0.6 kilowatt cadmium telluride PV solar test array has been tested at NREL’s Outdoor Test Facility for 25 years. Photo by Dennis Schroeder, NREL

 

Determining how many years a solar panel will last can take, well, years. Intended to function for 25 years or more, solar panels must be made to withstand the elements. In some cases, panels continue working well after their planned operational lifetime. Nowhere is this more evident than on the sunny hillside in Golden, Colorado, where the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) operates the Outdoor Test Facility (OTF). Tiếp tục đọc “First Solar’s Photovoltaic Technology Completes 25 Years of Testing at NREL”