LONGi awarded “Top Performer” in PVEL’s 2020 PV Module Reliability Scorecard
PVEL, in partnership with DNV GL, has released the sixth instalment of the PV Module Reliability Scorecard on May 27th, 2020. LONGi has been awarded "2020 Top Performer" status, marking the 4th consecutive year since 2017 that the company has achieved the stellar results. The PV Module Reliability Scorecard provides the industry with vital knowledge about long-term reliability and performance data. The Product Qualification Program (PQP) tests included in the 2020 publication are: Thermal Cycling 600 cycles; Damp Heat 2000 hours; Dynamic Mechanical Load 1000 cycles+ Thermal Cycling 50 cycles + Humidity Freeze 30 cycles; PID 192 hours; and PAN Performance. Top Performer status applies to model types with less than 2% degradation. LONGi achieved Top Performer status for both its monofacial and bifacial product models across its product line. “Over the past several years, multiple LONGi BOMs have demonstrated strong performance in PVEL’s extended reliability and performance testing for the Product Qualification Program,” commented Tristan Erion-Lorico, Head of PV Module Business at PVEL. “We commend LONGi for once again achieving Top Performer designations in 2020.” PVEL’s PQP program is guided by four principles: (i) Empirical data that replaces performance assumptions with empirical metrics for revenue and energy yield model optimization; (ii) No hand-picked samples: All BOMs of