Solar Quality: Which Technical Risks Still Need Better Answers?
2 December 2026 | Online | pv magazine Week Europe 2026
IEA PVPS Task 13 will contribute to pv magazine Week Europe 2026, with Task Manager Ulrike Jahn joining a discussion on technical quality challenges and emerging risks in PV projects.
Despite advances in PV technology and certification standards, technical failures can still affect system performance, safety and costs. This session will explore unresolved and emerging failure modes, including glass breakage, junction-box issues and potentially hazardous defects in half-cell modules.
Experts will discuss lessons learned over the past year, the role of improved diagnostic methods such as thermography, and the need for more effective prevention and quality-control strategies.
Speaker: Ulrike Jahn, Fraunhofer CSP and IEA PVPS Task 13 Manager
Date: 2 December 2026, 15:00 – 16:30 (CET)
Format: Online seminar
Registration: Register here
Registration provides access to all sessions of pv magazine Week Europe 2026.