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Role of Insurance companies....
It happened to me several times. Talking to a project owner. Some lousy products are on the BOM. I advise the owner to re-consider replacing some of the components. Reaction? Nah, I don´t want to add more money into the project. If something goes wrong, I am covered with insurance. My question is obvious: Are the insurance companies aware of the risk which are they taking? And what they do to minimize it? Does anyone here have any practical experience with insurance companies? And how do the insurance companies react for the exponentially growing risk?
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Problem is unlike USA very little field or asset data (due to it being owner based) on what is working or not - slot of claims not settled in court - so yeah lost
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Worst is risk depends enormously where it's build, by who and what components. My biggest concern is the price focus on Bess -
Photovoltaic installation project. Would it be more efficient ?
Hello community, I'm seeking advice on the best approach for my photovoltaic installation project. Would it be more efficient to: - Buy a complete integrated system (inverter, battery storage, charge controller) from a single manufacturer? - Or assemble a hybrid system myself using components from different manufacturers? My system will consist of two 132kWc solar arrays configured for self-consumption. I would greatly appreciate any insights based on your experience with similar installations.
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Heavy laden question. Personally would do a bankability study of each component to see the reliability/durability of the component and choose from there. There are few manufacturers that can do everything and do it right - even then a manufacturer can have great and bad quality within their sites. Having a good RFP, selection based on tests (in science I trust therefor everyone must bring data) is a better approach. Look at Volta Foundation reports, Ease guidelines, VDE 90038, solar power Europe best practices and solar bankability studies (now part of TRUST PV) to build a good Foundation. Notebook LLM can help build a RFP doing so.
Is overrating of solar modules a problem for O&M?
Overrating means that the actual power output of a solar module is lower than its rated value. Measurements by SecondSol and Fraunhofer CSP show deviations of up to three watts below the nominal power – officially mentioned in the power production tolerance, but in practice often systematically undercut due to price pressure. Have you already observed this issue in field?
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As noted by Fraunhofer ISE the negative deviation of a power value under nameplate has increased of up to -3% in the last years alongside tests done by parties like Odin Spire, SolarTester https://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/press-media/press-releases/2025/solar-module-output-often-overstated.html This is a result of - N-type (HJT, TOPCON, xBC) having a higher capacitance effect (like a battery need longer time to get to their true full power) and solar simulators using different methodologies to achieve measuring the current and voltage of the module (Dragonback (Pasan), Single Long Pulse (Spire), Hystersis (Halm) and other. - Differences between the calibration module of the PV module and the produced module - Cell quality issues and binning (ergo the importance for contracting Grade A cells) - Due to the big manufacturers loosing billions cost savings in BOM, processes and personnel also leads to variations (note it costs ~10.7 euro cent/Wp to make a TOPCON module, and now prices range from 0.05-0.08 euro/Wp. Depending on the scale of the problem and AQL used can result in lower PR issues. Though note even the best budget to risk AQL can only catch 50% of the time an issue - and if caught needs to be further expanded to see if it's a batch issue. Starting with a lower nameplate power is usually a result of variations in Isc, and you could opt to go for Isc binning instead of Pmpp as this also reduces module quality losses- however this depends on the budget and risk you have.
Hello world!
Looking to help you with any questions about PV module reliability, failures, degradation rates and root cause of analysis and same for utility BESS. Moreover, questions about manufacturing of quality, sustainable and durable solar panels. Feel free to reach out!
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@Marian Dor happy to be of service of needed
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@Marian Dor feel free to reach out via [email protected]
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Marcello Passaro
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Solar PV & BESS expert with more than a decade of experience in reliability, testing, certification and QAQC.

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