CFV Solar Test Laboratory | Testing, Certification, Innovation

09Jun2017: Customer Satisfaction High at CFV

CFV Solar is constantly looking for ways to improve our customer service and testing processes. Periodically, however, we do examine what we’re doing right… to see if we can do it even better. At the completion of each order, we request feedback from our customers via a survey, and we consistently hear that we are

09May2017: CFV Solar Achieves CBTL Status

CFV Solar Test Laboratory is proud to announce that we have earned the right to operate as a CB Testing Laboratory under the responsibility of CSA International. We can now carry out testing within the IECEE CB Scheme, opening up ever more opportunities for our customers.

20Mar2017: Program Agenda for PV PMC Workshop Released

The preliminary agenda for the 8th annual PV Performance Modeling and Monitoring Workshop has been released. The conference will be held May 9-10, 2017, with early bird registration closing on April 9th.

07Mar2017: CFV Poster Wins Award at PV Module Reliability Conference

For the second year in a row, a CFV poster presentation has won an award at the NREL PV Module Reliability Conference. This year it was our Thermal Cycling of Si PV Modules at High Ramp Rate and High Temp poster that picked up the prize. Authored by Larry Pratt, Jim Crimmins and Kyumin Lee

31Jan2017: Save the Date: 8th PV Performance Modeling and Monitoring Workshop

Sandia National Laboratories and CFV Solar Test Laboratory are excited to announce the 2017 8th PV Performance Modeling and Monitoring Workshop to be held May 9-10, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa near Albuquerque, New Mexico. This two-day workshop will feature presentations and technical discussions related to: PV performance modeling methods, practices, and standards

23Jan2017: CFV to Present at NREL Workshop in February

CFV staff will be participating in the 2017 Photovoltaic Reliability Workshop (PVRW) at the end of February, NREL’s annual workshop in partnership with Sandia National Laboratories and Brookhaven National Laboratory. General Manager Jim Crimmins will be a panelist for a session entitled Bankability – Are the standards in development addressing the investors’ questions? The discussion

13Jan2017: PV Racking’s “PV Stealth” Solar Mounting System Receives UL 2703 Certification

PV Racking has completed and received UL 2703 certification on its PV Stealth pitched roof solar racking solution. Southampton, PA (PR Web) December 22, 2016 – Last week PV Racking completed product certification testing of its PV Stealth product. Testing was conducted by CSA Group, a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NTRL). CSA Group certified the

13Jan2017: CFV Solar Test Laboratory Announces PANOpt®

Proprietary PAN File Optimization Software Leverages CFV’s Complete Portfolio of Performance Testing Services CFV’s new proprietary PANOpt® software enables precise optimization of PAN files for manufacturers of all types of PV module technologies (c-Si, a-Si, CdTe, CIGS), improving simulated yield estimates from PVSyst and other PV modeling software. PANOpt®, when combined with CFV’s A+/A+/A+ rated h.a.l.m.

21Nov2016: CFV Expands ISO 17025 Scope For New IEC/UL Standards with A2LA

CFV has recently expanded the laboratory’s ISO 17025 Testing Scope of Accreditation for Sustainable Energy to include testing to UL 2703, IEC 61215:2016, IEC 61730:2016, and IEC 62108:2016. The newly released UL 2703 standards tests PV Racking systems for safety compliance. The 2016 editions of the IEC standards provide updated requirements to existing standards for

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