Unveiling the Costs of Quality for the PV Industry

Recording from Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | Solar Quality Summit | Language: English | Duration: 50:21 .

Quality assurance has become a crucial element within the solar industry, especially as CAPEX and LCOE continue to rise and the trend of repowering systems well before modules reach their end-of-life gains momentum. Gain insights on the benefits of quality assurance, while also learning about the associated costs and risks that arise from neglecting. Explore how to calculate the costs of quality based on decisions made throughout the value chain and ways to enhance quality with evolving workflows.

Service Provider

Guillermo Estebanez
Product Solution Manager – Utility Business
Service Provider
AIKO

Speakers

Nikoletta Fodor
Project Officer
SolarPower Europe

Wojtek Swietochowski
Head of Solar Technology
ABO energy

David Moser
Group Leader - Photovoltaic energy systems
Eurac Research

Kate Blades
Head of Quality
Lightsource bp

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