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Thursday, April 11 2019 - 21:39
AsiaNet
Stellar Results by LONGi Solar's Monocrystalline Modules in CTC's Outdoor Tests: Three-Year Degradation Rate Only 1.06%
Xi'AN, China, April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Recently, LONGi Solar was recognized by China Building Material Test & 
Certification Group Co.,Ltd.("CTC") as a "Top Runner" in the power degradation 
of photovoltaic modules. This marks the third year that LONGi Solar has won the 
honor since 2016.

The outdoor aging test showed average degradation of LONGi Solar's photovoltaic 
modules to be 0.38% in the first year, 0.32% in the second year, and 0.36% in 
the third year, with all 3 years ranking first among allmonocrystalline modules 
tested. Cumulative three-year degradation was just 1.06%.

CTC carried out quality supervision and spot checks at the outdoor test base in 
Hainan. Products from enterprises that meet the Standard Conditions for the 
Photovoltaic Manufacturing Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information 
Technology test criteria are published once a year. To ensure objectivity and 
impartiality, the tests are conduced "blind" - CTC does not inform enterprises 
of spot checks, and samples are randomly selected from production lines or 
warehouses and transported to the test base.

Since March 2015, the CTC, entrusted by the Ministry of Industry and 
Information Technology, has carried out this quality supervision and spot 
checks on enterprises' products to study the performance degradation and 
lifetime assessment methodology of modules and systems under typical climatic 
conditions in China. This will provide the government with a fair and 
authoritative database and a product quality analysis report for industry 
management. The database is the first national outdoor substantive information 
for photovoltaic products in China, and is an important technical support 
reference for the Standard Conditions for the Photovoltaic Manufacturing 
Industry and the "Top Runner" program of the Ministry of Industry and 
Information Technology.

This year's certification once again reaffirms the excellent performance, high 
quality and reliability of LONGi Solar's monocrystalline modules that creates 
greater customer value with lower degradation. 

About CTC

With respect to the certification of photovoltaic products, CTC has carried out 
the green solar photovoltaic product certification, green building photovoltaic 
product certification, photovoltaic materials "Top Runner" certification, CTC 
photovoltaic module conversion efficiency "Top Runner" certification, CTC 
photovoltaic module power degradation "Top Runner" certification and so on. Its 
tests and certification results have been accepted by a number of ministries 
and commissions of China.

Source: LONGi Solar
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