When golf ball-sized hail started hammering Texas last spring, solar panels across the state faced their ultimate test. The verdict? Most panels emerged unscathed, proving that today's solar ...

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VDE Americas and RETC, part of the VDE Group, today introduced the Hail Resiliency Curve (HRC) Test, a groundbreaking test protocol designed to evaluate solar panel ...

When hail the size of golf balls or baseballs comes crashing down, the damage can be devastating. For solar farms — and the homeowners and businesses that rely on them — a single storm can shatter ...

US based manufacturer Hounen Solar has announced that its HNM7-SHDB144-550/M bifacial module has successfully passed the Hail Stress Sequence (HSS) test conducted by Kiwa PVEL, highlighting its ...

Severe hail events have caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to US solar energy infrastructure The majority of utility-scale solar plants exist in high-risk “Hail Alley” VDE Hail Risk ...

Thornova Solar has introduced a new utility-scale solar module featuring reinforced armored-glass architecture engineered to ...

Rooftop solar panels and complimentary battery storage units have become a popular option for Houstonians looking to minimize power disruptions during extreme weather events. Solar owners, however, ...

Kia America found a clever way to protect newly assembled vehicles from hail. The hail protection system that’s being installed at its factory in Georgia integrates solar panels. The 17,000 solar ...

VDE Americas, the global leader in technical advisory and catastrophic risk assessment and mitigation services for solar, today announced the launch of its VDE Hail Risk Atlas. Designed to forecast ...

Solar panels are also at risk of damage from hail, which is more common in Texas than other parts of the country. It can be beneficial to look for panels rated UL 61730, which means they’ve undergone ...