Defining the 50-Year Module: Luck, Design, or Both?

Dirk Jordan; Silvana Ovaitt; Heather Mirletz; Brian Mirletz; Teresa Barnes

doi:10.2172/3028132

Defining the 50-Year Module: Luck, Design, or Both?

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Abstract

Poster presenting a new Duramat project that will develop a science-based definition of a "50-year solar panel" by combining reliability data, climate risks, design choices, and long-term cost analysis. The work aims to clarify what is needed to enable longer-lasting, high-value solar systems.

Original language	American English
Publisher	National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)
Number of pages	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/3028132
State	Published - 2026

Publication series

Name	Presented at the PV Reliability Workshop (PVRW) 2026, 24-26 February 2026, Lakewood, Colorado

NLR Publication Number

NLR/PO-5K00-98968

Keywords

50-year module
BOM
extreme weather
failures
fragility curves
hail
modeling
reliability
repowering
TEA
wind

Access to Document

10.2172/3028132

https://www.nlr.gov/docs/fy26osti/98968.pdf

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