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   Date: 6th Aug 2010

TÜV PV lab in Bangalore simulates sun inside the lab

TÜV Rheinland has set up a PV laboratory at Electronic city in Bangalore providing the solar companies an outside test field of 5,000 square feet, 5 climate chambers and 2 sun simulators . This is the seventh lab set up by TÜV Rhineland world over. The others are in Germany, China, Taiwan, Japan and the US. The advanced lab serves the test needs of Indian solar/PV industry. Indian electronics industry is in severe shortage of electronics test labs not only in Solar also for various other tests.

Friedrich Hecker, CEO, TÜV Rheinland AG, said, "With the ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission being operationalized, India is poised to take a huge leap in solar/PV. Module manufacturing, a key component of the chain, is largely domestically manufactured and offers a great export potential as well. The setting up of the PV lab by us today in Bangalore not only addresses the lack of such a facility in India but actually enables Indian module manufacturers to eye markets beyond India. India has always been a key strategic market for the group and all our different business units and this marks another step forward in that commitment."

Andreas Höfer Chief Regional Officer, TÜV Rheinland (India, Middle East and Africa), said," One of the key components of a healthy solar/PC industry is domestic consumption. With abundant sunshine and high quality of radiation levels combined with focus on both grid and off grid applications, there is every possibility that India will be the market to watch out for in the region. We see a lot of overseas players investing here and setting up facilities or licensing technology for local players to manufacture with. In that way, both our entry and the setting up of this lab is timed well."

Added, Enrico Rühle, Managing Director, TÜV Rheinland India," The Indian PV lab will be tightly interlinked to the other six laboratories across the world and will employ over 200 experts across functions. The lab which has facilities unheard of in the region like climate chambers and sun simulators will reduce the time for testing for Indian manufacturers. The new facility is capable of meeting all the testing and certification requirements of the local industry. Reliability is also a big issue with regard to the modules which need to bear the environment for 25 years and perform accordingly. All the reliability, accelerated life and long term tests can be done at our new lab."


          
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