EPJ Photovoltaics

Open Access journal which publishes original, peer-reviewed papers focused in the field of photovoltaic solar energy conversion.

Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2025: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics', edited by Robert Kenny and Carlos del Cañizo

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Sustainability outlook for leading silicon photovoltaic technologies from 2023–2034 in Europe

Bethany L. Willis, Oliver M. Rigby, Sophie L. Pain, Nicholas E. Grant, John D. Murphy, Ruy S. Bonilla and Neil S. Beattie

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 16

Published online: 10 April 2026
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2025: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics', edited by Robert Kenny and Carlos del Cañizo

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UV-induced degradation: comparative analysis of PV module testing and stabilization procedures against outdoor behavior

Paul Gebhardt, Mariella Rivera, Esther Fokuhl, Christian Reise, Erdmut Schnabel, Matthias Pander and Ingrid Hädrich

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 15

Published online: 17 March 2026
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2025: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics', edited by Robert Kenny and Carlos del Cañizo

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Long-term field degradation of crystalline-silicon PV modules: insights from fifteen years of monitoring and forensic analysis

J.A. Tsanakas, Maxime Babics, Frédéric Mezzasalma, Alexandre Mignonac, Hervé Colin, Lionel Sicot, Philippe Marechal, Guillaume Capron, Jean-Patrice Rakotoniaina and Jérémie Aimé

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 14

Published online: 17 March 2026
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Clipping-corrected performance ratio: a new metric for high DC:AC ratio PV systems

James C. Blakesley, George Koutsourakis, Elena Koumpli, Giuliano Luchetta Martins, Anastasia Panoui and Jan Muller

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 13

Published online: 17 March 2026
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2025: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics', edited by Robert Kenny and Carlos del Cañizo

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Electro-thermal energy yield simulations for bifacial all-perovskite tandem modules

Urs Aeberhard, Andreas Schiller, Roger Häusermann, Roman Hiestand, Balthasar Blülle, Markus Kohlstädt, Mehrdad Najafi, Sjoerd Veenstra and Beat Ruhstaller

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 12

Published online: 10 March 2026
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2025: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics', edited by Robert Kenny and Carlos del Cañizo

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Standardized assessment of PV array simulators

Theo Zwahlen, David Joss, Christian Messner, Christof Bucher, Luciano Borgna, Michael Gafert, Steffen Eyhorn, Lara Wenger and Roland Bründlinger

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 11

Published online: 25 February 2026
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2025: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics', edited by Robert Kenny and Carlos del Cañizo

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Differences between economical, ecological and societal optimal designs of solar parks due to feed-in restrictions

Bas B. Van Aken and Ilkay Cesar

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 10

Published online: 23 February 2026
Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2025: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics', edited by Robert Kenny and Carlos del Cañizo

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Analyzing and modeling snow loss and snow loss accumulation in ground-mounted photovoltaic systems

Mari B. Øgaard, Erling W. Eriksen, Dounia Dahlioui, Sigrid Rønneberg, Thore Müller and Heine N. Riise

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 9

Published online: 16 February 2026

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