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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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
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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A comprehensive framework for accurate estimation of performance loss rates in large photovoltaic systems using machine learning

Kak-Pong Cheung, Stephanie Malik, David Daßler, Carsten Hennig, Hauke Nissen and Patrick Hennig

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 8

Published online: 13 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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Strategy for simple, on-site failure analysis: investigating bubbles and burn marks in backsheets of PV modules

Bernhardt Käßer, Aline Kirsten Vidal de Oliveira, Oleksandr Mashkov, Lucas Nascimento, Ricardo Rüther, I. Marius Peters and Claudia Buerhop-Lutz

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 7

Published online: 06 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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Characterization of mechanically recovered photovoltaic encapsulants and backsheets as potential feedstocks for pyrolysis chemical recycling

Caroline Grand, Melissa N. Dunkle, Wolfram Palitzsch, Adriana Ferreira and Guy Beaucarne

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 6

Published online: 03 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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Modeling the electrical mismatch caused by potential-induced degradation in crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and strings

Aysha Mahmood, Gisele Alves dos Reis Benatto, Sune Thorsteinsson, Peter Behrensdorff Poulsen and Sergiu Viorel Spataru

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 5

Published online: 26 January 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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Characterization and analysis of reverse breakdown voltage onset of solar cells with different cell architectures

Bengt Jaeckel, Jens Froebel, Matthias Pander, Andreas Maixner and Hamed Hanifi

EPJ Photovolt., 17 (2026) 4

Published online: 26 January 2026

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