Training School on “Simulation tools and models for the analysis of PV system performance”

Transilvania University of Brașov str. Institutului no. 10, Brașov, Romania

PEARL PV's Training School on Simulation tools and models for the analysis of PV system performance took place at the Transilvania University of Braşov in Braşov, Romania, from 6 to 9 July 2021. Simulation tools and models can be used to investigate the design of PV systems, predict their output and assess their performance in […]

MC5 Meeting

This is a placeholder for the MC5 meeting of Cost Action PEARL PV which will be held online in the morning of 22 September 2021 from 9:00h to 12:00h (CEST). Participants will be MC Members and Substitutes, to be officially invited by e-COST by the Grant Holder. A Zoom link will be supplied on 20 […]

Parallel Workshops PEARL PV

This is a placeholder for 3 days of parallel workshops of Cost Action PEARL PV which will be held either fully online or in a hybrid format, so to not disadvantage groups/individuals who cannot travel, from 22 till 24 September 2021. In case of a hybrid event, participants can attend online or in-person on a […]

Workshop “Data monitoring & analytics for better PV performance and grid integration”

Zoom link Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

On 23 and 24 September 2021, COST Action PEARL PV organized a workshop covering topics related to "Data monitoring & analytics for better PV performance and grid integration". Dr. Jonathan Leloux, WG5 leader and working for Lucisun in Belgium and Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain, hosted this online workshop. The schedule of presentations is shown […]

Online PEARL PV Workshop WG1: PV Data Management and the PEARL Data Challenge

Zoom link Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

This is the webpage of the first online PEARL PV workshop in a series of 5, to were held in the winter of 2021-2022, which brought together researchers to discuss the next challenges in data management of PV monitoring data and PV performance assessments. This workshop has been organized in the framework of WG1 of […]

Online PEARL PV Workshop WG2: Early Career Forum on Photovoltaic Module and System Reliability

Zoom link by James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK Glasgow, United Kingdom

This will be a PEARL PV workshop in a series of 5, to be held in the winter of 2021-2022. This workshop will be organized in the framework of WG2 on Reliability and Durability of PV of COST Action PEARL PV by Dr. Jeff Kettle of James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK, […]

Online PEARL PV Workshop WG4: Photovoltaic Systems in the Built Environment

Transilvania University of Brașov str. Institutului no. 10, Brașov, Romania

This will be a PEARL PV workshop in a series of 5, to be held in the winter of 2021-2022. This workshop will be organized in the framework of WG4 on PV in the Built Environment of COST Action PEARL PV by dr. Bogdan-Gabriel Burduhos (Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania) and other colleagues, on Wednesday 19 January […]

Online PEARL PV Workshop WG3: Modelling of PV Potential and Performance

Zoom link Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

This will be a PEARL PV workshop in a series of 5, to be held in the winter of 2021-2022. This workshop will be organized in the framework of WG3 on PV Simulation of COST Action PEARL PV by Prof.dr. Nicola Pearsall (Northumbria University, UK), Prof. dr. João Serra (University of Lisbon, Portugal), and other colleagues, […]

Training School on “Potential of monitoring tools and advanced operation and maintenance practice for security and predictability of PV performance”

University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands Enschede, Netherlands

PEARL PV’s Training School on the Potential of monitoring tools and advanced operation and maintenance practice for security and predictability of PV performance took place at the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, from 08 to 11 March 2022. The intention was to discuss how the analysis of data on actual long-term monitored performance, defects […]

COST Action PEARL PV’s Conference – Enabling the PV Terawatt Transition

University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands Enschede, Netherlands

COST Action PEARL PV organized an international conference from 14 to 16 March 2022 at University of Twente in Enschede, the Netherlands. The program of this conference is related to the mean aims of this COST Action: to improve the energy performance and reliability of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems in order to enable the […]