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EPJ Photovoltaics

Volume 17 (2026) (in progress)

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Special Issue on ‘Recent Advances in Photovoltaics 2025, edited by Marie Gueunier Farret, Judikaël Le Rouzo and Thomas Fix’

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Original Article

Surface passivation optimization with boron-doped polycrystalline silicon contacts on textured silicon for photovoltaic applications 27

Clarisse Laurens-Berge, Raphaël Cabal and Sébastien Dubois

Published online: 03 July 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026020

Open Access

Original Article

Environmental aging of CaZrO_3-xS_x oxychalcogenide perovskite thin films 26

Hussain Althubyani, Walid Couif, Patrick Pearson, Aziz Dinia and Thomas Fix

Published online: 03 July 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026019

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

Open Access

Original Article

Impact of cell cracks on performance of PV modules with current cell technologies 25

Ahmad Hashem, Zonghan Jiang, Guido Willers, Leila Mortazavifar, Bengt Jaeckel and Ralph Gottschalg

Published online: 03 July 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026017

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Original Article

Modeling partial shading at the cell level on photovoltaic modules 23

Jean-Paul Calin, Jacques Levrat, Antonin Faes, Fahradin Mujovi, Paul Rémondeau, Kléber Nicolet-dit-Félix, Bénédicte Bonnet-Eymard, Didier Dalmazzone, Aïcha Hessler-Wyser and Christophe Ballif

Published online: 22 June 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026015

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Original Article

Simulation-based insights into light soaking and light-induced degradation in perovskite solar cells 22

Guillem Álvarez Pérez, Karim Medjoubi, Arthur Julien, Jean-Baptiste Puel and Jean-François Guillemoles

Published online: 11 June 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026014

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Original Article

Enhanced value of grid-connected PV with battery storage in a negative price environment 20

Djaber Berrian, Gaurang Chhapia, René VanBaal and Johannes Linder

Published online: 08 May 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026012

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Original Article

Accessible spectral calibration of multi-LED solar simulators for tandem I–V measurement 19

Antoine Bourgeois, Zoltan Nicot-Senneville, Stella Hadiwidjaja, Jiayi Ye and Kwan Bum Choi

Published online: 06 May 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026008

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Original Article

Maps of long-term soiling losses in Europe considering a partial cleaning effect by rain 17

Elena Ruiz-Donoso, Fernanda Norde Santos, Álvaro Fernández Solas, Natalie Hanrieder, Leonardo Micheli, Joaquín Alonso-Montesinos, Jesús Polo, Luis Zarzalejo and Stefan Wilbert

Published online: 24 April 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026010

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Sustainability outlook for leading silicon photovoltaic technologies from 2023–2034 in Europe 16

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

Published online: 10 April 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026009

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Original Article

UV-induced degradation: comparative analysis of PV module testing and stabilization procedures against outdoor behavior 15

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

Published online: 17 March 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026007

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Original Article

Long-term field degradation of crystalline-silicon PV modules: insights from fifteen years of monitoring and forensic analysis 14

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

Published online: 17 March 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026006

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Original Article

Electro-thermal energy yield simulations for bifacial all-perovskite tandem modules 12

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

Published online: 10 March 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026005

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Original Article

Standardized assessment of PV array simulators 11

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

Published online: 25 February 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2025027

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Differences between economical, ecological and societal optimal designs of solar parks due to feed-in restrictions 10

Bas B. Van Aken and Ilkay Cesar

Published online: 23 February 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026003

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Original Article

Analyzing and modeling snow loss and snow loss accumulation in ground-mounted photovoltaic systems 9

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

Published online: 16 February 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026004

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A comprehensive framework for accurate estimation of performance loss rates in large photovoltaic systems using machine learning 8

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

Published online: 13 February 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026001

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Strategy for simple, on-site failure analysis: investigating bubbles and burn marks in backsheets of PV modules 7

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

Published online: 06 February 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2025029

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Characterization of mechanically recovered photovoltaic encapsulants and backsheets as potential feedstocks for pyrolysis chemical recycling 6

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

Published online: 03 February 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2025030

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Original Article

Modeling the electrical mismatch caused by potential-induced degradation in crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and strings 5

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

Published online: 26 January 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2025028

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Original Article

Characterization and analysis of reverse breakdown voltage onset of solar cells with different cell architectures 4

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

Published online: 26 January 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2025024

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Original Article

Assessing tracker availability in 2 GW solar power plants 3

Giuliano Luchetta Martins, Lucas Z. Sergio, Maitheli Nikam, Gofran Chowdhury, Elena Koumpli and Jan Muller

Published online: 16 January 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2025025

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Vehicle integrated photovoltaics module architecture optimization under dynamic shading 2

Ricardo Moruno, Luis San José, Rubén Núñez, Rebeca Herrero and Ignacio Antón Hernández

Published online: 16 January 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2025026

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Original Article

Integration of solar PV in a Norwegian energy system, navigating the trade-offs between land use and solar power production 1

Petry Kristine Nøttum Haaland, Magnus Korpås and Ole-Morten Midtgård

Published online: 13 January 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2025023

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Original Article

Performance assessment of advanced static reconfiguration strategies to address realistic shading of solar arrays 24

Ilyas Mimoun, Youcef Mihoub, Pierre-Olivier Logerais, Khairullah Mohammed Karam, Mahamadou Abdou Tankari, Aicha Asri and Said Hassaine

Published online: 03 July 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026016

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Original Article

Agrivoltaics in practice: forms and drivers of conflicts 21

Zoé Zerbib, Xavier Arnauld de Sartre and Frédéric Wurtz

Published online: 13 May 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026013

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Viewpoint

Snapshot of photovoltaics—February 2026 18

Arnulf Jäger-Waldau

Published online: 24 April 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026011

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Original Article

Clipping-corrected performance ratio: a new metric for high DC:AC ratio PV systems 13

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

Published online: 17 March 2026

DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2026002

EPJ

EPJ Photovoltaics

Volume 17 (2026) (in progress)

Special Issue on ‘Recent Advances in Photovoltaics 2025, edited by Marie Gueunier Farret, Judikaël Le Rouzo and Thomas Fix’

Surface passivation optimization with boron-doped polycrystalline silicon contacts on textured silicon for photovoltaic applications 27

Environmental aging of CaZrO3-xSx oxychalcogenide perovskite thin films 26

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

Impact of cell cracks on performance of PV modules with current cell technologies 25

Modeling partial shading at the cell level on photovoltaic modules 23

Simulation-based insights into light soaking and light-induced degradation in perovskite solar cells 22

Enhanced value of grid-connected PV with battery storage in a negative price environment 20

Accessible spectral calibration of multi-LED solar simulators for tandem I–V measurement 19

Maps of long-term soiling losses in Europe considering a partial cleaning effect by rain 17

Sustainability outlook for leading silicon photovoltaic technologies from 2023–2034 in Europe 16

UV-induced degradation: comparative analysis of PV module testing and stabilization procedures against outdoor behavior 15

Long-term field degradation of crystalline-silicon PV modules: insights from fifteen years of monitoring and forensic analysis 14

Electro-thermal energy yield simulations for bifacial all-perovskite tandem modules 12

Standardized assessment of PV array simulators 11

Differences between economical, ecological and societal optimal designs of solar parks due to feed-in restrictions 10

Analyzing and modeling snow loss and snow loss accumulation in ground-mounted photovoltaic systems 9

A comprehensive framework for accurate estimation of performance loss rates in large photovoltaic systems using machine learning 8

Strategy for simple, on-site failure analysis: investigating bubbles and burn marks in backsheets of PV modules 7

Characterization of mechanically recovered photovoltaic encapsulants and backsheets as potential feedstocks for pyrolysis chemical recycling 6

Modeling the electrical mismatch caused by potential-induced degradation in crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and strings 5

Characterization and analysis of reverse breakdown voltage onset of solar cells with different cell architectures 4

Assessing tracker availability in 2 GW solar power plants 3

Vehicle integrated photovoltaics module architecture optimization under dynamic shading 2

Integration of solar PV in a Norwegian energy system, navigating the trade-offs between land use and solar power production 1

Performance assessment of advanced static reconfiguration strategies to address realistic shading of solar arrays 24

Agrivoltaics in practice: forms and drivers of conflicts 21

Snapshot of photovoltaics—February 2026 18

Clipping-corrected performance ratio: a new metric for high DC:AC ratio PV systems 13

Conference announcements

Environmental aging of CaZrO_3-xS_x oxychalcogenide perovskite thin films 26