“Together with our partners, we are now able to offer the photovoltaic industry in South East Asia a centre in their region where modules can be tested and accredited according to the established international standards,” says Dr Hans-Martin Henning, Coordinator of the joint venture from the Fraunhofer side and Deputy Director of Fraunhofer ISE.

The JV, VDE-ISE, is responsible for the customer service, certification and safety tests of solar PV modules according to IEC 61730. SERIS will carry out the various performance tests, Fraunhofer says.