{"id":33424,"date":"2025-06-23T13:09:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T11:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/news\/new-pv-faults-and-failures-database-pvff-launched\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T08:14:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T06:14:02","slug":"new-pv-faults-and-failures-database-pvff-launched","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/news\/new-pv-faults-and-failures-database-pvff-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"New PV Faults and Failures Database (PVFF) Launched! | more"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33424\" class=\"elementor elementor-33424 elementor-33410\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-494ab93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"494ab93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f1a467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f1a467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019re excited to announce that the vgbe PV Faults and Failures Database (PVFF) is now live! This initiative was developed within the vgbe Technical Competence Center \u201cFuture Energy Systems in the vgbe Technical Committee &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/photovoltaics\/\">Photovoltaics<\/a>&#8221; and was implemented by our dedicated vgbe IT team.  <\/p><p>The database is tailored to member needs and offers a user-friendly interface for tracking important PV system failures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d84fc3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d84fc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aaed63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2aaed63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/solar-technician-1-q8yqhqb8140l8v6aqd6ye97po6nbmx04crgxvai8mo.jpg\" title=\"solar technician 1\" alt=\"solar technician\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34dbb51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34dbb51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The PVFF is currently available as an internal tool for TC members and is directly populated by them. It\u2019s designed to capture significant faults, those impacting safety, performance, or the environment. By collecting and clustering damage data, we can build a practical basis for maintenance decisions and risk assessment.  <\/p><p>With each new entry, the value of the database grows\u2014helping operators learn from each other and move toward more predictive and cost-efficient maintenance.<\/p><p>We invite vgbe members to join our Technical Committee to contribute and benefit from this evolving resource. 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