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Title: Solar Photovoltaic Systems in Hurricanes and Other Severe Weather

Program Document ·
OSTI ID:1468519

Field examinations of hurricane-damaged photovoltaic systems have revealed important design, construction, and operational factors that greatly influence a system's survivability from a severe weather event. The U.S. Department of Energy Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) is expanding its recommended design specifications to include factors and best practices for system survivability identified from 2017 hurricanes. This fact sheet provides an overview of the upcoming additions to these design specifications.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Federal Energy Management Program Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1468519
Report Number(s):
NREL/FS-7A40-72099; DOE/GO-102018-5109
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English