Technical de-risking

of Energy Storage and PV Assets

in Asia and Worldwide

9.7 GWp+
INNOVATIVE
40+ COUNTRIES
170+ FACTORIES
#1 PARTNER

PV equipment & projects

AI-based quality assurance
Solar PV project and
Audited by our IRCA-
Of leading insurance

quality assured with proprietary forensic

client locations accredited auditors companies
software tools

Quality Assurance | Factory Audits | Inspections & Insurance | Solar Farm Inspections
Custom Module Engineering | Laboratory Testing

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OUR MISSION - Investment Confidence

Sinovoltaics Group implements its


ZERO RISK SOLAR services to eliminate risk
TM

and optimize ROI for your Energy Storage and

PV Projects.

ZERO RISK SOLAR is a proprietary, data-

TM

driven technical service scope covering the

entire Energy Storage and PV supply chain.
CONTENTS
ZERO RISK SOLAR services TM

PLANNING STAGE

Pick a financially strong factory

Insurance selection

Contract Optimization

& Technical Document Review

PRE-PRODUCTION STAGE

Lab Testing

Factory Audit

PRODUCTION STAGE

Quality Inspection Program, including:

Production monitoring Pre-shipment inspection
Material verification 100% EL review

LOGISTICS STAGE

Shock monitoring

Packaging & Loading Supervision

COMMISSIONING + O&M + M&A STAGE

Solar farm inspection



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PLANNING PHASE

FINANCIAL RELIABILITY CHECK

How to pick a
With the Sinovoltaics Solar PV & Energy

Storage Manufacturer Ranking Reports you

YOUR BENEFITS
financially strong
have access to the ranking of 150+ PV module,

factory that supports

inverter and energy storage manufacturers

according to their financial strength.

1 Only work with the financially

strong PV factories

your warranties

longterm? During the planning phase of your PV projects,

we recommend to work with a PV

2 150+ PV module, inverter and

energy storage manufacturers

ranked according to their

manufacturer that is able to guarantee your

financial strength

warranties for the long term.

NEW: Ranking scores of Energy Storage

3 Bankruptcy predictability

scores for Energy Storage

manufacturers!
& PV manufacturers

You can download the Ranking Reports

for free on our website:

4 Ensure that you factory

warranties are valid for

www.sinovoltaics.com/ranking-report/ the longterm

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PLANNING PHASE

INSURANCE SELECTION
YOUR BENEFITS
Facilitate project financing

How to use insurance

Quality is key, and insurance companies are

now willing to insure solar energy projects

1 with insurance by leading

to guarantee your
based on the approved quality of solar
insurers in the PV industry

modules.

project ROI? Make PV projects and

AVAILABLE INSURANCE SOLUTIONS INCLUDE:

2 equipment bankable

.
Marine / cargo
Guarantee your ROI with

.
Construction all risk
3 comprehensive risk and

.
Operational all risk
performance insurance

.
Inherent defect coverage

Product and Performance

.
PV Performance Warranty insurance

.
PV Performance Guarantee insurance

4 Warranty are insurable

BENEFITS INCLUDE:
5 Insure projects from 3MW+
The quality of the PV components, the
.
Insurance coverage possible for any module
PARTNERS:
engine behind the ROI of any project, is
brand from any module manufacturer.

essence for a 100% functioning solar

. Insurance eligibility upon quality confirmation.
farm.
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PLANNING PHASE

PROCUREMENT CONTRACT OPTIMIZATION

How to optimize your

YOUR BENEFITS
procurement contract
1 Implement quality standards from

the start to agree with the factory

to eliminate risk? on a high quality level of your

PV components.

Avoid common contractual pitfalls Including:

.
PV component + energy storage

standards

.
Visual and EL standards

.
Packing requirements

.
Equipment calibration

. Inspection procedures

+ MORE

Include penalty clauses to avoid

2 delays in production and shipping

schedule.

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PRE-PRODUCTION PHASE

LABORATORY TESTING
How do you ensure

that your unique

LABORATORY TESTS INCLUDE:

project will perform

I-V measurement
YOUR BENEFITS
as it should?
Electroluminescence (EL) imaging

No waiting time: testing can

Potential induced degradation (PID) test

1 commence upon receipt of

Light induced degradation (LID) test

samples

Dynamic mechanical load test

For external laboratory testing, we

Low irradiance I-V measurement (200W/m2)
2 Short testing lead-time

partner with CBTL KIWA, which operates

laboratories in Europe and Asia.

Temperature coefficient test

3 Fast reporting on test results

Wet leakage current test

Partnership with CBTL KIWA for

Based on our strong partnership, we can

offer a broad range of cost-efficient and

Damp heat test (1000hrs)

4 laboratory tests in Europe and Asia

TC200

instant laboratory testing services on

solar PV modules and module primary

EVA gel content test
5 Cost-efficient
materials, complementary to our quality
Peel strength test

inspection services. Humidity Freeze (HF 10) test

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PRE-PRODUCTION PHASE

FACTORY AUDIT
How do you know
WHY WORK WITH US?
which factories are
Reports accepted by the leading

For a PV factory to be
1 banks and insurance companies

reliable?
World Class, there are
in the PV industry

Dealing with manufacturers in foreign

multiple requirements

Corrective checklist for factory

countries brings certain risks. Before

making large investments it is wise to

that need to be in place.

2 before production can start

investigate the reliability of the

These requirements

Unique score card to compare

manufacturer.
relate to product quality, reliability,

manufacturing processes and compliance with

3 factories

As the reality is often different from

various technology, safety, and environmental

ISO system standards- trained

what many manufacturers try to

standards.
4 multilingual auditors (IRCA

portray, sustainable solar PV business

accredited)

development requires careful

We cover a wide range of factory audits,

pre-screening and professional

including QMS, HSE, sustainability and financial
Punctual audit reports within 5

pre-qualification of prospective
audits. Sinovoltaics issues audit reports which
5 business days
suppliers to make the right purchase
are accepted by the leading banks and

decisions. insurance companies.

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PRODUCTION PHASE

INSPECTION PROGRAM
How do you make
Our comprehensive quality assurance

services cover all components and critical

WHY WORK WITH US?
sure the factory
primary materials of small and large solar

delivers the quality

photovoltaic systems.
1 Proprietary quality standards

and inspection procedures for

you paid for? MODULES INVERTERS MOUNTING SYSTEMS

each PV component type

Specialized quality engineers for

TRACKERS
ISOLATORS
COMBINER BOXES
2 each PV component type

CABLES STORAGE TRANSFORMERS

Replace PV components with

3 defects on-site at the factory

OUR INSPECTION SERVICES COVER:

24/7 online inspection progress

24/7 in-line production monitoring

4 monitoring systems

Pre-shipment inspections

Punctual inspection reports

Post-shipment inspections
5 within 5 business days
FAT witnessing on-site at the factory

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PRODUCTION PHASE - SOLAR MODULES

INSPECTION PROGRAM - AI DRIVEN EL DEFECT ANALYSIS

How do you
100% EL IMAGE ANALYSIS

eliminate all major

Our in-house IT team has over the years
YOUR BENEFITS

developed proprietary software to speed

micro cracks from a

shipment?
up Quality Assurance work. With access

to our highly precise defect detection

1 Replace all solar modules with

major cell-inherent defects

software, you’re able to eliminate all

significant cell-inherent defects, such as

micro cracks, from your shipments.

2 Automatic defect detection

and marking

3 Photo-forensic analysis and

identification of edited and fake

PHOTO-FORENSIC SOFTWARE
EL images

In additional to automated software to

detect and mark micro cracks, you can

4 Cost- and time-efficient mass-

scale technical due diligence

also access our photo-forensic software

to avoid any fake EL image that have been

5 Adjustable quality criteria
tampered with.

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LOGISTICS PHASE

PACKING & LOADING SUPERVISION

How to make sure
After the general inspections have been

finished, our team will remain on-site to

your PV components
make sure your solar products are

arrive in a perfect
properly packed and loaded in the

shipping containers.
state?
Include vibration sensors

in your containers for

shock monitoring VIBRATION

YOUR BENEFITS
SENSOR

1 Ensure best practices in packing

of solar modules

2 Safe packing supervision

3 and register shipping data

Supervise container loading

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AUDITS AT ANY STAGE: COMMISSIONING + O&M STAGE + M&A

SOLAR FARM INSPECTIONS

Is your solar farm
Our solar farm inspection team specializes in
YOUR BENEFITS

on-site technical audits and defect

performing as it
troubleshooting of solar farms worldwide. 1 PV doctor: Fast diagnosis and

repair of PV projects

should perform?
With state of the art proprietary procedures
In-house developed hardware

and techniques Sinovoltaics can precisely

2 and software solutions for cost-

inspect and troubleshoot every element of your

and time-efficient inspections

solar farm.

Certification of solar farms in

Our team has performed hundreds on-site

3 collaboration with our CB

inspections at solar farms in every part of the

partners

world.

Targeted and mass-scale solar

ON-SITE TESTING INCLUDES:

4 farm inspections based on

proprietary procedures
Infrared Thermography

Electroluminescence Imaging

5 Services offered worldwide

Module/ String I-V Measurement

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CUSTOM MODULE ENGINEERING

COMPLETE SOLUTIONS FOR UNIQUE DESIGNS

Design your own PV

modules from scratch

Sinovoltaics offers Custom Engineering and

Manufacturing of Solar Modules. Our team

YOUR BENEFITS
has 10+ years of experience in manufacturing

custom solar modules.

1 On-site quality engineers

overseeing your production

When designing your own solar modules you

Access to network of audited

have a lot of questions. Which technology

should you use? Which suppliers have enough

2 factories

expertise to produce your custom design?

How can you assure the quality of your

3 Best pricing guarantee

custom designed modules? Which supplier

offers the best value for money?

4 Favorable payment terms

Large variety of shapes and

As an independent third party QA company,

we’re able to guide you through the entire

5 designs possible
process.

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RECENT PROJECT REFERENCES

2021 project references

FRANCE 527MWp

NETHERLANDS 60MWp

USA 101MWp
INDIA 350MWp

VIETNAM 50MWp

BRAZIL 94MWp

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OUR TRUSTED CLIENTS

A selection of established client references:

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FACTORIES AUDITED

A selection of the over 170 factories in Asia where

our inspection team has been active:

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ABOUT
Sinovoltaics Group assists project owners,

IPPs, EPCs, utilities and fnancial institutions

worldwide with the execution of ZERO RISK

SOLAR projects - implemented by our

TM

multi-national team of solar PV-specialized

and accredited auditors and engineers

on-site in Asia.

Sinovoltaics Group is a Dutch-German quality assurance, product engineering and

technical compliance consulting firm, specialized in de-risking of solar photovoltaic 
 Sinovoltaics Group has been active in the

& Energy Storage assets and investments.

feld of PV Risk Management since 2009.

Headquartered in Hong Kong and with subsidiaries in Shanghai and Hanoi, we are 

strategically located close to all solar PV component manufacturing bases and shipping 

ports in Asia.

Benefit from the experience of our 30MEN-STRONG, multi-national auditing

and quality engineering team from Germany, Netherlands, Austria, and China, having 

performed audits and PV quality inspections at over 170 DIFFERENT SOLAR 

FACTORIES across Asia-Pacific and Europe, including Mainland China, India, Malaysia, 

Portugal, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam, comprising over 9.7 GW 

of solar PV & Energy Storage equipment.
 ELIMINATE RISKS AND

ZERO RISK SOLAR

TM

GUARANTEE PROJECT ROI

CONTACT US FOR A TAILORED PV DE-RISKING SOLUTION

CHINA OFFICE:
HONG KONG OFFICE:

Unit 601, Haitang Tower Building 1,

5 Tai Mong Tsai Road, Sai Kung

299 West Jiangchang Road, Jing'an District

New Territories

Shanghai
HONG KONG

CHINA

+86 21 6627 0298

+852 6350 2097

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