1、PVModuleTech USA-June 2025DNVs Technical Bankability Level What makes a module technology bankable?Parth Bhatt,Ph.D.Henry Hieslmair,Ph.D.6PVModuleTech USA-June 20256DNV:a quality assurance and risk management companyMARITIMEDIGITAL SOLUTIONSBUSINESS ASSURANCEENERGYOIL&GAS160+years100+countries100,00
2、0customers15,000employees5%of revenue spent on R&DPVModuleTech USA-June 20256DNV Services for Solar Projects&ProductsSolar Project Lifecycle:DNV Solar ServicesDevelopers&Equipment Manufacturers&Utilities Utility Grid Integration Technology Review&Verification Energy Assessment Environmental Permitti
3、ngProject FeasibilitySystem Design&DevelopmentConstruction&CommissioningDevelopers&FinanciersUtilities Independent Engineering/Due Diligence/Owners Engineering Design AssistanceSystem Operations Resource and Energy Forecasting Existing Asset Consulting,Refinancing and DecommissioningDevelopers&Owner
4、s&UtilitiesEquipment Manufacturers&Developers Technology Review Manufacturing EvaluationProducts(Modules,Inverters&Mounting)PVModuleTech USA-June 20256Why is Technical Bankability Needed?Long-term solar investments hinge on deep technical due diligence.Key technical risks for PV modules from a finan
5、ciers perspective include:Module durability and safety.Manufacturing quality and consistency.Predictability and modelability of energy yield.To achieve technical bankability,these risks must be:Transparently addressed.Validated through reliable methods.Verifiable by independent third parties.PVModul
6、eTech USA-June 20256DNV introduces a Technical Bankability Level(TBL)rubric,modeled after NASAs Technology Readiness Levels(TRL).TBL focuses on technical risks from the perspective of financiers involved in large-scale deployments of technologies.The TBL rubric consists of nine levels,providing a st