Taipei, Nov. 25, 2009 (CENS)--Officially activated on Nov. 13, TUV Rheinland Taiwan Daya PV lab is expected to infuse positive momentum into Taiwan`s intense effort to bolster development of the green industry, as it will help industry insiders to enhance their operation efficiency and core competence with shortened time on PV (photovoltaics) certification.

The inauguration of TUV`s fifth PV lab in Taiwan is a milestone in cooperation between Taiwan and Germany on solar energy, with representatives from Department of Industrial Technology under Taiwan`s Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taichung County Government, German Institute Taipei, German Trade Office Taipei, ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) of Taiwan, and big-name photovoltaic enterprises attending the lab`s opening ceremony. Besides, executives from TUV Rheinland PV labs in Europe, the US, and Japan, along with managing directors from the Asia-Pacific region, were also on hand for the event.

With an investment of euro2.5 million by TUV Rheinland Group, the Taichung Daya PV lab takes up 1,000 square meters both indoors and outdoors, including three climate chambers and two sun simulators.

TUV Rheinland Group has been involved in the PV-component testing realm since 1995; in addition to module testing, the group has 170 PV experts worldwide continually working on the development of new testing methods and on research in global PV and system monitoring projects. For instance, TUV Rheinland`s another PV lab in North America has been focused on testing and certification for PV and CPV (concentrator photovoltaics) systems and on the latest developments in PV standards and regulations in Europe.

In view of Taiwan`s emergence in the global green energy industry, TUV Rheinland Group sees establishment of the Taya PV lab as its determination to systematically develop its range of services on the island. Presently, the group has four other labs of this kind in Cologne of Germany, Yokohama of Japan, Shanghai of China, and Arizona of the U.S. These labs all provide IEC 61215, IEC 61646, IEC 61730, UL 1703, and PV-related material testing and certification services.

(by Steve Chuang)