QSolar Limited is pleased to report today that it has been notified by TUV SUD China, that Renewable Energy Test Center, the U.S.-based laboratory undertaking UL 1703 certification testing, has advised that QSolar has achieved positive test results for the UL 1703 standard for safety requirements of flat plated photovoltaic (PV) modules for the North American market and will receive certification. This certification is in addition to the previously announced positive test results on December 3, 2014 for TUV SUD IEC 61730-1 for which QSolar will also receive certification. These two solar industry milestones validate QSolar’s proprietary non-glass trade secret technology and processes. This now completes QSS certification testing at this time.
QSolar is looking forward to receiving the formal issuance of UL 1703 and TUV SUD certifications. The corporation will be allowed to use the TUV SUD IEC 61730-1 certification mark and additionally the UL 1703 certification mark, upon a UL 1703 specific factory audit being performed on QSolar’s QSS product range that was tested and formal certification issuances.
The notification of this second set of positive test results, again validates the use of the corporation’s non-proprietary trade secret Spraytek technology and related processes that are used on its QSS product range tested. The same trade secret proprietary technology and related processes are also used on all of QSolar’s products currently designed, developed and manufactured in Shanghai, China. The confirmation of the positive test results represents the first time products made from a non-glass substrate, utilizing proprietary non-lamination processes, with completely new non-glass materials, have achieved UL 1703 and TUV SUD IEC 61730-1 certification.
The corporation is deferring further testing of TUV SUD IEC 61215 certification until a new testing protocol is introduced that addresses the special properties of non-glass panels including the QSS Spraytek99 ESS panels. The Corporation’s QSS family passed the TUV SUD IEC 61730-1 and the UL 1703 certification tests, notwithstanding the fact that these certification tests have been primarily designed and tailored for glass panels. The corporate decision to defer further specific IEC 61215 tests arises from the fact that the IEC 61215 standard is not suited to thin film panels and technology. Similarly, the Corporation will consider proceeding with testing when a new certification standard is developed for non-glass panels that addresses the unique and special properties of the Corporation’s Spraytek compound.
Mr. Andreas Tapakoudes commented, “QSolar is extremely excited to have passed the stringent UL 1703 certification tests with our industry disruptive technology. The process for certification has taken longer than anticipated. It is not always possible to accelerate or force development and gain acceptance of a completely new technology in a sector where there has been no fundamental technological change in decades. Management would like to especially thank the staff of QSolar that worked extremely hard and persevered through this stage of corporate development, have always believed in our technology and assisted in achieving these positive results. QSolar would also like to thank those shareholders that have continued to believe in us, and the possibilities of our technology. We look forward to QSolar’s next phase of progress.”
