TUV Rheinland has opened a new photovoltaic test center in Electronics City in the Indian city of Bangalore for testing solar modules and systems.

The company has invested E2 million in the new solar test center, which in particular will offer services to India´s solar industry. The test center has 2,000sqm of space, including an outside test field of 500sqm.

Friedrich Hecker, CEO of TUV Rheinland, said: "Our investment program for the solar industry aims to place our services within easy reach of companies in and for all booming markets and to offer them large test capacities. India cannot be neglected here.

"In addition, all our customers can call upon the decades of expertise gained by our now 180 experts around the world to test and certify systems, modules and components. This is made possible by the extremely close interlinking of all seven of TUV Rheinland´s test laboratories. This goes for both photovoltaics and solar thermal technology."

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25.08.2010, Tüv Rheinland Group

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