ALL PATHS TO EXTEND PV SERVICE LIFE TO 50 YEARS INEVITABLY REQUIRE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT CAUSES SOLAR POWER PLANTS TO FAIL. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE AD-HOC EFFORTS TO UNDERSTAND THE CAUSES, THESE EFFORTS ARE BILATERAL AND UNCOORDINATED; THERE HAS YET TO BE A COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT TO IDENTIFY AND PREVENT FAILURE THROUGH IMPROVED MANUFACTURING. HARDER STILL, SUCH AN EFFORT WOULD IDEALLY INCLUDE A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO INCENTIVIZE INDUSTRY-WIDE ADOPTION.

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ALL PATHS TO EXTEND PV SERVICE LIFE TO 50 YEARS INEVITABLY REQUIRE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT CAUSES SOLAR POWER PLANTS TO FAIL. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE AD-HOC EFFORTS TO UNDERSTAND THE CAUSES, THESE EFFORTS ARE BILATERAL AND UNCOORDINATED; THERE HAS YET TO BE A COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT TO IDENTIFY AND PREVENT FAILURE THROUGH IMPROVED MANUFACTURING. HARDER STILL, SUCH AN EFFORT WOULD IDEALLY INCLUDE A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO INCENTIVIZE INDUSTRY-WIDE ADOPTION. · GrantIndex