Executives from companies including First Solar, Trina Solar, Enel Green Power, ABB, JinkoSolar, Fortum, Schneider Electric, 3E, Conergy, DuPont, Meteocontrol and Solarcentury contributed to the 56-page study, which was co-ordinated and published by SolarPower Europe.

"This document is an important first step towards establishing an industry-wide standard and must serve as an authoritative point of reference for stakeholders looking for reliability and performance of their long-term asset, and anyone procuring and retaining a solar O&M service provider," says task force leader Stefan Degener, senior First Solar O&M director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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