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The Solar Durability and Lifetime Extension (SDLE) Research Center at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is a world-class research center dedicated to data science and analytics that are applied to materials and energy sciences. Its offerings include:

Fabrication: PV minimodule fabrication (stringing, tabbing, encapsulation, lamination)

Advanced Manufacturing: Laser powder bed fusion 3D printer

Characterization: Spectroscopy and surface measurements (FTIR, colorimetry, haze, spectrophotometer, contact angle measurements); electrical characterization (illuminated IV, Suns-VOC)

Aging: Accelerated laboratory and outdoor real-world exposures and evaluations of outdoor exposed technologies such as solar, led lighting and building envelope materials. Equipment includes environmental and UV exposure, provided by the four ZPH8s and three QUVs (two spray and one no spray), a Q-Fog machine (salt fog), Q-Sun xenon arc chamber, Spectrolab XT-30, and extensive indoor UV exposure capabilities.

Outdoor exposure includes a solar farm with dual-axis and fixed trackers.

Data: The Common Research Analytics and Data Lifecycle Environment (CRADLE) is SDLE's robust analytics infrastructure and framework that supports the large scale and diversity of materials and chemical science data. Work includes engineering epidemiology and data analytics. Data-mining and statistical- and machine-learning applied to materials. Petabyte/Petaflop big data analytics applied to time-series, spectral and image datasets. Non-relational data warehousing and analytics environment for complex systems.