VDE Americas Goes Global to Meet Rising Demand for Hail Risk IntelligenceTechnical advisory firm kicks off the international expansion of its hail risk products and services in Australia, targeting high-growth solar markets in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, the Middle East, and South Africa
VDE Americas and RETC Introduce Solar Panel Hail Resiliency Curve Test
VDE Americas and RETC, part of the VDE Group, today introduced the Hail Resiliency Curve (HRC) Test, a groundbreaking test protocol designed to evaluate solar panel resilience against hail damage. The innovative HRC Test represents a significant advancement over current industry standard testing by characterizing resiliency across a broad spectrum of impact energies and testing products to failure.
Global Risk Consultants Corp. and VDE Americas Announce Strategic Partnership to Enhance Catastrophic Hail Risk Assessment for Solar Power Projects
Global Risk Consultants Corp. (GRC), the world’s leading provider of unbundled property risk engineering services, and VDE Americas, a recognized authority in solar hail risk analytics, today announced a strategic partnership to integrate VDE’s hail probable maximum loss (PML) analytics into GRC’s comprehensive Natural Hazards risk assessment reports for the solar power industry.
VDE Americas and kWh Analytics Join Forces to Optimize Insurance Premiums for Solar Assets Designed for Hail Resiliency
VDE Americas, a global leader in technical advisory and catastrophic risk assessment services for the solar power industry, and kWh Analytics, a leading Climate Insurance provider that differentiates premiums based on renewable energy asset resiliency, have jointly launched a new assessment form that evaluates solar site hail vulnerability and protective measures. The launch coincides with the beginning of North America’s hail season, which spans from April through September, giving solar developers and operators a timely resource to safeguard their assets during these high-risk months.
VDE Americas Protects Solar Power Assets from Catastrophic Weather with New ArcGIS-Based Hail Risk Atlas
VDE Americas, the global leader in technical advisory and catastrophic risk assessment and mitigation services for solar, today announced the launch of its VDE Hail Risk Atlas. Designed to forecast the economic risk of solar assets due to hail loss, VDE’s suite of Hail Risk Intelligence products and services is a leap forward for solar developers, insurers and investors, paving the way for more defensible, financeable and insurable projects. The VDE Hail Risk Atlas is available for use on the Esri ArcGIS platform.
