Services
Quality Assurance and Quality Control
Quality problems often start before finished equipment is available for inspection. They may come from the specifications, the approved materials, a change in the production process, poor workmanship or incomplete factory controls.
Our role is to identify those problems during procurement and manufacturing, document the evidence and help the client act before non-compliant equipment is accepted or shipped.
Enertis Applus+ supports clients throughout the entire process, from supplier and product selection through factory audits, manufacturing oversight, acceptance testing and loading, operating with complete independence from suppliers.
The aim is simple: identify quality risks early and prevent non-compliant equipment from reaching the project.
QAQC through procurement and manufacturing
The scope is adjusted to the equipment, factory and supply contract. A typical programme covers four stages:
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+ –Procurement and contracting
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+ –Pre-production
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+ –Acceptance and loading
Procurement and contracting
- Supplier and product due diligence
- Definition of technical requirements and the QAQC appendix
- Review of contractual and warranty conditions
- Definition of inspection, testing and acceptance criteria
Pre-production
- Factory audit and assessment of production capabilities
- Assessment of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and the quality management system (QMS)
- Review of the bill of materials (BOM) or approved configuration
- Review of the Quality Plan, Inspection and Test Plan (ITP) and FAT protocols
- Definition of corrective actions before production begins
Manufacturing oversight
- Incoming material and traceability checks
- Production monitoring
- Inspection of processes and workmanship quality
- Reporting and monitoring of non-conformities
- Issuance of QAQC reports
Acceptance and loading
- Pre-shipment inspection
- Witnessing of factory acceptance tests (FATs)
- Testing at the factory or an independent laboratory
- Supervision of packaging and loading
- Issuance of the supply release recommendation
Factory QAQC, independent testing and technical verification for U.S. projects
Our U.S. offering connects project requirements, manufacturing evidence, in-factory inspection and independent laboratory testing. Each scope is built around the equipment, manufacturing location and the client’s technical or tax-credit strategy.
Safe Harbor Verification
Independent engineering support combining document review and factory, storage or site verification to record the status of physical work and link the observed work to the relevant contracts and manufacturing evidence.
Typical activities:
- Contract and document review
- Factory, storage or site verification
- Date-stamped photographic records
- Manufacturing and test record review
- Independent verification report
In-factory QAQC and independent laboratory testing with GroundWork Renewables
For U.S. PV projects, Enertis Applus+ and GroundWork Renewables provide one coordinated route from factory quality control to independent laboratory testing in the United States.
Enertis Applus+ manages the in-factory scope, including factory audits, manufacturing oversight, sample selection, visual and EL controls, pre-shipment inspection and FAT witnessing, as agreed for the project. Selected samples can then be tested by GroundWork Renewables at its ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
This arrangement helps maintain sample traceability and connects factory findings with independent test results. Clients receive a clearer view of the manufactured product before acceptance, supported by coordinated reporting and technical review.
Independent SSI Assessments
Enertis Applus+ is approved as an Assessment Body by the Solar Stewardship Initiative.
SSI assessments can be combined with our QAQC and supply-chain work to provide a clearer view of responsible sourcing,
traceability and supplier-site controls.
What the service may include
- Independent SSI site assessment
- Supplier-system review
- Traceability checks
- Responsible sourcing verification
- Corrective-action validation
Highlighted projects
Portfolio of Casa dos Ventos’ PV projects
Country: Brazil
Capacity: 941 MW (Rio Brilhante (306 MW), Seriemas (291 MW), Babilônia Sul Solar (117 MW), and Babilônia Centro Solar (227 MW) PV plants)
Service(s): Quality Assurance and Quality Control
Client(s): Casa dos Ventos
Enertis Applus+ validated the raw materials – the Bill of Materials (BOM) – for solar PV modules and conducted factory audits to assess the production process and quality management systems and ensure compliance with global standards.
In addition, Enertis Applus+ inspectors oversaw the manufacturing process by conducting comprehensive monitoring of each stage to identify potential defects at an early stage and ensure compliance with international standards and specific client requirements.
Moreover, we have been present at the acceptance testing of BOMs and production batches and we monitored container loading to verify the performance and safety of components prior to shipment and ensure conformity with the defined technical specifications.
El Romero Solar PV Plant
Country: Chile
Capacity: 247 MWp
Service(s): Quality Assurance and Quality Control; Testing & Optimization
Client(s): Acciona Energía Chile
Enertis Applus+ carried out quality inspections during the PV module manufacturing process, auditing the manufacturing lines; supervising the process, and verifying the traceability of the materials; carrying out tests in its independent laboratory and electroluminescence and visual inspections upon the delivery of the modules for batch validation. Enertis also supervised the assembly process and completed the work by performing thermography, visual inspections, and night-time electroluminescence tests on the installed PV modules. During the operation phase, Enertis Applus+ carried out module degradation measurements and solar pyranometers calibrations.
Some of our clients
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