LONGi released a new solar panel designed for durability and reliability against hail and wind. The Hi-MO 5 Ice-Shield module is a dual-glass bifacial panel using thicker top-glass (3.2-mm integrated top layer of tempered glass) than traditional modules (2-mm of heat-strengthened front and rear glass). The modules showed no visual defects and almost no power degradation after impact from a 55-mm hailstone.