CEEG SST Solar – Review of CEEG Solar Monocrystalline Modules (180,250W) Prices,Specifications and Comparision

22 Jul, 2011
Solar Panels

CEEG or China Electric Equipment Group Corporation is based in Nanjing, China and is a China state owned company.Chinese Solar Panels have captured more than 50% of the global market for crystalline solar panels and the biggest solar panel producers are from China.CEEG is one of the top 15 Chinese solar module manufacturers and sells solar panels under the CEEG Brand.Like its name implies the CEEG Group has a major presence in the electrical equipment market and 3 of its 4 divisions operate in this segment.The company is also listed on the NASDAQ under the CSUN symbol alongwith a host of other Chinese panel producers like Trina,Yingli,Suntech,Canadian Solar and others.CEEG’s power transformers and PV products have been qualified for CCC, UL and EU  certifications.It recently launched the Quasar range of high efficiency solar panels.In 2004, CEEG got engaged in the PV industry and established China Sunenergy (formerly CEEG Nanjing PV-Tech Co., Ltd).CEEG has  4 solar panel production factories  and 600 MW of production capacity.CEEG was originally a solar cell producer and seller before getting into the manufacture of solar panels in 2009 though acquisitions of 2 small solar module producers.

CEEG Solar Panels Review

CEEG Standard modules are designed for both residential and commercial, rooftop and ground-mounted, as well as on-grid and off-grid photovoltaic projects.They sell monocrystalline solar panels under the 125 and 156 series which indicates the size of the solar wafers used to make these solar modules.

SST 170-72M series monocrystalline silicon module

These solar panels have 72 High-Efficiency Monocrystalline Solar Cells,Anodized aluminum frame ,Reinforced Solar Glass
Advanced Cell Encapsulation – The interconnected cells are embedded in ultra transparent EVA with multilayer backsheets for additional weather protection.They have a 5-year hardware warranty with a  25-year power output warranty

Other Solar Panels in thsi range are Solar Module SST 190-72M and Solar Module SST 180-72M

SST 280-72M series monocrystalline silicon module

These solar panels also have 72 High-Efficiency Monocrystalline Solar Cells,Anodized aluminum frame ,Reinforced Solar Glass and Advanced Cell Encapsulation.The power ratings is of 280 Watts as they cells give around 4 Watts of power each They have a 5-year hardware warranty with a  25-year power output warranty

SE solar energy module (Selective EmitterTM Solar Module)

These are made of CSUN SE high efficiency solar cells and  can deliver you 10% higher efficiency . They give good performance under the low light conditions and suffer less degradation under light exposure. Average efficiency of 17.5%, up to 18%.

Q.Pro-235 Solar Panels

These Quasuar Solar Panels have  multicrystalline solar cells, manufactured in-house, with cell efficiencies of up to 17 % which is quite high for poly cells.They come with an extended 10 year product warranty.These solar panels have the following features of a) Protection against overheating includes a junction box with integrated bypass diodes and 100 % hotspot-free cells b) Approved for increased snow and wind loads up to 5400 Pa, with tempered glass and a flex-resistant frame c) Long-term weather resistance with integrated drainage holes in the frame

Polycrystalline Solar Panels from CEEG

CEEG sells a number of solar panels in the polycrystalline range.They have also got a 5 year and 25 year warranty and most of them have a standard 72 poly cells.

CEEG sells a wide variety of solar panels in the 180-300 Watts range The voltage is most in the 30 V and the weight of the modules is in the 16-25 kg.CEEG Solar Panels Efficiency ranges from 13.5-15.5% Range .

CEEG  Solar Panels Specifications and Prices

CEEG Solar Panels sells one of the cheapest solar panels in the market given that it has a smaller capacity and a lesser brand name in the market.To sell its solar panels competing against top panel manufacturers like Suntech and Western producers like Solarworld,it has to prices it panels cheaply.Being a smaller panel producer there is the danger that the company might go belly up like Spectrawatt and that would mean that the 25 year performance warrantly will effectively become zero.

CEEG Solar Panel Specifications

  • 25 years warranty on output power
  •  5 years warranty on materials and workmanship

International Certifications

  •  ISO9001:2000 certified
  •  TÜV Safety Class II Test.
  •  IEC 61215, IEC 61730
  •  Safety rated to UL 1703.

 

CEEG Solar Panels Comparison

CEEG sells the cheapest solar panels even amongst the Chinese producers which makes it a very cheap good quality solar panel.The other companies that you can consider in buying solar panels are Trina Solar and Canadian Solar which also sell solar panels quite cheaply in bulk sizes.CEEG is not generally considered as a Tier 1 producer because of its smaller size and recent entry into selling of solar modules.It uses to sell solar cells earlier before getting into this solar segment of the business.

CEEG unlike Trina and Yingli does not make solar wafers or polysilicon raw materials on its own but buys it from outside.That means it has higher costs in general than compared to some of the other sellers.It also has lower number of marketing and sales offices as it is a smaller solar panel provider than others.

You can see the solar panel reviews from other manufacturers below to get an idea.

Phono Solar Review of Panels,Generators and Kits – 1800 Generator too Expensive

15 Jul, 2011
Solar Panels

Phono Solar is a JV between Phono Technologies Switzerland and Sumec Group of China.Phono’s parent company SUMEC Group has been in the  PV industry from early 2004. Sumec and Sinomach family of companies claim to have $15 billion in revenues each year.SUMEC Group Corporation (SUMEC), founded in 1978, is a key member of China National Machinery Industry Corporation (SINOMACH).SUMEC’s core business consists of shipbuilding and project contracting of complete equipment and engineering; the R&D, manufacturing and export of machinery and electric products including power tools, garden tools, power machinery

Phono Solar’s three production facilities will produce more than 500MW of PV Modules in 2011.The products are widely used in many fields such as power station, telecom, transportation, lightening, broadcasting, civil defense, marine etc.The company’s products are made in China and marketed by the Swiss company under the Phono Solar Brand.The Company also sells micro wind turbines which are used in small residential installations.

Phono Solar  1800 Watts Generator

The Phono Solar 1800 solar generator combines a solar inverter, pv panel, solar charge controller, battery storage and cabling to provide a system that can provide back-up or stand alone household power for emergency outages or off-grid outbuilding applications.It has a 1440 Watt continuous watt, 1800 maximum watt, 2880 watt surge inverter and one 140 Watt polycrystalline panels with 50 foot cable and charge controller. It is expandable from 100 Amp hour up to 400 Amp hour battery storage by adding second battery box and addition AGM batteries Solar generator can hold up to 4 batteries.Phono Solar Generator is sold through Home Depot and has got a good review about its quality.Note very few companies sell Solar Power Kits as Phono Solar does which provides a complete solar system solution for residential applications.Note most companies sell solar panels while some sell solar inverters as well.SunForce sells solar systems but it outsources solar panel production from other top tier panel producers like Sharp.

Phono Solar Generators are being sold for around $1500 which seems expensive considering the fact that you can buy a 140 Watt Solar Panel these days for around $200 and 225 ah 6v batteries for about 70bucks.If you were buying these solar components separately it would be much cheaper,so in my view you are better off by not buying the 1800 Phono Solar Generator.The company is selling Sumec-phono Solar 1800sj Solar Generator Kit 1800 at Amazon at a ridiculously expensive $1919 while at Ace Hardware the price of the Solar Generator is $1699.99

Phono Solar Panels Review

Phono Solar manufactures both monocrystalline and polycrystalline solar panels in the 75 Watts to 240 Watts Range.

Phono Solar Polycrystalline Solar Panels

It sells 3 types of Solar Panels in the USA

  • 140W G-Series
  • 230-240W U-Series
  • 280-300W T-Series

Phono Solar Monocrystalline Solar Panels

Phon Solar sells 5 models of mono solar panels including the 240 Watts AC Module which comes with a a MPTT and microinverter

  • 140W G-Series- Phono Solar’s 140 Mono Series is a 48 cell PV panel designed for on-grid residential and commercial applications.
  • 190W F-Series – Phono Solar’s 190 Watt Mono Series is a 72 cell PV panel designed for on-grid residential and commercial applications.
  • 235-260W U-Series – Phono Solar’s 235-260 Watt Mono Series is a 60 cell PV panel designed for on-grid residential and commercial applications.
  •  Phono Solar 240 AC Module

    AC Modules are a recent innovation in the Solar Panel Industry in which each Module is fitted with a Micro Inverter which produces AC Current.This is in contract to solar inverters which group a number of solar panels together with a string and convert the DC current to AC Current.The advantage of micro inverter over pv grid inverters is that they allow single modules to be added to installed besides improving efficiency and reliability.

  • 280-300W T-Series – Phono Solar’s 280-300 Watt Mono Series is a 72 cell PV panel designed for on-grid residential and commercial applications.

Phono Solar Efficiency

Phono Solar Modules Efficiency is in the 14-15.5% range which is on the average to lower side of solar panel efficiency.Note Solar Panels from Sanyo and Sunpower are much higher at 18-20% though they are costlier as well.Phono Solar claims to have high performing ,high efficiency solar panels but from the data sheets it does not seem that Phono Solar Panels are any exception to the industry.Solar Panels from Yingli Energy come with higher efficiency using the same technology as Phono Solar does at roughly the same price point

Phono Solar Warranty

Phono Solar gives a  5-year product warranty and a 25-year performance guarantee (90% up to 10 years, 80% up to 25 years) which is standard for most of the other solar panel producers.

Phono Solar Certificates

Phono Solar products are certified by most of the international organizations like UL,CE etc

Phono Solar products are sold in USA,UK,Canada,Australia,China and Israel

Phono Solar Products are sold in USA,UK,Canada,Australia,China and Israel.The company also claims to have leading partners in the large scale solar farm development space as well as strong financial partners to provide financing and leasing for solar systems.

Phono Solar is a Tier 2 Solar Panel Supplier from China and comes in the same category as BYD,JA Solar,Sunlink,Sun Earth,ET Solar and CEEG Solar Panel Companies.It currently does not have the scale and technology of Tier 1 Chinese Solar Panel Producers like Trina,Suntech and Yingli Solar.The advantage that Phono Solar has that its parent is a big conglomerate so its in no danger of disappearing unlike some of the other smaller solar panel companies like Sunlink

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Advantages of Solar Panels – for Home and Businesses

8 Jul, 2011
Solar Panels

Solar Panels are fast becoming one of the fastest growing products for homes in the western world driven by the 75-80% reduction in the costs of solar panels in the last 3 years.The sharp reduction in the costs of solar panels has been driven by the improvement in efficiency of solar panels,increase in scale by Chinese solar panel manufacturers,solar equipment sophistication and advancements in the learning curve. Also the importance of Solar Energy keeps growing with the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster,Coal Mine Deaths,BP Oil Spill constantly reminding us the dangers of Coal,Oil and Nuclear Energy.On the other hand Solar Panels lead to no deaths directly or indirectly and are incapable of causing large scale disasters..Solar Panels these days are being made by a wide variety of manufacturers in different shapes and sizes.Different types of solar panels are also being made from different materials like silicon,CIGs,CdTe etc.Solar Panels are also finding uses in outdoor camping,boats,swimming pools,solar carports etc.Besides solar panels are also being used to power off grid systems in far off areas plus mobile phones and laptops.The advantages and uses of solar panels are growing by the day.Solar Power’s greatest advantage is the declining cost which had made solar electricity from panels on par with grid retail electricity prices in places like Italy and Germany.With costs continuing to go down,its easy to see that solar panel generated power will reach the electricity prices in most places in the world in 2-3 years.

Advantages of Solar Panels

  1. No Fuel Cost - Solar Panels does not require any fuel like most other sources of energy.This is a huge advantage over other fossil fuels whose costs are increasing at a drastic  rate every year.Electricity prices are increasingly rapidly in most parts of  the world much faster than general inflation.Price shocks due to high fuel costs are a big risk with fossil fuel energy these days
  2. Reasonable  Lifetime - Solar Panels have a life of 25-30 years which is increasing as the technology improves and matures.Most solar panel suppliers give  a performance warranty of 25 years and a product warranty of 10 years
  3. Can be built on small scale - Solar Panels  can generate power from 5 Watts to 500 MW  unlike other types of power which require much larges scale.For example nuclear energy requires a typical plants size of at least 500 MW to make it economical
  4. Quick Installation - Solar Energy can be installed very quickly.Small residential installations can be installed in as low as 3 days.This is much faster compared to other  energy sources
  5. Declining Costs - Solar Costs are declining at a rapid pace and are rapidly approaching grid parity in most parts of the world.The use of semiconductor techniques ensures that the costs should continue to decline in the future as well
  6. No Greenhouse Gas Emissions/Air Pollution – Solar Panels  electricity does not produce any GHG emissions or cause air pollution from the combustion of fossil fuels unlike coal,oil or gas.This makes them very attractive as a source of cheap,non carbon dioxide producing electricity.
  7. Distributed Nature – Solar Panels can be used  in remote areas and used as a distributed form of power generation

Advantages of Solar Panels for Businesses

For Businesses there are additional advantages of using solar panels which are over and above that for homes which have been given above

1) Faster Depreciation – Most countries in the globe allow faster depreciation of solar panels which help in increasing the profits for businesses.For example USA allows 100% depreciation of solar panels systems in the first year which increases the returns from solar panels installations quite a lot

2) Tax Breaks – Solar Panels get tax breaks and other incentives which can reduce the costs of solar panel installations which are the biggest since solar panels require almost no running cost during its operations

3) Social Benefits – Companies are being required by investors and government to own up more responsibility for the environment and society.Using solar systems is one way to enhance its reputation and responsibility towards green causes and the society

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GE Solar Inverter(Brilliance),Panels (Efficiency,China) Review of Technology,Manufacturing and Comparision

8 Jul, 2011
GE,Solar EPC,Solar Inverters,Solar Panels

GE is one of the biggest companies in the world and has one of the biggest Green businesses as well.GE is the most profitable wind turbine manufacturer and is one of the largest renewable energy developers in the globe as well.GE like other electrical and power conglomerates like Siemens  has decided to invest billions of dollars into Green Energy.Till recently Solar Energy had gotten scant attention from GE just like Siemens too has not invested a lot.However the 50% CAGR rates of Solar Energy,the fast declining costs have made it imperative for GE to have a presence in this market.GE had bought a thin film solar company Prime Solar a few years ago to acquire the Cadmium Tellerium Technology which First Solar uses in its Solar Panels.

However it won’t be easy in Solar Energy

GE is now looking to dethrone the No.1 Solar Energy Producer First Solar using its all round strengths.GE had invested in a Cadmium Tellurium Startup Prime Solar which is ramping up production.Note Cd-Te is the same technology which is used by First Solar.GE has said that it has managed to attain 15% efficiency on commercial glass.Don’t know how much of it is true since First Solar only manages around 12% efficiency despite around 10 years of dedicated R&D.However if GE can even manage to get near to that level then it would surely give First Solar a run for its money.GE has also tied up with Japanese Solar Frontier to market its CIGs based modules.Note Solar Frontier or Showa Shell is building a massive 900 MW plant in Japan.This would make Frontier Solar one of the biggest Solar Players in the world.GE is offering an integrated solution comprising of modules,inverters,services and other BOS equipment to get a leg up on competition.

GE Solar Panels Review

GE Solar Panels are being offered in the 78,80 and 83 Watt ranges which is considerable less than that supplied by other thin film solar panel suppliers like Kaneka,First Solar and others.However the product range should increase with commercial production.GE’s CdTe thin film module is comprised of 116 thin film cells  at 75 volts. The module is frameless and has a durable glass laminate

Specifications

  • Length: 1200 mm (47.2 in)
  • Width: 600 mm (23.6 in)
  • Thickness: 7.5 mm (0.30 in)
  • Weight: 13 kg (28.7 lb)
  • Front Glass: 3.2 mm (0.13 in) Heat Strengthened Glass
  • Back Glass: 4.0 mm (0.16 in) Tempered Glass
  • Frame: None
  • Cell Type: CdS/CdTe, 116 Active Cells
  • Cell Orientation: Parallel to the 600 mm Dimension
  • Bypass Diode: None
  • Cable Length: 610 mm (24 in)
  • Connectors: MC4 Compatible
  • Encapsulation: EVA with Edge Seal

GE does not manufacture solar panels in large scaleyet but will start to do so in 2012 when it starts production in the “largest solar panel factory in the USA.GE is getting into the solar module space when solar manufacturers in the USA are dying because of the low cost Chinese solar panel competition.This has caused the bankruptcies of some big solar panel companies in recent times like Solyndra,Spectrawatt and Evergreen Solar.Only those solar panel companies with the lowest cost and good quality will manage to survive the price war in solar panels that is currently on.Most companies are running losses as the prices of solar panels have decreased by 40% in 6 months.

GE Solar Manufacturing and Expansion

GE plans to invest about $300 million in the facility at the Denver suburb of Aurora.The plant will make photovoltaic panels with a capacity of  400 megawatts yearly.The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, part of the U.S. Energy Department, has given a 12.8% efficiency rating to the thin-film solar panels produced by PrimeStar.This in layman terms implies that if 100 units of solar energy strikes a General Electric Solar Panel then on an average 13 units of solar electricity will be produced.First Solar is claiming that the efficiency of the solar cells made in its lab has reached more than 17% and it would in future would be able to sell solar panels with an efficiency of 15% which sets the bar high for GE in the future.

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GE Solar Inverter Review

GE is one of the biggest producers of Wind Inverters in the world and so getting into the Solar Inverter market was easy for the company.Solar Inverters can make a huge difference in the amount of electricity generated by solar panels over the lifetime of the solar array.You should be careful of any lesser known inverter brand they are offered as part of a home solar power system before installing them. While some of these inverters may have certification this does not mean they can perform as well as the good brands.Skimping of a few dollars here and there may make you penny wise and pound foolish.

GE  Brilliance Solar Inverter

General Electric makes solar inverters for the utility scale market mostly and the power ratings of the solar invertesr are in the 100-1000 kw range.Its most famous inverter is the 1 megawatt (MW) Brilliance Solar Inverter.The 1 MW inverter’s two-stage power conversion provides a standard 480vac output voltage works both in 50 and 60 HZ.

Specifications

  • Height: 2,350 mm
  • Width: 3,400 mm
  • Depth: 1,300 mm
  • Weight: 4107 kg
  • Peak Conversion Efficiency: 98.0% (50 Hz); 97.5% (60 Hz
  • Operating Temperature: -30.0 to 50.0 °C

 

Sunlink Solar Panels Review of Prices,Manufacturers and Comparison

8 Jul, 2011
Solar Panels

Sunlink Solar Panels are manufactured by a small company Jiangsu Sunlink PV Technology Co,.Ltd based out of China  with module production capacity of 200MW.Note there are many Chinese companies of this size and a major shakeout is occurring in the industry with  a number of smaller companies shutting down their production solar panel lines as prices have gone down by 40% amidst a solar module inventory glut.Some US based solar panel producers like Evergreen and Solyndra have gone out of business and many others are on the verge like Arise Technologies.SunLink PVwas  founded in 2004 and they sell  5W to 300W both monocrystalline and polycrystalline panels.They have IEC61215 Ed.2, IEC61730, UL1703 certificates.

What are Solar Panels

Solar Panels are in general Silicon made Rectangular Shaped Glass Covered Products which Produce Electricity when exposed to the Sun.These Panels produce Direct Current (DC) Electricity which has to be converted by a  Solar Inverter to Alternating Current (AC) Electricity to be used by Consumers .Note Solar  Electricity can also be supplied to the Electricity Grid if allowed by your Utility.

How much does one Solar Panel Typically Cost ?

Note Solar Panels prices differ widely depending on the technology,power,brand and quality.Thin Film Panels in general cost lower than crystalline silicon panels.Higher Power Panels have a higher price as they generate more electricity.Good Brands also have a higher price tag while cheap imported Chinese panels cost less.Solar Panel prices have decreased by almost 50% in the last 2-3 years  and now sell for around Rs 1800-2500 ($400-$550) per panel internationally and should fall to around Rs 1000 in the next 3-4 years . However for small installations ,panels can only be bought from  distributors which is more expensive and can cost you almost 50% more.Note Solar Panels form only a part of the total Solar System Cost.The total cost of installation,equipment and wiring can cost upto Rs 300,000($6500)/Kilowatt.

Sunlink Solar Panels Review

Sunlink Polycrystalline Solar Panels

Like most other solar panel manufacturers,Sunlink also sells silicon solar panels of both varieties poly and mono.The company’s solar panels are sold in the 110  to 280 Watt ranges.They have  +/-2% output power tolerance which is better than the industry standard performance of +/-3%.The other stuff liketempered front glass,and a sturdy anodized aluminum frame is normal like other solar panels.

Sunlink Monocrystalline Solar Panels

Sunlink  sells 5 types of mono silicon solar panels in the 110-280 Watt Ranges.They give a 25-year output power warranty and have ISO9001:2000 (Quality Management System) andIEC61215,Safety tested IEC61730?CE certifications.

Sunlink Solar Cells

Being a small producer,Sunlink also sells s monocrystalline solar cells and polycrystalline solar cells.They use solar equipment from industry leaders like Centrotherm AG.,Applied Materials and JRT Photovoltaics.

Sunlink Solar Panel Prices and Comparison

Like small Chinese solar panel producers Sunlink solar panels are one of the cheapest available in the market because of the simple reason that they don’t have the brandname of their bigger rivals like Canadian Solar.Their solar panels are of decent quality at a very low price.These days solar panels can be bought in large orders at $1-1.2/watt from small solar panel producers like CEEG and BYD.The larger producers of solar panels from China are also selling solar panels at low prices.The advantage of buying from them is that their is more surety about their long term survival which is essential to meet the product warranty of the solar panels.

Crystalline Silicon (c-Si) Technology Lowest Cost Producer

In Crystalline Silicon Technology,Trina Solar and Yingli Solar are the lowest cost producers of solar panels today at around $1/watt.Their very low processing cost and vertically integrated model makes their panels the cheapest and has allowed them to grow their margins to a high level.However these companies can’t be complacent as polysilicon producers like LDK and Renesola could lower the cost even further due to polysilicon integration.Yingli has already set up a 3000 ton poly plant which would make it the lowest cost producer in 2011 inching ahead of Trina Solar

Other Chinese companies like Solarfun,Jinko Solar,Canadian Solar are also rapidly decreasing costs and the spread between them and the cost leaders Trina and Yingli is constantly coming down.In a couple of years,the leadership on the c-Si Technology might change as companies compete with each other in increasing efficiency and processes.The focus of the c-Si Companies has recently changed from

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REC Solar Panels,Modules Review of Sale Prices,Specs (Recall in 2008)

8 Jul, 2011
Solar Panels

Renewable Energy Corporation (REC ) is one of the biggest European solar companies and is completely vertically integrated.What that means is that REC makes all the components in the crystalline silicon supply chain from polysilicon to wafers to cells and modules.REC was earlier primarily a polysilicon and wafer producer but it is not becoming more active in the solar panels area.REC Silicon and REC Wafer are among the world’s largest producers of polysilicon and wafers, respectively, for solar applications.This is the reason that REC solar panels are in general cheaper than other European and Japanese solar panels like Solarworld,Sharp,Kyocera and others.Due to the high cost of production,REC has shut down its factories in Norway and is mainly producing solar cells and solar modules at its new solar complex in Singapore.REC Solar has production facilities around the globe but it is concentrating its production in Asian factories.Despite stiff competition from Chinese solar panels which has led to bankruptcy of numerous solar companies in the West,REC is well capitalized and should be one of the survivors of the current solar price wars.As such the warranty on the solar panels from REC should hold good for the 25 years.

REC Solar started cell production on a quite small scale in 2003 in Narvik.REC Solar operates a cell production plant in Narvik, Norway and in Tuas, Singapore.In November 2010,REC opened its new integrated wafer,cell and module plant in Tuas, Singapore

Why REC had to move to Asia

The European Solar Companies had found things going tough in 2009 as the solar market changed radically with the Lehman crisis.As the prices of the raw material Polysilicon crashed and Chinese competition increased,these companies started bleeding red ink in a prodigious manner.The high cost structure of these companies with factories in Europe stood naked against the competition.With high debt loads,there was a high chance that these companies would go bankrupt.Most of them like Q-Cells,REC started to move manufacturing to Asia while Solarworld moved to Europe

REC Solar Panels Review

REC’s use of anti-reflective treatment on the module glass increases energy production and performance ratio.The treatment has been applied on all modules manufactured by REC since 2007.Note other companies like ET Solar are also using this technique to differentiate themselves from other solar panel producers in the market.REC Solar Panels are made using Polycrsytalline Technology which is lower cost and efficiency compared to using Monocrystalline Cells.

REC Solar panels are one of the better  quality solar panels in the market and have come out at the top of the tests conducted by reputed independent institutes.However REC Solar Panels had a major recall of all panels a couple of years ago.This shows that the company is concerned about the customer service since i have not heard about any solar panel recall from other brands (though I am sure many have defects).The recall was due to regarding connectors in the junction box which affected about 7% of output. Many manufacturers have occasional failures but wait for the panels to be returned

REC Peak Energy Module

REC sells solar panels under the The REC Peak Energy Module Series which they claim to deliver more power per square meter due to several design improvements

Features

1) REC modules have an  energy payback time of one year. This is a result of innovations such as the new fluidized bed reactor (FBR) silicon production process which uses 80 to 90 percent less energy than traditional methods.

2) The modules are easy to install with made-to-fit cables and multiple grounding points that reduce the ground wire needed in installation

REC sells solar panels in the 220 to 250 Watts range.The voltage is around 40 volts and current of 8 Amperes.The module efficiency is between 13.5% to 15% which is standard for the polycrystalline technology.

REC Peak Energy Integrated Panels

In this series,REC sells the Solar Panels alongwith a Solrif installation system.This is meant for the rooftop market and comes under 3 models.These Solar Panels have the maximum efficiency of 15.1% sold by REC

  • 240 PEI
  • 245 PEI
  • 250 PEI

REC Solar Panel Warranty

REC gives the same warranty as other leading solar panel producers that is  10 year product warranty and a 25 year linear power output warranty (max. degression in performance of 0.7% p.a.).REC also sells Solar Cells,Wafers, and Solar Systems.REC is a system integrator and a solar installer with major presence in the USA.

REC Solar Panel Prices

REC Solar Panels are being retailed at around $2/watt which is quite high compared to retail prices of good quality solar panels from China like Trina Solar and other for around $1.4-$1.5/watt.REC Solar itself is selling solar panels at $1.4/watt or lower to its wholesalers.Given the good quality of REC Solar Panels,it makes sense to contact the company directly for large orders as you can get a 30% sale price discount.Buying solar panels from wholesalers and distributors is a dumb idea anway as they can put a 30-50% markup on a product which is a commodity and easily availabe.Buying Cheap Solar Panels is not rocketscience and all it requires is some research and digging.

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