What follows are the Top Solar Panel Products for 2016. Included this year are many 1,500-volt models, PERC characteristics and bifacial designs. Also this year, we have a few full systems or platforms that include much more than just a solar module. Take a look at this year’s innovative products within generation.
Solar Panels
Axitec Solar AXIplus BLK SE
The AXIplus smart module paired with SolarEdge provides more power from each module, a constraint free design, and cost saving maintenance. Installers can now save on equipment and installation costs, making this module choice a no brainer. Please reach out to your local distributor for pricing and availability.
Boviet Solar USA 1500V Polycrystalline Solar Module
Available in a 72-cell configuration, the 1,500-volt solar module is ideal for utility-scale installations and use where higher voltage systems enable longer strings with fewer combiner boxes, less wiring and less trenching. The 1,500-volt solar systems can lower energy production costs by as much as $0.05 per watt.
CertainTeed Apollo II Solar System
Apollo II features 60-watt monocrystalline photovoltaic solar panels which combine efficiency and aesthetics with easier wiring installation. Lightweight, durable, resistant to wind uplift, it can easily be integrated into either an existing or new asphalt or tile shingle roof for a clean, seamless appearance not found with rack-mounted systems.
ecoSolargy Zeus 1000 Plus
PTC rate with 91% and PID free modules (Module power loss is less than 5% under IEC 62804).
Hanwha Q CELLS Q.PEAK-G4.1
The new Q.PEAK-G4.1 is a mono module that will turbocharge your yields. Thanks to Q.ANTUM technology, it provides maximum power with ratings up to 305 Wp and efficiencies as high as 18.6%. The panel features excellent low-light/temperature behavior with minimized LID and an outstanding 12-year product and 25-year performance warranty (98% first year, max 0.6% degradation per year).
Lumeta LPP-175
The LPP-175 is an adhesively applied, lightweight, sleek mono-crystalline module. The peel-and-stick application eliminates roof penetrations and enables dramatically increased labor efficiency, allowing a two-man crew to install 6 kW in 75 minutes, maximum. The LPP-175 has the lowest installed product cost available and produces a 5-times expansion in gross profit per man day.
MiaSolé FLEX module
A flexible ultra-light solar module with production efficiency of up to 17%, two-times more than previous flexible products. The modules adhere directly to surfaces with peel-and-stick adhesive. The thin (2.5 mm) modules are shatterproof and resistant to wind and seismic activity. Ideal for applications where traditional solar panels won’t work.
Mission Solar Energy MSE-295 PERC 60
The MSE-295 PERC 60 features a sleek all-black design coupled with outstanding power output. This 60-cell module is ideal for distributed generation installations including commercial and rooftop systems. All Mission Solar Energy modules are assembled in the United States.
Silfab SLA-M 60-cell monocrystalline module
The Silfab SLA-M uses 60 of the highest efficiency, best quality monocrystalline cells to create an unfailing maximum power rating of up to 300 Wp. These modules are ideal for ground-mount, rooftop and solar tracking installations where maximum power density is preferred. The SLA-M is offered in white or black.
Solaria PowerXT
Solaria’s 330-W and 400-W PowerXT modules are built on the company’s proprietary technology, patented cell-cutting and assembly processes. Through advanced ribbon-less, solder-free interconnection, cells are comprised of high density sub-strings. Inactive space between cells is eliminated. With 18% greater efficiency, larger Solaria PowerXT modules ensure maximum power and profitably.
SolarTech Universal Quantum Series Solar Panels
When solar panels are shipped, they are stacked as pallets. The bottom panel, bearing the weight, often arrives with flex damage. SolarTech Universal panels are designed to distribute the weight evenly through the corner keys, ensuring that every panel arrives at the jobsite in premium condition, ready to be installed.
SolarWorld Sunmodule Bisun Bifacial Module
Get up to 25% added energy boost with SolarWorld’s new Sunmodule Bisun bifacial solar modules. Active on both sides, Bisun solar panels deliver high energy yields by converting light from all directions into power—offering more harvestable energy per installed kWp over standard monofacial modules.
Trina Solar Tallmax M Plus
Trina Solar’s Tallmax M Plus module family uses Passivated Emitter Rear Contact (PERC) technology to increase the power output of each module, helping installers to achieve BOS and labor cost reductions. The high-power uniform deep black cells powering these modules combine power production in space-constrained installations with enhanced aesthetics.
Solar Platforms and Integrated Systems
Lumos Solar GSX Bifi Module System
The GSX BiFi Module System is for overhead solar. GSX BiFi’s unique mounting system integrates weatherproofing and conceals conductors and j-boxes for maximum protection and an ultra-clean installation. Made with high-efficiency bifacial cells, GSX BiFi produces energy from both sides of the module for maximum energy and over 20% effective module efficiency.
Next Generation Energy Sun Bandit Solar PV Water Heating System
Eliminates fluids, leaks, pump stations, overheating, stagnation, freezing and complicated installation and maintenance that has plagued the industry for over 120 years. Sun Bandit changes how solar energy is captured, stored and used to heat water providing consumers with a simple, clean and dependable way to reduce costs and live more sustainably.
SunPower Helix Platform
Spanning rooftop, ground and carport applications, SunPower Helix is the world’s first fully integrated solar platform designed and built to make commercial solar incredibly powerful and elegantly simple. From industry-leading panel technology to the advanced intelligence of SunPower EnergyLink software, each component is precision-engineered for fast installation, delivering dramatic efficiencies and greater reliability.