Solar panels consist of solar cells, there are different types of cells available.
Which solar cells do I need?
Which solar cells you need depends on your own wishes and needs.
- Solar panels with monocrystalline solar cells provide the highest efficiency.
- You pay less for solar panels with polycrystalline solar cells, but you also get less return.
- Solar panels with amorphous or thin-film solar cells are cheap, but provide the lowest return.
Monocrystalline solar panels are often used in homes. You can use full black solar panels on sloping roofs so that it looks aesthetically beautiful, while mono panels with a silver frame are used for flat roofs.
For larger projects, either polycrystalline solar panels or monocrystalline solar panels are used. In the Netherlands you hardly see projects with Poly panels anymore and they are often monocrystalline.
The type of solar panel has changed significantly in recent years, where last year we saw a trend where solar panels went from 60 cells to 120 cells, we now see solar panels up to 252 cells or more.
If we compare the Tier 1 top 3 players of solar panels, which consists of Longi, Jinko and JA Solar, the solar panels below are currently available from most distributors.
Longi Solar:
LONGi Solar is the world leader in the field of highly efficient Longi mono solar panels & solar cells. The company has been focusing on MONO for 18 years and is the largest supplier of monocrystalline silicon wafers in the world.
The company currently has a wafer production capacity of 36 gigawatt peak, which they expect to expand to 45 gigawatt peak by the end of 2020.
Now that annual sales of solar panels worldwide continue to grow explosively, this rapid upscaling is necessary to continue to meet the rapidly growing demand
Below are the types of panels that are available or will become available in the Netherlands.
- Longi Solar Mono 360/365 WP All Black 1755 x 1038 x35mm
- Longi Solar Mono 455 Silver Frame Half cut 2094 x 1038 x 35mm
- Longi Mono 380 Black White Half Cut 1755 x 1038 x 35mm
Jinko Solar
JinkoSolar is a world leader in the solar industry. The company was founded in 2006 and started producing silicon ingots in Shangrao (China). JinkoSolar has built a vertically integrated solar product value chain, with integrated annual capacity of 7 GW for solar cells and 11 GW for solar modules, as of January 23, 2019.
Below are the types of panels that are available or will become available in the Netherlands.
- Jinko Tiger Mono-Facial 355-360WP 1692 x 1029 x 30mm (120 cells)
- Jinko Tiger Mono-Facial 390WP 1855 x 1029 x 30mm (132 cells)
- Jinko Tiger Mono-Facial 455-475WP 2182 x 1029 x 35mm (156 cells)
- Jinko Tiger N-type Mono-Facial All Black 355WP 1692 x 1029 x 30mm (120 cells)
- Jinko Tiger N-type Mono-Facial All Black 355WP 1855 x 1029 x 30mm (132 cells)
Search4Solar has volume agreements on these panels and they can easily be ordered via the platform .
JA Solar
JA Solar is one of the largest Chinese manufacturers in the solar energy industry. Because JA Solar has the entire production process of solar panels and cells in-house, this manufacturer is able to guarantee a very high level of quality.
Over the past 15 years, JA Solar has successfully delivered more than 50 GW of premium quality modules to customers in more than 135 countries around the world. The company has been listed on the Fortune China 500 and Global Top 500 New Energy Enterprises for several consecutive years.
Below are the types of panels that are available or will become available in the Netherlands.
- Yes Solar Black frame 365-390 WP 1769 x 1052 x 35mm (120 cells)
- JA Solar Full black 355-375 WP 1776 x 1052 x 35mm (120 cells)
Other brands
Search4solar closely monitors the solar energy market and determines which products are available and can assist with the purchase of solar panels and inverters. The strength of Search4solar is that they bundle purchases from different installers so that better prices can be negotiated with manufacturers and distributors.
An example of this is purchasing DMEGC solar panels. These solar panels have proven their quality in recent years. Thanks to the experience of installing hundreds of thousands of solar panels in recent years with minimal quality problems, Search4Solar is a fan of DMEGC Solar.
DMEGC Solar
Is a relatively young part of DMEGC Magnetics and has quickly become a household name in the world of solar energy with the manufacture of solar cells and panels. Through continuous innovation and a consistent focus on quality and sustainability, DMEGC Solar products are increasingly valued by installers and users.
DMEGC Solar Energy was founded in 2009, as a new part of the decades-old DMEGC Magnetics Co. Ltd.. More than fifteen thousand employees produce magnets that are used worldwide by manufacturers of household appliances, the automotive industry and producers of ICT hardware. If you own a product from Philips, Bosch, Samsung, LG, Siemens, Renault or BMW, there is a good chance that it contains a DMEGC magnet.
DMEGC is easy to obtain and has the following solar panels available in the Netherlands
DMEGC Solar 330 WP Full black 1684 x 1002 35mm (120 cells)
DMEGC Solar 370 WP Full black 1775 x 1038 x 35mm (120 cells)
DMEGC Solar 395WP Full Black 2008 1002 x 35 mm (72 cells)
Conclusion
The solar panel sizes are very different and the number of solar cells also varies and what is the best choice to use in solar panel projects?
The number of WP and the number of cells will not change as quickly in the coming months as in 2020. Most manufacturers have now either adapted or renewed a machine and because of these investments they will now first have to run production to be profitable and to achieve margins. to further invest in their solar panel factory.
Next week we would like to give you a tip about what the price of solar panels will do in the coming months. As you know, the price has risen enormously in recent months, as a result of which projects are postponed and the availability of solar panels remains a challenge.
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