Solar Panel Guide Discussion

zeupater

Sirlaughalot wrote: »

... Because of roof size restrictions i was going to go for Sun Power 327 KW panels especially as Mart knows where to get them from but i asked the salesman specifically for a black on black panel, called the supplier and been told there actually blue with white lights emitting when their producing power! Wife won`t have that, more salesman misinformation ...

Hi

Strange ... really odd to put a light on the panel, are you sure that the distributor didn't mention that the mono cells are mounted on a light/reflective background and that you can see this as a diamond pattern between the cells? This is pretty standard on the majority of mono-crystalline panels and is due to the crystal being grown in cylindrical form before being shaped and sliced into wafers. The pattern is simply a compromise between cell density and silicon wastage in order to maximise the price/performance ratio ... you'll find that the reflective background is used to improve overall efficiency by a few percentage points.

SP E20/327 Panel Link ... http://www.sunpowercorp.co.uk/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheadername1=Content-Type&blobheadername2=Content-Disposition&blobheadervalue1=application%2Fpdf&blobheadervalue2=inline%3B+filename%3Dsp_E20_327_320_ds_UK_AUS_A4MC4_505813A_web.pdf&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1300288362661&ssbinary=true

You'll also find that there is a massive difference between the degree of 'blue' between different panels .... our mono cells are very dark blue close up, but look black from any distance.

Anyway, good to see that you're no longer going the DIY route & hope that MITIE employees will be handling your install within the requirements of their employers' MCS accreditation .... if so you should have no problems, but do make sure that you have all of the correct contract & guarantee paperwork in place ...

HTH
Z

Martyn1981

zeupater wrote: »

Anyway, good to see that you're no longer going the DIY route & hope that MITIE employees will be handling your install within the requirements of their employers' MCS accreditation .... if so you should have no problems, but do make sure that you have all of the correct contract & guarantee paperwork in place ...

HTH
Z

@ SL. I agree with Zeup. I think it might be possible to do a DIY install, but you'd need luck and a following wind, for little financial gain, and the risk of any one project going very bad ..... hmmm. As Oscar said right back at the start 'Doomed to failure', or at least just too much risk of imminent doom.

Nice to see that 'Wolfie' is still trying to bring "Power to the People!" (Now that's a real groaner of a joke).

Lastly, if you don't mind waiting a few months, you might be able to buy some 'Brummie' panels;

http://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/news/uk_manufacturer_sunsolar_energy_invests_in_new_production_line_2356

Birmingham-based solar manufacturer, Sunsolar Energy, has penned a deal with Meyer Burger Technology for a new production line.

The £3.5 million deal will see the solar manufacturer receive a fully automated, integrated module line that will produce 60 or 72 cell solar PV modules as well as its MegaSlate range of in-roof solar systems for the UK market.

All the best.

Mart.

Sirlaughalot

Martyn1981 wrote: »

@ SL. I agree with Zeup. I think it might be possible to do a DIY install, but you'd need luck and a following wind, for little financial gain, and the risk of any one project going very bad ..... hmmm. As Oscar said right back at the start 'Doomed to failure', or at least just too much risk of imminent doom.

Nice to see that 'Wolfie' is still trying to bring "Power to the People!" (Now that's a real groaner of a joke).

Lastly, if you don't mind waiting a few months, you might be able to buy some 'Brummie' panels;

http://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/news/uk_manufacturer_sunsolar_energy_invests_in_new_production_line_2356

Birmingham-based solar manufacturer, Sunsolar Energy, has penned a deal with Meyer Burger Technology for a new production line.

The £3.5 million deal will see the solar manufacturer receive a fully automated, integrated module line that will produce 60 or 72 cell solar PV modules as well as its MegaSlate range of in-roof solar systems for the UK market.

All the best.

Mart.

That`s good news for the Sandwell area about 8 miles away should be able to cut down on transport costs if i can get them in the boot of me small hatch back with the seats folded down lol

Got a crazy quote from a company/shop up north yesterday 16 panel 4kw system £5300 for sun to light panels (never heard of them!)

That`s fully fitted!


SL

Martyn1981

Sirlaughalot wrote: »

Got a crazy quote from a company/shop up north yesterday 16 panel 4kw system £5300 for sun to light panels (never heard of them!)

SL

Probably Suntellite:

http://www.swithenbanks.co.uk/shop.php?c1=Solar%20Photovoltaic%20Equipment&c2=Solar%20Panels&c3=Suntellite

No idea on them, but they are a little cheaper than my cheapish Jetion's (£150 v's £159), and YingLi's at £160. All prices from the same shop, BoB panels, and exc VAT.

Mart.

Sirlaughalot

Martyn1981 wrote: »

Probably Suntellite:

http://www.swithenbanks.co.uk/shop.php?c1=Solar%20Photovoltaic%20Equipment&c2=Solar%20Panels&c3=Suntellite

No idea on them, but they are a little cheaper than my cheapish Jetion's (£150 v's £159), and YingLi's at £160. All prices from the same shop, BoB panels, and exc VAT.

Mart.

That was the whole price for the system including fitting £5300 + VAT

http://shop.gsnrenewables.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=11&zenid=0e3346f2c23bb7662bc4f3334fa8895e

Sirlaughalot

Sirlaughalot wrote: »

That was the whole price for the system including fitting £5300 + VAT

http://shop.gsnrenewables.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=11&zenid=0e3346f2c23bb7662bc4f3334fa8895e

Cheapest i`ve seen to date don`t know about the quality though!

Sirlaughalot

EU reaches agreement with China!

http://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/news/eu_reaches_amicable_deal_with_china_over_solar_duties_2356

Martyn1981

Sirlaughalot wrote: »

EU reaches agreement with China!

http://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/news/eu_reaches_amicable_deal_with_china_over_solar_duties_2356

Cheers, you'll also be interested to know that there won't be any degression in PV FIT rates till 2014.

See news thread:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/62659567#Comment_62659567

Mart.

Sirlaughalot

Here`s a which report about an investigation into solar PV sales.

http://www.which.co.uk/energy/creating-an-energy-saving-home/guides/how-to-buy-solar-panels/how-to-buy-solar-pv/

Sirlaughalot

Anyone interested in SunPower panels? It just so happens that AUO Optronics (BenQ) are in partnership with SunPower and both use exactly the same solar cells in their modules.

Please see the video below which proves this and also shows their entire production process:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzq1Exp97Ls (Preview)

Kind regards

SL