Which solar panels to go for Aiko, JinKO, DMEGC

werdas

hi all

got some quotes for solar panel instalation, with 10kw battery
however one quote came nearly £4K more , that cames with 18 Aiko 

AIKO-A455-MAH54Mb/2S panels other came under £10 same battery same hybrid inverter just 16

JinKO Tiger Neo

JKM435N-54HL4R-B panels and 

another with 18 DMEGC 450w Bifacial Module with Double Glass solar panels

my roof has notgit any shade
so Im nort sure if it is worth going for Aiko ones?

any recommendations?

many thanks

Martyn1981

Can't really advise, but just to say that those 3 panel types are roughly the same size and cost. So if there is roof space for 18 (v's 16) then the other two companies may well offer 18 at a small price increase (say ~£100 per panel*), or even for the same price already quoted.

*£100 to cover the panel, extra rail length, mounts, and clips.

Screwdriva

werdas said:

any recommendations?

There is a negligible wholesale cost difference between all 3 brands (~£20 per panel) - it's clear to me that you are being upsold. That said, I would not recommend any of the 3 brands you have been quoted. 

The brands I do recommend are : Solarwatt/ Sunpower/ AEG/ Meyer Burger/ REA/ REC/ Panasonic/ Hyundai/ Sharp/ Eurener.

It's getting harder to find installers offering them because of the cheap Chinese panel brands flooding the UK market but they're still out there. For perspective, one of the installers I use to help others offer the following Sharp/ GivEnergy system for £8.5K fully fitted.

16 x 430w Sharp Solar black panels 25/30 year guarantee

  1 x GivEnergy 5 kW Gen 3 Hybrid inverter 12-year warranty 

  1 x GivEnergy 9.5 kW Gen 3 Battery (just launched) 12-year warranty  

Bird Protection, 10 year workmanship warranty and G99 Certificates all included.