Top 10 Solar Panels Makes and Models.

Are you considering having solar panels installed so you can be environmentally friendly and generate your own energy from the sun? If you are, you have a wide range of effective solar panel makes and models to choose from.


Here are some of the best:-

Sanyo
This is the market leader. They brought a solar panel into the UK in 2011 that achieved 21.6% efficiency in converting power from the sun into energy for the home. They produce a series of HIT (heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer) panels that are highly successful.

SunTech
This company has been responsible for supplying millions of solar panels around the world. You can be assured of a range of high quality panels from this company, regardless of which ones you choose.

Mitsubishi
Cars may be the first things that come to mind when this brand is mentioned, but they are also becoming known for producing extremely precise and high functioning solar panels.

Sharp
This is a named brand that has been one of the best sellers in the UK thus far. Expect panels from this range to achieve between the high 13% and the low 14% efficiency level.

Sun Power
As is the case with most companies, Sun Power produces several different panels. Many of the best are made from monocrystalline modules and the highest efficiency rating is at 15.64%.

Solar Century
Even though the name of this company may not be familiar to you as some of the others are, they are the biggest company of their kind in the UK. Independently owned, they have created and installed systems for many householders across the UK.

Romag
Another name that may not be familiar to you, yet this company has a history that stretches back to 1943. They have been players in the solar PV market since 2004. Their panels reach an output of between 180Wp to 280Wp.

Kyocera
Panels from this company achieve efficiency outputs of around 16%. They are also available in different outputs and have a long warranty. As such you have a good range of models to choose from.

BP Solar
A name that is synonymous with energy in many ways, BP Solar is making significant headway into the solar industry in the UK today. This is one of the lesser known makes at present, but this could well change.

Yingli
This is a Chinese born company and they are one of the earliest companies in the country to be created to cater for this market. There are several UK installers who use panels created by this company.