Buy Most Efficient Solar Cells In UK: SANYO HIT Photovoltaic Cells

It was in October 2008, when there was this news about high efficieny generating solar cells claiming to be having efficiency ratio of 40% (See details: Low cost PV Solar Cells & Solar Panels: High Efficiency of 40%). However, it appears that there was no further development on that. But now, Sanyo has come out with what might be termed as the most Efficient Solar Cells to be made available in the United Kingdom by Sanyo, which will be from the HIT series of Photovoltaic Solar Cells. Photo sourced from http://solar.sanyo.com/hit.html

What is the claimed efficiency rate in the Most Efficient Solar Cells?
It is reported that the solar cells of the HIT series from Sanyo will have the efficiency rate of around 21.5%, which is learnt to be the highest among all those currently available.

What makes this an important development at this time is that the HIT series photovoltaic cells have managed to pass the MCS accreditation.
This MCS accreditation, is a kind of certificate that is given to small scale companies which are in the technology for generating thermal energy or electrical energy from renewable sources of energy like solar power, wind power, etc. This MCS accreditation is also a mandatory requirement for companies before they can start marketing such products in the UK markets for common consumers.
Another benefit for the MCS accreditation is that there is a FIT scheme (called Feed In Tariff scheme) popular in Europe (not just UK), which offers monetary incentives for using power generating setups from renewable energy resources. The HIT photovoltaic cells can now be used under the FIT scheme and the monetary benefits can be claimed by the users.

What are the other benefits of the SANYO HIT Photovoltaic Cells?
Sanyo has the benefits listed on their website. The following benefits are the ones which can be thought about:
These cells are claimed to be far more efficient than the common photovoltaic cells. They have high efficiency rate of around 21.5%.

Since they are having high efficiency ratio, they can generate more energy using less no. of cells. So the first benefit is less no. of cells are required to produce more or same amount of power generation (see related Solar Panels Energy: Angle of Solar Panel Tilt Correlation: Google Experiments)

Secondly, since less no. of cells are required, the amount of space required for installing the solar panels is comparatively less which makes it other major benefit

Solar Panels Installation Guide: Step-By-Step Guide to Install Solar Panel

In the previous article, Solar Panels Costs & Price, we provided you with the information about the Costs & pricing of the SOlar Panels from various companies and sizes. In this article, we will aim to provide you with the Step by Step Guide to Installing Solar Panels at home. This article will serve you as a checklist for Solar Panel Installation Guide.
We aim to provide this article as a basic checklist for someone who wishes to get into the installation of solar panels at his home or office. Some of the common brands of Solar Panels are Aten Solar, Evergreen, BrightWatts, BP Solar, Kyocera, Sharp and Mitsubishi.

Let's begin with the basic and first steps to Step by step guide for installing solar panels:

· First of all, identify whether it is really feasible and practical to install solar panels at your desired location. If you happen to live in a ice covered region which does not get sunlight for 10 months in a year, then there is no point in going for solar panel installation. So, start by conducting an energy audit to identify what amount of electricity can be generated at your location.

· If your energy audit report shows that it is feasible and practicle to go for solar panel, then identify the space at your location where you can install solar panels. This can be a space on your roof top, in your courtyard, the frontlawn or even at the window panes. After identifying the possbile locations, measure all of the area and categorize it as per the availability of the solar energy. See next step for more details.

· This is crucial step. You must identify which area is getting the solar energy throughout the year and daytime and which area is getting limited solar heat and energy. To quote an example, if you have a flat rooftop, you are sure to get soalr energy all throughout the day and the year (except for some rainy/winter days). Hence, they form the maximum energy absorbing areas. Other category will be the one which may not get full soalr energy. Say your courtyard is receiving solar energy only for a 5 hours a day because in the morning, it is in shade due to a nearby building. Then comes the vertical window panes, which may have a completely different reception time and area. So ensure that you capture all the information correctly, and write it down in a tabular format, to ascertain which areas will be most profitable and efficient for installing solar panels.

· The next step would be to identify the size and areas for the purchase of solar panels. We have covered the Prices of different size solar panels in this article, for an indicative purpose.

· After deciding the sizes are areas of the solar panels, identify the rigth mounts for your solar panels. This will depend largely on the location and the orientation (horizontal/ vertical/ slanting) of the soalr panel installation.

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· For installation on the roof, you may need to use a stud finder to find your rafters. These rafters are required for providing support to the solar panels post installation.

· Identify & Mark the exact places of installation - be accurate in sizes.

· Use lag bolts to secure the mounts after you have drilled them.

· You may have to use the rails to set up the solar panels. They will be setup along the rails.

· Use a conduit to connect the converter in your home to these solar panels that are installed. Ensure that the conduit is suitably secured and won’t get shattered if there’s bad weather

Solar Panels Cost Price: Solar Panel Latest Price per watt

So far, we've been talking about Solar Energy Trading and investments. We also touched upon the topics like Low cost PV Solar Cells & Solar Panels: High Efficiency of 40%, Solar Energy Storage: in batteries, PV Solar Cells & Solar Panels. We also touched upon the topic of Solar Panels: Sources, Installation, Technology Introduction.
In this article, we will aim to cover the pricing & cost factors of installing solar panels. Though utmost care has been taken to ensure that prices reflect the latest information, but it is quite possible that prices may change by the time you read this article and decide to buy. So Here are the Solar Panel Price or Solar Panel Cost for various brands, wattage and types of Solar Panels available.

Solar Panel Brand	Watt	Min. Quantity*	US$/Unit	US$/ Watt
Aten Solar	50	368	$92.50	$1.85
Aten Solar	56	368	$103.60	$1.85
Aten Solar	42	184	$90.30	$2.15
Aten Solar	42	96	$94.50	$2.25
Aten Solar	42	138	$94.50	$2.25
Evergreen	190	56	$530.97	$2.79
Evergreen	190	28	$541.97	$2.85
Evergreen	195	56	$555.97	$2.85
BrightWatts	120	2	$348.00	$2.90
BrightWatts	200	4	$596.00	$2.98
BrightWatts	220	100	$655.60	$2.98
BrightWatts	155	4	$461.90	$2.98
BrightWatts	100	10	$298.00	$2.98
BP Solar	175	40	$532.97	$3.05
BP Solar	190	40	$578.97	$3.05
BP Solar	190	40	$589.00	$3.10
BP Solar	190	20	$598.50	$3.15
Evergreen	180	30	$565.20	$3.14
Evergreen	190	30	$596.60	$3.14
Kyocera	135	20	$431.00	$3.19
Kyocera	180	20	$575.00	$3.19
Kyocera	205	20	$654.00	$3.19
Kyocera	135	20	$438.60	$3.25
Kyocera	180	20	$584.80	$3.25
Kyocera	205	20	$666.00	$3.25
Kyocera	135	20	$445.45	$3.30
Kyocera	180	20	$593.95	$3.30
Kyocera	205	20	$676.50	$3.30
Kyocera	210	20	$694.25	$3.31
BP Solar	190	10	$636.50	$3.35
BP Solar	175	20	$586.25	$3.35
Kyocera	210	20	$705.55	$3.36
BP Solar	175	2	$603.75	$3.45
Kaneka	60	25	$211.96	$3.53
Sharp	208	22	$765.00
Sharp	208	16	$775.00
Evergreen	200	20	$750.00	$3.75
Sharp	208	12	$785.00	$3.77
Sharp	216	24	$850.00	$3.94
Sharp	175	24	$696.50	$3.98
Sharp	170	20	$690.00	$4.06
Sharp	170	10	$700.00	$4.12
Sharp	170	1	$710.14	$4.18
Mitsubishi	175	1	$731.03	$4.18
Sharp	175	1	$731.03	$4.18
Sunwize	175	1	$731.03	$4.18
Mitsubishi	180	1	$753.04	$4.18
Mitsubishi	125	4	$525.00	$4.20
Sharp	175	8	$750.00	$4.29
Mitsubishi	125	1	$550.00	$4.40
XC3i	85	1	$396.00	$4.66

Some of the common brands of Solar Panels are Aten Solar, Evergreen, BrightWatts, BP Solar, Kyocera, Sharp and Mitsubishi

Solar Energy Storage: in batteries, PV Solar Cells & Solar Panels

One of the major benefits of Solar Energy is its free availability and high level of abundance. That is what makes it one of the most attractive sources for energy.

What are the benefits of using Solar Energy?
Here are the benefits for using Solar Energy:

1) Solar Energy is free of cost: You dont need to pay a penny for Solar Energy. That's why countries like Spain, US are using it in an efficient manner.

2) Solar Energy is abundant: Despite being freely available, Solar energy is available in abundance and will continue to do so for billions of years. Dont worry, Sun will not die till we die :-)

3) Solar Energy can be Collected and stored: Any energy collecting device like a battery can collect and hold solar energy. That makes it efficient for use of solar energy in multiple forms. Gone are the days when solar power used to be available only till sunset. With Soalr Storage devices, we can now have energy from Solar sources available 24*7. The application is usually integrated into solar photovoltaic system where energy collected and stored almost instantaneously.

Here is a demonstration of the setup that can be used to store solar energy in a battery: (Image Courtesy SunEnrgyFacts)


In a typical photovoltaic system, sunlight shines upon the photovoltaic modules. Next, solar cells convert light energy into electrical energy producing direct current (DC). This current is stored directly into a battery. Since our home use Alternating Current (AC), an inverter is connected to the battery to convert from DC to AC. With this typical arrangement, solar energy can be effectively used to power our home.

Transformation of Solar Energy:
As per the laws of Energy, any energy form can be easily transformed. Same goes with Solar Energy as well. So what we have here is a system which absorns the solar energy (like a photovoltaic system) and then convert or transform it into a storable form of energy. However, the problem is that photovoltaic cells are not that efficient and the apparatus costs a big sum of money. Although research is going on for improving the efficieny of the cells. Here is an article about Low cost PV Solar Cells & Solar Panels: High Efficiency of 40%

Transmission of Solar Energy
As with any other energy form, the solar energy once stored can be easily transmitted.