You may have seen a new type of panel emerge recently with twice as many half sized cells. They are referred to in different ways, such as half-cut cells, dual cells, split cells or low internal resistance panels. Cutting the standard cell in half and changing the layout has been simple, but highly advantageous. We’ll explain why in more detail here.
Even a little bit of shading can have very detrimental effects, and not just to production. If shading is a factor in your installation, it's essential that you (or a solar consultant) understands it's impacts and the mitigating options that are available.
It seems flat out dumb. Why install more panel capacity than your inverter can seemingly handle? If you're struggling to answer this, you're not alone. Here we explain this concept that all good installers recommend and fix some common misconceptions along the way.
Previously we've only needed an inverter for solar panels, now we need one for our batteries too. So are there any advantages in purchasing one inverter, a hybrid, for both our solar panels and our battery storage?
You may have seen a new type of panel emerge recently with twice as many half sized cells. They are referred to in different ways, such as half-cut cells, dual cells, split cells or low internal resistance panels. Cutting the standard cell in half and changing the layout has been simple, but highly advantageous. We’ll explain why in more detail here.
If you only considered SolarEdge for projects requiring panel level optimisation, you'd be overlooking one of the most innovative inverter brands of the past decade. SolarEdge haven't just split the inverter into two funtions, they're leveraging every possible advantage of the DC optimised concept. Power optimisers and other Module Level Power Electronics (MLPEs) are gaining traction fast, but it's SolarEdge's innovation that has them leading the way.
If you can't make sense of panel datasheets, this article is for you. It builds on our Solarpedia overview of solar panels, where we categorised panels into three groups, low end, standard and premium. This is good, but it doesn't tell you specifically what features can set panels apart. This is what we'll do in this post.
