Best Solar Panels In Australia 2023: Installers Choice Awards
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- Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
- It's that time of year again! What are the best solar panels to put on your roof in 2023? Find out how top Australian solar installers voted.
Installers work with different brands every day - and they must support those panels for the duration of their warranties. There's a lot riding on their choice of solar panels.
In the 2023 SolarQuotes Installers Choice Awards, I asked installers in the SQ network to vote for panels they'd be happy to have on their own rooftops in two categories - top-end and budget.
00:00 - Introduction
00:58 - Top-end, "money no object" category winners
05:51 - Best-value, "every dollar counts" category winners
07:10 - "Best panel support" category winners
You can also read more about the voting results here:
www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/b...
Note: While choosing good brands is important, equally as important is installation quality. Good panels installed badly will still make for a poorly-performing system.
*** Further Info
Solar Panels: What You Need To Know To Pick A Good One:
www.solarquotes.com.au/panels/
Compare Solar Panels - A Side-By-Side Comparison
www.solarquotes.com.au/panels...
Have a question about solar panel selection? Feel free to ask in the comments section below - and don't forget to subscribe to this channel :) - Наука та технологія
Top notch information as per usual. Thanks for everything you do Finn!
Really loving my Jinko Solar Tiger Neo panels, which are an upgrade from the Jinko Solar Tiger Pro: 440W (instead of 410W) mono-facial N-type solar panels with a 30 year warranty (instead of 25 year) - so more power, better efficiency, better performance on hot days and low light days, and better warranty than the Pro version. So far, my solar system produces 20+ kWh/day even on the most overcast and rainy days (in Winter), and produces 50+ kWh/day on the hottest days in the middle of Summer - way more than I need / use. My power bills were about $60-70 AUD per month before I got my solar system. Since installation, my power bills have turned into credits, and I now get free electricity and make around $110 AUD per month tax free on the excess electricity I export to the grid - a whopping 25% Return on Investment (ROI). Am now looking to add some battery storage for night time use.
Thanks Finn, just ordered a bunch of Trina panels a few days ago, so feel even better now :)
What size of panels did you order and how much does it cost?
Guess you didn’t see the latest article with the woeful warranty
Based on your videos and advice we are in the process of finalizing a deal for a 6.6w trina solar panel setup with a fronius hybrid ready invert. while the fronius does have a price jump compared to the first mentioned goodwe. I think it wll be better to get the fronius for now and the future.
Only wish my north facing part of the roof could fit maybe more panels on it. :)
Have you got your solar panels, or are you looking to get?
hi there just wondering what your thought are on Canadian hihero 6 panels please?
Helpful and presented in a way that is clear and easy to follow--thank you. In future, would you mind adding where all panels are made please, as I'm keen *not* to select any products made in China (I understand it may cost more) and have the weight of positive assessment criteria you assess.
REC are all made in Singapore. Trinas in China. As for the others - it depends on the model - but we list all the countries of manufacture here: www.solarquotes.com.au/panels/comparison/compare-solar-panels/
@@SolarQuotes Thanks for the super prompt and helpful reply! I've already subscribed and will look forward to following your posts.
@@petemarfatia8725 - You seen to have fallen for the "bad China" propaganda. The reality is that the US corruption cartel (which took over Oz in 1975, with the CIA helping remove Gough Whitlam, who obviously said NO to their embezzling/corruption plans) has wanted to take over more of China's productivity now that China has worked so hard to improve its economy and lift almost a billion of its people from poverty in the past 30-40 years. And that includes that it has become the leader in renewable energy products, which I think Germany was also trying to compete but has not kept up.
So don't reject items made in China, they basically make all our smart phones, most of solar and many other things. Greedy US sociopaths and their lapdogs hate other countries not kowtowing to them, that is what all the anti-China (and anti-Russia) demonization is about, part of the multipronged US sabotage of the BRICS coalition since 2006.
Amazing..
M 18panel 290 JA panels have lost about 350 watts over 7years, I'd really like to swop them out for more power. My fronius primo 5 works great and never operating in more than 30c, and yet most companies want to swap out the entire system.
what do you think about DAS solar panels .Thanks
Hi Finn!
I live in Tasmania and have 13.28kw system (x2 5kw SMA inverters) on a single phase home. Is there any type of export limiting hardware available that would let me install more kw (without switching to 3 phase). My system is only 6 months old, and I have ample spare roof space. Kind of regretting not switching my home to 3 phase and getting a bigger system.
Hey Mike - unfortunately not - your DNSP (TasNetworks) has a limit of 10kW inverter capacity for single phase homes.
Hi, can I use a house solar panel on a caravan?
I thought you had pretty recent Tindo panels on your roof Finn! Why did you change them?
They're still on there! Just moved them to my south facing roof as they were occupying my prime north-facing real estate - which I covered with REC :)
Solar panels should be on every roof, bus stops.
Toilets barbeque area and every where they can be installed.
Sencer lights in parks and on toilets and bus stops to save power.
Currently yielding over 100kw a day and exporting over 70 per day and we are not in summer
Solitek
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Hi Finn, thanks so much for your videos. Regarding the REC Alpha Pure R, Pacific Sun Tech in California raises a red-flag about the "R" because its high Open Circuit Voltage makes it incompatible with residential grade micro-invertors (ua-cam.com/video/1wG9jfhuU_k/v-deo.html). Is this the situation in Aus?
Also, for the Alpha Pure (not the R) can it be installed with a micro-invertor on each module to deal with the wandering shadow of a palm tree crown? Without micro-invertors is it the case that if just one module is shaded (not-withstanding the split panel) then the whole system performance degrades to that of the lowest generating module?
I have Alpha Pures on my home with Enphase IQ7 micros - it works well. These days a good string inverter (like Fronius) handle shade much better , but I still prefer micros if you know you'll have shade issues.
Also the Pure R works well with the IQ7X.
@@SolarQuotes I'm in a bit of a dilemma - I'm keen to go with a REC Alpha Pure R / Enphase combo and as you pointed out, the IQ7X is the only option with the high voltages. Problem is, the IQ7X only puts out a max of 320W! What are your thoughts on leaving almost 100W per panel on the roof (knowing that the panel is never going to reach its rated max output in reality)? Am I better off going with Trina Vertex S+ which work with the IQ7A's which give a better power output of about 365W?
Wasn’t the future of Sunpower’s business a bit uncertain?