Is this bifacial? Or just front with back glass as I think I found a replacement for my Trina so my inverter can sit maxed out or maybe bump it up for a bigger one this is great just need to see the voltage and amps to see what inverter it can pair with
The Aiko panels are great from what I can see. The cell-level shading capabilities in particular. What is your opinion on the 2S (54Mb / Monoglass) versus the 2S+ (54Db / dual glass)? I don't see the dual glass variant being offered online very much, despite it theoretically having better degradation / temp coefficient / warranty / etc.
@@spiritenergy_uk The only place I could find the 2S+ was Segen (and even there, I can't tell if it is in stock or not, because I'm not trade), everywhere else seems to have either the 2S or the 2P. I find it odd that it's not more popular.
I had a look on Segen and it doesn't appear to be available for trade - although may just be out of stock as you say. Certain models of panels only get certified for certain countries. This is the same with inverters and other tech in the solar industry. There are certain inverter models that are only certified in Europe, for example. The UK has some pretty high bars for fire regs etc... so getting every specification of product certified may not be worth it to the manufacturers. The new NeoStar 3 is dual glass, however, so AIKO have definitely decided that's the way forward, along with other manufacturers.
@@spiritenergy_uk From the datasheet the Neostar 3S+54 is dual glass 2.0+2.0mm coated semi-tempered glass, while the 3N54 is a single 3.2mm tempered glass. They show totally the same elctrical caractheristics and efficiency, with the dual glass weight 24.5kg compared to the 21kg for the single glass. Also the linear performance in the 30 years period is the same among all of these panels. At the moment, I see only the single glass neostar 2S having hail test with 40mm diameter at 23 m/s, while all other panels have 25mm hail at 23 m/s. Based on this, which panel do you feel to suggest and why? My plan was to have a 16/18 485/495w panels. Thinking about Huawei inverter but optimizer are not keeping the 495w. Next choice is solardedge for inverter and optimizer. Till now, did not find any advantage in terms of cost for buying a battery. Thanks
Very informative I can see 30% efficiency on panels coming in less than five years and can’t wait 👍👍👍
Fingers crossed. It’s a challenge to stay on top of the market and always offer the best kit when it’s innovating so quickly!
-Tok
Be interesting to see when tandem perovskite and silicon are available for the domestic market in the U.K.
Is this bifacial? Or just front with back glass as I think I found a replacement for my Trina so my inverter can sit maxed out or maybe bump it up for a bigger one this is great just need to see the voltage and amps to see what inverter it can pair with
Hi, this is not bifacial - it just has back glass, as you say.
Do get in touch if you want any help with the inverter sizing/choice.
-Tok
The Aiko panels are great from what I can see. The cell-level shading capabilities in particular. What is your opinion on the 2S (54Mb / Monoglass) versus the 2S+ (54Db / dual glass)? I don't see the dual glass variant being offered online very much, despite it theoretically having better degradation / temp coefficient / warranty / etc.
The NeoStar 2S+ is hard to find in the UK, I think it's just the 2S. Our main suppliers are not offering the 2S+.
@@spiritenergy_uk The only place I could find the 2S+ was Segen (and even there, I can't tell if it is in stock or not, because I'm not trade), everywhere else seems to have either the 2S or the 2P. I find it odd that it's not more popular.
I had a look on Segen and it doesn't appear to be available for trade - although may just be out of stock as you say. Certain models of panels only get certified for certain countries. This is the same with inverters and other tech in the solar industry. There are certain inverter models that are only certified in Europe, for example. The UK has some pretty high bars for fire regs etc... so getting every specification of product certified may not be worth it to the manufacturers.
The new NeoStar 3 is dual glass, however, so AIKO have definitely decided that's the way forward, along with other manufacturers.
@@spiritenergy_uk From the datasheet the Neostar 3S+54 is dual glass 2.0+2.0mm coated semi-tempered glass, while the 3N54 is a single 3.2mm tempered glass. They show totally the same elctrical caractheristics and efficiency, with the dual glass weight 24.5kg compared to the 21kg for the single glass.
Also the linear performance in the 30 years period is the same among all of these panels.
At the moment, I see only the single glass neostar 2S having hail test with 40mm diameter at 23 m/s, while all other panels have 25mm hail at 23 m/s.
Based on this, which panel do you feel to suggest and why?
My plan was to have a 16/18 485/495w panels. Thinking about Huawei inverter but optimizer are not keeping the 495w. Next choice is solardedge for inverter and optimizer.
Till now, did not find any advantage in terms of cost for buying a battery.
Thanks
Would this work well with an Enphase IQ8 series inverter?