December Special

Kaneka GSA-60 60 watt thinfilm solar panels

$64.68/Panel ($1.07/watt)

Features

    * power tolerance +10%… -5%
    * IEC 61646 tested and certified
    * safety class II for system voltage up to 530 V (projected)
    * higher yield on plant due to higher power output on delivery
    * high yields even at high module temperatures
    * ecological advantage – extremely low consumption – energy payback time less than 2 years
    * delivered ready for connection with cable and Multi-Contact plug-in connectors
    * integrated bypass diodes
    * 100% end control

Environmental pollution and energy shortages are now of global concern. More interest is focusing on photovoltaic (PV) power generation, which can use an unlimited source of clean energy - the sun. Kaneka decided to begin research into thin film silicon PV modules at an early stage. This has allowed the company to assume a leading position in the industry over the past 20 years.
Kaneka's accumulated expertise now makes it possible to offer next-generation energy all over the world through its advanced PV systems that empower individuals to take a proactive environmental role in their daily lives.
Crystalline-Si PV modules lose some power-generating capability with rises in temperatures. But Amorphous-Si PV modules have higher power generation capability during extreme summer time. Amorphous-Si PV modules can deliver maximum performance during summer afternoons. Therefore the amorphous-Si PV systems can contribute during the time when the electricity is needed most for air-conditioners in houses and offices.

Assuming that the total solar radiation per year (1.323kWh/m2) is 100%, Kaneka Silicon PV can produce 90.95% of actually generated watt-power, much higher than that of other crystalline silicon PVs (80 to 84%).
Source: "NEDO/Ritsumeikan University Demographic Module Field Test and Operational Analysis" presented at the International PV SEC-11, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, 1999. Installation location: Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture Japan
Slope angle: 15.3 degree
Another advantage is that the single junction a-Si layer can be made extremely thin. The thickness of a-Si cell is 0.3, which is 1/600 of that of crystalline silicon cell. This uses less material and energy thereby enabling high productivity for mass production (approx. 200).

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