{"id":14114,"date":"2013-08-09T15:33:02","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T10:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/?p=14114"},"modified":"2013-08-09T15:33:02","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T10:03:02","slug":"comparing-renesola-and-sunpower-solar-panels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/2013\/08\/09\/comparing-renesola-and-sunpower-solar-panels\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing Renesola and Sunpower Solar Panels"},"content":{"rendered":"

Renesola<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(SOL)\u00a0is a vertically integrated company with\u00a0complete R&D and manufacturing of polysilicon, silicon wafer and \"Sunpower<\/a>
\nsolar modules. Renesola has a global presence with sales branches established in Europe, the Americas and the Asia-Pacific regions.\u00a0Renesola sells solar panels as an OEM Solar Panel Producer which means that it sells its solar panels to companies who put their own\u00a0brand names on solar panels produced by Renesola. Renesola\u00a0is amongst thelowest cost Chinese solar panel<\/a>\u00a0manufacturers globally.<\/p>\n

SunPower<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(SPWR)\u00a0<\/strong>is a\u00a0US\u00a0company which makes the most efficient solar panels using its\u00a0monocrystalline solar cell\u00a0technology.\u00a0The company is a\u00a0solar system integrator and developer<\/em>\u00a0as well, building some of the largest solar farms in the US. The company was bought by the French Oil Giant Total. Sunpower operates in all the main segments of the market and has reputation for selling some of the highest quality solar panels in the country. SunPower solar modules deliver 21.5%\u00a0efficiency, which is very high and means that the customers get more electricity and lower electricity bills.<\/p>\n

SunPower<\/strong>\u00a0solar panels perform well in conditions like low light, high temperatures and cloudy weather. SunPower uses\u00a0Maxeon Cell technology<\/em>\u00a0which allows more sunlight absorption, grants an elegant design and provides more durability to the solar panels.<\/p>\n

Distinguishing Features between Renesola and SunPower Solar Modules<\/h1>\n

Types of Solar Modules and available models<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Renesola<\/strong>\u00a0solar modules come in Monocrystalline and multicrystalline make.The different monocrystalline solar modules from Renesola are:\u00a0i) 156 black mono (250w-260w),\u00a0ii) 125mono (190w-200w),\u00a0iii) 156square mono (260w-270w) and\u00a0iv) 156mono (250w-260w).\u00a0The multicrystalline solar modules from Renesola are:\u00a0VIRTUS VIRTUS II\u00a0series.<\/p>\n

SunPower<\/strong>\u00a0Solar panels are used for residential purposes primarily. They are classified into: i)\u00a0<\/span>SunPower X Series<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 X21-335 and X21-345, ii)\u00a0<\/span>SunPower E Series<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 SPR 327, iii)\u00a0<\/span> SunPower Signature Black Solar Panels<\/em>\u00a0and iv)<\/span>SunPower AC Solar Panels<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 E 19\/240.<\/span>
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Cell Type<\/strong><\/p>\n

The cell types found in Renesola are 125\u00d7125 mm and 156\u00d7156 mm, whereas all SunPower Solar panels come in a monocrystalline make with 72 and 96 cell arrangements.<\/p>\n

Wattage<\/strong><\/p>\n

The available wattage for SunPower solar modules are 240 W, 320 W, 327 W, 335 W and 345 W. For Renesola solar modules the wattage range is 190 W \u2013 310 W.<\/p>\n

Power Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n

SunPower solar panels have ~0-+5% power tolerance. Renesola solar modules come with a positive power tolerance of 0-+5W.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Frame<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anodized aluminium alloy frame is common for both the companies\u2019 solar panels.<\/p>\n

Weight<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weight for Renesola modules are 16 kg, 19 kg, 29 kg; whereas\u00a017 kg \u2013 18 kg is the standard weight for SunPower solar panels.<\/p>\n

Load Resistance<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both solar panels can withstand upto 5400 pa wind speed and snow load.<\/p>\n

Warranty<\/strong><\/p>\n

SunPower solar modules come with 25 years limited power and product warranty.\u00a0<\/strong>Renesola solar modules have a limited product warranty \u2013 10 years repair, replacement or refund remedy and 25 years limited peak power warranty \u2013 limited remedy.<\/p>\n

Standards & Certification<\/strong><\/p>\n

SunPower ACPV module are listed to UL 1741.\u00a0Renesola Modules confirm with PV standards such as IEC 61215:2005, IEC 61730:2004, UL 1703,<\/p>\n

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For more technical details read here: \u00a0SunPower<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0Renesola<\/a>.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Renesola\u00a0(SOL)\u00a0is a vertically integrated company with\u00a0complete R&D and manufacturing of polysilicon, silicon wafer and solar modules. Renesola has a global presence with sales branches established in [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[52,55],"tags":[4332,4879,4956,5320],"class_list":["post-14114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-solar-panels","category-sunpower","tag-renesola","tag-solar-industry","tag-solar-panels","tag-sunpower"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14114\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}