Most Efficient Solar Cells and Panels in 2020

[@synergyfiles3536]

Guys what do you think about Bifacial solar panels? Also what cell technology will become the leading technology for solar cells by the end of 2020? Do share your thoughts

[@nannyoggsally]

I think I'm most excited by organic technologies. The cheapest and most sustainable chemistry solutions, if they can get to similar efficiencies as the mono- and poly-crystalline technologies, will win in the end. Flexible and transparent technologies are also interesting because they offer designers some cool possibilities.

[@SaintTrinianz]

I'm pretty excited about them, hoping that white and reflective RV's and other vehicles will benefit from this great efficiency

[@alijaffar5143]

What about Mono perc halfcut cell technology by jinko solar

[@peterjones6640]

Likely next 2020s tandem silicon and perovskite further developed , efficiency probably be pushed to 30%

[@AnalystPrime]

I think the bifacial panels will make the people who are convinced that as soon as the sun is not directly above the panel or there is a slightest hint of cloud the panels will just stop producing any power take a deep dive into de Nile.

[@michaellamsscienceteacher7277]

It would be good to see longevity/ robustness factored alongside efficiency.

[@laurencecope7083]

And clean manufacturing process, some very dodgy stuff required to make the current types. Also scrapping them causes severe polution.

[@panedole]

Kudos for the Video! Sorry for chiming in, I would love your opinion. Have you heard about - Schallingora Computer Reconstruction Scheme (should be on google have a look)? It is an awesome one off guide for saving money using this smart solar power trick without the normal expense. Ive heard some great things about it and my work buddy at last got amazing success with it.

[@lit3plumber12]

@@laurencecope7083 Exactly. The production process and shipping both pollute. Mining isn't infinite, the cells should be recoverable.

[@BYENZER]

WHAT? LONGEVITY? That's NOT going to provide a pink Mercedes for the maufacturer's wife and daughters. What are you thinking? Obviously, you just don't "get it"! 'Planned Obscelescense' = PROFIT! And PROFIT is the ONLY PURPOSE of ANY Product. PROFIT PROVIDES!! PROFIT = LIFE! Quality longevity products = DEATH! You, Me, everybody NEED that wife and daughter to get PINK MERCEDES! THINK PINK!!

[@samtatenumber1]

@@laurencecope7083 the silicon ones have little impact. I don't know about any of the other ones however.

[@shahabdmc7928]

Please give a comparison of cost vs efficiency, so one can decide which penal gives best bang for the buck.

[@jiangsolar1497]

Thin-film solar panels are more expensive than monocrystalline silicon

[@nielsf]

@@jiangsolar1497 Price is determined on cost of basic materials and how much mass production a product has. The main reason the current solar panels are becoming cheaper is because we are getting better and faster at producing them. So the most expensive panel is most of the time the one that has NO mass production line yet, or the newer one. Therefore comparing the price is not a good thing unless you take the price that the very first solarpanel of type "a" costed and then compare that with how much the first panel of type "b" costs.

[@christinestephensoncleveleys]

I'm excited about solarwindows technology. It doesn't just need the sun it can generate energy from indoor light. Their share price has gone up over 700% since I bought it. It looks really promising as China and Vietnam are also now interested in this technology so think it can only go up more.

[@AndrewBrownK]

Thanks for your awesome and reliable content! Here’s to hoping that if these 40% efficient techniques are reaching maturity, they will hit the consumer market soon enough!

[@synergyfiles3536]

The 40% ones will hit the market in 5 years time. The 30% plus ones are in the market but un affordable at the moment. They are being used only by satellites.

[@yvonlapalme7008]

Hi. Great info. Especially for a people not in the loop like me & so many others out there. I’ll be on the market in early fall or later for about 6 solar panel to install on my RV’s roof. My exact dimensions / configuration available can be somewhat flexible since I haven’t ordered my unit yet. Thinking thin frameless panels that I can double sided tape them to the roof. Thus having 1/3 of the wt vs hard framed ones. So which options you would suggest to me ? I live in Delta, BC, canada. Much appreciate your input. Cheers..... Yvon.

[@wadevid]

4:38 what if you put mirrors under the raised panels. Would that help? So you have the roof, then put a mirror flush on the roof, then the raised panels over top of the mirror.

[@pgo301]

The advancements are incredible here, but we still need to know about costs? By the time someone is done financing the ones they bought 5 years ago, they need to go and get the latest panels. Similar to the purchase of a car.

[@pgo301]

I just went off grid with 8 x 360 watt Sunpower panels and 8 x 139 amp hour batteries. Folks this is pricey at first ($5000) but I expect over time to get the payback. I didn't use financing and built everything on my own. I did consult a qualified electrician to get me hooked up.

[@longce-imingti9014]

Thank you for sharing this video. Could you ease share information on which is the best for peivate housing? Thankyou for considering

[@jimhofoss9982]

best bang for buck, Canadian Solar

[@dragon72tube]

MOTOR GENERATOR THAT RUN 24/7 FOR 30 YEARS. YOU ONLY REPLACE THE BEARING! WOW

[@dragon72tube]

Infinity sav have the solution to save our world! Free energy will be useful to save our world during this time of our live! Chect it out!

[@leod.8637]

Have a look at the cells produced by Lightricity, they reach 35% eff under artificial lights 👍

[@alshqopa8908]

Where can i see that ??

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[@shroud1390]

Thanks for explaining how efficiency is pretty useless in judging panels. Wish you had said that up front. To be clear a 300w 18% panel produces the same amount of power as a 300w panel with a 30% efficiency. The efficiency is in terms of size not power.

[@synergyfiles3536]

Its just something people like to know.

[@David-bc4rh]

efficiency is very important because most people are limited in available space for use that actually gets sunlight.

[@shroud1390]

David not in Florida. I sold at least 80 jobs last year and only once could I not get enough average efficiency panels on the roof. In a few occasions clients chose more efficient panels so they could get the correct system size and not have to place panels on the front of the house. Sure in California it might be a bigger deal but efficiency is often way down on the list. Temperature coefficient is more important here at least.

[@YourMajesty143]

Efficiency is more important for vanlifers and tiny home dwellers. Maximizing surface area is far more important, especially since solar panels need a good amount of real estate to power the home, heat/ac and electronics/appliances.

[@David-bc4rh]

​ shroud True, FL has a lot of trees that get torn up and destroyed from each hurricane and its also very sunny there for the most part. Where i live there's a lot of houses under trees and yards tend to be shaded, and then its overcast and rainy very often, sometimes for a whole month. What I should have said was "just because efficiency isn't important in some instances, doesn't mean its not important.

[@alikalair7031]

Great Work! but it would be better to include the references as well

[@mikeearussi]

Interesting, but a price/watt would also be helpful.

[@KD0CAC]

Question , at 1:43 you list #6 thin-film CIGS , then it shows what appears to be Uni-Solar panel at 1:47 , apparently the same technology ? Both flexible roll up . So was that 2nd one a Uni-Solar brand , manufactured in Michigan USA ? Now out of business . Thanks

[@joen5000]

The video gives general information. It is a petty you did not include the list of highest efficiency compared to price, because it is what is important. I would need to go over them, check the prices and make a list of my own in order to figure out what is best.

[@alexnav3470]

Absolutely incompetence! SunPower have been manufacture solar panels with 22.6 and 22.8% many years (SunPower X22-370 and SunPower MAXEON3-400W)

[@Bushcraft-xz6xd]

Instead of having flat panels could each cell be made to protrude out like a Pyramid or have two flat sides coming together like a knife blade edge? This would increase the surface area without increasing the panel size?

[@synergyfiles3536]

No. This is because solar panels work best when light falls perpendicular to them

[@ecolive4855]

Solar energy at home ... cuts Power Bills By 65%. Great savings and worth it.

[@bluesolaria8711]

Solar panel with high efficiency PERC solar cell is popular in current market.

[@brandonlamontcooper8141]

Think you for your information publication moreover I need %101 efficiency and I need more renewable sources. More.. more.. more intelligent and unveiled renewable energy technologies..

[@jamest.5001]

Anyone know anything about first solar thin film, frameless panels,? Are they worth buying used?

[@rajannair9785]

Hi, Can i get details of Alta Anylight Solar Laminate

[@jamest.5001]

It would be nice having 400+watt panels, as far as mounting, it would go faster, but with shading, or damage, it could kill the power production, I use many smaller panels, in parallel,

[@mostafasaadinasab6338]

#Designer#Highlights#episode episode Full#

[@skybizvideomediaproduction6167]

we have 4x 400w panels on our studio trailer, they work GREAT

[@mauritiancitizen9410]

What is the theory behind this? Is the juice only for tincture or is it used as an electrolytes? (Acid)? Can it work without the juice? Also you do not explain how u space ur glass sheets

[@alexandreesquenet3736]

At 5:25, it is XTJ, not XJT, i think.

[@mrm.5787]

Where would Teslas panels and solar roof place in this list?

[@ZzHasbrozZ]

Mr M. Below 20%

[@ehvlullo]

They wouldn't

[@stefanhorlacher1583]

also Tesla is way to expensive...

[@eliplays2798]

Stefan Horlacher actually Tesla panels are way cheaper than all of them. Solar roof is little more expensive but this because it’s also a roof

[@ehvlullo]

@@eliplays2798 Keep believing that...pump and dump

[@massimo625]

Thank you for the knowledge, Sir.

[@Anjanya1948]

Gawd break it down I live in Florida the sunshine state.could you show me the smallest best high intensity heat factor conditions that a solar panel must under go to live long not just that they can grab SolarLight. It's like the battery of my car I can't use a regular one I need a high heat one..

[@theoneandonlyabraham4864]

You didn’t talk about the SunPower 415watt panels that came out in December

[@guidedbygreen1480]

With the ENPH microinverters

[@lesliegrayson1722]

Umm a solar panel company in Australia called Tindo have a 27% efficiency rating and they arent there... Also the CSIRO have been working on a panel that is pumping out 45% efficiency and is easily made. However, its interesting that this efficiency is based on how much power it has not produced compared to the coal made power it took to make the solar panels to begin with.. So if the most efficient power is Hydro power, then why arent we using more of it? why arent we using tidal power, there's heaps of it? Tidal power is simple and tapping into the gulf stream, and world currents, would be like a continuous energy.

[@kathb1683]

I can't wait to see what they do with Graphene!

[@davebean2886]

What is the lowest cost per watt panel?

[@synergyfiles3536]

Canadian Solar

[@joseanguiano7783]

The future and well being is within reach I am interested.

[@drutt1985]

Has anyone built a liquid solar heater with solar electric cells on top? Does it work or is it pointless?

[@thomasthoenes3171]

You forgett SOWIFLEX Co., LTD in Pattaya Thailand come to 37,5%. Flexible and with 0,9mm and 1,5 Kilo per sqm very lightweight.

[@prof.heinous191]

Very useful, thank you!

[@cosmikprincesz9182]

Are the Spectrolab and Alta available to the public?

[@synergyfiles3536]

You might get a sample from them. They however dont cater domestic solar sector or sell to individuals. You can get a quote from them if you send a query through a company. Even with that they might ask you a number of questions for customizing product before they send you a quote.

[@cosmikprincesz9182]

@@synergyfiles3536 are you able to get me one? I do not have a company. Its for my portable camping needs and backup energy. I would gladly review and make videos of their panels.

[@perkunast9680]

I read about combo cells, that used combined technology's, like solar and heat, to generate electricity.

[@sjcsystems]

Look up a product called Virtu. I don't believe they are available to consumers in 2020 but they won't be long.

[@tusharpathak8496]

Very nice information.

[@Bobby-King3]

Keep up the awesome videos! Thank you for your research :)

[@tomkelly8827]

All of these panels are not catching the heat energy. There are companies that combine these cells with a coolant system that produces hot water from cooling and making the panels more efficient in the process. Their performance drops when they get too hot. I believe it is a Swiss company. I forget their name though

[@sjcsystems]

Look at www.nakedenergy.co.uk - VirtuPVT - not available for domestic use yet

[@Studio-C]

I wonder if any of these panel take advantage of 2D graphene?

[@synergyfiles3536]

None of the commercial panels make use of it for now. Perovskite cells yes

[@veronicathecow]

Excellent run down, thank you.

[@Sergio_Loureiro]

Why the thing with 30.0% efficiency is ranking 3rd and the thing with 28.0% efficiency is ranked 2nd?

[@peterjohnstaples]

One new Chinese 250-watt panel on my yacht in summer at 27 degrees south has never produced more than 72 watts. Factor this in.

[@sbcap3809]

Peter Staples you bought Chinese

[@SuleimanWere-m7z]

How much price

[@mrjones6501]

Outland Solar Bi facial solar panels have a 24.7 efficiency rating

[@christopherleubner6633]

Best bang for the buck is polycrystalline panels.

[@synergyfiles3536]

Agreed

[@princessgreen726]

Why? I thought monks are better!

[@vijaykaldate6837]

Which time available in market. It's only education video. What is actually price

[@DineshYadav-xx9zk]

Excellent

[@maysammirzakhalili4862]

Thank you 😊 very much.

[@hydrorix1]

Has anyone integrated microtubules into PV panels?? Any research?

[@paulwojnar8474]

Useful comparison, thank you

[@مجديشوقيثابت]

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[@mikeobrien9829]

Efficiency is a very wide scoping word, there is efficiency in surface area,/ Watt efficiency in weight / Watt , efficiency in production time or material input or how about the length of time the panel will last while still holding a reasonable output, the most efficient depends on your your desired application, . For most people efficiency is Watts / $$ input. I presume when you say efficient that you are talking about area per Watt output which for most people is not a real consideration.

[@sekarappu1009]

Mini solar panel cycle fittings?

[@gurpreetsinghbala5663]

Very informative. In India we have new manufacturers now. Review those

[@rexgeorg7324]

Make A video Matie !!

[@matinsakr6548]

Good.

[@synergyfiles3536]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@alairsilvajunior7814]

Great video! May I translate it to portuguese?

[@Taypro]

Good Going! Keep it up!! :)

[@hemantparakh8995]

I tried soft solar cells and they were amazing

[@djayjp]

How about highest efficiency/dollar.

[@nw7696]

Thanks! 😊👍🏻

[@johntheux9238]

What has the highest power-to-weight ratio? CIGS?

[@synergyfiles3536]

No its Gallium Arsenide by Alta Devices. They are being used by satellites and solar planes

[@johntheux9238]

@@synergyfiles3536 www.altadevices.com/technology/ 1300*0.291 = 378.3 W/m2 378.3/0.17 = 2225 W/kg, right?

[@garyerlewine771]

and what about the film that slows solar partials with a 60% eff gain ?

[@ingbtc]

wright on the subject. nice video

[@cfm6229]

you forgot to include comparable cost for consumers!

[@knifeyonline]

but he didn't, he just said that's not what the video is about and he wasn't going to give cost/benefit analysis

[@Roarmeister2]

Now match the efficiency with the costs and longevity to give us the best value solar panels. This is the ONLY stat that makes any sense.

[@SteveV1960]

I built solar hot air collectors and put them on my cabin. they work really great ! see them on my channel.

[@marduchok]

nice job, man

[@ronaldpullen5083]

What about amorphous silicone cells?

[@azzhslf]

where did you get this information? can give me the link? for my homework

[@GH-if5xw]

As a mechanical Engineer, If we designed anything with those low efficiency rates we would be laughed at. Rethink your industry it’s not cost effective.

[@synergyfiles3536]

As a mechanical engineer you should know the the efficiency of an internal combustion engine is merely 15 to 18 %. Its no laughing matter is it?

[@bobbykay485]

Some wrong info. SunPower still has LG beat with their A-Series

[@bulliontoy]

Your info is incomplete, misleading, and numbers for efficiency is wrong. You're literally telling people wrong info that LG beats sunpower which is not true. CS3U-365PB-FG is 18.29% not 23.8%, per data sheet. LG doesn't beat sunpower. And LG highest watt is 400w 19.3%, sunpower has 470w at 21.7%! So you'll require more panels LG, more cost. Sun power has 460w & 470w panels and only for commercial use and minimum sales qty 35 to 50 panels and manufacturer must install.

[@zaboomafia]

Great news!

[@gregnulik1975]

If only these panels were in stores next to the electronics aisle. :(

[@synergyfiles3536]

You will find them online. They are getting too big for electronic stores. BTW I did see them in stores in China and Japan

[@gregnulik1975]

@@synergyfiles3536 That's nice when they are packaged with enough foam , or other materials.

[@esecallum]

iF YOU CANT BUY IT FROM YOUR LOCAL SHOP AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE MIGHT AS WELL NOT EXIST

[@NEWNATURE777]

Hi, Forget solar panels, optical 'rectenna' converts light directly to electricity!🤔

[@princessgreen726]

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[@NEWNATURE777]

@@princessgreen726 hi Princess, technology has been around for the past 40 years it's called: Lumeloid does not use semiconductor principles to generate electricity, but exploits the same techniques radio antennae use to absorb radio waves; except that Lumeloid absorbs nano-scale visible light waves, in a process which in part mimics photosynthesis. The linear light polarizing molecules in the film act as the antennae to absorb the energy of a resolved component of photons incident on the film.

[@skybizvideomediaproduction6167]

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[@NEWNATURE777]

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[@anttumurikka8728]

@@NEWNATURE777 good, but we need 1000w not 10w

[@norrinradd8923]

So which panels does Tesla company use?

[@synergyfiles3536]

Panasonic Hybrid cells

[@buddymorgan2351]

What solar panel has most wattage

[@AnalystPrime]

Average solar radiation is 1000W per square meter, multiply by efficiency and area of panel and you have your answer.

[@DylanBegazo]

If it’s rated below 350 watts per panel then it’s useless to me. My bottom standard limit is a 350 watt panel and the only Quantitative factor you presented was efficiency which doesn’t make for a good video. If you only throw 1 number at someone that doesn’t help when it comes to comparisons. You need multiple variables when talking about solar panels.

[@hemant2106]

Can you send me the graphene solar panels companies (except from China)

[@djayjp]

What about the most environmentally friendly cells?

[@Roarmeister2]

None of the above. Solar is not environmentally friendly because you can't recycle them and it consumes fossil fuels to create them.

[@maxbaharev2712]

You can recycle solar panels, but the technology is to expensive yet.

[@anzachawkins2697]

Price range needed

[@mmangla5575]

Nice info

[@ItisImarko]

I suggest bisol company

[@mobasharhussain904]

AOA sir good informative video and i an your suscriber sir plz help me i want to buy solar panals for 1kw system for narmal hone live in murree distric rawalpindi it is hilly area plz advise me which company solar panals best by efficiancy and be avalable in pindi /islamabad islamabad. I request u for reply ur best advice needed

[@edwardvara9993]

Too bad Alta Devices is now a closed company. They shut operations in October 2019. Great technology, bad parent company.

[@singkewlaw1594]

I HOPE I SEE THE DAY WHEN SOLAR TARPS AND SOLAR PAINT ARE A COMMON SIGHT. JUST THINK OF THE APPLICATIONS FOR BOTH ON A FRIGID AND BURNING PLANET LIKE OURS!!!

[@pwolkowicki]

30% efficiency - if I have 1000W/m2 solar radiation, does it mean, that the 1m2 solar panel will produce around 333W?

[@zenseidk9011]

No it means 300 watts.

[@teekay1785]

@@zenseidk9011 Exactly

[@sjcsystems]

@@zenseidk9011 And that's only if you have at least that amount of insolation (sunshine in crude terms) at your geographic location, and the panel is optimally aligned to the sun with no shading, and isn't overheating, and has the correct load attached, then you might.

[@rolandstoll]

this ranking is non-sense if you don't take the environment (temperature, behavior in half-shadow, angle to sun, etc.) in account... :(

[@yutuniopati]

2:45 Isn't the max theoretical efficiency at 32% ?

[@synergyfiles3536]

That is the theoretical max for a single junction cell

[@yutuniopati]

Awesome ! I always tough that the max efficiency pannel "we" could produce would be at 32%. Do you think one day most sollar panel will be at 50% ?

[@vijaykaldate6837]

Price and life

[@busysaru888]

Please use another speaker.

[@MichaelOZimmermannJCDECS]

Efficiency means nothing, if you only account for

[@razony]

Gee, the only thing one needs...lots of money.

[@sammoore9689]

Time 1;00 he lists the solar cells, skip to there