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\"Sunpower<\/p>\n

Sunpower\u2019s recent launch of the Maxeon range of PV panels has caught customers and installers in the Top End in a bit of a bind: the Maxeons replace the venerable but popular E-Series panels, but they haven\u2019t yet obtained the rating needed to get approval in cyclone areas such as Darwin (or for that matter the northern regions of Queensland and Western Australia).<\/span><\/p>\n

The Maxeon units are pretty much the Rolls-Royce of super-efficient solar panels<\/a>, but it\u2019s only just started shipping in volume (<\/span>here\u2019s the launch announcement<\/a> and we also mention Maxeon 3 here<\/a>), and as our tipster discovered, the new system hasn\u2019t received Northern Territory approval for installation in cyclone zones:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have contacted a number of installers including those recommended on your <\/span>blog. I also directly contacted Sunpower. I was told by Sunpower that they <\/span>are no longer able to supply the Sunpower E Series E-20, 327W panels. These <\/span>panels will be replaced by Maxeon 2 350W.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, we have good news for Territorians: Sunpower<\/a> has assured SolarQuotes that it\u2019s aware of the issue, and is actively pursuing testing to get the Maxeon panels into Darwin as soon as possible. The company also reminded SolarQuotes that it has always obtained cyclone approvals for previous solar panels – so our friend has turned up a problem of timing, rather than intention. We\u2019re promised a speedy resolution for the customer\u2019s requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n

Solar Panel Wind Loading Certifications<\/h2>\n

While SolarQuotes was awaiting answers – and props to Sunpower for answering our query quickly – we researched wind loading certification requirements, documents, and online databases, and information seems a bit scattered and fragmentary.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in more mundane requirements, the Clean Energy Council has an extensive list of products and the approvals they carry at the bottom of <\/span>this page<\/a>. The Approved Product List tells you whether a product passes standards for salt and ammonia resistance, degradation over time (potential-induced degradation, standard IEC 62804), certification by German authority VDE, and covers 37 pages of individual modules.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alas, cyclone rating isn\u2019t covered by the Approved Product List.<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s an important detail if you happen to <\/span>live<\/span><\/i> in a cyclone zone, and as we<\/span>\u00a0discussed in 2017<\/a>, cyclone zones are where proper clamping is most vital – nobody wants their solar panel to seek a new life as a Ninja star!<\/span><\/p>\n

Clamping and mounting isn\u2019t all that matters, however. In cyclones, solar panels need extra structural integrity to withstand sudden and severe changes in air pressure, so the Clean Energy Council<\/span>\u00a0says<\/a> manufacturers should put their modules through James Cook University\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0Cyclone Testing Station<\/a> if they\u2019re being used in cyclone zones.<\/span><\/p>\n

In<\/span>\u00a0this PDF<\/a>, NT Worksafe advised that all installations in the cyclone zone require a building certification, and directs you to the Northern Territory\u2019s \u201cDeemed to Comply Manual\u201d for further information.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Deemed to Comply Manual is published by the NT\u2019s Building Advisory Committee (BAC), which sets building standards for high wind area construction.<\/span><\/p>\n

The manual is searchable<\/span>\u00a0here<\/a>, and the solar power sector is badly under-represented. There\u2019s a few racking systems in the database, and just one PV module with a current approval (made by Europe-based REC). Compare that to the solar hot water outfits: Rheem, Solahart, Rinnai, Suntrac, Thermomax have all obtained DCM listings for multiple products over the years. If a BAC listing is affordable for hot water systems, why not for solar panels?<\/span><\/p>\n

We also note the BAC lists six facilities in Australia able to conduct \u201cLow-High-Low\u201d tests to demonstrate a product\u2019s ability to withstand a cyclone. The BAC <\/span> lists<\/a> Vipac, JCU, Lysaght\/Bluescope, Adelaide University, BRANZ, and the CSIRO as offering LHL tests.<\/span><\/p>\n

(Low-High-Low (LHL) cyclic testing subjects a product to as many as 4,500 cycles from low atmospheric pressure to high, and back to low. This is designed to simulate how gales behave in a cyclone. This<\/span> PDF guide<\/a> from James Cook University was written before LHL was adopted as a building standard, but it gives you a good impression of how a testing facility will conduct the test). <\/span><\/p>\n

One source said the challenge for suppliers is compounded by Territorian attitudes – regardless of a lab\u2019s accreditation, the NT will still require that a local structural engineer has signed off that a product is suitable. <\/span><\/p>\n

Even if that sounds parochial, there is genuine reason to be strict: the far north receives regular batterings, and extra care needs to be taken.<\/span><\/p>\n

And while local solar installers know quickly enough what they can and can\u2019t work with, we can\u2019t help feeling that information access could be improved.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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