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Sunpower are releasing new, cheaper solar panels in 2016. Hooray!<\/p><\/div>\n

When SunPower<\/a> talks, the solar market listens. This was the case this week as one of the globe\u2019s leading PV manufacturers released their new line of SunPower solar panels<\/a>. The company also gave financial forecasts for 2016, when it expects to \u201cachieve revenue of $3.3 billion to $3.5 billion and gigawatts deployed in the range of 1.7 GW to 2.0 GW\u201d.<\/p>\n

Known as the \u201cPerformance Series\u201d, the new line of panels aims to continue the company\u2019s fine tradition of word’s best efficiency, combined with reliability and a proper 25 year manufacturers warranty (read this to know why the 25 year Sunpower manufacturer’s warranty is a big deal<\/a>\u00a0).<\/p>\n

Tom Werner, president and CEO of the California-based company came out with this marketing spiel:<\/p>\n

“Our new line of Performance Series products continue the SunPower tradition of higher efficiency, superior reliability and enhanced aesthetics compared with conventional panels, all in a lower priced product configuration,” said Werner. “Together with our best-in-class E-Series and X-Series back-contact panels, we are expanding our product line to offer customers a wider range of product choice and increase our reach to additional markets, further enhancing company growth.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Finn’s translation:<\/strong> “We are bringing out some efficient and good-looking panels that will be a little\u00a0cheaper than the current models. Hopefully this means we’ll sell more panels because you won’t need to sell your grandmother to afford them.”)<\/em><\/p>\n

The slightly cheaper Sunpower\u00a0panels will be available in 2016 in all three of the company\u2019s market segments: residential, commercial and solar power plants.<\/p>\n

Described by SolarQuotes<\/a> founder Finn Peacock as the \u201cRolls Royce\u201d of solar panels, SunPower solar panels are already the benchmark for other solar panel manufacturers, in terms of performance and reliability.<\/p>\n

However the new range of solar panels go one step further. They are designed using new\u00a0technology acquired in SunPower\u2019s takeover of the California-based innovative cell manufacturer Cogenra Solar. Central to the Performance Series solar panel is a\u00a0combination of Cogenra\u2019s \u201cinnovative cell technology\u201d and SunPower\u2019s \u201cextensive solar panel intellectual property, manufacturing experience and scale,\u201d according to Werner.<\/p>\n

The bottom line? Sunpower claim the Performance Series will deliver up to fifteen percent more power than conventional solar panels with better shade tolerance and improved reliability.<\/p>\n

Further eye-watering detail of the new Performance Series solar panel specifications<\/a> is available from SunPower here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Would you consider buying the new SunPower solar panels for your house or business? What benefits\/drawbacks do you see with the Performance Series?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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