Hanwha Q CELLS solar panels reviews
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Hanwha Q CELLS is a major manufacturer of solar panels. In Australia and elsewhere, the company is now usually just referred to as Q CELLS. In 2017 the firm produced 5.44 gigawatts of panels, which put them among the largest half dozen manufacturers in the world. The company shipped 8.3GW of solar modules in 2019 and its production capacity last year was 9GW.
Their panels are tier 1 and have 15 to 25 years product warranty, depending on the model. Q CELLS solar panels are salt mist corrosion resistant and so are suitable for installation on homes anywhere in Australia.
Q CELLS has an Australian office in North Sydney.
Company History
Hanwha Group started in South Korea as Hanwha Explosives Inc. in 1952 and rapidly exploded into a massive international conglomeration. They acquired the German company Q Cells and its solar panel manufacturing capacity in Germany and Malaysia when it became insolvent in 2012. They also acquired Solarfun, which was a Chinese panel manufacturer. Not wanting to be mistaken for a bunch of clowns, they changed the name of Solarfun to Hanwha Solar One.
In February 2015 they squished the two companies together to create Hanwha Q CELLS.
Manufacturing Locations
Q CELLS produces panels in Malaysia, China, and Korea, but does not produce any German made panels.
They Do Some Thinking In Germany
Hanwha Q CELLS describes their panels as “Engineered in Germany”. While they no longer manufacture panels in that country, their headquarters for research and development are in Germany and I have been told they have over 200 experts there working to improve the design and production of solar panels.
Hanwha Q CELLS also have 3 other research and development centers around the world. If you are wondering where those centers are located, I will quote the Chairman and CEO of Hanwha Q CELLS, Seong Woo Nam. On the promotion of their new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in July 2016, he said:
"We're very excited to have Dr. Daniel Jeong as our new CTO, who has demonstrated an outstanding leadership in integrating our global R&D teams located in Germany, Malaysia, Korea and China following the merger between former Hanwha Q CELLS and Hanwha SolarOne in early 2015.”
Today Hanwha Q CELLS is putting less emphasis on their “Engineered in Germany” slogan and the Australian Q CELLS website now clearly lists all 4 countries they perform research in. It makes me feel proud of humanity to see people of different nations working together to create the renewable energy technology needed to protect the environment.
Q CELLS Panels
Q CELLS currently offers a number of different product lines in Australia,the Q.MAXX-G2, Q.PEAK DUO-G6+, and Q.PEAK DUO ML-G9+. Q CELLS solar panel specifications can be found in our solar panel comparison table.
Warranty Claim Procedure For Orphaned Customers
If you need to make a warranty claim on your Q CELLS panels, but your original installer has gone out of business, the responsibility falls to Q CELLS to handle your claim. They can be contacted on 02 9016 3033, and have advised they have an established warranty support network to assist with claims. Their warranty terms cover labor costs for replacement of panels under warranty.
A Cost-Effective Reliable Panel
The Q CELLS 15 - 25 year product warranty is better than 10 years many panels currently sold in Australia have. While the performance warranty is less important, it is above average. In my opinion they are high quality reliable panels and I have no problem recommending them.
Hanwha Q CELLS Solar Panel Reviews
The panels have stayed clean and fault free so far. No complaints really.
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Now we're regularly receiving b/w 20-30 kW/h of daily feed-in - with our usage of below 5 kW/h usage (10 kW/h was the average same time last year), mostly through using the dishwasher, TV, computers, etc... in the evening.
We have 18 x QCell G5+ 330w panels (5.94 kW total) running through a Fronius 5.0-1 Inverter.
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Hanwha Q CELLS has 57 solar panels in our database
Model | Type | Size | PTC | Performance Ratio | Californian Approved |
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Q.BASE G2 230 | Polycrystalline | 230 | 203 | 88.26 | Yes |
Q.BASE G2 235 | Polycrystalline | 235 | 208 | 88.51 | Yes |
Q.BASE G2 240 | Polycrystalline | 240 | 212 | 88.33 | Yes |
Q.BASE G2 245 | Polycrystalline | 245 | 217 | 88.57 | Yes |
Q.PEAK-G3 270 | Monocrystalline | 273 | 244 | 89.38 | No |
Q.PEAK-G3 275 | Monocrystalline | 278 | 247 | 88.85 | No |
Q.PEAK-G3 280 | Monocrystalline | 283 | 252 | 89.05 | No |
Q.PLUS-G4 270 | Polycrystalline | 270 | 248 | 91.85 | No |
Q.PLUS-G4 275 | Polycrystalline | 275 | 252 | 91.64 | No |
Q.PLUS-G4 280 | Polycrystalline | 280 | 257 | 91.79 | No |
Q.PRO G2 235 | Polycrystalline | 235 | 210 | 89.36 | Yes |
Q.PRO G2 240 | Polycrystalline | 240 | 214 | 89.17 | Yes |
Q.PRO G2 245 | Polycrystalline | 245 | 219 | 89.39 | Yes |
Q.PRO G2 250 | Polycrystalline | 250 | 224 | 89.60 | Yes |
Q.PRO-G3 250 | Polycrystalline | 253 | 227 | 89.72 | No |
Q.PRO-G3 255 | Polycrystalline | 258 | 232 | 89.92 | No |
Q.PRO-G3 260 | Polycrystalline | 263 | 237 | 90.11 | No |
Q.PRO-G3 265 | Polycrystalline | 268 | 237 | 88.43 | No |
Q.PRO-G4 255 | Polycrystalline | 255 | 232 | 90.98 | No |
Q.PRO-G4 260 | Polycrystalline | 260 | 238 | 91.54 | No |
Q.PRO-G4 265 | Polycrystalline | 265 | 242 | 91.32 | No |
Q.SMART 70 | Thin Film | 70 | 61 | 87.14 | Yes |
Q.SMART 80 | Thin Film | 80 | 70 | 87.50 | Yes |
Q.SMART 85 | Thin Film | 85 | 75 | 88.24 | Yes |
Q.SMART 90 | Thin Film | 90 | 79 | 87.78 | Yes |
Q.SMART 95 | Thin Film | 95 | 84 | 88.42 | Yes |
Q.SMART UFL 100 | Thin Film | 100 | 88 | 88.00 | Yes |
Q.SMART UFL 105 | Thin Film | 105 | 92 | 87.62 | Yes |
Q.SMART UFL 110 | Thin Film | 110 | 97 | 88.18 | Yes |
Q.SMART UFL 115 | Thin Film | 115 | 101 | 87.83 | Yes |
QC-C05 215 | Polycrystalline | 215 | 193 | 89.77 | Yes |
QC-C05 220 | Polycrystalline | 220 | 198 | 90.00 | Yes |
QC-C05 225 | Polycrystalline | 225 | 202 | 89.78 | Yes |
QC-C05 230 | Polycrystalline | 230 | 207 | 90.00 | Yes |
QC-C05 235 | Polycrystalline | 235 | 212 | 90.21 | Yes |
QC-C05 240 | Polycrystalline | 240 | 217 | 90.42 | Yes |
QC-C05 245 | Polycrystalline | 245 | 221 | 90.20 | Yes |
SF160-24-1M170L (72 cells) | Monocrystalline | 170 | 152 | 89.41 | Yes |
SF160-24-1M170L (72 Mono cells) | Monocrystalline | 170 | 152 | 89.41 | Yes |
SF160-24-1M175L (72 cells) | Monocrystalline | 175 | 156 | 89.14 | Yes |
SF160-24-1M175L (72 Mono cells) | Monocrystalline | 175 | 156 | 89.14 | Yes |
SF160-24-1M180L (72 cells) | Monocrystalline | 180 | 161 | 89.44 | Yes |
SF160-24-1M180L (72 Mono cells) | Monocrystalline | 180 | 161 | 89.44 | Yes |
SF160-24-1M185L (72 cells) | Monocrystalline | 185 | 166 | 89.73 | Yes |
SF160-24-1M185L (72 Mono cells) | Monocrystalline | 185 | 166 | 89.73 | Yes |
SF160-24-1M190L (72 cells) | Monocrystalline | 190 | 170 | 89.47 | Yes |
SF160-24-1M190L (72 Mono cells) | Monocrystalline | 190 | 170 | 89.47 | Yes |
SF220-30-1P230L (60 cells) | Polycrystalline | 230 | 208 | 90.43 | Yes |
SF220-30-1P235L (60 cells) | Polycrystalline | 235 | 212 | 90.21 | Yes |
SF220-30-1P240L (60 cells) | Polycrystalline | 240 | 217 | 90.42 | Yes |
SF220-30-1P245L (60 cells) | Polycrystalline | 245 | 222 | 90.61 | Yes |
SF260-36-1P270L (72 cells) | Polycrystalline | 270 | 243 | 90.00 | Yes |
SF260-36-1P275L (72 cells) | Polycrystalline | 275 | 247 | 89.82 | Yes |
SF260-36-1P280L (72 cells) | Polycrystalline | 280 | 252 | 90.00 | Yes |
SF260-36-1P285L (72 cells) | Polycrystalline | 285 | 256 | 89.82 | Yes |
SF260-36-1P290L (72 cells) | Polycrystalline | 290 | 261 | 90.00 | Yes |
SF260-36-1P295L (72 cells) | Polycrystalline | 295 | 265 | 89.83 | Yes |