Shingle based solar panels:
- Powerhouse Shingles
- CertainTweed Apollo
- 2018/02/18 - ars technica article about rooftop solar - glass solar roof tiles sound cool, are they available?
Other links:
- 2018/08/10 - Solaronix Shop for Dye Solar Cells (Grätzel Cells).
2018/10/10
- Wholesale Solar - What are the Best Solar Panels? (2018 Edition) [LG 360 best with efficiency], plus other selection and pricing guides
- Maximum power point tracking MPPT, some solutions put one charge controller per panel to improve the detection and isolation of bad and degrading panels,
- Wholesale Solar Panels, Solar Systems and Supplies
- Free Clean Solar - another with good selection guides
- LG Solar Panels: The Complete Review
2018/10/14 Based upon a YouTube video by James Bigger DIY Solar PV/T Pt8: Making/Testing The New Panels, through some circuitous route, I land on Solar HVAC 3: Testing PV/T Solar Configurations which has some links to some vendors, which gets me to other places as well:
- American Solar Supply - source of EVA film, tab wire, solar cells, and related DIY materials.
- $300 DIY Tesla Powerwall - Solar storage 18650 lithium ion home Battery
- Maxeon Quality Cells
- MAXEON™ GEN III SOLAR CELLS
- New 3rd Generation Sunpower Solar Cell Flexible Mono Cells For DIY Solar Panels - ebay
- 30 year power guarantee dual glass solar module - sample panel with glass encapsulation rather than aluminum
- maxeon solar cell on alibaba, uncertain as to quality or provenance (SunPower says they don't resell, so other sites are just using the name, probably).
- Solar cell busbar: 3BB, 5BB or 0BB?
- ENF Solar "is a definitive directory of solar companies and products."
- DIY Solar Heat Pump System from ReSysTech
2018/10/15 - SM72442 - TI - (ACTIVE) Programmable Maximum Power Point Tracking Controller for Photovoltaic Solar Panels - features a proprietary algorithm called Panel Mode which allows for the panel to be connected directly to the output of your power optimizer circuit. Along with the SM72295 (Photovoltaic Full Bridge Driver), it creates a solution for an MPPT configured DC-DC converter with efficiencies up to 99.5%.
2019/02/25 Insolight’s photovoltaic modules relies on a unique patented technology called planar optical micro-tracking. Embedded under the cover glass, an optical layer funnels concentrated light beams directly onto an array of high efficiency solar cells. The integrated tracking system keeps each cell in focus regardless of the Sun’s position. .... The technology allows unprecedented results for a flat solar panel, with a peak efficiency close to 30% – while mainstream modules achieve 18% on average.
2022/07/11 With technology on the move, one of many panel selectors for 2022: Best Solar Panels 2022. I don't think the writers of the page know about the 'target=_blank' html href parameter so they could generate better (or even some) off-site links. You'll have to look up the names manually.