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Revolutionary Solar Panel Hits Australian Market
Melbourne, Victoria, December 11, 2008. Energy Matters, a leading provider of renewable energy systems in Australia, today announced a partnership with Sanyo for the distribution of Sanyo’s 205 Watt HIT Solar Panel; a revolutionary hybrid solar module designed specifically for grid connect solar power systems.
Energy Matters spokesman, Max Sylvester, states the Sanyo HIT panel is a combination of a monocrystalline structure and an amorphous layer; the first such hybrid panel available on the general market in Australia.
According to Mr. Sylvester; “Up until recently, the choices available in the Australian market were either a polycrystalline/monocrystalline panel, or a thin film amorphous module; each having their own strengths. The Sanyo HIT brings the best of monocrystalline and thin film technologies into one module – a very small, amazingly efficient panel with a very low temperature coefficient.”
“Sanyo is a well known and highly respected company in the field of renewable energy related technology, being the global expert in batteries for electric vehicles – and they’ve brought the same level of technical expertise to create this amazing panel.”
“We’re very excited about the Sanyo HIT and Energy Matters is proud to be the one of the first companies in Australia providing Sanyo’s breakthrough technology; both as a stand-alone product and in our grid connect solar power system packages. Through a generous arrangement with Sanyo, we’re also currently offering the HIT module at deeply discounted prices.” says Mr. Sylvester
The Sanyo HIT (Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin layer) solar module is constructed of a thin monocrystalline silicon wafer encased in ultra-thin amorphous silicon layers. This results in several advantages according to documentation from Sanyo, such as high performance at high temperatures when compared to high performing conventional silicon solar cells. Sanyo states cell efficiency of up to 20.2% and an overall module efficiency of over 17.7%.
The smaller footprint of the Sanyo HIT solar module also allows for the installation of more capacity within a limited area while being environmentally friendly through the use of less silicon material.
About Energy Matters – Energy Matters is one of Australia’s largest companies solely dedicated to renewable energy. Energy Matters is active on an industry level and in the community in lobbying the Government on challenges facing the local renewable energy sector and providing education on topics relating to solar and wind energy, sustainability and other environmental issues.
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