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Best panels for small roofs

Ranked by power density in watts per square metre. The figure that matters when the roof, not the budget, is the constraint. All rankings See 4 AE Solar offers

Manufacturer
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Active 300 Wp and up AE Solar Clear all Found 630 panels
Model Power Efficiency Wp/m² Temp Degr. Weight Tech. Standout
AE MD-144-530 530 Wp 20.53% 205.3 -0.350 0.55% 26.5 kg PERC Light for its class, top 16%
AE ME-120 580 580 Wp 20.52% 205.2 -0.340 0.55% 29.0 kg PERC Needs more roof
ME-120BD-580W BI 580 Wp 20.52% 205.2 -0.340 - 35.0 kg PERC Needs more roof
AE580ME-120BD BI 580 Wp 20.52% 205.2 -0.340 0.55% 35.0 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
AE ME-120-580 580 Wp 20.52% 205.2 -0.340 0.55% 29.0 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
ME-120BD-580 BI 580 Wp 20.52% 205.2 -0.340 0.55% 35.0 kg PERC Needs more roof
MIRAGE Frost 530W 530 Wp 20.68% 205.2 -0.350 0.55% 26.5 kg N-type Fast degradation
MIRAGE Sahara 530W 530 Wp 20.68% 205.2 -0.350 0.55% 26.5 kg N-type Fast degradation
MIRAGE 530W Frost 530 Wp 20.68% 205.2 -0.300 0.55% 26.5 kg BIPV Needs more roof
MIRAGE 530W Sahara 530 Wp 20.68% 205.2 -0.300 0.55% 26.5 kg BIPV Needs more roof
MD-108BD-400W BI 400 Wp 20.51% 205.1 -0.350 - 23.5 kg PERC Degradation not published
MD-108BS-400W BI 400 Wp 20.51% 205.1 -0.350 - 20.3 kg PERC Degradation not published
AE MD-108E-400 400 Wp 20.51% 205.1 -0.350 - 20.3 kg PERC Degradation not published
AE MD-108 395W-415W (400W class) 400 Wp 20.51% 205.1 -0.350 - 20.3 kg PERC Degradation not published
AE MD-108E 400 400 Wp 20.51% 205.1 -0.350 0.55% 20.3 kg PERC Typical across the board
AE MD-108-400 400 Wp 20.51% 205.1 -0.350 0.55% 20.3 kg PERC Typical across the board
AE MD-108BD 400W BI 400 Wp 20.51% 205.1 -0.350 0.55% 23.5 kg PERC Heavy for its class
AE MD-108BS 400 BI 400 Wp 20.51% 205.1 -0.350 0.55% 20.3 kg PERC Typical across the board
MD-108-400 400 Wp 20.51% 205.1 -0.350 - 20.3 kg PERC Degradation not published
MD-108BD-400 BI 400 Wp 20.51% 205.1 -0.350 0.55% 23.5 kg PERC Heavy for its class
MD-108E-400 400 Wp 20.51% 205.1 -0.350 0.55% 20.3 kg PERC Typical across the board
MC-144BD-445 BI 445 Wp 20.47% 204.7 -0.350 - 26.5 kg PERC Degradation not published
MC-144-445 445 Wp 20.47% 204.7 -0.350 0.55% 22.0 kg PERC Light for its class, top 13%
AE485MD-132BS BI 485 Wp 20.44% 204.4 -0.350 0.55% 24.5 kg PERC Needs more roof
AE MD-132E 485W 485 Wp 20.44% 204.4 -0.350 0.55% 24.5 kg PERC Needs more roof
MD-132BD-485 BI 485 Wp 20.44% 204.4 -0.350 - 28.0 kg PERC Degradation not published
AE MD-132 485W 485 Wp 20.44% 204.4 -0.350 0.55% 24.5 kg PERC Needs more roof
AE MD-132E-485 485 Wp 20.44% 204.4 -0.350 0.55% 24.5 kg PERC Needs more roof
AE MD-132BD-485 BI 485 Wp 20.44% 204.4 -0.350 0.55% 28.0 kg PERC Needs more roof
AE MD-132-485 485 Wp 20.44% 204.4 -0.350 0.55% 24.5 kg PERC Needs more roof
MIRAGE 485W (Frost) 485 Wp 20.44% 204.2 -0.300 - 24.0 kg N-type Modest efficiency
MIRAGE 485W Frost 485 Wp 20.44% 204.2 -0.300 0.55% 24.0 kg BIPV Needs more roof
AE_CMD-132 Frost 485 Wp 20.44% 204.2 -0.350 0.40% 24.0 kg N-type Weak in heat
MD-120BD-440 BI 440 Wp 20.42% 204.2 -0.350 0.55% 25.5 kg PERC Heavy for its class
AE MD-120 440W-460W (Pmax 440W class) 440 Wp 20.42% 204.2 -0.350 - 22.5 kg PERC Degradation not published
MD-120E-440 440 Wp 20.42% 204.2 -0.350 - 22.5 kg PERC Degradation not published
MD-120BS-440 BI 440 Wp 20.42% 204.2 -0.350 - 22.5 kg PERC Degradation not published
AE MD-120 440W 440 Wp 20.42% 204.2 -0.350 0.55% 22.5 kg PERC Typical across the board
AE MD-120E 440 440 Wp 20.42% 204.2 -0.350 0.55% 22.5 kg PERC Typical across the board
AE MD-120BS-440 BI 440 Wp 20.42% 204.2 -0.350 0.55% 22.5 kg PERC Typical across the board
AE MD-120BD-440 BI 440 Wp 20.42% 204.2 -0.350 0.55% 25.5 kg PERC Heavy for its class
MD-120-440 440 Wp 20.42% 204.2 -0.350 0.55% 22.5 kg PERC Typical across the board
MIRAGE Blues 525W 525 Wp 20.49% 203.2 -0.350 0.55% 26.5 kg N-type Needs more roof
MIRAGE 525W Blues 525 Wp 20.49% 203.2 -0.300 0.55% 26.5 kg BIPV Needs more roof
MC-120-370 370 Wp 20.32% 203.2 -0.350 - 18.6 kg PERC Light for its class, top 6%
AE MD-108 395W-415W (395W class) 395 Wp 20.26% 202.6 -0.350 - 20.3 kg PERC Degradation not published
MD-108BD-395W BI 395 Wp 20.26% 202.6 -0.350 - 23.5 kg PERC Degradation not published
MD-108BS-395W BI 395 Wp 20.26% 202.6 -0.350 - 20.3 kg PERC Degradation not published
AE MD-108E-395 395 Wp 20.26% 202.6 -0.350 - 20.3 kg PERC Degradation not published
AE MD-108E 395 395 Wp 20.26% 202.6 -0.350 0.55% 20.3 kg PERC Light for its class, top 12%
Colour key Strong - top 25% of segment Typical - middle 50% Weak - bottom 25%
Reading this table

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Standout says why it matters

One phrase per row, generated from whichever metric is furthest from its segment median.

A dash means no data

The manufacturer did not publish it. We never estimate a missing value - the amber triangle marks those rows.

Technologies

TOPCon HJT PERC N-type