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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

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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-108BS 395 BI 395 Wp 20.26% 202.6 -0.350 0.55% 20.3 kg PERC Light for its class, top 12%
AE MD-108-395 395 Wp 20.26% 202.6 -0.350 0.55% 20.3 kg PERC Light for its class, top 12%
AE MD-108BD 395W BI 395 Wp 20.26% 202.6 -0.350 0.55% 23.5 kg PERC Top 20% efficiency
MD-108-395 395 Wp 20.26% 202.6 -0.350 - 20.3 kg PERC Degradation not published
MD-108BD-395 BI 395 Wp 20.26% 202.6 -0.350 0.55% 23.5 kg PERC Top 20% efficiency
MD-108E-395 395 Wp 20.26% 202.6 -0.350 0.55% 20.3 kg PERC Light for its class, top 12%
MC-144BD-440 BI 440 Wp 20.24% 202.4 -0.350 - 26.5 kg PERC Degradation not published
MC-144-440 440 Wp 20.24% 202.4 -0.350 0.55% 22.0 kg PERC Light for its class, top 17%
MIRAGE 480W (Sahara) 480 Wp 20.23% 202.1 -0.300 - 24.0 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
MIRAGE 480W Sahara 480 Wp 20.23% 202.1 -0.300 0.55% 24.0 kg BIPV Needs more roof
AE_CMD-132 Sahara 480 Wp 20.23% 202.1 -0.350 0.40% 24.0 kg N-type Weak in heat
MIRAGE Emerald 520W 520 Wp 20.29% 201.3 -0.350 0.55% 26.5 kg N-type Modest efficiency
MIRAGE 520W Emerald 520 Wp 20.29% 201.3 -0.300 0.55% 26.5 kg BIPV Needs more roof
MC-120-365 365 Wp 20.05% 200.5 -0.350 - 18.6 kg PERC Light for its class, top 8%
MC-144BD-435 BI 435 Wp 20.01% 200.1 -0.350 - 26.5 kg PERC Heavy for its class
MC-144-435 435 Wp 20.01% 200.1 -0.350 0.55% 22.0 kg PERC Needs more roof
MIRAGE 475W (Emerald) 475 Wp 20.02% 200.0 -0.300 - 24.0 kg BIPV Modest efficiency
MIRAGE 475W (Blues) 475 Wp 20.02% 200.0 -0.300 - 24.0 kg TOPCon Modest efficiency
MIRAGE 475W Emerald 475 Wp 20.02% 200.0 -0.300 0.55% 24.0 kg BIPV Modest efficiency
MIRAGE 475W Blues 475 Wp 20.02% 200.0 -0.300 0.55% 24.0 kg TOPCon Modest efficiency
AE_CMD-132 Emerald 475 Wp 20.02% 200.0 -0.350 0.40% 24.0 kg N-type Weak in heat
AE_CMD-132 Blues 475 Wp 20.02% 200.0 -0.350 0.40% 24.0 kg N-type Weak in heat
MC-144BD-430 BI 430 Wp 19.78% 197.8 -0.350 - 26.5 kg PERC Heavy for its class
MC-144-430 430 Wp 19.78% 197.8 -0.350 0.55% 22.0 kg PERC Modest efficiency
MC-120-360 360 Wp 19.77% 197.7 -0.350 - 18.6 kg PERC Degradation not published
MIRAGE Sahara 380W 380 Wp 19.49% 194.9 -0.320 0.55% 24.0 kg N-type Fast degradation
MIRAGE Frost 380W 380 Wp 19.49% 194.9 -0.320 0.55% 24.0 kg N-type Fast degradation
Frost 380 Wp 19.49% 194.9 -0.320 - 24.0 kg N-type Degradation not published
Sahara 380 Wp 19.49% 194.9 -0.320 - 24.0 kg N-type Degradation not published
AE_CMD-108BD-Frost 385 Wp 19.29% 192.9 -0.320 0.55% 26.0 kg N-type Fast degradation
AE_CMD-108BD-Sahara 385 Wp 19.29% 192.9 -0.320 0.55% 26.0 kg N-type Fast degradation
MIRAGE Blues 375W 375 Wp 19.23% 192.3 -0.320 0.55% 24.0 kg N-type Fast degradation
Blues 375 Wp 19.23% 192.3 -0.320 - 24.0 kg N-type Degradation not published
MIRAGE Terracotta 495W 495 Wp 19.31% 191.6 -0.350 0.55% 26.5 kg N-type Fast degradation
MIRAGE 495W Terracotta 495 Wp 19.31% 191.6 -0.300 0.55% 26.5 kg N-type Fast degradation
AE_CMD-108BD-Blues 380 Wp 19.03% 190.3 -0.320 0.55% 26.0 kg N-type Fast degradation
MIRAGE Emerald 370W 370 Wp 18.98% 189.8 -0.320 0.55% 24.0 kg N-type Fast degradation
Emerald 370 Wp 18.98% 189.8 -0.320 - 24.0 kg N-type Degradation not published
MIRAGE 450W (Terracotta) 450 Wp 18.97% 189.5 -0.300 - 24.0 kg TOPCon Modest efficiency
MIRAGE 450W Terracotta 450 Wp 18.97% 189.5 -0.300 0.55% 24.0 kg BIPV Modest efficiency
AE_CMD-132 Terracotta 450 Wp 18.97% 189.5 -0.350 0.40% 24.0 kg N-type Needs more roof
AE_CMD-108BD-Emerald 375 Wp 18.78% 187.8 -0.320 0.55% 26.0 kg N-type Fast degradation
MIRAGE Terracotta 355W 355 Wp 18.21% 182.1 -0.320 0.55% 24.0 kg N-type Fast degradation
Terracotta 355 Wp 18.21% 182.1 -0.320 - 24.0 kg N-type Degradation not published
AE_CMD-108BD-Terracotta 360 Wp 18.03% 180.3 -0.320 0.55% 26.0 kg N-type Fast degradation
AE CMER-88BD-430 BI 430 Wp 15.93% 159.3 -0.290 0.40% 33.7 kg TOPCon Modest efficiency
AE CMER-88BD-425 BI 425 Wp 15.75% 157.4 -0.290 0.40% 33.7 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
AE CMER-88BD-420 BI 420 Wp 15.56% 155.6 -0.290 0.40% 33.7 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
AE CMD-80BD-335 BI 335 Wp 15.55% 155.5 -0.290 0.40% 25.5 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 21%
CMER-72BD-345 BI 345 Wp 15.54% 155.4 -0.290 0.40% 27.5 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 21%
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

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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