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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

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Active 300 Wp and up Found 13,438 panels
Model Power Efficiency Wp/m² Temp Degr. Weight Tech. Standout
CS6.1-60TB-505 BI 505 Wp 22.30% 223.3 -0.290 0.40% 28.4 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
DAH Solar DHN-60R18/DG-505 BI 505 Wp 22.33% 223.3 -0.290 - 27.0 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
DAH Solar DHN-60R20/DG(BB)-505W BI 505 Wp 22.33% 223.3 -0.290 - 27.0 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
DAH Solar DHN-60R20/DG-505W BI 505 Wp 22.33% 223.3 -0.290 - 27.0 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
DAH Solar DHN-60R18/DG(BB)-505W BI 505 Wp 22.33% 223.3 -0.290 - 27.0 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
HS505TC-MHB 505 Wp 22.30% 223.3 -0.280 0.40% 23.5 kg N-type Cool in heat, top 23%
HS505TC-MHB-D BI 505 Wp 22.30% 223.3 -0.280 0.40% 28.0 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 10%
DAH Solar DHN-60R20/DG-505 BI 505 Wp 22.33% 223.3 -0.290 0.40% 27.0 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
DAH Solar DHN-60R18/DG 505W BI 505 Wp 22.33% 223.3 -0.290 0.40% 27.0 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
DAH Solar DHN-60R18/DG(BB)-505 BI 505 Wp 22.33% 223.3 -0.290 0.40% 27.0 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
DAH Solar DHN-60R20/DG(BB)-505 BI 505 Wp 22.33% 223.3 -0.290 0.40% 27.0 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
DAS Solar DAS-DH120ND-505W BI 505 Wp 22.30% 223.3 -0.280 0.40% 27.5 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 10%
REC REC465AA Pure-RX BI 465 Wp 22.30% 223.3 -0.240 0.25% 22.7 kg HJT Slow degradation, top 13%
HY SOLAR HY-NT11/60GDF-550 BI 550 Wp 22.30% 223.3 -0.290 0.40% 30.7 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
SRP-550-BTB-BG BI 550 Wp 22.33% 223.3 -0.290 0.40% 33.8 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
Leapton LP182*182-M-60-NB-495W BI 495 Wp 22.33% 223.3 -0.300 0.40% 27.0 kg N-type Weak in heat
Leapton LP182*182-M-60-NH-495W 495 Wp 22.33% 223.3 -0.300 0.40% 23.5 kg N-type Weak in heat
Sunpro Power SPDG495-N120R10 BI 495 Wp 22.33% 223.3 -0.300 0.40% 26.5 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
HS495TC-MHA 495 Wp 22.40% 223.3 -0.280 0.40% 21.5 kg N-type Light for its class, top 2%
HS495TC-MHA-D BI 495 Wp 22.40% 223.3 -0.280 0.40% 26.0 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 11%
Bisol BBO 500 500 Wp 22.30% 223.2 -0.290 0.31% 23.5 kg PERC Top 1% efficiency
Reliance New Energy RNE695AA-66-BGG BI 695 Wp 22.30% 223.2 -0.240 0.30% 38.3 kg HJT Typical across the board
LR5-66HTH-530M 530 Wp 22.30% 223.2 -0.290 0.40% 26.0 kg - Cool in heat, top 6%
Heliene 132HC-530 M10 NTYP SL 530 Wp 22.32% 223.2 -0.300 0.40% 27.0 kg N-type Weak in heat
Renesola RS5-530NBG-E2 BI 530 Wp 22.32% 223.2 -0.290 0.40% 30.5 kg N-type Heavy for its class
Renesola RS5-530N-E2 530 Wp 22.55% 223.2 -0.290 0.40% 26.5 kg N-type Typical across the board
Einnova Solarline ESM-530T 530 Wp 22.32% 223.2 -0.310 0.40% 25.0 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
Lu'an Solar JKL132-B-530NH 530 Wp 22.32% 223.2 -0.300 0.40% 24.0 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 7%
HS530TC-MHO 530 Wp 22.30% 223.2 -0.280 - 24.5 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 10%
HS530TC-MHO-D BI 530 Wp 22.30% 223.2 -0.280 - 29.0 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 10%
Techwise Solar TW-530HT-06 BI 530 Wp 22.32% 223.2 -0.300 0.40% 29.2 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
NS-530MH-132 530 Wp 22.32% 223.2 -0.290 - 24.0 kg N-type Degradation not published
Techwise Solar TW-530HTS-06 530 Wp 22.32% 223.2 -0.290 0.40% 25.2 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
HS530TC-MHD-D BI 530 Wp 22.70% 223.2 -0.280 0.40% 29.0 kg N-type Heavy for its class
Gamko New Energy GKA182N132-530W BI 530 Wp 22.32% 223.2 -0.300 0.40% 23.0 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 2%
PolyCrown Solar Tech NS-530MH-132 530 Wp 22.32% 223.2 -0.290 0.42% 24.0 kg N-type Fast degradation
Luxen Solar Energy LNVT-530ND BI 530 Wp 22.32% 223.2 -0.290 0.40% 28.5 kg N-type Typical across the board
Luxen Solar Energy LNVT-530N 530 Wp 22.32% 223.2 -0.290 0.37% 25.3 kg N-type Slow degradation, top 20%
Gamko New Energy GKA210N108-570W BI 570 Wp 22.32% 223.2 -0.340 0.46% 25.5 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 3%
Talesun TM3G54M/500W BI 500 Wp 22.30% 223.1 -0.290 0.40% 28.1 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
Solitek SOLID Framed Transparent 505 BI 505 Wp 22.31% 223.1 -0.300 0.31% 29.0 kg TOPCon Slow degradation, top 1%
Goldi Solar GS10-T132-GF BI 530 Wp 22.30% 223.1 -0.300 0.40% 28.5 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
CMD-108BDS-435W BI 435 Wp 22.31% 223.1 -0.290 - 23.5 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
CMD-108BDS-435 BI 435 Wp 22.31% 223.1 -0.290 0.40% 23.5 kg TOPCon Space-efficient, top 11%
SpolarPV SPV435-TM10-108 435 Wp 22.31% 223.1 -0.300 0.46% 21.5 kg TOPCon Fast degradation
CMD-108BDE-435W BI 435 Wp 22.31% 223.1 -0.290 - 23.5 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
CMD-108-435 435 Wp 22.31% 223.1 -0.290 - 20.3 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 8%
CMD-108E-435 435 Wp 22.31% 223.1 -0.290 0.40% 20.3 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 8%
AE CMD-108BDS 435W BI 435 Wp 22.31% 223.1 -0.290 0.40% 23.5 kg TOPCon Space-efficient, top 11%
AE CMD-108BDE-435 BI 435 Wp 22.31% 223.1 -0.290 0.40% 23.5 kg TOPCon Space-efficient, top 11%
Colour key Strong - top 25% of segment Typical - middle 50% Weak - bottom 25%
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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