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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

Manufacturer
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Active 300 Wp and up Found 13,438 panels
Model Power Efficiency Wp/m² Temp Degr. Weight Tech. Standout
Q-SUN Solar QNN182-HS560-72 560 Wp 21.70% 216.7 -0.300 0.40% 28.3 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
STP560S-C72/Nmh+ BI 560 Wp 21.70% 216.7 -0.320 0.40% 32.8 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
BiN-08-560 BI 560 Wp 21.67% 216.7 -0.300 0.40% 32.0 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
ZXM7-UHLDD144-560W BI 560 Wp 21.67% 216.7 -0.300 0.40% 31.5 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
ZXM7-EH144-560W 560 Wp 21.67% 216.7 -0.350 0.55% 28.0 kg PERC Space-efficient, top 12%
ZXM7-UH144-560 560 Wp 21.67% 216.7 -0.300 0.50% 28.0 kg TOPCon Fast degradation
ZXM7-UHLD144-560 BI 560 Wp 21.67% 216.7 -0.300 0.40% 31.5 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
DAH Solar DHM-T72X10/BF/FS-560W BI 560 Wp 21.72% 216.7 -0.350 0.45% 28.9 kg PERC Top 4% efficiency
HT-SAAE HT72-18X 560W 560 Wp 21.70% 216.7 -0.330 - 28.5 kg PERC Top 6% efficiency
Leapton LP182*182-M-72-MH-560W 560 Wp 21.67% 216.7 -0.360 0.55% 27.0 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
DAH Solar DHM-T72X10/FS-560W 560 Wp 21.67% 216.7 -0.350 0.55% 29.0 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
Heliene 144HC-560 M10 NTYP SL Bifacial BI 560 Wp 21.67% 216.7 -0.300 0.40% 29.2 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
Luxor Solar LX-560M/182-144+ GG BiF BI 560 Wp 21.93% 216.7 -0.300 - 32.7 kg N-type Heavy for its class
Luxor Solar LX-560 M/182-144+ 560 Wp 21.93% 216.7 -0.300 - 29.0 kg N-type Needs more roof
Luxor Solar LX-560M/182-144+ 560 Wp 21.92% 216.7 -0.360 0.50% 29.0 kg N-type Weak in heat
Emmvee ES560HCMW144-T 560 Wp 21.68% 216.7 -0.290 0.40% 26.0 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
TPL Solar TPL560M-144HC 560 Wp 21.67% 216.7 -0.360 0.58% 28.6 kg PERC Fast degradation
Just Solar JST-EBMH-560W-D 560 Wp 21.90% 216.7 -0.360 0.59% 29.0 kg TOPCon Fast degradation
AmoSolar AS560M10-144 560 Wp 21.67% 216.7 -0.350 0.55% 28.6 kg PERC Space-efficient, top 12%
Shinson Technology S560M72P3 560 Wp 21.66% 216.7 -0.360 0.50% 27.0 kg PERC Weak in heat
SunEvo Solar SE5-72H-560W 560 Wp 21.90% 216.7 -0.360 - 26.9 kg PERC Top 1% efficiency
Techwise Solar TW-560HC-560W BI 560 Wp 20.90% 216.7 -0.350 - 32.0 kg PERC Degradation not published
Sunlike Solar LNVU-560N 560 Wp 21.67% 216.7 -0.290 0.40% 27.5 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
STP560S-C72/Nmhg BI 560 Wp 21.70% 216.7 -0.320 0.40% 29.1 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
Exiom EX560MB(144)182 560 Wp 21.70% 216.7 -0.350 - 27.3 kg PERC Top 6% efficiency
HT-SAAE HT72-18X-560W 560 Wp 21.70% 216.7 -0.330 0.60% 28.5 kg TOPCon Fast degradation
ZXM7-EH144-560 560 Wp 21.67% 216.7 -0.350 0.55% 28.0 kg PERC Space-efficient, top 12%
ZXM7-UHLDD144-560 BI 560 Wp 21.67% 216.7 -0.300 0.40% 31.5 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
SunEvo Solar SE5-72H-560 560 Wp 21.90% 216.7 -0.360 0.55% 26.9 kg PERC Top 1% efficiency
Techwise Solar TW-560HC BI 560 Wp 21.67% 216.7 -0.350 - 31.0 kg PERC Degradation not published
Amerisolar AS-7M144N-HC-560 560 Wp 21.67% 216.7 -0.300 0.40% 27.5 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
Fellow Energy FE72-18X 560W 560 Wp 21.70% 216.7 -0.326 0.48% 27.4 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
Resun Solar RS8I-M-DG-560 BI 560 Wp 21.68% 216.7 -0.300 0.50% 31.5 kg TOPCon Fast degradation
Resun Solar RS8I-M HC-560 560 Wp 21.67% 216.7 -0.340 0.50% 28.6 kg - Top 22% efficiency
Resun Solar RS8I-M FULL BLACK 560W 560 Wp 21.67% 216.7 -0.390 0.50% 28.6 kg - Weak in heat
Vikram Solar SOMERA VSMH.66.515.05 515 Wp 21.67% 216.7 -0.350 0.55% 25.9 kg PERC Top 1% efficiency
Emmvee E470HCM120-BT 470 Wp 21.66% 216.7 -0.290 0.40% 24.0 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
Emmvee E470HCMW120-T 470 Wp 21.66% 216.7 -0.290 0.40% 24.0 kg PERC Cool in heat, top 1%
Shinson Technology S475N60BPV BI 475 Wp 22.01% 216.6 -0.300 0.40% 23.5 kg BIPV Typical across the board
Emmvee E470HCBG120-T BI 470 Wp 21.70% 216.7 -0.290 0.40% 26.0 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
Emmvee E470HCBT120-T BI 470 Wp 21.70% 216.7 -0.290 0.40% 24.0 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
Goldi Solar GS10-T108-GF-425 BI 425 Wp 21.66% 216.6 -0.300 0.40% 22.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
S-Energy SL65-78TDP-605R BI 605 Wp 21.66% 216.6 -0.300 0.40% 34.5 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
TSM-DE19R-585 585 Wp 21.70% 216.6 -0.340 0.55% 28.1 kg PERC Light for its class, top 4%
DAH Solar DHN-66Z20/DG(BW)-585W BI 585 Wp 21.66% 216.6 -0.290 - 32.5 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
DAH Solar DHN-585Z16/DG(BW) BI 585 Wp 21.66% 216.6 -0.290 - 32.5 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
DAH Solar DHN-66Z16/DG-585W BI 585 Wp 21.66% 216.6 -0.290 - 32.5 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
DAH Solar DHN-66Z20/DG/FS-585 BI 585 Wp 21.66% 216.6 -0.290 0.40% 32.3 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
DAH Solar DHN-66Z16/DG-585 BI 585 Wp 21.66% 216.6 -0.290 0.40% 32.5 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
DAH Solar DHN-66Z20/DG(BW)-585 BI 585 Wp 21.66% 216.6 -0.290 0.40% 32.5 kg TOPCon Needs more roof
Colour key Strong - top 25% of segment Typical - middle 50% Weak - bottom 25%
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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

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