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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
SRP-585-BTA-HV 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 27.0 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 10%
Q-SUN Solar QN-585HT-6 BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.2 kg N-type Typical across the board
SRP-585-BTA-BG BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 32.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
LF585M10N-72H/BF BI 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Hiwatt Solar HW-M10/144G-585 BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.340 0.55% 32.0 kg TOPCon Fast degradation
Philadelphia Solar PS-MNB144(HCBF)-585W BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 27.0 kg N-type Light for its class, top 18%
Powitt Solar PW-72M585MH10-BD BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.300 - 31.0 kg N-type Degradation not published
Techwise Solar TW-585HT-06 BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.2 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Solarspace SS8-72HD-585N BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.2 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Shinson Technology S585M72HT3BF BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.260 0.35% 32.0 kg HJT Weak in heat
Techwise Solar TW-600HT-06-585 BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.5 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
SunEvo Solar SE5-72HBC-585 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.290 - 27.2 kg Back Contact Light for its class, top 10%
Solar N Plus SP-N16/144H-585 585 Wp 22.70% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 28.5 kg N-type Top 24% efficiency
Solar N Plus SP-N16/144HG-585W BI 585 Wp 22.70% 226.5 -0.290 - 32.5 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
Huasun RS585S8-144GANT BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.310 0.40% 32.5 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
Recom RCM-585-7NF 585 Wp 22.64% 226.5 -0.300 0.45% 28.0 kg TOPCon Fast degradation
NT10/72GDF-585W BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.1 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
JKM585N-72HL4 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 - 28.0 kg N-type Degradation not published
DAH Solar DAS-DH144NA-585W BI 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.300 0.40% 31.3 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
PS585M8GFH-24/TNH BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 32.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Jolywood JW-HT144N-585 BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.300 0.40% 27.5 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 15%
Mission Solar MSH10-585HN4G BI 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 32.5 kg N-type Heavy for its class
Mission Solar MSN10-585HN4G BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.320 0.40% 31.5 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
AUSTA ENERGY ODA585-36V-MHD BI 585 Wp 22.64% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 32.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Goldi Solar GS10-T144-GF-585Wp BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.300 0.40% 31.5 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
JKM585N-72HL4-V 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 - 28.0 kg N-type Degradation not published
TS-SWT72(585) 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.300 0.40% 27.2 kg N-type Weak in heat
TWMND-72 HD585 BI 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.280 0.40% 31.5 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 4%
BiN-08-585 BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.300 0.40% 32.5 kg N-type Weak in heat
DAH Solar DHN-72X16/DG(BW)-585 BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 30.8 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
LEDVANCE M585N72LB-BF-F7 BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.2 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
DAH Solar DHN-72X16/DG-585 BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 30.8 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
CHSM72N(DG)/F-BH 585 BI 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 32.1 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
TCL Zhonghuan HSM-ND72-GF585 BI 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.280 0.40% 30.6 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 4%
New East Solar NESE 585-72THB-M10 BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.300 0.40% 31.5 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
G-STAR GSD7S72T-585WT BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.300 0.40% 32.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Ocean Solar AOX-72M10HC585W 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.300 0.40% 28.0 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 19%
Premier Energies PEI-144-585-THGB-M10 BI 585 Wp 22.63% 226.5 -0.300 0.40% 34.0 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
Premier Energies PE1-144-585 THB - M10 BI 585 Wp 22.63% 226.5 -0.300 0.40% 28.0 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 19%
Powitt Solar PW-72M585HM10-BD BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.300 0.40% 31.0 kg N-type Weak in heat
Solar N Plus SP-N16/144HG585 BI 585 Wp 22.70% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 32.5 kg TOPCon Top 25% efficiency
SunEvo Solar SE5-72HBC 585 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 27.2 kg Back Contact Light for its class, top 10%
Lexron LEXRON 585W 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.350 0.40% 28.0 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
RedSolar CETC-585T(GDF)/144 BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Motech XN72KF-585 BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 - 31.6 kg N-type Degradation not published
FuturaSun FU 585 MV BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 32.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Renew Photovoltaics RPS2MH72BD585 BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.300 0.40% 32.5 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Hanersun HN18N-72H585W 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.280 0.40% 26.0 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 2%
Hanersun HN18N-72HT585W BI 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.280 0.40% 30.9 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 4%
Emmvee E585HCBT144-T BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 26.0 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 2%
Colour key Strong - top 25% of segment Typical - middle 50% Weak - bottom 25%
Reading this table

Every number is ranked

Colour and bar show where a value sits inside that panel's own segment - its cell technology at its power class - not across the whole database.

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