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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
Haitai Solar CETC-450TR(GDF)/96 BI 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.300 0.40% 23.9 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
HiT-H450LE-FB(ZB) BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.240 0.30% 21.6 kg HJT Typical across the board
Jinergy JLSJG-D-450NB BI 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.300 0.40% 22.0 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
HY SOLAR HY-NT10/54BGDF-450 BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 24.5 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
HY SOLAR HY-NT11/48GDF-450 BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 24.5 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
HY SOLAR HY-NT11/48BGDF-450 BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 24.5 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
Solarspace SSA-48HD-450N BI 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 24.5 kg N-type Heavy for its class
LF450M10N-48H/BF BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 24.0 kg N-type Typical across the board
Q-SUN Solar QN-450HT-5 BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 25.0 kg N-type Heavy for its class
Solarspace SSA-48HDB-450N BI 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 24.5 kg N-type Heavy for its class
Q-SUN Solar QN-450HD-1 BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 25.0 kg N-type Heavy for its class
Hiwatt Solar HW-M10/108H-450 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.340 0.55% 21.0 kg TOPCon Fast degradation
Shinson Technology S450M54NF3BFB BI 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.310 0.40% 20.5 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
HS450TC-MHA-D BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.280 0.40% 24.5 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 11%
NS-450MH-108 BI 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.290 - 24.5 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
Huasun RS450S8-108GANT BI 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.310 0.40% 24.5 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
Techwise Solar TW-450HDB-1 BI 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.340 0.40% 24.5 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
Techwise Solar TW-450HTS-02 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 21.7 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Renesola YH450W-27MHD BI 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.240 - 25.0 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 1%
Sunlike Solar SKT450M10-108D6 BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 21.5 kg N-type Typical across the board
SunKean SKT450M12-96D3 BI 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.290 - 21.5 kg N-type Degradation not published
Recom RCM-450-RDBNAA (Lynx series) BI 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.280 0.40% 25.0 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 11%
Recom RCM-450-RNAA 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.280 0.45% 21.0 kg TOPCon Fast degradation
Techwise Solar TW-450HT-02 BI 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.300 0.40% 25.0 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
Recom RCM-450-RDBHAA BI 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.260 0.31% 23.0 kg HJT Heavy for its class
SunEvo Solar SE6R-48HBD-450W BI 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.300 - 25.0 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
NS-450MH-108 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.290 - 20.0 kg N-type Light for its class, top 7%
Sunlike Solar SKT450M12-96D4 BI 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 21.5 kg N-type Typical across the board
HS450TC-MHA 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.280 0.40% 20.5 kg N-type Light for its class, top 16%
Jolywood JW-HD108N-R3-450W BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.280 0.40% 24.6 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 11%
Bauer Solar BS-450-108M10HBT-GG BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 24.5 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
Kensol MNHTR2-BI-450 BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.280 0.33% 24.6 kg - Cool in heat, top 2%
Kensol KS450MNHTR3-BI BI 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.300 0.40% 21.2 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
TSM-450NEG9R.28 BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 21.0 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 19%
TSM-450 NEG9R.28 BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 21.0 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 19%
Jolywood JW-HT108N-R3-450W 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.300 0.40% 21.7 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
JAM54D40-450/LR 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 22.0 kg N-type Typical across the board
TSM-450 NEG9R.25 BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 21.0 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 19%
JKM450N-54HL4R-(V) 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 21.0 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 19%
JAM54D41 450/LB BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 22.0 kg N-type Typical across the board
CHSM54RNs(DG)(BLH)/F-BH-450W BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 21.5 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
TWMNH-48HC450 BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.280 0.40% 20.9 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 11%
Luxor Solar LX-450M/182R-96+ GG BI 450 Wp 22.85% 225.2 -0.240 0.21% 24.5 kg HJT Slow degradation, top 1%
CHSM54RNs(DG)/F-BH-450W BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 21.5 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
TS-BGT48(450)-G11 BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 24.2 kg N-type Typical across the board
ECODELTA ECO-450M-54LHC-DGBF BI 450 Wp 22.54% 225.2 -0.290 - 22.5 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
Solarwatt SOLARWATT Panel vision M 5.0 450Wp BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.290 - 24.8 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
JAM54D41 LB 450W BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.300 0.40% 22.0 kg N-type Weak in heat
SRP-450-BTE-BG BI 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 24.9 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
NT12R/48GDF-450W BI 450 Wp 22.52% 225.2 -0.290 0.40% 24.5 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
Colour key Strong - top 25% of segment Typical - middle 50% Weak - bottom 25%
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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