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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
LF580M10N-72H/BF BI 580 Wp 22.40% 224.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Powitt Solar PW-72M580MH10-BD BI 580 Wp 22.46% 224.5 -0.300 - 31.0 kg N-type Degradation not published
Techwise Solar TW-580HT-06 BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.2 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Anern Energy ANM-ND580W BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.290 0.40% 32.0 kg N-type Heavy for its class
Solarspace SS8-72HD-580N BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.2 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Shinson Technology S580M72HT3BF BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.260 0.35% 32.0 kg HJT Weak in heat
Hiwatt Solar HW-M10/144G-580 BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.340 0.55% 32.0 kg TOPCon Fast degradation
JS580N144 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.300 - 26.5 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 8%
Recom RCM-580-7NF 580 Wp 22.44% 224.5 -0.300 0.45% 28.0 kg TOPCon Fast degradation
Techwise Solar TW-600HT-06-580 BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.5 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
MY Solar MS580N-DHBA BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.290 - 31.8 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
Sunlike Solar SKT580M10-144S2 BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.290 0.40% 30.5 kg N-type Typical across the board
SunEvo Solar SE5-72HBC-580 580 Wp 22.50% 224.5 -0.290 - 27.2 kg Back Contact Degradation not published
Solar N Plus SP-N16/144H-580 580 Wp 22.50% 224.5 -0.290 0.40% 28.5 kg N-type Typical across the board
Solar N Plus SP-N16/144HG-580W BI 580 Wp 22.50% 224.5 -0.290 - 32.5 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
VEDA Solar VSN-G2-72H-580 BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.280 0.40% 32.0 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 4%
Huasun RS580S8-144GANT BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.310 0.40% 32.5 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
CHSM72N(DG)/F-BH-580 BI 580 Wp 22.50% 224.5 -0.290 - 32.1 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
DAH Solar DAS-DH144NA-580W BI 580 Wp 22.50% 224.5 -0.300 0.40% 31.3 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
PS580M8GFH-24/TNH BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.290 0.40% 32.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Jolywood JW-HT144N-580 BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.300 0.40% 27.5 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 16%
Boviet Solar BVM7612M-580-H-HC BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.300 0.40% 28.9 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
JKM580N-72HL4 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.290 - 28.0 kg N-type Degradation not published
Boviet Solar BVM7612M-580-H-HC-BF-DG BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.370 0.45% 32.0 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
Boviet Solar BVM7612M-580-H-HC-BF BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.300 0.40% 32.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Mission Solar MSN10-580HN4G BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.320 0.40% 31.5 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
Goldi Solar GS10-T144-GF-580Wp BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.300 0.40% 31.5 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
NT10/72GDF-580W BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.1 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Emmvee E580HCMW144-T 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.290 0.40% 26.0 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 3%
TS-SWT72(580) 580 Wp 22.50% 224.5 -0.300 0.40% 27.2 kg N-type Weak in heat
JKM580N-72HL4-V 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.290 - 28.0 kg N-type Degradation not published
TWMND-72 HD580 BI 580 Wp 22.50% 224.5 -0.280 0.40% 31.5 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 4%
BiN-08-580 BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.300 0.40% 32.5 kg N-type Heavy for its class
DAH Solar DHN-72X16/DG(BW)-580 BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.290 0.40% 30.8 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
CHSM72N(DG)/F-BH 580 BI 580 Wp 22.50% 224.5 -0.290 0.40% 32.1 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
LEDVANCE M580N72LB-BF-F7 BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.2 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
DAH Solar DHN-72X16/DG-580 BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.290 0.40% 30.8 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
JS Solar JS580N144 BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.300 0.55% 26.5 kg TOPCon Fast degradation
TCL Zhonghuan HSM-ND72-GF580 BI 580 Wp 22.50% 224.5 -0.280 0.40% 30.6 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 4%
G-STAR GSD7S72T-580WT BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.300 0.40% 32.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Ocean Solar AOX-72M10HC580W 580 Wp 22.40% 224.5 -0.300 0.40% 28.0 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 21%
SunEvo Solar SE5-72HBC 580 580 Wp 22.50% 224.5 -0.290 0.40% 27.2 kg Back Contact Light for its class, top 11%
Sunket New Energy SKT580M10-144D4 BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.290 0.40% 32.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Premier Energies PEI-144-580-THGB-M10 BI 580 Wp 22.44% 224.5 -0.300 0.40% 34.0 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
Premier Energies PE1-144-580 THB - M10 BI 580 Wp 22.44% 224.5 -0.300 0.40% 28.0 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 21%
Powitt Solar PW-72M580HM10-BD BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.300 0.40% 31.0 kg N-type Weak in heat
New East Solar NESE 580-72THB-M10 BI 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.300 0.40% 31.5 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Solar N Plus SP-N16/144HG580 BI 580 Wp 22.50% 224.5 -0.290 0.40% 32.5 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
AUSTA ENERGY AU580-36V-MHD 580 Wp 22.45% 224.5 -0.300 - 32.2 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
Sun Earth DXM8-72HBG 580W BI 580 Wp 22.50% 224.5 -0.290 0.40% 32.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
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