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Photovoltaics provide clean, quiet, reliable electricity from sunlight where traditional sources are too distant, expensive, or environmentally unacceptable. With no moving parts to wear out, no emissions of any kind, and a limitless, readily-available power source, PV meets the need for electricity in places and ways that other sources simply cannot.

Isofoton solar modules are designed for the complete range of solar electric power applications, including:

  • Water pumping
  • Communications
  • Outdoor lighting
  • Rural electrification
  • Recreational vehicles
  • Stand-alone or grid-connected AC applications
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Europe's Premier Solar Manufacturer

Since its founding in 1981, Isofoton has been consistently involved in an on-going process of innovation involving state of the art production and technology. Through aggressive R&D investment and advanced engineering Isofoton has become the leading provider of photovoltaic solar solutions in Europe and the eighth largest PV manufacturer in the world.

This firm commitment to research has lead to on-going technological advances and experts from all over the world have emphasized Isofoton’s very high performance cell manufacturing process as one of the best and most advanced in the world. Cell Manufacturing

Isofoton’s production capacity is increasing yearly with the objective of being ahead of the world’s growing market trends. With the new manufacturing facility near Malaga to be completed in 2005, Isofoton will have grown its capacity from 65mW in 2004 to 100mW

Isofoton’s high quality products can be found in the most demanding markets for Solar Energy. Our quality is certified by the most prestigious certifying institutions worldwide (TÜV, UL) and our products fulfill the highest level of compliance with the ISO, TÜV, CE, UL standards for photovoltaic products.

Mono crystalline silicon-cell technology has proven to be among the most efficient technology for PV. Isofoton is currently the largest mono crystalline producer worldwide and the market has proven that Isofoton’s firm belief in mono crystalline silicon cells was the right choice.

Together with the manufacture of a wide range of modules from 5 to 165Wp, the company also develops alternative designs in response to our customer’s specific requirements. Should you have need for day-lighting modules or other specialized building-integrated designs, please talk with your representative at Energy Outfitters.

Certifications

The following certificates and approvals
confirm the high quality of the Isofoton PV modules:
  • IEC 61215 Certified
  • UL Listing, Class C Fire Rating
  • TÜV Safety Class II Certified


 
BP Solar
A leader on solar module manufacturing for over 30 years.

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Your assurance of quality

BP Solar is vertically integrated so that we can ensure our quality throughout the process from casting silicon ingots to module completion. This quality is continually monitored with production-line testing in our factories. Our modules easily receive international certifications as we subject them to even more rigorous requirements with accelerated testing simulating a 30-year module life.

BP modules are designed and constructed for the best performance in the real world, not just the laboratory.

Reliability

The field reliability of BP Solar modules is demonstrated by our record of having less than one module failure per every 4200 module years. BP Solar’s superior quality is due to our precision engineering, our accelerated testing program, and such design features as:

  • Perimeter bussing, extra clearance and multiple solder joints for extra reliability.
  • The strongest frames on the industry.  BP Solar frames are made of corrosion resistant alloys to maintain their strength even in harsh environments.
     
  • Proven encapsulation system.  BP Solar modules use the same tempered glass for impact resistance as required for windows in the automobile industry.
  • Cool bypass diodes for long term power.  When partial shading of a module occurs, the shaded cells act as a load, creating heat buildup which can actually damage the module.  Preventing this heat buildup is the critical function of bypass diodes.  They act as valves passing the current around the shaded portion.
  • World Class Cells made in America.  BP Solar was a pioneer in polycrystalline technology.
  • Tight power tolerance and third party measurement for superior power and value.  BP Solar modules have tight power tolerances, which means that a BP Solar system will usually produce more power than an equally rated competitor system with wider tolerances.
     

    Unlike many other solar manufacturers’ practices, our module power measurements are calibrated to
    World Radiometric References through the European Solar Test Installation at Ispra, Italy. This third party measurement provides proof that company claimed module ratings represent true power.

 

Evergreen Solar
Cedar Line Solar PV Modules EC-51 / EC-110 & 115

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Photovoltaics provide clean, quiet, reliable electricity from sunlight where traditional sources are too distant, expensive, or environmentally unacceptable. With no moving parts to wear out, no emissions of any kind, and a limitless, readily-available power source, PV meets the need for electricity in places and ways that other sources simply cannot.

Evergreen Solar’s modules are designed for the complete range of solar electric power applications, including:

  • Water pumping
  • Communications
  • Outdoor lighting
  • Rural electrification
  • Recreational vehicles
  • Stand-alone or grid-connected AC applications

Advanced technology with promise for the future!

To understand the importance of String Ribbon technology is to grasp the elegant balance it strikes between conventional and emerging technologies.

String Ribbon combines the best attributes of conventional crystalline silicon and emerging thin films. It achieves the reliability, stability, high efficiency, and market acceptance of crystalline silicon - without the inherent cost and waste of sawing. And it embodies the efficient material utilization and potential for continuous processing of thin films, but with a more manufacturable process.

In the String Ribbon technique, two high temperature strings are pulled vertically through a shallow silicon melt, and the molten silicon spans and freezes between the strings (diagram below). The process is continuous: long strings are unwound from spools; the melt is replenished; and the silicon ribbon is cut to length for further processing, without interrupting growth. This advantage in material efficiency means String Ribbon yields over twice as many solar cells per pound of silicon as conventional methods. Additionally, the resulting distinctive shape of the solar cell allows for a high packing density.

Ongoing technology development shows great promise for even lower cost. Early experiments have produced 15% solar cells on thin 100 micron wafers. And downstream, in cells and modules, Evergreen Solar is developing processes that are simple, continuous, non-vacuum, high throughput, environmentally benign, and energy efficient.

Certifications

The following certificates and approvals confirm the high quality of the Evergreen Solar PV modules:
  • IEC 1215(IEC 503, ISPRA) Certified
  • UL Listing, Class C Fire Rating
  • TUV Safety Class II Certified
  • IEEE 1262 Certified
  • CE mark