Axitec vs. Yingli

[JulianC]

The time has finally come to fit PV to my own house! I would have done it sooner but we also need a re-roof and haven't had any spare cash. However, the wife has had a recent windfall which should cover PV and a new roof just nicely!

Anyhoo, been looking at what's on offer and Krannich do Axitec 250W modules at a decent price. I handled one at Ecobuild and it looked sturdy enough and the 85% power output guarantee after 25yrs is better than most. Has anyone used them? Comments welcomed. They come out very well in PVSyst and Sunny Design simulations too. I'm looking at 14 panels (7 west-ish facing and 7 south-ish, both at 51 degrees). Also ran simulations with the Yingli Panda 265W and to be honest, the results between these and the Axitecs are very similar so I am not too bothered about spending the extra £600 for an extra 200W. Tried Sanyo HIT250s for a giggle (can get 15 of these on) but they come out somewhere between the Yinglis and the Axitecs in simulations, despite the extra panel.

Looking at dual tracker Power One inverter for whatever system I chose. Can't ignore the £300 saving over a Sunnyboy TL.

Anything I should know about the Axitec panels?

Ta

 

[Eco Deal]

Yingli 265 w installed loads with good results ... getting them with solar edge for my house when i move .

currently own 1.4kw yingli and sma 1200 east !!!

so cant wait for a 3.9 kwp yingli panda

 

[infinity]

HAve just been looking at yingli on segen they are pretty cheap compared to some, how come they are higher wattage with great reviews but reletively cheap? was going to offer them on a quote tomorrow.

 

[t4sltd]

Have been using Ying Li for years and never had a problem with them (we also offer Sanyo and Solarworld but 9/10 go for Ying Li on my advice as hard to justify the extra costs). They are very popular in Germany and have a good score in Ethical Consumer, Silicon Valley Toxic Coallitions Report and OKO report.