Compare Amorphous Crystalline Solar Panels

Amorphous is inherently less efficient than crystalline only being around 7 10 efficient at light conversion compared to a crystalline panel of the same size which has typically between 12 15 efficiency.

Compare amorphous crystalline solar panels.

Crystalline panels need to be as perpendicular to the sun as possible to achieve the best performance. Some amorphous thin film panels actually need more mounting rails and take longer to install. Amorphous panels are also lighter in weight and more portable than monocrystalline or polycrystalline panels producing the same amount of energy. Like conventional solar panels amorphous solar panels are made from silicon but they are constructed in a different way.

These solar cells are also known as single crystalline silicon because they have a very even and uniform look and this is mainly because only the purest silicon of the highest quality is used to make them. Crystalline panels do not perform as well in partial shading compared to amorphous cells and they do gradually lose a small percentage of output as the temperature rises above 25 c. One layer of silicon on an amorphous solar panel can be as thin as 1 micrometer which is much thinner than a human hair. Instead of being constructed from solid silicon wafers like mono or poly crystalline solar panels amorphous panels are made by depositing non crystalline silicon on a substrate like glass plastic or metal.

Don t underestimate the value of your north facing roof area poly and mono solar panels are the best choice even just on that point alone.