The company said that the new ES-D and ES-E series of panels for residential and commercial markets feature new Boost cell technology that uses micro wires instead of conventional bus-bars to reduce cell shading, improve current collection and ultimately increase the overall panel efficiency. The new panels will begin to be available commercially from the fourth quarter of 2010 onwards.

The light weight ES-D series panels, designed primarily for residential roofs, will be produced with two sets of specifications: ES-D Aesthetic series featuring an all-black panel with an uniform appearance, will be available in 195, 200 and 205W power grades; ES-D Performance series, designed for optimizing performance, available in 200, 205 and 210W power grades.

The ES-E series panels with a large panel design to meet the needs of commercial applications where the larger size helps to minimize installation, will be available in 220, 225 and 230W power grades.

All the new panels will feature -0 / +5W power tolerance and anti-reflective treated glass as standard. The new ES-D and ES-E series panels will continue to be manufactured using Evergreen Solar’s proprietary wafer manufacturing technology.