The company said that its new ES-D and ES-E series of panels for residential and commercial markets feature Evergreen’s 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 company said that ES-D series panels, designed primarily for residential roofs, are lighter weight for ease of installation and smaller in size to ensure a better fit of the panels to any shape or size of roof.
The ES-D series will be produced with two sets of specifications: ES-D Aesthetic series, which will be available in 195, 200 and 205W power grades; and ES-D Performance series, which will be available in 200, 205 and 210W power grades.
According to Evergreen, its ES-E series panels are design to meet the needs of commercial applications where the larger size helps to minimize installation costs. The ES-E series panels will be available in 220, 225 and 230W power grades.
The new ES-D and ES-E series panels will continue to be manufactured using Evergreen Solar’s proprietary wafer manufacturing technology.
The carbon footprint of these panels is up to 30% smaller than that of its competitors and they also have the quickest energy payback in the industry, now less than 12 months, the company claims.
The company said that the new panels will be available commercially from fourth quarter of 2010 onwards.
