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Thanks for that Sophie1.
Has anybody noticed a restriction in trade amounts? I tried yesterday through HL and wasn't allowed to buy more than £500 per trade. Is that a cap on HL (largest holding nominee) or a wider constraint?
The 350W is still in the certification process. Due to be completed prior to calendar year end.
here's some more definitive information from VDTK's 31 December 2020 Annual Report, Page 3:-
"The technology used in cells continues to evolve and the Group is currently in the process of developing its second-
generation panel. In a standard sized panel (with 60 cells) the power output will now increase to 350W. Whilst the
Group has significant stock of its first-generation panel with a power output of 288W per panel, these are still
suitable for most applications as solar solutions are sold by power output and not per panel."
If the 350W figure means 350Wp (peak rate per sq metre) then that is a bit special, a very significant improvement in efficiency.
Not sure if it is a proven product yet. Do we know that?
Thanks for the links. The best I can find from the docs is in their slide show of January 2020,
"Our products are less than 3mm thick and less the 3 kg/m2 while providing the same energy harvest capacity of conventional solar panels"
That document also references other players in the field (the last slide) which is interesting, thanks for that. I've emailed Verditek to see if they have a spec, or at least some test results if they are still in development phase. No response as yet.
Here is some information, but unfortunately its unclear how old the specifications are. The website is from 2019 though.
https://www.titaneco.co.uk/flexiblesolar
Here is some additional information from Verditek themselves back from January 2020.
https://www.rushlightevents.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/RUSHLIGHT-SHOW-2020-CLEANTECH-CONF-4-VERDITEK-SOLAR.pdf
I don't have any and that is what I am looking for. I'm currently working on 275 Wp as being a reasonable spec for current rigid panels. I've trawled through reports on the Verditek web site and remember seeing something about 145 Wp for the flexi panels . Can't find it again. I keep looking for a specification. If you have one that would be great.
Having flexible panels is a game changer in my mind. Having them as roofing materials, say slate size plugged onto buses (electrical) rather than nailed to timber battens would allow for eventual renewal with minimal maintenance work and a choice of colour as well. There are an enormous number of roofs with concrete tile, slate, stone, clay tile, fibre cement etc that could be turned into micro power generators and take out gas boilers very quickly. The aesthetic would look like a newly laid roof.
But all this depends upon the technology being up to it, so I would welcome a detailed spec for the flexi pv panels.
@bwallum where did you get the technical specifications?
Do we know enough about the flexi pv tec? It seems you need around twice the area for the same pv performance of rigid systems.
May just pull a rabbit from the hat before the year end. Hs2, roof tiles?
There certainly seems to be some life left in us yet. Trades picking up, albeit from nothing.
Not much to say yet, but hopefully by year end thing will be a lot different.