Evergreen polycrystalline silicon array, fixed ground-mount
These polycrystalline silicon panels are manufactured with a process called StringRibbonTM that uses the science of ‘surface tension' to grow thin silicon solar cells. This avoids the waste associated with sawing conventional photovoltaic cells from silicon blocks.
The StringRibbonTM process reduces the raw materials consumed and the costs of solar panel manufacturing. This installation of the technology will demonstrate its performance in direct and scattered light and at high temperatures.
Evergreen panels are supplied in Australia by Powersmart Solar. Powersmart Solar is a renewable energy company with an active presence in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Powersmart designs and installs solar power systems and manufactures systems and components.
| Electricity produced (annual): | 7.98 MWh* |
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| System size: | 4.92 kW |
| Array area: | 37.74 m² |
| Number of panels: | 24 |
| Panel efficiency: | 13.1 % |
| Panel type: | Evergreen ES-A-205-fa3 |
| Panel rated output: | 205 W |
| Inverter size, type: | 5 kW, SMA SMC 5000A |
| Array orientation: | True north, at 20º tilt |
| Installation completed: | 15 March 2010 |
*This figure is based on an assumption of 1.622 MWh annually, per kWp of installed solar panels. This may prove to be a conservative estimate for Alice Springs.