Hareon Solar brings latest PV panels to South Africa
SolarXgen has partnered with Hareon solar as their preferred Pv panel supplier in South Africa and neighbouring states. With a market capitalisation of R33Billion (equivalent) the Shanghai stock exchange listed company is certainly not a “new kid on the block”. Hareon Solar is presently the 7th largest Solar Panel manufacturer in the world.
A tier 1 PV Panel manufacturer – as rated by Bloomberg
With only 23 PV panel manufacturers in the world rated “Tier 1” by Bloomberg, Hareon has the ability to manufacture 1300MW of PV Solar panels per annum.
Poly-Crystalline Power
Available in 2 models – 265w or 310w the 72cell panels utilise the very latest in polycrystalline technology.
Locally Stocked
With over 1MegaWatt of stock in warehouse we are able to provide immediate solutions to the largest of projects.
I have found solar panels are not suited to South African UV rays. They disintegrate within a few months. Are these panels compatible with our climate?
Hi Adele, there are a multitude of inferior PV panels in the market place. Its always best to double check the guarantee on the panel. The PV market is very mature and most good panels will come with a 25 year guarantee and will typically last 30-40years.
I have been reading recently that a new generation of solar panels from well known manufacturers is becoming available. The main sales pitch is enhanced efficiency. Apparently they are claiming something like 25% better efficiency than the current technology. From memory the improvement was from roughly 20% efficiency to 25%.
Do you sell all that is needed to undertake an installation? I am well situated here as our house lies pretty well on a North / South axis, so would get early morning and late evening light. We also have a garage with similar orientation.
I also own a house in the UK where contractors seem a bit unenthusiastic, despite government assistance. This is because of a high hill behind the house and other matters. I do however have a garage about 2 metres at the closest point from the house, but the contractors seem to see that as insuperable. In SA the garage to house distance is around 5 metres to the crown of the garage. Would you see that as an obstacle?
Is it the practice in SA to link the panels to the grid? Can any excess be sold to Eskom?
Hi Philip,
Essentially the 3 differing technologies have a flip-side on power output vs aesthetics , wherein the mono-crystalline panels are the most efficient , then poly, and finally thin film and in-reverse for looks. We prefer poly-crystalline panels as they perform well and look great.
We are a complete solution provider and specialise in turn-key operations, please feel free to let us know your requirements for a bespoke proposal. The distances you indicate seem completely normal and of no difficulty whatsoever. It is best practice to go grid-tie for cost savings and grid-tie hybrid for cost savings and back-up convenience but there is also a place for Off-grid and Off-grid Hybrid. At present NERSA has not released indication of a Feed In Tarrif (draft comment was December last year) and its our opinion that this won’t happen for some time (if at all). As it stands right now , Excess can be fed back with a mechanical meter ultimately crediting yourself full value for later consumption.