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Choose your solar panels
Select the panels for your install. Once you choose, we calculate how many you need and carry that count forward to size your inverter.
What to look for
For a DIY install, prioritise panels with the highest wattage per panel that fits your roof — fewer panels means less mounting hardware and wiring. TOPCon panels (400W+) are now cost-competitive with PERC and are the better choice for most 2026 installs. Check physical dimensions against your available roof space before ordering: most 400–420W panels are around 1755 mm × 1050 mm.
Jinko, Trina, Canadian Solar, and JA Solar panels are widely stocked at UK solar wholesalers (Segen, BEW, Greenstar) and typically arrive within 2–5 working days.
Canadian Solar
CS6.2-48TD-445 TOPHiKu6 All Black
£56.20 per panel
Current-generation N-Type TOPCon all-black panel. 445W, 22.3% efficiency, exceptional £/W value.
Canadian Solar
CS6R-435H-AG HiHero
£79.86 per panel
Heterojunction (HJT) all-black panel. 435W, 22.1% efficiency, Canadian Solar's premium cell technology.
AIKO
Neostar 2S A460-MAH54Mb
£76.79 per panel
Gen 2 ABC all-back-contact panel. 460W, 23.1% efficiency, full-frame all-black aesthetic.
AIKO
G2-500-MAH60MB All Black
£77.65 per panel
Larger-format Gen 2 ABC panel. 500W, 22.6% efficiency, all-black 60-cell module.
AIKO
Neostar 3S+ A530-MCE60Db Dual Glass
£129.08 per panel
Third-generation ABC back-contact panel in dual-glass all black. 530W, 23.9% efficiency, 25-year product and 30-year performance warranty.
LONGi
Hi-MO X10 LR7-60HVH-540M
£167.00 per panel
HPBC 2.0 back-contact flagship on the TaiRay N-type wafer. 540W, 23.9% efficiency, 30-year performance warranty.
Eurener
MEPV500 All Black
£95.45 per panel
Spanish-made N-Type bifacial all-black module. 500W, 23.1% efficiency, dual-glass construction.
DMEGC
DM465G12RT-G48HBB All Black
£68.77 per panel
N-Type TOPCon on the newer G12 wafer format. 465W, 23.3% efficiency, all-black.
Hanwha Q CELLS
Q.PEAK DUO ML-G11S 505W
£92.50 per panel
Current-generation G11 series Mono PERC big-format panel. 505W, 21.5% efficiency, silver frame.
REC
Alpha Pure-R 420 All Black
£83.05 per panel
Norwegian-engineered Heterojunction (HJT) premium panel. 420W, 22.3% efficiency, all-black with 20-year product warranty.
JA Solar
JAM54D41-445/LB DeepBlue 4.0 All Black
£63.40 per panel
Current-gen N-Type DeepBlue 4.0 platform from world top-5 manufacturer. 445W, 22.3% efficiency, all-black.
Jinko Solar
Tiger Neo JKM435N-54HL4R-B
£72.08 per panel
Jinko's flagship N-Type TOPCon all-black residential panel. 435W, 21.77% efficiency, 30-year performance warranty.
Risen Energy
RSM144-7-450M
£96.88 per panel
Mono PERC big-format silver-frame panel. 450W, 20.7% efficiency, 12-year product warranty.
Sharp
NUJC430B All Black
£58.19 per panel
Japanese-engineered Mono PERC all-black panel. 430W, 22.02% efficiency, 15-year product warranty.
Suntech
STP400S-C54/Umhb All Black
£103.75 per panel
Established Chinese tier-1 Mono PERC all-black panel. 400W, 21.0% efficiency.
Trina Solar
Vertex S+ TSM-450 NEG9R.28 N-Type
£69.68 per panel
Trina's current-generation N-Type TOPCon Vertex S+ in all-black. 450W, 22.5% efficiency, dual-glass.
Viridian Solar
PV16-445AG-M10 (in-roof integrated)
£213.60 per panel
UK-made N-Type in-roof integrated module. 445W, 23.6% efficiency, replaces roof tiles rather than mounting on top.
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