SunPower Performance[br]Solar Panels

Uncompromised performance, exceptional value

Residential rooftop installations

SunPower Performance solar panels deliver premium aesthetics for homeowners, while vastly improving on the quality and reliability of conventional panel offerings.

Solar for Homeowners

Elegant design

The all black design of SunPower Performance panels is ideal for residential installations, blending harmoniously into your roof and adding elegance to your home.

Commercial rooftop installations

SunPower Performance solar panels help organisations minimise up-front project costs while providing better performance and reliability than conventional panels.

Solar for Businesses

Trusted durability

An innovative shingled cell design re-engineers conventional solar technology for added strength and enhanced performance.

Conductive adhesives developed for aerospace reinforce cell connections to withstand the stresses of daily temperature swings.
Redundant cell connections mitigate the impacts of cell cracks on power output by creating flexible paths for electricity flow.
Proprietary encapsulants protect cells and minimise degradation from environmental exposure.

Performance Solar Panels Staircase Rendering

Video: The hypercell—the unique and innovative backbone behind SunPower^® Performance panels maximises panel durability to drive more energy and greater savings over the life of your system.

The ability to bend where others break

Video: The advanced engineering and material science behind SunPower’s Performance panels (on the left) enables cells to stand up more robustly to mechanical stresses relative to standard front-contact mono PERC cells (on the right). The electroluminescence scans seen here show the results from a force of nearly 400 Newtons being applied to the cells in a test environment.

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More lifetime energy

Performance panels can deliver as much as 8% more energy in the same space over the first 25 years when compared to conventional mono PERC panels.*SunPower 410 W, 19.9% efficient, compared to a Conventional Panel on same-sized arrays (370 W mono PERC, 19% efficient, approx. 2 m²).

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Proven reliability

The reality is that not all solar panels are created equal. The reliable operation of your solar panels in real-world conditions is critical to achieving your energy production and savings targets.

Video: Whether from leaves, birds, or neighbouring structures, your installation will ultimately encounter shading. The design and engineering behind your solar panels make a big difference on how reliable they perform when shaded, as well as the savings you’ll see on your electric bill.

SunPower Performance panels were recognized as a Top Performer in the 2021 PVEL PV Module Reliability Scorecard.

Based on data from its Product Qualification Program (PQP), the PVEL Scorecard highlights the exemplary reliability performance of solar panel manufacturers worldwide.

SunPower Performance Panel Warranty

SunPower Performance panels are covered by our 25-year Complete Confidence Panel Warranty. Thanks to an innovative shingled cell design, Performance panels offer more energy and reliability over traditional front contact panels. SunPower Performance makes the conventional, exceptional.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do SunPower Performance solar panels differ from Conventional Panels?

There are a variety of key technical differences between SunPower Performance solar panels and Conventional Panels, including the design and layout of the solar cells, the conductive material used, and the electric architecture—which combine to enhance the reliability, performance and aesthetics of Performance panels.
To go into a bit more technical detail, first, we laser cut each SunPower Performance cell into six strips and layer them in a shingled configuration to create a ‘hypercell’. This shingled hypercell allows us to fit more active cell area into each panel, boosting power and efficiency. Second, Performance cells are connected with a conductive adhesive borrowed from the aerospace industry to offer multiple and redundant paths for energy flow. This allows us to remove the front contact conductive ribbons and solder bonds found in conventional cells that can block active cell area and deteriorate over time, leading to cell failures and power deficits. Finally, SunPower Performance panels feature a unique parallel circuit architecture that significantly limits power loss in shade and soiling. The result is a superior shingled panel constructed with commodity cells, outperforming conventional panels in efficiency, performance and reliability.

How do SunPower Performance solar panels differ from SunPower^® Maxeon^® panel technology?

SunPower^® Performance solar panels use high efficiency mono PERC cells, as opposed to SunPower's proprietary back contact technology developed for our Maxeon panels.

What is the typical performance advantage gained from using SunPower Performance panels?

We built the Performance solar panels for high reliability, high efficiency and low degradation—driving an estimated 8% more energy yield in a fixed space over the first 25 years of operation when compared to Conventional mono PERC Panels1SunPower 425 W, 20.6% efficient, compared to a Conventional Panel on same-sized arrays (370 W mono PERC, 19% efficient, approx. 1.94 m²), 0.25%/yr slower degradation rate (Jordan, et. al. Robust PV Degradation Methodology and Application. PVSC 2018). .

What is the typical cost advantage of using SunPower Performance panels?

Costs vary from project to project. Performance panels generally have a price point that is competitive with Conventional Panels.