Shell Launches Shell PowerMax Range of High Performance Modules

Shell has launched a new range of solar electric modules known as Shell PowerMax. The solar panels are 10 percent more powerful than the current solar panels available in the market today and are designed to provide a new set of solutions for grid-connected and off-grid applications.

The Shell PowerMax was created using an advanced crystalline silicon technology and includes two different product types for off-grid and grid connected applications. For off-grid applications customers can choose from either an 80 or 85 W model that is 47.2 by 20.8-inches. Both have a maximum system voltage of 600V but the 80 W unit has 12.7 percent module efficiency while the 85 W is a little higher at 13.4 percent. For grid connected applications the PowerMax line offers either 165 or 175W units both rated a 600V maximum system voltage. Module efficiency for the 165 W module is 12.5 percent while the 175W is rated at 13.3 percent.

Shell PowerMax modules incorporates newly applied solar cell technologies that deliver high light to energy conversion efficiency based on advanced cell coatings and unique TOPS surface treatments. Shell PowerMax also provides proven reliability based on a module design with over 30 years of field exposure, 350MW of cumulative installed capacity and product failure rates less than 0.1 percent. For ease of installation the modules have numerous features such as the availability of different mounting configurations, new means for easy grounding and pre-assembled Multi-contact plugs. The modules are also the first in the world to utilize Crystalactor waste treatment technology, helping to minimise the impact of solar cell production on the environment.