Although we have important motivations such as being more sustainable with self-consumption, when we carry out a photovoltaic installation we mainly seek to reduce our electricity costs if it is for self-consumption, produce energy to sell it or even both, so we seek to maximize the profitability of the installation to obtain the best possible return.
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What elements affect the ROI of a photovoltaic installation?
Efficiency of photovoltaic modules
Efficiency is a key aspect of solar panels, the more efficient you are, the more power each module will produce, thus ensuring a higher return on investment. Greater efficiency also allows us to optimize the space to the maximum, being able to achieve a greater installed power in the same space, thus optimizing the installation. It is the case of HJT technology modules with the Recom Lion or Shingled modules like the Recom Puma.
Solar panel performance guarantee
The performance of solar panels is affected by the degradation, produced by the wear of materials with the passage of time and effects of LID and PID. Lifetime performance is very important, as many panels experience a significant drop in performance after the first year, with a prolonged drop off over the next several years. This means that the performance in the medium and long term is much lower than when we bought the panel.
Having lower performance in a few years will mean that our installation produces much less energy and, therefore, is less profitable, considerably reducing the return on investment. If we opt for modules with a good performance guarantee, we will achieve a great impact to maximize the return on investment.
The product guarantee is also a relevant element, since it guarantees us that the modules will correctly maintain their useful life and will not generate additional costs or losses of the modules.
Installation design and quality of materials
A well-designed facility using quality materials It will avoid energy efficiency problems and, above all, higher maintenance costs. and equipment repair. These two points guarantee the correct performance and operation of the installation throughout its useful life.
How high performance photovoltaics maximize ROI?
In the usual solar panels there is a sharp drop in performance in the first years of operation of the installation. This loss translates into less energy production and, therefore, less savings or income generated from the sale of that energy.
Degradation and phenomena such as PID or LID cause considerable performance loss over time
In the medium and long term, this loss of performance produces an even greater difference, making our installation much less profitable and in some cases even requiring perform a revamp of the installation. At Pebblex we are committed to high performance photovoltaic, which consists of using high-efficiency solar panels that make the most of the surface and, above all, that guarantee a performance guarantee in the medium and long term.
This is the case of photovoltaic modules such as the Recom Lion that we distribute and integrate into Pebblex, with an approximate drop of only 0.25% per year from the second year, which achieves that in 30 years our panels have a performance equal to or greater than 91.25% generating a big difference compared to standard panels. These modules not only guarantee an adequate guarantee of performance, but also of the product, assuring us that the module will continue to function correctly to achieve that performance.
High-performance solar panels have a slightly higher price than standard ones, which means that although the investment is recovered a little later, the return on investment is maximized, making a considerable difference in the medium and long term. This approach is highly suitable for industrial facilities where ROI is much more important than in small residential installations.
Is it possible to increase the return of photovoltaics with batteries?
In an industrial photovoltaic installation, incorporating a smart battery such as the Pixii Power Shaper that we distribute and integrate at Pebblex is a great option, since we can use it in many ways depending on our consumption patterns.
We can store the photovoltaic surplus to use it at another time when we do not have production and the price of energy is high. With the increase in photovoltaic production, there will be times when selling our surplus is not very profitable, but it does mean great savings for us to consume it at other times.
But an intelligent battery goes far beyond being a complement to photovoltaics, since we can perform functions such as peak shaving trimming demand peaks to avoid additional costs for exceeding the limits or contracting more power or functions such as the loadshifting moving our consumption from peak to valley hours thanks to the battery
At Pebblex we are experts in High Performance Photovoltaics
We help you with your high-performance photovoltaic and energy storage projects, carrying out the entire turnkey process or supplying you with the material and engineering if you are an installer.
