Suntech, with UK Partner Alternergy, Offers New Generation PERC HyPro Solar Modules

Suntech's PERC HyPro series module will provide the UK market with higher efficiency solar panels.

WUXI, China, Sept. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Suntech, announced today its renewed partnership with Alternergy, Ltd., Suntech's green energy supplier and long-term UK partner. Following a series of new PV module upgrades and introductions to the market this year, Suntech, via Alternergy, will be supplying its latest model, HyPro series, a new generation PERC solar module, to the UK solar market.

"Despite all the recent negative announcements made by the DECC, we still consider the UK as a primary market for solar PV development," says Victor Xiong, president of Suntech. "We are excited about the recent, large investment that was made in our new PERC Technology. This particular module, with its output of 285W, will cater mainly the UK residential market."

Together, Alternergy and Suntech are able to pursue a common mission. By providing affordable, solar energy solutions that meet the customers' every need, while offering reliable access to nature's cleanest and most abundant energy source, the sun. Alternergy and Suntech are collaborating to strengthen the PV market. The PERC technology is part of Suntech's new product offering of PV panels that are both cost effective and energy efficient. The HyPro module sustains a higher power output in weak lighting conditions. The module reaches an average mass production cell efficiency of up to 20.5%, compared to the conventional module which reaches an average production cell efficiency of 19%.

"We have been Suntech's proud partner in the UK for years. Our long-standing partnership is rooted in the provision of high efficiency solar products and the continual module enhancements made by Suntech's stellar R&D team. We look forward to adding the new PERC module to our portfolio which will help us meet the solar needs of the UK market," said Rajiv Bhatia, founder and director of Alternergy.

At peak performance, the PERC HyPro 60 cell module can produce an optimal 290W, whereas the HyPro 72 cell module can produce up to a high 345W. The panel is a four-busbar design, affording the HyPro model a lower probability of micro-cracks and hotspots, while simultaneously offering a lower susceptibility to malfunctions that lead to significant power degradation.

The HyPro model caters to markets such as the UK and Japan that require high efficiency and durability under dynamic solar conditions. The optimal efficiency levels of the panel, which are meant to serve low-lighting markets, will support Alternergy's efforts to better service the UK market. Parallel to Alternergy's high standards in customer care, Suntech holds the same standard of providing excellent customer service by offering the PID free HyPro modules with a 10-year product warranty.

About Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd.

Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd., a company incorporated in the PRC in January 2001, produces industry-leading solar products for residential, commercial, industrial, and utility applications. Suntech is a Bloomberg New Energy Finance's tier 1 solar company, based on its bankability and has delivered more than 30 million photovoltaic panels or 9 GWs of installed capacity to more than 1 thousand customers in more than 80 countries. Suntech's pioneering R&D creates customer-centric innovations that are driving solar to grid parity against fossil fuels. Suntech's mission is to provide reliable access to nature's cleanest and most abundant energy source.

About Alternergy, Ltd.

Alternergy, a longstanding clean energy provider, has been serving the UK market's energy needs since 2006 with high quality solar PV products and solar solutions that are offered at a competitive rate. Alternergy has established a strong reputation for its outstanding customer relations and reliable services that it provides to both clients and manufacturers. The company has emerged as an industry leader due to the quality of products, services and industry expertise it provides to its projects under development.