NEW Integrated Camouflage now Available
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STAR(Solar Tactical Advanced Recharger)Double STAR: (pictured left) 176Wp and 220Wp Models 72" x 36" Fully Deployed 18.5" x 12" Folded 16lbs Single STAR: 88Wp and 110Wp Models 72" x 18" Fully Deployed 12" x 18" Folded 8lbs Wp = Watts Peak 5" Monocrystalline Cells Anti-Glare Coating Camouflage Available |
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STAR vs the Competition110-Watt Single Star vs Thin-Film Competition
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4kW in the Field at Ft. Irwin CA
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from a joint venture between Energy Masters LLC and Arctic Solar Mfg. of Prescott AZ
Put the Sun to Work with thin Laminate Solar Panels
When deciding what kind of solar panels to put up on your roof, remember that not all panels are the same. The most common solar panel seen today is the glass-encased crystalline panel that is made up of a metal backing, solar cells, and a glass panel sandwiched on top to protect the cells. The average efficiency (conversion of sunlight to electricity) of crystalline panels is around 15% and these panels weigh about 35 pounds each. We offer common crystalline panels and have begun to manufacture a new line of laminate solar panels that weigh half as much (18 pounds) and are much thinner. These new panels can blend in with your rooftop and do not require any special metal mounting rack attached to your roof like typical crystalline-glass ones do. The laminate panels are professionally 'glued' to your roof and will easily last for decades.
| We manufacture our own solar panels using a process called lamination. Solar lamination is much like laminating a piece of paper or a poster except with a much bigger and more powerful laminating machine. The solar panel laminator acts as a giant press that laminates a thin durable piece of aluminum, or pane of glass, with solar cells.
Unlike traditional crystalline panels whose solar cells are simply sandwiched between glass and a metal backing, laminate solar panels are one solid piece of metal or glass with the solar cells physically compressed into the material. To the right is a picture of our laminator and below it is a glass panel and an aluminum one. We can manufacture solar panels as big as the top of a pool table and as small as a portable 2 x 2 cell square (as seen below in all black and aluminum). The average price for our laminate panels is $8-$12 per Watt (not including the substantial federal and state rebates available). Feel free to contact us for an exact quote.
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![]() Solar Panel Laminator (above) Glass and Aluminum panels (below) |
How Laminate Panels are MadeShort clip by the Discovery Channel ► |
110-Watt folding STAR model





