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The HIT® Solar Planner 7 steps towards the benets of solar power

A visionary investment If one thing is for sure, it is that the sun will rise with each new day, and continue to spend us its light and warmth for several million years to come. Looking at the sun, we see the perfect energy source: it is plentiful, it is clean, and it is free. Our multiple-award-winning HIT ® solar modules are very powerful, highly efcient and reliable. Along with new forms of power storage Panasonic is already making tomorrow’s vision a reality today: a vision of an all-round clean future with renewable energies. Step by step, we will guide you to an investment with a...

7 steps to the benets of solar power Decide on a solar power system Select a qualied installation company Check legal requirements Have the system installed Enjoy all the benets of membership in the HIT® community

Decide on a solar power system Decide on a solar power system Not every solar power system suits every roof: The high-performance HIT® modules are perfectly suited to small rooftops, or to large-scale installations where weight is an issue. The factors of performance and reliability are decisive in determining how protable your investment will be over the long term. Calculate your savings with our Solar Calculator Your specic solar data is relevant to your planning calculation. Different factors referring to your house determine in how far a solar system pays off for you, i.e.: – Place of...

Decide on a solar power system Benets of HIT® modules: Factor 1: Performance High efciency thanks to a unique technology The HIT® technology is innovative and outclasses other PVtechnologies. The hybrid-structure combines ultra-thin amorphous silicon layers and high quality single crystalline wafer. This helps achieve a reduction of power generation losses and the world‘s highest level of cell efciency. ➜ More energy per square meter! Special features – As temperatures rise, HIT® solar modules will produce up to 10 % more electricity (kWh) than conventional solar modules. – Thanks to the...

Factor 2: Quality Long lasting guarantee The excellent HIT® reliability is assured by a long lasting guarantee, which provides security for your investment: – 10 years on material defects and workmanship – 25 years on performance (10 years on 90 % of Pmin, 25 years on 80 % of Pmin) ➜ No trouble with your system for the next 25 years

Decide on a solar power system Enduring Quality Our modules are completely designed and manufactured by Panasonic exclusively in our own facilities that are certied for ISO 9001. HIT® solar modules are checked and controlled at each production step. We are proud to publish our extraordinary quality gures: 3, 21,519 1 modules produced in Europe only 0.0023 % failure rate 3,121,519 modules produced in Europe* Failure rate appr.: 0.0023 %* * 2012/04/01 laim 100 % R&D a nd pro in our duc tio ow n h n an d s H I T ® te chnolo gy Cells a re well -p from e nviron rotec ted ment a Long - t l f a c...

Certications As a leading company, we are certied by the most prestigious bodies. – TÜV Rheinland – Quality tested, IEC 61215 – Safety tested, IEC 61730 – Ammonia resistance tested – Salt mist corrosion tested – MCS approved – RoHS compliant Even though not mandatory for solar panels, our products comply with the directive restricting of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment 2002/95/EC. This directive restricts the use of hazardous materials, such as lead, cadmium and mercury, used in the manufacture of electronic and electrical equipment. – Health...

Decide on a solar power system Factor 3: Focus on the future Energy Management System With Panasonic’s intelligent energy management system the CO2 -neutral household is already here: in the Panasonic “eco ideas” house in Tokyo, energy is generated locally by solar cells and fuel cells, stored in lithium ion batteries, and dispensed via the “Home Energy Management System”. ➜ Make systematic use of solar energy! Sustainable Smart Town As one of many environmental projects, Panasonic is currently building a “Sustainable Smart Town” in Fujisawa, Japan. This project further develops the Home...

Select a qualied installation company Select a qualied installation company One important step towards the realisation of your project is nding a reliable installer. We recommend that you contact a Panasonic Solar Premium Installer near you. There you can be certain that you will receive full support and professional answers to all of your questions. They will prepare a reliable cost estimate for you. Find your Panasonic S olar Premium Inst aller online. Contact him today!

Check legal requirements Check legal requirements Depending on the nature of your installation, you might require a building permit on top of the MCS certicate for your PV installation. We recommend that you contact your local council or local building authorities to obtain information concerning possible permit requirements. For any question regarding the connection to the grid, please contact OFGEM. Your installation partner can provide you with further assistance in these matters. Apply for nancing Some regions, councils may provide nancial support if you install a PV system. On top of...

Take out insurance Take out insurance We recommend that you take out a photovoltaic insurance policy that covers your investment for an extremely wide range of damage. Along with indemnication for the replacement value, the benets also include an all-risks cover relative to damage due to the forces of nature such as storms, hail or the weight of snow. Before taking out a new policy, verify whether certain risks are covered by an existing home insurance policy. It might be possible to extend or combine the latter at little cost. Installer: Bachstein Solar, Module-Type: Sanyo HIT 210 NKHE 1...