BP SX 305: A 5 Watt Photovoltaic Solar Module at its Very Finest

BP Solar is one of the leading companies in alternative energy, looking ahead at a future where eventually the oil is going to run out, and the entire world's energy needs are going to have to come from somewhere else. The BP SX 305 is one of many specific solar powered panels being developed by this company for commercial sale and use.

BP Solar has been around for nearly thirty years, and the SX 305 is one of the most recent, and most technologically advanced, of their solar modules. This module is used by companies, homes, and even governments in over 160 countries to help meet the power needs of a continually growing world.

British Petroleum is the mother company, but BP Alternative Energy is the sub-company, with BP Solar a sub-company underneath them. Many of the solar photovoltaic (PV) cells that this company makes (such as the BP SX 305) are among the best in the entire world.

The BP SX 305 in particular is a very popular model. The technical talk from the company states that part of the reason this solar module is so efficient is because of its use of "silicon nitride multi-crystalline silicon cells." In other words, the new materials absorb and harness the sun's energy better than anything to come before it.

The SX 305 is about 250 mm long and 269 mm wide, with a depth of 23 mm. This makes it small, as a width of 10 1/2 inches is the longest or widest it gets at any point. The building materials are very light, meaning that weight sits at a measly 1.75 pounds, or less than a kilogram.

The BP SX 305 module comes with a very impressive 12 year warranty that states there will be replacement if the module ever falls below 90% of the intended output of power. There is also an additional two year limited warranty for materials and workmanship.

These even work in some of the most extreme temperatures in the world. The stated temperature range for these modules ranges from a -40 degrees Fahrenheit to a staggering 185 degrees Fahrenheit.

You can't ask for more than that from a solar module produced by one of the finest and most respected solar energy companies in the world.