Solar Panel Installation in Cardiff & South Wales
We are experienced solar panel installers providing domestic and commercial solar panel installation throughout Cardiff, Newport and South Wales. Our solar solutions are designed to reduce energy costs, improve efficiency and support renewable energy use.
From initial consultation to full installation, we deliver reliable solar panel systems tailored to your property. We also install solar battery storage systems, allowing you to store excess energy and maximise your solar investment.
Why Aiko?
Aiko is a solar technology company known for producing high-efficiency, innovative solar panels and PV solutions that stand out in performance, durability, and design.
🌞 Industry-Leading Efficiency
Aiko’s panels use advanced N-Type ABC (All Back Contact) cell technology that eliminates front-side conductors — increasing light absorption and achieving some of the highest commercial panel efficiencies in the world.
⚡ Better Energy Yield in Real Conditions
Their technology not only boosts efficiency but also enhances performance in partial shade and low-light situations, helping systems produce more energy even when conditions aren’t perfect.
📉 Low Degradation & Long Life
Aiko panels are engineered with a very low annual degradation rate, meaning they retain more of their power output over decades compared with many conventional panels.
🏆 Award-Winning Design & Reliability
Aiko’s products have earned industry recognition like the Intersolar Award and Red Dot Design Award, reflecting innovation in both performance and aesthetics.
🏡 Stylish & Robust
The sleek, all-black design not only looks great on rooftops but also reduces shading losses and improves overall energy capture. Many panels also come with strong warranties for long-term confidence.
🌍 Global Reach & Support
Aiko operates in over 60 countries and continues expanding its presence in Europe, supported by strategic distribution partnerships that make their panels more widely available and supported locally.
Aiko solar panels deliver world-class efficiency, innovative ABC cell technology, low degradation, and sleek design — offering higher energy yield and long-term reliability for residential and commercial solar projects.
Why Enphase?
Enphase is a leader in microinverter-based solar technology, known for reliability, simplicity, and long-term performance. Instead of a central inverter, Enphase uses one microinverter per solar panel, allowing each panel to operate completely independently.
Key Reasons to Choose Enphase
🔌 True Panel Independence
Each panel has its own microinverter, so shading or failure on one panel doesn’t affect the rest of the system.
🛠️ High Reliability
With no single point of failure, Enphase systems are extremely durable and come with industry-leading warranties.
📊 Easy Monitoring
The Enphase Enlighten platform provides real-time, panel-level monitoring with a user-friendly interface.
🛡️ Built-In Safety
Low-voltage AC design improves safety and meets rapid shutdown requirements by default.
🔋 All-in-One Energy Ecosystem
Enphase offers integrated solar, battery storage, and energy management solutions designed to work seamlessly together.
Why SolarEdge?
SolarEdge stands out in the solar industry by combining smart technology with maximum energy performance.
Unlike traditional systems where all panels operate as one, SolarEdge uses module-level power optimizers, allowing each panel to work independently. This reduces energy loss from shading, uneven orientation, or panel mismatch — delivering higher overall energy production.
Key Reasons to Choose SolarEdge
🔋 Better Energy Output
Panel-level optimization increases efficiency and maximizes return on investment.
📈 Smart Monitoring
Real-time, panel-level monitoring makes it easy to track performance and quickly identify issues.
🛡️ Enhanced Safety
Built-in safety features, including rapid shutdown technology, help protect people and property.
⚡ Flexible & Scalable
Ideal for residential, commercial, and large-scale solar systems.
🔌 Future-Ready Energy
Supports energy storage and EV charging for a complete smart energy solution.
🔌 SolarEdge vs Enphase vs String Inverter
🧠 How They Work
SolarEdge uses power optimizers on each panel plus one central inverter.
Optimizers squeeze the best performance from each module, but the actual DC-to-AC power conversion happens at the central inverter.
Enphase uses microinverters on each panel.
Each microinverter converts DC to AC right at the panel, so every panel operates independently.
String Inverters are the traditional setup: many panels are wired in series (“a string”) and all send DC to a single string inverter, which converts it to AC.
📊 Performance & Efficiency
SolarEdge
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Panel-level optimisation boosts total energy production, especially in partial shade.
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Optimizers + inverter system can have very high combined efficiency (~98–99%).
Enphase
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Excellent performance in shading and complex roof layouts because each panel operates separately.
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Microinverter conversion efficiency is typically slightly lower than SolarEdge’s optimised string system but still high.
String Inverter
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Good performance on simple, unshaded roofs.
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Overall efficiency depends on inverter quality, but shading on one panel can reduce the whole string’s output.
Winner (Efficiency & Shading):
SolarEdge & Enphase > String inverter, with Enphase slightly better in complex shading and SolarEdge slightly higher conversion efficiency overall.
🔧 Reliability & Maintenance
SolarEdge
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One central inverter is a single point of failure — if it stops, the whole system stops until it’s repaired.
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Optimizers add extra components on the roof which could require maintenance.
Enphase
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Each microinverter operates independently — if one fails, the rest keep working.
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Microinverters are under the panels, meaning repairs might need roof access.
String Inverter
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Fewer components and simpler design can mean lower upfront maintenance.
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But shading or mismatch issues hit the whole array.
Winner (Reliability):
Enphase microinverters (no single point of failure)
📈 Scalability & Flexibility
SolarEdge
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Can scale but requires careful planning around central inverter capacity.
Enphase
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Easy to expand — add panels with microinverters to grow your system.
String Inverter
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Scalability limited by the central inverter capacity; adding panels may mean replacing the inverter.
Winner (Scalability):
Enphase
💰 Cost
String Inverter
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Usually the lowest upfront cost.
SolarEdge
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Mid-range cost: more than basic string but often cheaper than microinverters for larger systems.
Enphase
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Typically higher upfront cost due to many microinverters.