Solar power in Bangladesh

Hello there, I'm interested in setting up a small kit in Bangladesh as the sun is strong and plentifull as a trial to test it's usefullness. I'm unsure what to try as a starter. Can you suggest something please for me?

Many thanks
Kind regards
Saiduz

Hi Saiduz,

Bangladesh would certainly be a good place for solar power!

It depends what you want to power from the panel. I would suggest the smallest setup that would be of much use would be a Spectra 20W solar panel, with a Morningstar Sunguard regulator; you would attach that to a 12V lead-acid battery (which I'm sure would be available locally). That wouldn't give a great deal of power, but perhaps enough to run a radio and a fluorescent light or two in the evenings. However, it would give you an idea of what could be achieved with a larger setup.

Unisolar PVL 68

I am interested in these flexible panels to put on a flat roof for a new build house. Are they still available? Can substantial numbers of them be linked together?

Yes - they are still available, and they are ideal for houses. In fact that is what they were designed for! If using them in a residential situation you would usually link them together to a grid-tie inverter, in order to connect them into the national grid system. That way you can still use grid electricity at night and in the winter when you aren't getting much return from your solar panels; and in the summer you can sell your excess electricity back to the electricity companies.

You can link any number together, as long as your inverter is rated to take the power that they produce.