I've had some quotes for bifacial panels on Alibaba and I have to say, the prices are much better than what is available locally here in Europe(Poland). Also, fun fact, shipping a pallet of large panels by sea from Shanghai to Gdansk is actually much cheaper than having a truck deliver the same pallet of panels from Rotterdam... Duty on panels from China is 0% and I can make this a business purchase so I can recover quite a bit of VAT cost. I don't need a whole pallet, but I'm pretty sure I'll be able to sell ones I don't need locally.
But, to the point. I'm currently looking at biggest and most powerfull panels as I'm looking to add another ground mounted array (part of it will be vertical). An obvious choice would be Jinko 78HL4-BDV 630W as Jinko has good manufacturer warranty in Europe. However, it seems I can only get these panels shipped from China. While there are other, very nice panels made by Sunket SKT430M10-108S3 - these are slightly smaller, similar price per watt, but are available in Hamburg. So not that far from me.
So my question is, is anyone using Sunket panels? Has anyone heard about this manufacturer? Also, I can't see any signs of an EU office for them so how would manufacturer's warranty work if the panels all fail 15 years down the line due to lets say sealant failure. Do they need to be shipped back to China? If yes, I'm not surprised why everyone wants to buy Jinko instead.
But, to the point. I'm currently looking at biggest and most powerfull panels as I'm looking to add another ground mounted array (part of it will be vertical). An obvious choice would be Jinko 78HL4-BDV 630W as Jinko has good manufacturer warranty in Europe. However, it seems I can only get these panels shipped from China. While there are other, very nice panels made by Sunket SKT430M10-108S3 - these are slightly smaller, similar price per watt, but are available in Hamburg. So not that far from me.
So my question is, is anyone using Sunket panels? Has anyone heard about this manufacturer? Also, I can't see any signs of an EU office for them so how would manufacturer's warranty work if the panels all fail 15 years down the line due to lets say sealant failure. Do they need to be shipped back to China? If yes, I'm not surprised why everyone wants to buy Jinko instead.