SBM Solar

We are the world’s only manufacturer of UL approved non-glass, rigid,  crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules.  This next generation, breakthrough green technology enables renewable energy generation for residential and commercial roofing, marine, military, industrial, and transportation related applications.

Why SBM Solar Panels?

• • Over 40% lighter than glass
• • The world’s highest power to weight ratio
• • Superior strength and durability
• • Customizable shapes, sizes, and colors
• • High efficiency crystalline solar cells
• • Advanced encapsulating material
• • Made in the USA
• • 20 year warranty

OUR PANELS

SBM Solar, Inc. provides high-quality PV modules for a wide range of applications. The standard module is 140W. The main distinct advantages of the SBM 140W module are that it is rigid and lightweight.

Products include:
• Advanced Non-Glass photovoltaic module
• Crystalline silicon cell based solar module
• Patent-pending production process

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The following are examples of the various types of SBM solar panels that we have installed in roofing, marine, portable, and OEM applications:

Standard Application	Metal Roofing Application	Marine Application
Portable & Military Application	Solar Clover Residential Application	Flat Roofing BIPV Application
For more information on SBM Products, please contact us at: 704-788-2881 or info@sbmsolar.com.

ABOUT SBM SOLAR

SBM Solar, Inc. is an innovative photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer. Established in 2002, SBM Solar operates within a 22,000 square foot manufacturing facility just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina and is dedicated to providing high quality non-glass PV modules for a wide range of solar applications. SBM Solar’s core values and strengths are research, innovation, value, and integrity.

Prior to establishing SBM Solar, Dr. Osbert Cheung, the company’s founder and president, was baffled by the slow pace of product innovation and technology progress in the Solar Panel market. He spent the next several years working with a hand picked team of solar energy experts to devise a breakthrough non-glass photovoltaic module design and its patent-pending production process. This proprietary non-glass technology and process enables SBM to deliver one of the most lightweight, customizable and cost-effective mono/multi crystalline silicon PV modules in the industry.

SBM PV modules deliver greater than 16.0% efficiency through the use of crystalline silicon cells. The modules have the same, if not greater, power efficiency as a comparable glass module, without the increased weight or breakability of glass. In most cases, a SBM module has higher efficiency than its glass counterpart because the polyfluoro polymer cover sheet used on a SBM module has better transparency than glass, allowing more sunlight to reach the cells.

SBM Solar, Inc. also manufactures custom-made PV modules to meet growing demands in markets where application requirements cannot be satisfied with conventional “one type fits all” glass PV modules.

SBM modules can be seamlessly integrated into many roofing systems. Utilizing the high efficiency of the crystalline silicon cells, the power output of SBM modules are much higher than current commercial thin film products. Yet, SBM modules can be easily customized to various solar roofing applications at a very competitive cost. For example, SBM modules can fit between the seams of metal roofing from 12 inches to 24 inches. The integrated design allows airflow between the module and the metal roofing structure lowering the solar cell temperature and enhancing the insulation of the roof.