Renogy N-Type 16BB 100W Solar Panel, 12V 100 Watt Solar Panel 25% High-Efficiency, PV Module Power Charger for RV Marine Rooftop Farm Battery and Other Off-Grid Applications

These are clean looking panels with strong aluminum frames and durable glass fronts. Their small size and reduced weight is a plus for portable or easy to handle panels (they weigh in at 13 lb each). They are boxed in suitcase-type boxes with a carrying strap at the top. Not much protection is provided by the boxing (the panel front is very close to the box surface) but mine arrived in great shape with no visible damage to the shipping boxes or panels within, in-part thanks to the heavier cardboard used in construction of the boxes.My only complaint is that a 2-pack goes for $239 and I discovered after the fact that single panels are $114 so single panels are cheaper than when bought in pairs. That was a disappointment so next time I will stick to ordering multiples of single panels.Wiring was pretty much standard, dressed well with good looking junction boxes and connectors, and good long leads. Each panel uses 30 cells to achieve an open circuit voltage of 22.8 Volts and a short circuit current of 5.31A. Have yet to test these under full sun, but reported results look good and all cells are pristine with the 16BB featured charge gathering grid, as advertised. These are well worth the value ($114 per panel) and will work nicely in any small to medium solar power system with add-on panels easy to fit due to panel size.

This is the second portable panel I've purchased of this brand. Very happy with them. Even though it's intended to be portable, I have it set up for permanent use because the price is lower than most permanent-mount panels.

I purchased this panel to add to my system it was delivered on time and in great condition. It is a little smaller in physical size than the 7-year-old Renogy panels I have installed now but the output is just as good and maybe a little better with no problem. I am upgrading my system to 8 panels so will be buying 3 more of these panels.

I'm glad I purchased this panel. It charges my power station reliably and does exactly what I needed it to do. I'm planning to buy another one to speed up the charging even more. It was a great purchase for the price and performance. Thanks to this setup, I now have a reliable power source to power essentials during an emergency.

A bargain. 200 watts in a panel not much larger than a 100 watt panel. 25% efficiency. Can be used in 12 or 24 volt systems. A hard YES from me.

I've been using my other 2 Renogy 100 watt P-type solar panels on my sailboat for about 3 years, on a good sunny day I average about 140-150 watts input from those two panels.But these N-type seem to be a game changer.. According to the display on my Ecoflow solar charger on a sunny day (like it is at this particular moment), it is showing an input varying from about 180w to as high as 238w input coming from these two 100w panels! -- How can that be? How am I getting nearly 240watts out of 200watts of panel?The only drawback for me is that I don't think I can use all 4 of them (both my 2 old P-type with these 2 new N-type panels) connected to the same system (at least I presume not), but that's fine, I'll just connect my 2 old P panels to a separate battery, and use these highly efficient N panels for my primary battery bank.Bottom line, these N type panels perform far beyond what my expectations were - so much so that I almost wonder if it's a malfunction, because I dont comprehend how 200watts of panels is actually outputting way over it's rated capabilities during peak sun.. Which is great, but should it be? I don't know, but so far its proved to be extreamly efficient

I have 3 panels that I've been powering my camper the past 4 months living full time and couldn't be happier. I've traveled over 4,000 miles through out the western states, AZ, NV, UT, WY, running the panels portable and they've handled the rough conditions exceptionally well. My only complaint was the first panel I ordered had razor sharp edges at the corners, so the fit and finish wasn't the best with this panel. Couple razor cuts to my fingers and arms when handling the panels brought out the file and a quick deburring took care of the sharp edges. The next 2 panels I ordered were excellent with no sharp edges. With the 3rd panel I ordered I upgraded to the digital controller and very happy I did. For $20 more you get digital read out and much better visual control of your panels. Call and talk to Renogy they will do the upgrade with just a phone call.As far as performance I'm getting on average 5 amps from each panel. 100 watts is something dreamed up in a lab in perfect conditions, so don't expect you'll get that. Best I see is 6.2 amps when I'm at 7,000 ft. or higher. That's from about 11pm-1pm then it slowly drops off to about 5 amps for the next 3-4 hours. I run a pair of panels into the digital controller to a pair of 6 volt golf cart batteries that I got at Costco. The other panel powers my built in deep cycle coach battery off the basic 30 amp controller with the first kit I bought. I bought an extra set of branch connectors, so I can hook all 3 together and get about 15-16 amps of charge.The panels are very sensitive to light, so even a leaf or grass in the way will shut the panel down or any shading from far away branches. If one cell is shaded the output will drop drastically. Even some thin clouds moving by makes the output fluctuate up and down. Keeping the panels clean is important too. I see about a .5 amp improvement in output per panel after I clean them off. I'm able to move the panels around with the 25 ft. extension lines I have, so it's not hard to get the full use of the sun almost every day when I'm camped. I've powered my camper almost exclusively with my 3 panels and that's not scrimping on the lights or power. I have a 1500 watt pure sine inverter, 24 inch LED TV, several power strips going 24/7 charging all my electronic gadgets, CD player and radio going all day, and the past 3 months a portable freezer that runs 24/7. If I get at least 6 hours of sun per day I'm fully charged. I've only had to run my generator about 30 hours the past 4 months and that's just on the days when I'm traveling and not able to get any charging for the day.I'm not too impressed with the low light output on cloudy days. I"m lucky to get 1amp per panel at best. Most often less. Fortunately I've had about 90% sunny days on this trip so far, so I've really done well weather wise. Only 2 days of snow and 3 days of rain, so I can't report on how well the panels hold up in poor weather. I did shatter the glass in a wind storm at Lake Powell when a gust of wind ripped the panel out of my hands when I was trying to put them away. I still get about 2.5 amps out of the broken panel. The glass is laminated to the cells with a membrane, so they are pretty tough and the glass for the most part stayed intact. I have a roll of clear packing tape I'm going to cover the broken glass to waterproof the panel and keep it from shorting out. I'll probably retire that panel to something more permanent then I don't have to be so careful with it.Over all I'd give my first long term foray into solar a 4 star. 3 panels can easily provide all my power needs as long as I'm some where it's sunny on a regular basis. Knock one star off for the first panel with the sharp edges, dent in the frame from shipping, and Renogy screwed up my order for the branch connectors. Sent a double order and double charged me, so one star knocked off for Renogy. All in all I'm very pleased with my panels and plan on buying several more.

Well made, great shipping packaging, hit 85% in the morning w a 100 watt panel! Very happy great panels!