In 2023, Aiko Solar and Segen announced their partnership to push the deployment of renewable generation in the UK and Europe.
Marina Shi, Head of Aiko Solar UK, explained that Aiko only started the sale of Solar modules two years ago and 2023 began the first year the clean energy technology company started selling into European and UK markets.
The partnership with Segan allows Aiko to benefit from the leading renewable energy distribution services Segen offer and create a one-stop shop for solar solutions for all businesses.
Segen introducing Aiko’s products provides various technological benefits, one of these is the improvement in system efficiency for both residential and commercial rooftops.
“In both residential and commercial rooftop solar, there’s an increasing need for higher efficiency panels as well as improved aesthetics. Those are two really important customer requirements, especially aesthetics in residential, where the look of the house is an important factor for homeowners.” – James Galloway, European Technical Director, Segen
Many renewable projects are based off finances, therefore having high efficiency is very important in improving and delivering an improved return on investment and project yield.
What Segen are looking for are their products and services to go beyond their customer’s basic needs.
Aiko’s products are known for demonstrating high levels of robustness, high product performance and low annual degradation. Subsequently creating value for their customers throughout their products lifecycle.
Pushing new Solar cell technologies and improving its efficiency remains one of Aiko’s top priorities.
High levels of efficiency are particularly important for rooftop PV in the UK, this is because space for Rooftop PV is already limited. Aiko’s ABC panels deliver up to 24% of panel efficiency on commercial panels and 23% on residential panels.
Aiko Solar’s goal is to become a market leader in the UK but Marina Shi is very aware their journey into this new market has only just begun.
“I think right now, for the UK market, we have just started. We are focusing more on the module side at the moment but there are some innovations with the modules that we are still looking to explore and we actually have a light module that is very exciting in our roadmap.” – Marina Shi, Head of Aiko Solar UK
Once Aiko have established themselves fully into the UK market, they will be able to bring new innovative technology to the market and support the regions decarbonising journey.
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