Solar Supplier - Titan Energy?

[DipperToo]

Hi,

I was looking at supplementing power with solar and came across Titan Energy who are advertising a 60W semi-flexible panel at £107.99 which on the face of it looks like good value. http://www.titan-energy.co.uk/sale--60w-semi-flexible-mono-solar-panel-103-p.asp and they also appear on Ebay being sold by pennygreenfingers

Does anyone know of these panels or have experience? I guess they are from China (manufacturer?) but the spec looks reasonable and I suspect that they should work with the Rutland 913 wind genny controller that supports up to 160W of solar (HRSi). A search on the forums did not show Titan as having been mentioned previously.

At this price probably worth a punt as I just intend to use them at anchor on the sprayhood or the guardwires.

 

[longjohnsilver]

Hi,

I was looking at supplementing power with solar and came across Titan Energy who are advertising a 60W semi-flexible panel at £107.99 which on the face of it looks like good value. http://www.titan-energy.co.uk/sale--60w-semi-flexible-mono-solar-panel-103-p.asp and they also appear on Ebay being sold by pennygreenfingers

Does anyone know of these panels or have experience? I guess they are from China (manufacturer?) but the spec looks reasonable and I suspect that they should work with the Rutland 913 wind genny controller that supports up to 160W of solar (HRSi). A search on the forums did not show Titan as having been mentioned previously.

At this price probably worth a punt as I just intend to use them at anchor on the sprayhood or the guardwires.

Their website looks false. No address, just Titan Energy, Dorset. And as for them being VAT registered, as claimed, I suspect not. And as to their claim to be a British company paying British taxes............

You pays your money and takes your chances, my bet is you'll get nothing in return.

 

[Cardo]

Or for a few more of your Great British Pounds, you can have a full 100W...
http://www.bestecoshop.com/biard-100w-12v-semi-flexible-monocrystalline-solar-panel.html
We have one of these mounted on top of our bimini, seems to do the business.

 

[PennyTitanEnergy]

Titan-Energy is genuine.

Hi this is Penny from Titan Energy. Just to reassure you we are genuine and based in Poole. Sorry you think the website looks fake! The solar tracker photos on the website are real and working well and we can see them from our window We have many satisfied customers and hopefully a few will come forward to testify to this. Actually our flexible solar panels are a big hit with yachtsmen.

 

[Lasermanphil]

I read this last night and would also like to confirm that Titan-Energy UK has supplied me with 4 great 100w flex panels they are now fixed to my Bimini and are pumping out the power. Fridge and electronics run 24 hrs now no problem. Picked them up myself so can confirm they are 100%
Philip Hanse 430E

 

[Rigger Mortice]

Hi this is Penny from Titan Energy. Just to reassure you we are genuine and based in Poole. Sorry you think the website looks fake! The solar tracker photos on the website are real and working well and we can see them from our window We have many satisfied customers and hopefully a few will come forward to testify to this. Actually our flexible solar panels are a big hit with yachtsmen.

Penny, why don't you give your address on your website?
Personally I would never buy from a site that studiously avoids giving proper contact details.

 

[Rigger Mortice]

I read this last night and would also like to confirm that Titan-Energy UK has supplied me with 4 great 100w flex panels they are now fixed to my Bimini and are pumping out the power. Fridge and electronics run 24 hrs now no problem. Picked them up myself so can confirm they are 100%
Philip Hanse 430E

And your connection with them is?

 

[Mistroma]

Penny, why don't you give your address on your website?
Personally I would never buy from a site that studiously avoids giving proper contact details.

Yes, I like to see an address and telephone number on a site (should be there). It does tend to ring alarm bells when the only means of contact is via a gmail account.

When you check the domain registration it has also been registered as belonging to "a non-trading individual". This means that the address need not be displayed with the domain registration details.

It is registered to a Philip Mulholland, perhaps he knows Lasermanphil?

None of this means a company is dodgy in any way. However, it does mean that I tend to look elsewhere until they are more established and give contact details.

I have bought from very small (one man) firms working from a bedroom and they have been fine. But they did give an address and landline number.

 

[Poecheng]

According to company house searches, a company called Titan Energy Limited (company number 07230424) with a registered office and trading address in Poole was incorporated in 2010 and dissolved in 2013 (gazetted in June 2013 and final dissolution in September 2013). It was a voluntary dissolution.
It had two directors both sharing the same surname: one with the first name of Philip and the other with the first name of Penelope.

I have no idea if this is the "company" being referred to on the homepage of the website of Titan Energy UK, but if it is then the website needs updating to reflect the correct status of the trading entity - the post above from Penny suggests that it is still trading and therefore is not just a legacy website.

It may be that it is a reference to a different company which is not called "Titan Energy" though I cannot find any company called Titan Energy UK Ltd.

Mistroma states that the registered owner of the website is Philip Mulholland and that is the name of the Director as well.

For myself I suspect that it is just a the change from company to unincorporated trading entity and the website is a bit lax/hasn't reflected that change. Both (former) directors of the above company are directors of another company which is active. However, if "Lasermanphil" who signs off as "Philip" is the former director of that company then I am less than impressed that he has provided an apparently independent reference.

They have what appears to be a good product at a good price and payment is through Paypal

 

[allanc]

Hello,
I have bought recently from Titan Energy and had good support and follow-up.
The product is good, the price is good, the delivery is prompt, the people are keen and genuine and anxious to build a reputable company.
They may have been through shaky trading times in the past, (who hasn't), but don't, as is the case with 'longjohnsilver', make adverse comments about someone you know nothing about.
Regards

 

[Poecheng]

Hello,
I have bought recently from Titan Energy and had good support and follow-up.
The product is good, the price is good, the delivery is prompt, the people are keen and genuine and anxious to build a reputable company.
They may have been through shaky trading times in the past, (who hasn't), but don't, as is the case with 'longjohnsilver', make adverse comments about someone you know nothing about.
Regards

Hi,
I think that is the kind of reassurance that is being sought.

You don't expressly say it but I presume that you have no other connection with the suppliers? [Please don't take that the wrong way, I simply ask because some of your comments might be seen as supportive/defensive of the people]

I think that we would all agree that it is important that when a trading entity states that you are dealing with a company that it is accurate; the website does expressly state that the consumer is dealing with a UK company.
As you have recently bought from them are you able to tell us the date of the invoice, who precisely invoiced you and, if you were charged VAT, the VAT number of the supplier? [None of that is intended to be intrusive on the commercial deal you had with them]

Personally I would rather deal with people so I do not find that part off-putting (especially if they have the qualities you describe) but all that is being sought is clarity.

Kind regards

 

[allanc]

Hello,
I have no connection with Titan, other than a satified purchaser of their panels. All the paperwork is on the boat, but looking at the Paypal entry all appears as it should with payment going to titanenergysales.
For details regarding trading status, vat etc talk to Titan.
Regards

 

[Poecheng]

Hello,
I have no connection with Titan, other than a satified purchaser of their panels. All the paperwork is on the boat, but looking at the Paypal entry all appears as it should with payment going to titanenergysales.
For details regarding trading status, vat etc talk to Titan.
Regards

Thanks very much :encouragement:
I think I will be measuring up my hatch garage roof !

 

[Poecheng]

Just been looking at Fleabay and you can find them under the seller "Pennygreenfingers2012"

Therefore if you don't fancy their own website for any reason, you can buy off them through Fleabay where you are guaranteed through purchase through Paypal.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/pennygree...5d&pt=UK_Gadgets&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

 

[[3889]]

Just been looking at Fleabay and you can find them under the seller "Pennygreenfingers2012"

Therefore if you don't fancy their own website for any reason, you can buy off them through Fleabay where you are guaranteed through purchase through Paypal.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/pennygree...5d&pt=UK_Gadgets&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

I have had two 80w panels off Pennygreenfingers and they have been fine. I broke the connector on one but that was my fault.

 

[longjohnsilver]

Hello,
I have bought recently from Titan Energy and had good support and follow-up.
The product is good, the price is good, the delivery is prompt, the people are keen and genuine and anxious to build a reputable company.
They may have been through shaky trading times in the past, (who hasn't), but don't, as is the case with 'longjohnsilver', make adverse comments about someone you know nothing about.
Regards

I made my observations having looked at their website. Happy to be proved wrong, but I still say the website leaves them open to criticism. And I am entitled to express my opinion on here although as it is a company, it was not about someone.

 

[Rigger Mortice]

I made my observations having looked at their website. Happy to be proved wrong, but I still say the website leaves them open to criticism. And I am entitled to express my opinion on here although as it is a company, it was not about someone.

Absolutely right.
We are also free to draw our own conclusions about the "independent" posting made by lasermanphil.

 

[Champagne Murphy]

Just fitted a flexible 60w panel from Titan this PM. I can confirm it was delivered promptly, queries were answered promptly and it began outputting immediately. At 5pm it was giving over 0.7A.
No connection at all with the company, just a happy customer with a very sensibly priced product. It does have a diode incorporated but if you want to use the MC4 connectors on it the you'll need to order another pair.

 

[sarabande]

there is a huge auction of solar panels taking place in Devon on Tuesday.

http://www.mstauctioneers.co.uk/auction-sales/index.html

Hundreds of panels from a failed solar farm-type business.


Typical lot.
1608 NV: 4 x Mono 250w PV solar panel s (each panel measures 1620 x
1090 x 120mm) & 1 Grid-Tie PV 3000w inverter by Sunny Roo type
SR3000TLI. There are 2 solar panels in each box so you will be
given 2 boxes of panel s & 1 boxed inverter per lot.


I'll be there on Monday having a look at some workshop kit and will post some details about the panels. MST operate a telephone bidding system BTW. Or if anyone wants me to bid in person, please PM.

 

[BruceDanforth]

I don't know anything about this company in particular but recently bought 2 second hand Nasa 20W polycrystalline semiflexible panels for my boat. My original plan was that I would move them round the boat on the fly as the day went on, tying them to dodgers, grab rails etc...

But semi flexible is only really 'a bit flexible' more 'you can bend it a little bit' but not really that bendy. The corners on the panels I have are prone to delaminating if they get bashed and the connectors look quite fragile so with this in mind I bolted mine down and gave the connectors some strain relief because I knew that I would just wreck them in no time if I tried to use them as roving panels...