ECO-WORTHY 130W 18BB Flexible Solar Panel
SVT Score, Lower
Eco-Worthy’s 130 W flexible panel is light and cheap, with a PET front, 19.6 percent module efficiency, no output warranty and a 1-year product warranty.
$83
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Usability
1.9 out of 10It suits a buyer who wants a cheap, light panel to bond to a curved roof or move between sites, and who will not need an output warranty or a front sheet built for years of UV.
Strengths
- 130 W in a 2.5 mm thick panel
- Bends up to 270 degreesby Eco-Worthy
- 6 metal-reinforced mounting holes
- Pair of 2.9 ft cables for series or parallel
- 2-pack brings it to about $68.50 per panel
Drawbacks
- 19.6 percent module efficiency against the 25 percent Eco-Worthy markets
- PET front sheetby Eco-Worthy's Amazon listing
- Junction box IP65 in the manualIP68 on the product page
- No power-output warranty1-year product warranty
- Will Prowsewho discloses paid promotion, free product and affiliate links, reports every flexible panel he tested failing or losing significant output within 6 to 24 months
Specs
- CapacityNot applicable
- AC OutputNot applicable
- System VoltageNot applicable
- Panel Power100-149 W
- Charge CurrentNot applicable
- Safety ListingNone verifiable
- Low-Temp ChargingNot applicable
- Warranty1 Year
- MonitoringNot applicable
- Weight6.3 lb
Not published by ECO-WORTHY: cell type.
At a glance
- 960 x 690 x 2.5 mm
- Voc 24.5 V, Isc 6.5 A
- 11 AWG MC4 leads
ECO-WORTHY is the brand of Xiamen Eco-Sources Technology Co., Ltd of Xiamen, China, which its own pages date to 2007, with a US company, Eco-Sources USA, Inc., in Springfield, Missouri.
It sells direct from eco-worthy.com, which ships US orders from a US warehouse, and through its Amazon and eBay stores and dealers such as Off Grid Stores and Current Connected.
ECO-WORTHY 130W 12V flexible monocrystalline solar panel (130 Watt 18BB), store SKU L02AM130W18V. Spec table: 130 W rated, Vmp 21.10 V, maximum current 6.16 A, Voc 24.50 V, Isc 6.50 A, output tolerance ±3%, Voc coefficient -0.38%/°C, -40 to 85 °C, 4 mm² (11 AWG) MC4 leads. Frameless laminate with a PET front sheet (Eco-Worthy's Amazon listing), bends up to 270 degrees, 6 metal-reinforced mounting holes, junction box with built-in diodes rated IP68 on the product page and IP65 in the manual, a pair of 2.9 ft cables. 960 x 690 x 2.5 mm (37.8 x 27.1 x 0.1 in); 6.28 lb by the spec table and product page, 4.40 lb (2.0 kg) by the manual. In the box: one panel. Also sold as a 2-pack at $136.99 (about $68.50 per panel).
Questions answered from our data

Is ECO-WORTHY good?We list 20 ECO-WORTHY products and score 19 of them. Their overall scores run from 4.0 to 6.6, with a median of 5.6, against a median of 5.5 for all 127 products we score.
How much does a flexible solar panel cost?The 7 flexible solar panels we list run from $83 to $312, with a median of $173.
Are flexible solar panels UL listed?None of the 7 flexible solar panels we list carry a UL 61730-type listing we could look up by model.
Which flexible solar panels are 200 W or more?Three of the 7 flexible solar panels we list are rated for 200 W or more.


