NOVELTY - Manufacturing a solar panel provided with a set of solar cells, comprises: (a) providing a carrier table for assembly of the solar panel; (b) applying an interconnect foil provided with a pattern of electrical conductors and a set of contact pads on the carrier table; (c) applying a first foil of thermoplast material; (d) providing electrically conductive material to be present within the through-holes of the thermoplast material; (e) assembling the set of solar cells; and (f) laminating the stack of foils and solar cells to form the solar panel.    USE - The method is useful for manufacturing a solar panel provided with a set of solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently manufactured improved solar panel.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Manufacturing a solar panel provided with a set of solar cells, comprises: (a) providing a carrier table for assembly of the solar panel, with lateral dimensions at least the same as dimensions of the solar panel; (b) applying an interconnect foil provided with a pattern of electrical conductors and a set of contact pads on the carrier table; (c) applying a first foil of thermoplast material, which first foil is provided with a set of through-holes at locations corresponding to those of at least a subset of the contact pads; (d) providing electrically conductive material to be present within the through-holes of the thermoplast material; (e) assembling the set of solar cells, each provided with contact pads, and applying a second foil of thermoplast material and a cover plate on it; and (f) laminating the stack of foils and solar cells to form the solar panel, where the thermoplast material of the first and second foil spread out to encapsulate the solar cells and where the electrically conductive material forms electrical connections between the contact pads of the solar cells and the interconnect foil, where at least one module of electronic components is integrated into the solar panel, which module comprises a carrier with a first side, at which are provided an encapsulation with the electronic components and a set of exposed contact pads, for which integration the carrier table is provided with at least one recess and the interconnect foil is provided with at least one hole at a location corresponding to the recess and with contact pads within an annular ring around the hole, and the module is integrated by assembling the module with its contact pads facing the interconnect foil, the contact pads aligned to the contact pads in the annular ring around the hole of the interconnect foil, filling material being provided between the annular ring and the carrier of the module, and the encapsulation extending into the recess. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are:    (1) a solar panel comprising a laminate of: a carrier; an interconnect foil provided with a pattern of electrical conductors and a set of contact pads on the carrier; a set of solar cells, each provided with contact pads, sandwiched between a first and a second foil of thermoplast material spread out to encapsulate the solar cells, which first foil is provided with a set of through-holes at locations corresponding to those of at least a subset of the contact pads of the solar cells and the interconnect foil; electrically conductive material present within the through-holes of the thermoplast material and coupling the contact pads of the solar cells and corresponding ones of the interconnect foil; an optically transparent cover plate on the second foil; where at least one module of electronic components is integrated into the solar panel, which module comprises a carrier with a first side, at which are provided an encapsulation with the electronic components and a set of exposed contact pads, for which integration the carrier table is provided with at least one recess and the interconnect foil is provided with at least one hole at a location corresponding to the recess and with contact pads within an annular ring around the hole, and which contact pads face the interconnect foil, the contact pads aligned to the contact pads in the annular ring around the hole of the interconnect foil, filling material being present between the annular ring and the carrier of the module, and the encapsulation extending into the recess; and    (2) an apparatus for use in manufacturing a solar panel provided with a set of solar cells, comprising a carrier table for assembly of the solar panel, with lateral dimensions at least the same as dimensions of the solar panel, which carrier table comprises a moving table suitable for moving the stack of foils in different stages of the method between units for carrying out steps of the manufacturing of the solar panel and which carrier table is provided with a recess suitable for accommodating a top portion of a module of electronic components in an encapsulation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a diagrammatical and cross-sectional view of a solar panel.    Cover plate (1)    Thermoplast material (2, 4)    Solar cells (3)    Electrically conductive material (5)    Interconnect foil (6)    Carrier table (7)    Module (8)    Solar panel (10)    Through-holes (14)    Carrier (20)    First side (21)    Second side (22)    Encapsulation (23)