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China win #1 solar panel for 2013 (although US firm Sunpower was robbed!)<\/p><\/div>\n

Note:<\/strong> this post was written in 2014 and is out-of-date. To get my latest recommended solar panel brands please read my constantly updated Solar 101 Guide.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Hot off the German Press: industry bible Photon Magazine has announced the winners of its 2013 solar panel test. Basically, a bunch of Germans in white coats mount a gazillion solar panels in a field in Germany and measure their power output over 12 months.<\/p>\n

At this point, I must point out that 3 separate Sunpower models would have won all of the top 3 spots, but they had to remove them from the table due to a testing machine malfunction…so it is by no means a totally fair test. But it is useful to see which brands perform well despite this rare cock up from our German friends.<\/p>\n

So here here are the top 20 for 2013:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nSolar Panel Manufacturer<\/strong><\/td>\nModel Number<\/strong><\/td>\nPerformance Ratio<\/strong><\/td>\nType<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nSopray Energy<\/td>\nSR-190<\/td>\n94.0<\/td>\nMono<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nRisen Energy<\/td>\nSYP190S-M<\/td>\n93.8<\/td>\nMono<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nET Solar Industry<\/td>\nET-M660250WW<\/td>\n93.4<\/td>\nMono<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nHanwha Q-Cells<\/td>\nQ.PRO-G2 235<\/td>\n93.3<\/td>\nMulti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nSonalis<\/td>\nSL190TU-36M<\/td>\n93.3<\/td>\nMono<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nRisen Energy<\/td>\nSYP250M<\/td>\n93.1<\/td>\nMono<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nCSG PVTech<\/td>\nCSG240M2<\/td>\n93.1<\/td>\nMulti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nRenesola<\/td>\nJC245M-24\/Bbv<\/td>\n93.1<\/td>\nQuasi-mono<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nSopray Energy<\/td>\nSR-156P-235<\/td>\n93.0<\/td>\nMulti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nCSG PVTech<\/td>\nCSG250S2<\/td>\n93.0<\/td>\nMono<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nRealForce Power<\/td>\nRF-240P60<\/td>\n92.8<\/td>\nMulti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nSeraphim Solar System<\/td>\nSRP-220-6PB<\/td>\n92.6<\/td>\nMulti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nJinko Solar<\/td>\nJKM190M-72<\/td>\n92.6<\/td>\nMono<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nJinko Solar<\/td>\nJKM275P<\/td>\n92.6<\/td>\nMulti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nSiliken<\/td>\nSLK60P6L 230Wp<\/td>\n92.4<\/td>\nMulti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nET Solar Industry<\/td>\nET-P660240<\/td>\n92.2<\/td>\nMulti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nJA Solar Technology<\/td>\nJAM6-60-250\/SI<\/td>\n92.1<\/td>\nMono<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nREC<\/td>\nPremium 210<\/td>\n92.1<\/td>\nMulti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nCSG PV Tech<\/td>\nCSG180S1-35\/36<\/td>\n92.1<\/td>\nMono<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nHareon Solar Technology<\/td>\nHR-230P-18\/Bb<\/td>\n92.1<\/td>\nMulti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

“Well done China” is all I can say. You’ve taken the podium with the top 3 all made in the Peoples’ Republic!<\/p>\n

So which of these brands should you consider buying?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sopray and Risen panels are quite hard (but not impossible!) to find in Australia, however ET solar panels are not.<\/p>\n

It is also good to see Q-Cells in the top 5 a few years after they were bought from the Germans by Hanwha. Many people feared that losing German control would spell a downward spiral in quality, but it seems Q-Cells are as good as ever.<\/p>\n

Other panels making the top 20 that are\u00a0<\/span>readily\u00a0available on these shores include Jinko Solar and REC.<\/span><\/p>\n

The full results are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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