Michael's ZNShine Panels Review & Verdict
Michael Bloch covers the latest developments in home electrification for SolarQuotes.
ZNShine Solar manufactures low-cost panels that have been reasonably popular in Australia. But we think there are better solar panel options at the budget end of the pricing spectrum.
ZNShine Panels: Pros & Cons
- Budget priced
- Better options available for around the same money
About ZNShine
ZNShine Solar is Chinese panel producer with manufacturing facilities in Changzhou, Suqian, and Yunnan, and also in Indonesia.
ZNShine Australia Contact Details
Address: Level 7, 91 Phillip Street, Parramatta, NSW 2150
Telephone: 02 9893 1856.
Email: [email protected]
Website
Company Info
Founded in 1988, ZNShine Solar entered the PV module manufacturing market in 2006 and established an Australian office in Sydney in 2019. The company currently boasts an annual production capacity of 10GW.
ZNShine Solar not only produces solar panels, but it's also a large-scale PV project developer with a presence in many countries including Japan, India, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, UK, the USA, Canada, Chile, Australia and Africa.
ZNShine Solar Panels In Australia
Among the ZNShine solar panels approved for use in Australia by the Clean Energy Council as at April 2025 and suitable for residential rooftop installations are:
- ZXM7-SH108-415/M (415W)
- ZXM7-SH120-440/M (440W)
- ZXM7-SHLD108-415/M (440W)
- ZXM7-SHLD120-440/M (440W)
- ZXM7-UHLDD108-415/N (415W)
- ZXM7-UHLD108-440/N (440W)
- ZXM7-UHLDD108-440/N (440W)
- ZXMR-UHLD96-440/N (440W)
- ZXMR-UHLDD96-440/N (440W)
Breaking those down a bit further:
- The SH are single-glass all-black half-cell monocrystalline PERC solar panels
- The SHLD are half-cell double glass mono PERC modules.
- The UHLD are half-cell N-Type TOPCon double glass monocrystalline modules
- The UHLDD are half-cell N-Type TOPCon bifacial double glass monocrystalline panels.
- The numbers 96, 108 and 120 refer to the number of half-cells.
ZNShine solar panels offer conversion efficiencies ranging from 20.97% to 22.53% and a temperature coefficient of Pmax of -0.28%/°C to -0.35%/°C. The SH and SHLD measurements and weights are generally around 1724 × 1134 × 30 mm and 20.5 kg. The UHLD and UHLDD panels are 1762×1134×30 mm and quite a bit heavier at 25 kg.
Warranty Details
ZNShine offers a 12-year product warranty and a 25 year (single-glass) or 30-year (double-glass) performance guarantee.
The performance warranty for single-glass panels allows for 3.0% degradation in power output in the first year, then 0.68% per year thereafter; ending with 80.68% in the 30th year. The performance warranty for double-glass panels allows for 3.0% degradation in power output in the first year, then 0.5% per year thereafter, ending with 82.5% in the 30th year.
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