Solarplaza has created top-10 and top-25 lists for poly-crystalline silicon solar PV modules, by efficiency. A mere 0.76% power conversion efficiency difference separates Solland Solar's top module from number 10, China Sunergy.

December 14, 2011 -- Solarplaza has created top-10 and top-25 lists for poly-crystalline silicon solar photovoltaics (PV) modules, by efficiency. A mere 0.76% power conversion efficiency difference separates Solland Solar's top module (16.00%) from the number 10 spot, China Sunergy (15.24%).

Efficiency is one metric to weigh when choosing solar modules for a PV installation. Other factors such as cost, install location, balance-of-system (BoS) integration, can wash out a module's higher output. Also read: Top solar PV installation markets

Solland Solar's Sunweb design incorporates 60 polySi solar cells. About half of the top-10 modules use 60-cell designs; the other half are based on 72-cell layouts.

Table. Top 10 most-efficient c-Si solar PV modules.
  Manufacturer
 Module efficiency Module type
1 Solland Solar
 16.00% Sunweb5
2 Siliken
 15.70% SLK72P6L-305
3 LDK Solar 
15.67% LDK-200P-24(s)
4 Vikram
 15.63% Eldora 280 (300)
5 Wiosun
 15.54% E300P
6 A2peak
 15.50% P3-235-60 (250)
7 CNPV solar
 15.40% CNPV-300P
8 Latitude Solar
 15.30% Latitude P6-60/6 (250)
9 JA Solar
 15.29% JAP6-60-250
10 China Sunergy
 15.24% CSUN295-72P

See datasheets for each module, and the top-25 list, here: http://www.solarplaza.com/top10-polycrystalline-module-efficiency/

Solarplaza.com is an independent global platform for knowledge, trade and events for the photovoltaic solar energy industry.

Subscribe to Photovoltaics World

Get the PVTimes newsletter

Follow @pvworld on Twitter

Or join our Facebook group