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Top 10 World's Most Efficient Solar PV Modules (Mono-Crystalline)

 

The table below shows the Top 10 of the current commercially available mono-crystalline silicon solar PV modules with the highest module efficiency.
This information has been collated from public sources such as product datasheets online.

 

 


  Manufacturer Module Efficiency Module Type
1. Sunpower 20.40% E20 / 333 SOLAR PANEL
2. AUO 19.50% PM318B00
3. Sanyo Electric 19.00% HIT-N240SE10
4. Jiawei 18.30% JW-S100
5. Crown Renewable Energy 18.30% Summit 100LM
6. JA Solar 16.84% JAM5(L)-72-215/SI
7. Trina Solar 16.40% TSM-210DC80
8. CNPV Solar 16.20% CNPV-105M
9. Yingli Solar 16.20% Panda 265 Series
10. Jetion 16.20% JT315SAc

 


 

 

*This table was first published on June 27, 2011 and last updated on July 8, 2011

Please scroll down or click here for the Top 50 mc-Si PV Module Efficiency list. Companies that feel they should be included in these lists are invited to contact us and provide the public information source.

 

 


 

1. Sunpower SunPower E19

 

Module Efficiency: 20.40%
Module Type: E20 / 333 SOLAR PANEL
Cell Efficiency: 22.80%

Cell Type: Sunpower Maxeon Cell

 

Data Sheet

Sunpower Company Profile

 

 

 


2. AUO LG Solar

 

Module Efficiency: 19.50%

Module Type: PM318B00

Cell Efficiency: n.a.

Cell Type: n.a.

 

Data Sheet

 


 

3. Sanyo Electric Sanyo

 

Module Efficiency: 19.00%
Module Type: HIT-N240SE10
Cell Efficiency: 21.60%

Cell Type: HIT Cell Technology

 

Data Sheet

Sanyo Company Profile

 


4. Jiawei Jianwei

 

Module Efficiency: 18.30%

Module Type: JW-S100 

Cell Efficiency: 21.01%

Cell Type: n.a.

 

Data Sheet

 


5. Crown Renewable Energy    Crown Summit

 

Module Efficiency: 18.30%

Module Type: Summit 100LM

Cell Efficiency: n.a.

Cell Type: n.a.

 

Data Sheet

 

 


6. JA Solar JA Solar

 

Module Efficiency: 16.84%

Module Type: JAM5(L)-72-215/SI

Cell Efficiency: 19.10%

Cell Type: SECIUM Mono 6 "(R200) JAC M6S

 

Data Sheet

JA Solar Company Profile

 


7. Trina Solar Trina

 

Module Efficiency: 16.40%

Module Type: TSM-210DC80

Cell Efficiency: 18.10%

Cell Type: Quad Max

 

Data Sheet

Trina Solar Company Profile

 

 


8. CNPV Solar CNPV

 

Module Efficiency: 16.20%

Module Type: CNPV-105M

Cell Efficiency: 18.80%

Cell Type: n.a.

 

Data Sheet

 

 


9. Yingli Solar Yingli

 

Module Efficiency: 16.20%

Module Type: Panda 265 Series

Cell Efficiency: 18.50%

Cell Type: n-Type

 

Data Sheet

Yingli Company Profile

 


10. Jetion Jetion

 

Module Efficiency: 16.20%

Module Type: JT315SAc

Cell Efficiency: 18.30%

Cell Type: n.a.

 

Date Sheet

 

 


 

 

 

 

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