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Most Efficient Solar Panels
What you may initially hear from a lot of people who are planning to install solar PVs are these questions:
“Which is the most efficient solar panel?“, or “Which brand is the best?“.
Asking these questions is natural especially if you have plans to invest on it. Searching for the perfect solar panel is what we all want; those that are efficient enough to produce enough power to generate electricity. For this reason, the following list of the most efficient solar panel in international solar PV industry is made to help you decide which would be the best for your needs. (The following lists were made by Solar Plaza and were first published on December 2011 and March 2012 respectively. Manufacturers in Malaysia may or may not be included in the list, but that doesn’t make their products less efficient.) World’s Most Efficient Solar PV Modules (Polycrystalline) *published December 12, 2011
World’s Most Efficient Solar PV Modules (Polycrystalline)
*published December 12, 2011
| Manufacturer | Module Efficiency | Module Type | Cell Efficiency | Cell Type |
| Solland Solar | 16.00% | Sunweb | 60 cells polycrystalline Si, Sunweb | |
| Siliken | 15.70% | SLK72P6L-305 | 18.33% | 72 polycrystalline 156x156mm |
| LDK Solar | 15.67% | LDK-200P-24(s) | 72 (6×12) polycrystalline silicon solar cells 125×125 mm | |
| Vikram | 15.63% | Eldora 280 (300) | 72 pcs poly-crystalline solar cells (156x156mm), 2BB & 3BB | |
| Wiosun | 15.54% | E300P | 17.12% | 72 x 156x156mm polycrystalline |
| A2peak | 15.50% | P3-235-60 (250) | 60 polycrystalline 3 bus bar solar cells, 156x156mm | |
| CNPV solar | 15.40% | CNPV-300P | 17.10% | 72 cells (156×156 mm) in a 6×12 matrix connected in series |
| Latitude Solar | 15.30% | Latitude P6-60/6 (250) | Polycrystalline, 60 pcs, 156 x 156 mm | |
| JA Solar | 15.29% | JAP6-60-250 | 60 polycrystalline 156x156mm | |
| China Sunergy | 15.24% | CSUN295-72P |
World's Most Efficient Solar PV (Monocrystalline Cells)
*published March 27, 2012
| Manufacturer | Cell Efficiency | Cell Type | Size |
| Sunpower | 22.5% | Maxeon Cell Technology | 130×130 mm |
| Sanyo Electric | 20.2% | HIT Solar Cell Structure | 110×110 mm |
| JA Solar | 20.0% | JAC M6SL Secium | 156×156 mm |
| Suntech | 19.7% | Pluto Cell | 156×156 mm |
| Suniva | 19.4% | ARTisun Select | 156×156 mm |
| Shinsung Solar Energy | 19.4% | SH-1940S3 | 156×156 mm |
| E-Ton | 19.3% | Mono Cell 3BB | 156×156 mm |
| Motech | 19.2% | XS156B3-200R X-Cells | 156×156 mm |
| Neo Solar Power | 19.2% | Perfect 19 | 156×156 mm |
| Solartech Energy | 19.1% | SR-156-3 | 156×156 mm |
