Top 10 Solar Panels – January 2023

Solar Edition has here listed the Top 10 Solar Panels sorted by the efficiency of the panels for January 2023. Whether you are a solar panel installation company, an investor looking for a good choice for your solar farm or simply an expert curious of the market’s latest updates, you are in the right place. 

It is worth mentioning that in addition to the top 10 list bellow, a table for top 40 solar panels with more than 21% efficiency is shown further down. We publish this top ten solar panels list monthly since 2019 with neutral point of view, i.e Solar Edition is neither shareholder in any of the companies or is sponsored by them.

Best Solar Panels January 2023

1. Sun Power, Maxecon 6 AC, 440W, 22.8%
2. Sun Power, Maxecon 3, 430W, 22.7%
3. Jinko Solar, Tiger Neo, 585 W, 22.65%
4. Longi, Hi-Mo 6, 585 W, 22.6%
5. Huasun, HS-210-B132 DS700, 700 W, 22.5%
6. Recom-tech, RCM-700-8DBHM, 700 W, 22.5%
7. Canadian Solar, HiHero CS6R 440H-AG, 440 W, 22.5%
8. Sunova Solar, SS-575-72MDH(T), 575 W, 22.3%
9. REC, Alpha series, Pure-R, 430 W, 22.3%
10. Jinko Solar, 60 HL4-(V), 480 W, 22.24%

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How Do We Rank the Best Solar Panels in Our List? 

SolarEdition’s Top 10 Solar panels list has been arranged based on three features as the following

1- Solar panel Efficiency 

The efficiency of the solar panel is the first criterion in sorting our list. But what is efficiency in the solar panel? The solar panel’s efficiency is the ability of the panel to convert sunlight into electricity. In simple words, this means the higher the efficiency, the more electricity is generated for you. Some of the solar panels listed in this article are bifacial, which can get more power from backside and therefore higher efficiency. To have a fair comparison with mono-facial panels, only the efficiencies from front side og panels are compared. 

2- Power Density

The second criterion for distinguishing and categorizing solar panels is power density. The power density is the total power generated by a PV module divided by the area of that module. The power density unit is watts per square meter (W/m2 ).  It is one of the things that all PV module sellers, buyers, and installers should consider.

3- Solar panel’s Power Output

The last parameter in sorting our list is the power output of the PV module. But what is the power output of a solar panel? It is the total amount of electricity you can get from a single panel.

Full List of Best Solar Panels January 2023 (40 enteries)

	Top 10 Solar panels – January 2023
Rank	Manufacturer	Model	Technology	Efficiency	Power Density	Power
1		Maxecon 6 AC	IBC	22.8%	228.2 W/m2	440 W
2		Maxeon 3 SPR-MAX3-430	IBC	22.7%	226.9W/m2	430 W
3		Tiger NeoJKM585N-72HL4-V	TOPCon	22.65%	226.45W/m2	585 W
4		Hi-Mo 6LR5-72HTH-585M	HPBC	22.6%	226.46 W/m2	585 W
5		HS-210-B132 DS700	HJT	22.5%	225.34 W/m2	700 W
6		RCM-700-8DBHM	HJT	22.5%	225.34W/m2	700 W
7		HiHero CS6R 440H-AG	HJT	22.5%	225.32 W/m2	440 W
8		SS-575-72MDH(T)	PERCHalf Cell	22.3%	222.6 W/m2	575 W
9		Pure-R	HJT	22.3%	223 W/m2	430 W
10		60 HL4-(V)	TOPCon	22.24%	222.4 W/m2	480 W
11		EverVolt H series	Half cellHJT	22.2%	–	410 W
12		SPICN6(LAR)-72-470/IH	IBC	22%	219.6 W/m2	470 W
13		NeoN R ACe	MBB	22%	220 W/m2	380 W
14		Meyer Burger White	HJT- Half Cell	21.7%	217.5 W/m2	400 W
15		Alpha	HJT- Half Cell	21.7%	217.5 W/m2	380 W
16		EverVolt	Half cellHJT	21.7%	217.4 W/m2	380 W
17		NeoN R	IBC	21.7%	191.3 W/m2	375 W
18		HiKu7 CS7N-670	PERCHalf Cell	21.6%	215.7W/m2	670 W
19		Vertex S	PERCHalf Cell	21.6%	215.7W/m2	670 W
20		SRP-610-BMB-HV	PERCHalf Cell	21.55%	215.5 W/m2	610 W
21		420 MS 10-HC-N	TOPCon	21.51%	215.1 W/m2	420 W
22		Meyer Burger Black	HJT	21.5%	214.6 W/m2	395 W
23		Titan	Half cell MBB	21.4%	214.8 W/m2	608 W
24		Tiger pro	Half cell MBB	21.4%	–	585 W
25		SIL-380 BK	Back Contact	21.4%	213.8 W/m2	380 W
26		NeoN R	IBC	21.4%	188.7 W/m2	370 W
27		Tiger pro	Half cell MBB	21.3%	221.9 W/m2	415 W
28		LR5-66 HBD	Half cell MBB	21.3%	213 W/m2	500 W
29		Silk Premium	PERC MBB	21.29%	213 W/m2	410 W
30		415 MS 10-HC-N	TOPCon	21.25%	212.6 W/m2	415 W
31		FU M Zebra	IBC	21.2%	212.9 W/m2	360 W
32		Ultra X	Half cell MBB	21.2 %	212 W/m2	600 W
33		Vertex	Half cell MBB	21.2%	–	600 W
34		HiKu7	Half Cell	21.2%	212 W/m2	600 W
35		S4	Half cell MBB	21.1%	–	540 W
36		Vertex	1/3 cut cells	21.1%	212 W/m2	505 W
37		Vertes S	MBB	21.1%	210.7 W/m2	405 W
38		Deep Blue 3.0	PERCMBB	21%	214.5 W/m2	545 W
39		Hi-MO 5	PERC	21%	211.7W/m2	540 W
40		SPIC N6 (MAR)	IBC & Half Cell	21%	209.9W/m2	355 W

Did you know?

Solar Edition publishes this trending article with the new top 10 PV solar panels quarterly since 2019. We publish two Top 10 Solar Panels lists,

• Monthly, Top 10 solar panels are sorted by high efficiency of the PV panels.
• Quarterly, Top 10 solar panels for industrial-scale, 72 cells (Q1,2,3,4)

We also publish a list of top 10 wind turbine generators on our second website windedition, dedicated to Wind energy topic.

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