An interesting comparison here by Choice Australia of the world’s top solar panels.
The prominent panel brands compared are:
- Canadian
- CNPV
- JA Solar
- Jinko
- LG
- Q-Cells
- Suntech
- Renesola
- Tindo
- Trina
- Yingli
- Simax
- Sunpower
Main parameters on which these have been compared are:
- Price
- Power
- Efficiency
- Power Tolerance
- Length & Width
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As a commentator has rightly noted, what’s really important for those selecting panels is the price/W number. Here’s the low down on that, with the lowest price/W first:
- $0.84 Jinko (Multicrystalline)
- $0.85 CNPV (Multicrystalline)
- $0.86 JA Solar (Multicrystalline)
- $0.89 Renesola (Multicrystalline)
- $0.93 Trina (Multicrystalline)
- $0.94 Suntech (Multicrystalline)
- $0.95 Yingli (Multicrystalline)
- $0.96 Canadian (Multicrystalline)
- $1.05 Q-Cells (Multicrystalline)
- $1.11 Suntech (Monocrystalline)
- $1.16 Yingli (Monocrystalline)
- $1.21 Tindo (Multicrystalline)
- $1.22 LG (Monocrystalline)
- $1.55 Sunpower (Monocrystalline)
- $1.71 Simax (Monocrystalline)
You can see the massive difference between the lowest and the highest prices per W.
Simax is 100% more costly than Jinko, on a $/W basis!
Another not so surprising observation is that almost all high $/W panels are monocrystalline.
Source: Choice