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Best panels for hot climates

Ranked by Pmax temperature coefficient, least negative first. Panels run 20 to 50 degrees hotter than the air around them, so this is the figure that decides summer output. All rankings

Manufacturer
All AE Solar Jinko Solar JA Solar DAH Solar Trina Solar Canadian Solar Longi Solar Suntech Hanersun Gamko New Energy Resun Solar GCL Waaree ZNShine SunEvo Solar Vikram Solar Yingli Sunova Horay Solar Phono Solar Emmvee Techwise Solar Seraphim Heckert Solar Risen Luxen Solar Energy Astronergy DMEGC Solar N Plus Goldi Solar AIKO Talesun MY Solar JS Solar Sunlike Solar EGing PV Jolywood Huasun Huayao LEDVANCE Runergy Tongwei Luxor Solar Leapton BYD Renesola TPL Solar HT-SAAE Q-SUN Solar VSUN Hiwatt Solar Shinson Technology Philadelphia Solar DAS Solar Jetion HY SOLAR Heliene S-Energy Q-Cells Solarspace Sunpro Power AmoSolar Ulica Solar PolyCrown Solar Tech SunLink SpolarPV TCL Zhonghuan Hyundai First Solar VDS Renewable Recom Boviet Solar PVolution Sun Earth AUSTA ENERGY REC SunKean Premier Energies Isola New Energy Sunket New Energy Rarlon PV Tech Solitek Adani Solar Silfab Renewsys Axitec Gokin Hounen Solar Solarwatt Solar-Fabrik Just Solar RedSolar Tata Power Solar Lina Energy FuturaSun G-STAR Maxeon Ocean Solar CSUN Selfa Aptos Solar IBC Solar SP Enerji Exiom Neo Solar Power New East Solar Einnova Solarline Motech Amerisolar Solaria LinkSol Panasonic LG Meyer Burger Mission Solar Hansol Kensol Powitt Solar Runtech China Bruk-Bet Lu'an Solar Sharp Daxieworld Twinsel Electronic Technology Weran Solar Haitai Solar CW Enerji Mysolar USA Renew Photovoltaics Centro Energy ECODELTA Fellow Energy GL Solar Avaada Bisol Lexron Sunplus Viessmann ET Solar Jinergy Loom Solar Sonnex Energie TN Solar Vespa Solar Enerji Kyocera Navitas Solar Clelo Tech Depozit Solar Gintech HD Solar KIOTO Solar Reliance New Energy TommaTech BECSA Bauer Solar Becquer DualSun Runda Solar SOMI Sunman VEDA Solar AEET Anern Energy Beny New Energy Corab Elege Electronic Jshine Solar Technology KB Solar MSolar Mogen Solar Solar Power Vietnam YS Solar Zonergy ENCOR AKCOME KDM Kingdom Solar Kingdom Peimar Easun Power LS Solar MWG ASM AU Optronics Growatt RMCIP Tescom Solar Top Solar Wanze Energy
Active 300 Wp and up Found 13,438 panels
Model Power Efficiency Wp/m² Temp Degr. Weight Tech. Standout
STP365S-A66/Ssh 365 Wp 20.80% 208.1 -0.380 0.50% 19.0 kg PERC Space-efficient, top 5%
STP360S-A66/Ssh 360 Wp 20.50% 205.3 -0.380 0.50% 19.0 kg PERC Weak in heat
STP355S-A66/Ssh 355 Wp 20.20% 202.4 -0.380 0.50% 19.0 kg PERC Weak in heat
STP350S-A66/Ssh 350 Wp 20.00% 199.6 -0.380 0.50% 19.0 kg PERC Weak in heat
STP345S-A66/Ssh 345 Wp 19.70% 196.7 -0.380 0.50% 19.0 kg PERC Light for its class, top 7%
STP340-A72/Vfh 340 Wp 16.90% 169.0 -0.380 0.70% 22.5 kg - Typical across the board
STP345-A72/Vfh 345 Wp 17.10% 171.5 -0.380 0.70% 22.5 kg - Typical across the board
STP350-A72/Vfh 350 Wp 17.40% 174.0 -0.380 0.70% 22.5 kg - Modest efficiency
STP355-A72/Vfh 355 Wp 17.60% 176.4 -0.380 0.70% 22.5 kg - Modest efficiency
STP360-A72/Vfh 360 Wp 17.90% 178.9 -0.380 0.70% 22.5 kg - Needs more roof
Silfab SIL-380 NT 380 Wp 19.20% 191.9 -0.380 0.50% 21.5 kg PERC Weak in heat
Silfab SLA-M 300 Wp 300 Wp 18.40% 183.7 -0.380 0.64% 19.0 kg - Typical across the board
Silfab SLA-M 320 320 Wp 19.60% 195.9 -0.380 0.59% 19.0 kg - Typical across the board
Silfab SLA-M 310 310 Wp 19.00% 189.8 -0.380 0.59% 19.0 kg - Typical across the board
Silfab SLG-M 370 370 Wp 19.00% 189.7 -0.380 0.55% 23.0 kg - Weak in heat
Heckert Solar NeMo 2.0 60M 325 325 Wp 19.40% 193.5 -0.380 - 18.3 kg - Degradation not published
Heckert Solar NeMo 2.0 60M 330 330 Wp 19.60% 196.4 -0.380 - 18.3 kg - Degradation not published
Heckert Solar NeMo 2.0 60M 335 335 Wp 19.90% 199.4 -0.380 - 18.3 kg - Degradation not published
Silfab SLG-M 350 350 Wp 17.90% 179.5 -0.380 0.64% 23.0 kg - Modest efficiency
Silfab SLG-M 360 360 Wp 18.50% 184.6 -0.380 0.59% 23.0 kg - Modest efficiency
LF375M8-60H 375 Wp 20.60% 205.9 -0.381 0.55% 20.0 kg N-type Fast degradation
LF365M8-60H 365 Wp 20.00% 200.4 -0.381 0.55% 20.0 kg N-type Fast degradation
LF370M8-60H 370 Wp 20.30% 203.1 -0.381 0.55% 20.0 kg N-type Fast degradation
LF380M8-60H 380 Wp 20.90% 208.6 -0.381 0.55% 20.0 kg N-type Fast degradation
LF385M8-60H 385 Wp 21.10% 211.3 -0.381 0.55% 20.0 kg N-type Fast degradation
Lina Energy LEPV 450 450 Wp 20.72% 207.0 -0.381 - 25.0 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
Lina Energy LEPV 460 460 Wp 21.19% 211.6 -0.381 - 25.0 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
WS-320 320 Wp 16.06% 160.7 -0.386 0.70% 21.5 kg - Modest efficiency
WS-345 345 Wp 17.32% 173.3 -0.386 0.70% 21.5 kg - Typical across the board
WS-350 350 Wp 17.57% 175.8 -0.386 0.70% 21.5 kg - Modest efficiency
WS-325 325 Wp 16.32% 163.2 -0.386 0.70% 21.5 kg - Modest efficiency
WS-340 340 Wp 17.07% 170.8 -0.386 0.70% 21.5 kg - Typical across the board
WS-330 330 Wp 16.57% 165.7 -0.386 0.70% 21.5 kg - Modest efficiency
WS-335 335 Wp 16.82% 168.3 -0.386 0.70% 21.5 kg - Modest efficiency
WSD-325 325 Wp 16.14% 161.4 -0.386 0.70% 23.5 kg PERC Modest efficiency
WSD-330 330 Wp 16.39% 163.9 -0.386 0.70% 23.5 kg PERC Modest efficiency
WSD-335 335 Wp 16.64% 166.4 -0.386 0.70% 23.5 kg PERC Modest efficiency
WSD-340 340 Wp 16.89% 168.9 -0.386 0.70% 23.5 kg PERC Needs more roof
WSD-345 345 Wp 17.14% 171.4 -0.386 0.70% 23.5 kg PERC Needs more roof
WSD-350 350 Wp 17.39% 173.9 -0.386 0.70% 23.5 kg PERC Modest efficiency
Solarwatt Vision 60M style (black edition) 325 Wp 325 Wp 19.10% 191.2 -0.390 - 22.0 kg PERC Degradation not published
Solarwatt Vision 60M style (black edition) 320 Wp 320 Wp 18.80% 188.2 -0.390 - 22.0 kg PERC Degradation not published
Solaria Solaria PowerXT®-360R-PD 360 Wp 19.90% 199.0 -0.390 - 21.0 kg - Weak in heat
Solaria Solaria PowerXT-370R-PD 370 Wp 20.50% 204.5 -0.390 0.50% 21.0 kg - Weak in heat
Solaria PowerXT 420R-PL 420 Wp 19.90% 198.9 -0.390 0.48% 21.7 kg - Weak in heat
Solaria PowerXT 430R-PL 430 Wp 20.40% 203.6 -0.390 0.48% 21.7 kg - Weak in heat
Solaria Solaria PowerXT-365R-PD 365 Wp 20.20% 201.8 -0.390 0.50% 21.0 kg - Weak in heat
Solaria Solaria PowerXT-400R-PM 400 Wp 20.20% 202.1 -0.390 0.48% 21.0 kg - Weak in heat
Solaria Solaria PowerXT-410C-BD 410 Wp 18.90% 189.5 -0.390 - 29.0 kg - Modest efficiency
Solaria Solaria PowerXT-420C-BD 420 Wp 19.40% 194.1 -0.390 - 29.0 kg - Weak in heat
Colour key Strong - top 25% of segment Typical - middle 50% Weak - bottom 25%
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