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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 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 13,378 panels
Model Power Efficiency Wp/m² Temp Degr. Weight Tech. Standout
STP735S-D66-Nsh+ BI 735 Wp 23.70% 236.6 -0.280 0.40% 37.5 kg TOPCon Top 5% efficiency
Hanersun HN21RN-54HT500W BI 500 Wp 22.50% 224.8 -0.280 0.40% 26.4 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 10%
Hanersun HN21RN-54HT490W BI 490 Wp 22.00% 220.3 -0.280 0.40% 26.4 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 11%
Hanersun HN21RN-54HT505W BI 505 Wp 22.70% 227.1 -0.280 0.40% 26.4 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 10%
Hanersun HN21RN-66HT610W BI 610 Wp 22.60% 225.8 -0.280 0.40% 32.5 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 7%
Hanersun HN21RN-66HT615W BI 615 Wp 22.80% 227.7 -0.280 0.40% 32.5 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 7%
Hanersun HN21RN-66HT620W BI 620 Wp 23.00% 229.5 -0.280 0.40% 32.5 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 7%
Hanersun HN21RN-66HT630W BI 630 Wp 23.30% 233.2 -0.280 0.40% 32.5 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 7%
Hanersun HN21RN-66HT600W BI 600 Wp 22.20% 222.1 -0.280 0.40% 32.5 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 7%
Hanersun HN21RN-66HT640W BI 640 Wp 23.70% 236.9 -0.280 0.40% 32.5 kg TOPCon Top 4% efficiency
Hanersun HN21RN-66HT605W BI 605 Wp 22.40% 224.0 -0.280 0.40% 32.5 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 7%
Vikram Solar HYPERSOL VSMDH.66.AAA.05-695 BI 695 Wp 22.37% 223.7 -0.280 0.40% 39.5 kg N-type Heavy for its class
Vikram Solar HYPERSOL VSMDH.66.AAA.05-700 BI 700 Wp 22.53% 225.3 -0.280 0.40% 39.5 kg N-type Heavy for its class
Hanersun HN21RN-66H605W 605 Wp 22.40% 224.0 -0.280 0.40% 27.0 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 3%
Hanersun HN21RN-66H610W 610 Wp 22.60% 225.8 -0.280 0.40% 27.0 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 2%
Hanersun HN21RN-66H615W 615 Wp 22.80% 227.7 -0.280 0.40% 27.0 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 2%
Hanersun HN21RN-54HT520W BI 520 Wp 23.40% 233.8 -0.280 0.40% 26.4 kg TOPCon Top 9% efficiency
Hanersun HN21RN-54HT530W BI 530 Wp 23.80% 238.3 -0.280 0.40% 26.4 kg TOPCon Space-efficient, top 3%
Hanersun HN21RN-54HT515W BI 515 Wp 23.20% 231.6 -0.280 0.40% 26.4 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 10%
Hanersun HN21N-66HT695W BI 695 Wp 22.40% 223.7 -0.280 0.40% 37.4 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 20%
Hanersun HN21N-66HT735W BI 735 Wp 23.70% 236.6 -0.280 0.40% 37.4 kg TOPCon Top 5% efficiency
Hanersun HN21N-66HT740W BI 740 Wp 23.80% 238.2 -0.280 0.40% 37.4 kg TOPCon Space-efficient, top 2%
Hanersun HN21N-66HT745W BI 745 Wp 24.00% 239.8 -0.280 0.40% 37.4 kg TOPCon Top 1% efficiency
Hanersun HN18N-54H-L420W 420 Wp 21.50% 215.1 -0.280 0.40% 13.8 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 2%
Hanersun HN18N-54H-L435W 435 Wp 22.30% 222.8 -0.280 0.40% 13.8 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 1%
Hanersun HN18N-54H-L440W 440 Wp 22.50% 225.3 -0.280 0.40% 13.8 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 1%
Hanersun HN18N-54H-L445W 445 Wp 22.80% 227.9 -0.280 0.40% 13.8 kg TOPCon Top 1% efficiency
Heckert Solar ZEUS 1.1-445 BI 445 Wp 22.30% 222.7 -0.280 0.45% 23.7 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 4%
Heckert Solar ZEUS 2.2 710 BI 710 Wp 22.90% 228.6 -0.280 0.45% 37.9 kg TOPCon Fast degradation
Heckert Solar ZEUS 2.2 715 BI 715 Wp 23.00% 230.2 -0.280 0.45% 37.9 kg TOPCon Fast degradation
Heckert Solar ZEUS 1.1-450 BI 450 Wp 22.50% 225.2 -0.280 0.45% 23.7 kg TOPCon Fast degradation
Hanersun HN18N-54H-L425W 425 Wp 21.80% 217.6 -0.280 0.40% 13.8 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 2%
Hanersun HN18N-54H-L430W 430 Wp 22.00% 220.2 -0.280 0.40% 13.8 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 2%
Hanersun HN21RN-54HT510W BI 510 Wp 22.90% 229.3 -0.280 0.40% 26.4 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 10%
Hanersun HN21RN-54HT525W BI 525 Wp 23.60% 236.1 -0.280 0.40% 26.4 kg TOPCon Space-efficient, top 5%
Hanersun HN21RN-66H620W 620 Wp 23.00% 229.5 -0.280 0.40% 27.0 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 1%
Hanersun HN21RN-66H625W 625 Wp 23.10% 231.4 -0.280 0.40% 27.0 kg TOPCon Lightest in its segment
Hanersun HN21RN-66H630W 630 Wp 23.30% 233.2 -0.280 0.40% 27.0 kg TOPCon Lightest in its segment
Hanersun HN21RN-66HT625W BI 625 Wp 23.10% 231.4 -0.280 0.40% 32.5 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 7%
Vikram Solar HYPERSOL VSMDH.66.AAA.05-705 BI 705 Wp 22.70% 227.0 -0.280 0.40% 39.5 kg N-type Heavy for its class
Vikram Solar HYPERSOL VSMDH.66.AAA.05-710 BI 710 Wp 22.86% 228.6 -0.280 0.40% 39.5 kg N-type Heavy for its class
Vikram Solar HYPERSOL VSMDH.66.AAA.05-715 BI 715 Wp 23.02% 230.2 -0.280 0.40% 39.5 kg N-type Heavy for its class
Vikram Solar HYPERSOL VSMDH.66.AAA.05-720 BI 720 Wp 23.18% 231.8 -0.280 0.40% 39.5 kg N-type Heavy for its class
Hanersun HN21RN-66HT645W BI 645 Wp 23.90% 238.8 -0.280 0.40% 32.5 kg TOPCon Top 1% efficiency
Hanersun HN21RN-66HT650W BI 650 Wp 24.10% 240.6 -0.280 0.40% 32.5 kg TOPCon Top 16% efficiency
Hanersun HN21RN-66HT635W BI 635 Wp 23.50% 235.1 -0.280 0.40% 32.5 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 7%
Hanersun HN21N-66HT750W BI 750 Wp 24.10% 241.4 -0.280 0.40% 37.4 kg TOPCon Space-efficient, top 2%
Hanersun HN21N-66HT700W BI 700 Wp 22.50% 225.3 -0.280 0.40% 37.4 kg TOPCon Modest efficiency
Hanersun HN21N-66HT705W BI 705 Wp 22.70% 227.0 -0.280 0.40% 37.4 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 11%
Hanersun HN21RN-54HT495W BI 495 Wp 22.30% 222.6 -0.280 0.40% 26.4 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 11%
Colour key Strong - top 25% of segment Typical - middle 50% Weak - bottom 25%
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Technologies

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