Chinese Solar Module Firms Top KIWA PVEL’s Top Performer List Updated On Thu, Jun 5th, 2025 by Saurenergy Independent solar testing lab Kiwa PVEL on Wednesday released its 11th annual PV Module Reliability Scorecard, identifying 50 solar module manufacturers as “Top Performers” in one or more reliability and performance tests. The list named several solar module makers. However, solar module makers from China and Indonesia topped the list. JinkoSolar topped the list by […] Read more
MNRE Issues New Testing Rules For Solar Modules Updated On Thu, May 29th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued updated guidelines for the classification and testing of solar modules, aimed at strengthening quality assurance in the sector. Under the new rules, designated laboratories will carry out testing based on revised standards. All solar modules must now be registered with the Bureau of Indian Standards […] Read more
Fraunhofer ISE Flags ‘Overstatement’ Of Output Claims By Module Manufacturers Updated On Thu, Mar 13th, 2025 by Saurenergy A research team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has evaluated over 70,000 power measurements on photovoltaic modules that have been carried out in the institute’s calibration laboratory, CalLab PV Modules, since 2012. In the process, the researchers found that since around 2017, the negative discrepancy between the performance data of the […] Read more
JinkoSolar Scores Top Result in CSIRO and Choice Solar Module Testing Updated On Tue, Feb 14th, 2017 by Saurenergy JinkoSolar is one of just two companies to score over 90% and receive an “excellent” performance rating. JinkoSolar has announced that it has scored an excellent result in the Choice Magazine and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) solar module testing and is one of just two module manufacturers to receive an “excellent” performance […] Read more
