The highest module power in the TOP SOLAR MODULES listing increased from 700 W in early 2023 to 720 W in 2024
Huasun claimed the top spot in 2024 with its 720 W HJT module, followed closely by Tongwei at 715 W
The 2nd position was shared by 700 W products from Risen and Trinasolar, later taken by Tongwei’s 715 W module
Grand Sunergy’s 710 W HJT module emerged in 2024, marking a strong entry and highlighting the shift towards high-power modules
A solar module’s wattage, second only to efficiency, defines its performance and market appeal. As power is the key sales metric, our top modules report evaluates module power by analyzing the development of the top 3 power ratings. The top power in the TOP SOLAR MODULES listing has increased from 700 W in January 2023 to 715 W during the year, going up by only 5 W to 720 W in 2024. The top power gain was 20 W over the 2 years. The gain was slightly higher for the 2nd best power slot, which was up by 25 W. Over a base value of 690 W at the beginning of 2023, it improved to 700 W by the end of the year and improved by 15 W more to 715 W during 2024. Starting at 685 W, the 3rd rank for power actually fell to 675 W by mid-June but rose back up to end 2023 at 695 W. During 2024, it further improved to 710 W (see Power Trends: High-Power Domination Continues In Solar Modules).
Going into product-wise development details, the top power slot was shared by 2 companies – Huasun and Tongwei – at the beginning of 2024, both based on the HJT technology platform. This was improved only once by Huasun in August, to 720 W, claiming the top position all for itself. Contrastingly, there were numerous changes in 2023, when the starting point was at 700 W, represented by a HJT module also from Huasun. In June, Risen, another strong advocate of HJT, also commercialized a 700 W module, sharing the top spot with Huasun. This dual leadership continued till August 2023. In September, Huasun retook the top spot by commercializing another HJT module rated at 715 W. However, at the end of 2023, Tongwei also launched a similar HJT module with a rated power of 715 W. As a result, both Huasun and Tongwei shared the top honors in terms of power ratings.
The second power slot was represented by 2 products rated at 700 W at the beginning of 2024, namely Risen’s HJT module and Trinasolar’s TOPCon module. This category also saw only one change during the year and was claimed by a single product. Tongwei’s HJT module with 715 W, which shared the top position previously, was pushed to 2nd with the inclusion of Huasun’s 720 W product in August. Coincidentally, it immediately found a partner again when Trinasolar commercialized its high power TOPCon module with the same 700 W power rating in the same month. The pair remained the 2nd top power for the rest of the year. In 2023, the 2nd position was held by Akcome’s 690 W HJT module.
At 3rd was the 695 W HJT module from Akcome at the beginning of 2024. However, the changes in the top 2 positions moved it to 3rd. Tongwei then pushed the Risen and Trinasolar duo Tongwei from 2nd place to 3rd in August. While this remained so for the next month, Grand Sunergy entered our listing for the first time with its 710 W HJT module in October, which continued at this level for the rest of the year. In 2023, the 3rd best power slot was also subjected to a few changes. EGing’s 685 W PERC module held this place till June. In July, however, EGing replaced this high-power module with a high-efficiency one, but with a lower power rating of 580 W. As a result,2 PERC modules, one each from Canadian Solar and Risen, were elevated to a shared 3rd position, but only for the months of July and August. With the introduction of Huasun’s 715 W module, Akcome’s 690 W HJT module slipped to the 3rd place in September, but the company also increased the power ratings for this product range in December 2023 to 695 W.
The TaiyangNews TOP SOLAR MODULES 2024 Report summarizes the key findings from over 24 editions published during 2023 and 2024. Download the free report here.