Three major energy efficiency standards for the PV industry have been released, among them the new national standard titled “Energy Efficiency Limit Values and Energy Efficiency Grades for Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Modules and Inverters.” This standard establishes clear, mandatory standards for module energy efficiency, with products and services not meeting these standards unable to be manufactured, sold, imported or provided, signifying that industry competition has officially entered a new era of high-efficiency development. As a leading PV and energy storage company, JinkoSolar will continue to drive industrial upgrading through technological innovation and empower the industry’s high-quality development with high-power production capacity.
Using conversion efficiency as the benchmark, the new national standard classifies crystalline silicon PV module energy efficiency into three tiers, establishing clear guidelines for the industry. Specifically, TOPCon modules in tiers 1–3 must achieve photovoltaic conversion efficiencies of 24.0%, 23.7% and 23.2% respectively, with a bifaciality ratio of no less than 75% and a module-coupled environmental stress degradation rate of no more than 8.6%. This standard not only establishes clear efficiency thresholds, but will also guide the industry back to the essence of technological competition, allowing high-quality production capacity to secure genuine market share.
As a leader in TOPCon technology, JinkoSolar’sTiger Neo 3.0 series modules exceed the new national standard’s Level 1 requirements thanks to their comprehensive efficiency advantages, including a module efficiency of 24.8%, a power output range of 650W–670W and a bifaciality of 85% ± 5%. At the same time, the modules have passed rigorous testing by China’s Photovoltaic Product Quality Inspection and Testing Centre (CPVT) and have been awarded Grade 1 Certification of Conformity for Crystalline Silicon PV Module Energy Efficiency (Mandatory National Standard), marking their energy efficiency performance as having received national-level certification.
The implementation of the new national standard signifies that the PV industry has officially bid farewell to the era of “low-price competition” and entered a new cycle of high-quality development “led by standards.”
