2021 PV Module Reliability Scorecard

Top Performers

Introducing the 2021 Top Performers

The 2021 PV Module Reliability Scorecard names a record 26 manufacturers with PV modules that achieved top-performing test results in PVEL’s Product Qualification Program. Model types are listed in the individual Test Results sections of this report.

Scroll down the page further to learn which companies have achieved Top Performer status in past Scorecards and to read more about each Top Performer.

Historical Scorecard

PVEL commends manufacturers committed to product quality and reliability who have earned Top Performers status.

The tables below show the history of Top Performers since PVEL’s first Scorecard published in 2014. Manufacturers are listed by the number of years they have been designated a Top Performer, in alphabetical order.

7x Top Performers

Legal Entity Name
Factory location(s)
Scorecard Appearances
Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
Shangrao, China
2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021View site
Trina Solar Co., Ltd.
Mabyangporn, Thailand
2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021View Site

6x Top Performers

Legal Entity Name
Factory Location(s)
Scorecard Appearances
JA Solar Technology Co.
Hefei, China; Fengxian, China
2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021View Site
Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd
Jincheon-gun, South Korea; Eumseong-gun, South Korea; Cyberjaya, Malaysia; Dalton, U.S.A.
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021View Site
REC Group
Tuas, Singapore
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021View Site

5x Top Performers

Legal Entity Name
Factory Location(s)
Scorecard Apperances
Astronergy (Chint Solar [Zhejiang]) Co., Ltd.
Haining, China
2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021View Site
GCL System Integration Technology Co., Ltd
Van Trung Industrial Park, Vietnam
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021View Site
LONGi Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
Taizhou, China
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021View Site

4x Top Performers

Legal Entity Name
Factory Location(s)
Scorecard Appearances
Adani (Mundra Solar PV Ltd.)
Gujarat, India
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021View Site
Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. / SunPower Corporation
Ensenada, Mexico; Yixing, China
2017, 2018, 2020, 2021View Site
Phono Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
Nanjing, China
2016, 2018, 2019, 2021View Site
Seraphim Solar System Co., Ltd.
Changzhou, China
2017, 2019, 2020, 2021View Site
Silfab Solar Inc.
Bellingham, U.S.A.
2017, 2019, 2020, 2021View Site
Vikram Solar Ltd.
Kolkata, India
2017, 2019, 2020, 2021View Site

3x Top Performers

Legal Entity Name
Factory Location(s)
Scorecard Apperances
Boviet Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
Song Khe-Noi Hoang Industrial Zone, Vietnam
2019, 2020, 2021View Site
First Solar, Inc.
Perrysburg, U.S.A.; Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
2018, 2020, 2021View Site
Shanghai Aerospace Automobile Electromechanical Co. ("HT-SAAE")
Istanbul, Turkey
2018, 2020, 2021View Site

2x Top Performers

Legal Entity Name
Factory Location(s)
Scorecard Appearances
Hyundai Energy Solutions Co., Ltd.
Van Trung Industrial Park, Vietnam
2017, 2021View Site
LG Electronics, Inc.
Gumi-si, South Korea
2018, 2021View Site
Suzhou Talesun Solar Technologies Co., Ltd.
Mabyangporn, Thailand
2017, 2021View Site

1x Top Performers

Legal Entity Name
Factory Location(s)
Scorecard Appearance
Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co., Ltd
Dongyang, China
2021View Site
ET Solar Inc.
Lianyungang, China; Yangzhou, China
2021View Site
HHDC Xining Solar Power Co., Ltd.
Xining, China
2021View Site
Jolywood (Taizhou) Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
Taizhou, China
2021View Site
Risen Energy Co., Ltd.
Yiwu, China
2021View Site
Vietnam Sunergy Joint Stock Company ("VSUN")
Dinh Tram Industrial Zone, Vietnam
2021View Site

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