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Market context
Australia purchasing view
Risen | RSM108-11-490BNDG / 495BNDG / 500BNDG / 505BNDG / 510BNDG / 515BNDG; scored model RSM108-11-515BNDG
66/ 100
Strong evidence coverage · 100%
Evidence checked 2026-09-22
Available in Australia · checked 2026-08-04
Buyer evidence: Ready (100% direct coverage).
Astronergy | CHSM48RN(DG)/F-BH 455 / 460 / 465 / 470 / 475 (96 half-cell, n-type TOPCon bifacial dual-glass)
68/ 100
Strong evidence coverage · 100%
Evidence checked 2026-09-01
Available in Australia · checked 2026-08-03
Buyer evidence: Ready (100% direct coverage).
| Measure | RSM108-11 54-cell | ASTRO N7s 2.0 48-cell |
|---|---|---|
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marks the better value on rows where a higher number is better. Temperature coefficient counts as higher when it is closer to zero. Size measures such as rated power carry no marker, because a larger product is a different choice rather than a better one.
| Measure | RSM108-11 54-cell | ASTRO N7s 2.0 48-cell |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | N-type TOPCon module | N-type TOPCon module |
| Published rated power range | 490–515 W | 455–475 W |
| Scored benchmark | 515 W | 475 W |
| Power | 515 W | 475 W |
| Efficiency | 23.2 % | 23.8 % (better value on this row) |
| Cell | N-type TOPCon | N-type TOPCon |
| Temp coeff | -0.29 %/°C | -0.29 %/°C |
| Evidence | RSM108-11 54-cell | ASTRO N7s 2.0 48-cell |
|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Available in Australia | Available in Australia |
| Checked | 2026-08-04 | 2026-08-03 |
| Certifications | The current Australian approved-module export lists RSM108-11-495BNDG through RSM108-11-515BNDG to IEC 61215:2021, including the scored 515 W model, with approval through 21 January 2028. | Astronergy Australia's download centre identifies the exact ASTRO N7s CHSM48RN(DG)/F-BH series as CEC approved; its datasheet publishes IEC 61215 and IEC 61730. |
| Warranty scope | Risen's n-type dual-glass warranty names RSM108-11-xxxBNDG at 15-year product and 30-year power coverage (99% after year one, then no more than 0.4% a year; the datasheet shows 87.4% at year 30). Revision A2[2024] applies to modules manufactured after 15 July 2024. Revision A2[2026], valid from 10 July 2026, applies to modules manufactured after that date and changes the remedy wording. Each revision also states that modules supplied by Risen while it is in force take its terms. A separate 25-year rooftop warranty for Australia and New Zealand, revision A2[2026], also names RSM108-11-xxxBNDG: it gives 25-year product and 30-year power coverage for modules first installed after 10 July 2026 on residential, industrial or commercial rooftops in Australia or New Zealand. The scored 15-year product term follows the dual-glass warranty; the documents reviewed are silent on which instrument prevails where more than one applies. All three provide authorized return and reshipment costs and transfer while the modules remain at the original installation, and all exclude removal, installation and reinstallation. | Astronergy's current Australian warranty is published alongside the exact CHSM48RN(DG)/F-BH family. It provides repair, replacement or compensation remedies, conditional freight reimbursement and whole-warranty assignment after prior written notice while the modules remain at the original site. Removal and reinstallation are customer costs. |
| Warranty remedy | A2[2024]: at Risen's option, repair or replacement with a new or remanufactured equivalent. A2[2026] dual-glass and AU/NZ rooftop warranties: at Risen's sole discretion, additional modules to cover a power gap, repair or replacement, or a refund of residual value or of the output-gap value, whichever is lower, at a market price set by Risen. | At Astronergy's sole discretion: repair, replacement, or fair-market-value compensation for the warranted wattage at the time of claim. A performance claim may instead receive replacement modules. |
| Labour and reinstallation | A2[2024] states repair or replacement at no charge for parts or labor. The A2[2026] documents do not repeat that wording. All three state that Risen does not bear removal, installation or reinstallation costs (clause 11). Removal, installation and reinstallation are not covered. | No separate labour reimbursement is stated. The customer bears the costs of dis-installation, repacking, replacement installation and reinstallation. The customer bears the costs of dis-installation and repacking of the defective module, installation of replacement modules and reinstallation of repaired modules. |
| Freight | After prior authorisation, return and reshipment follow the Incoterms used between supplier and purchaser. | A return requires Astronergy's RMA. The customer pays return transport first; after an accepted claim, Astronergy reimburses invoiced reasonable return transport up to a written pre-agreed amount and bears reasonable delivery transport for the repaired or replacement product. Taxes, duties, insurance and excess or delay-related costs are excluded. |
| Transfer and registration | Transfers with original proof of purchase while the modules remain at the original site and the prior owner has not breached the warranty. No pre-registration is stated; claims require purchase, product and defect evidence plus return authorisation. | The complete warranty may be assigned to a title holder after reasonable prior written notice. The modules must remain at the original site, Astronergy must have received full payment, and the new owner must accept the warranty if asked. No product-registration condition is stated. A claim must include model and serial details, installation information, proof of purchase and supporting evidence, and must be raised within 30 calendar days of discovery. |
| Grid/network approval evidence | Not applicable or not established | Not applicable or not established |
| Local product pathway | No separate local pathway recorded | No separate local pathway recorded |
| Buyer evidence | Ready (100% direct coverage): Local availability, buyer evidence, and the publication threshold are confirmed. | Ready (100% direct coverage): Local availability, buyer evidence, and the publication threshold are confirmed. |
| Safety notice | No model-specific notice recorded | No model-specific notice recorded |
| Review note | The exact scored 515 W model and 495-515 W family members are current Australian approved-module entries, expiring 21 January 2028. The 490 W global datasheet bin is not present in the current export. On 7 October 2026 the maker's Australian modules page lists RSM132-8-720-745BHDG, RSM132-11-610-635BNDG and RSM96-11-475BNDG, and its downloads page carries the exact RSM108-11-490-515BNDG datasheet (2025 H1) only in an archive section the maker describes as datasheets and manuals for older modules no longer sold in Australia, plus superseded revisions of current datasheets. No current RSM108-11 datasheet or named successor appears on those pages, and the archive description does not name this model individually. Warranty claims go through the retailer or installer, the maker's online form or afterservice@risen.com. | The exact 455-475 W family is published by Astronergy Australia. |
| Register: parts term | Not in the structured register | Not in the structured register |
| Register: labour and service | Not in the structured register | Not in the structured register |
| Register: transport and freight | Not in the structured register | Not in the structured register |
| Register: registration | Not in the structured register | Not in the structured register |
| Register: transferability | Not in the structured register | Not in the structured register |
| Register: explicit unknowns | Not in the structured register | Not in the structured register |
| Latest reviewed Approval Watch event | No exact-identity event in reviewed history | No exact-identity event in reviewed history |
| Sources | Source 1Source 2Source 3 | Source 1Source 2Source 3 |
These checks sit beside the benchmark score. They are site, tariff and contract questions that no product score can settle.
Ask for every model number to appear on the quote and order. The Clean Energy Council product lists are live: STC creation requires listed products at installation, and network requirements may also depend on current approval.
Have the retailer state the supply phase, inverter connection limit, export limit and any export-control cost. The local network connection agreement, not a generic datasheet, determines those settings. See the Australian Government's connection guidance.
Ask which bills or interval data, tariff, feed-in rate, export limit and future loads support the savings and payback claim. Self-consumed electricity and tariff timing usually matter more than a headline feed-in rate. See the system sizing and battery savings guidance.
Match the exact module model number, power class and label to the final design. Then check the proposed array size, roof layout, inverter limit and any export control as one system.
Keep the retailer, installer, manufacturer warranty and escalation path in the contract. Australian Consumer Law guarantees apply separately from any manufacturer warranty; where one business supplied both product and installation, it is generally responsible for the remedy. See the ACCC guidance.
A score lead is only meaningful inside this shared class or tier. Weigh it against the specification and evidence rows above before deciding.
Both products are scored in the Global Tier-1 class, on the same rubric weighting. Scores are not comparable across classes or tiers. Full methodology.