The assessment
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Market position
The data
Solar module
Produces DC electricity at the roof. It contains no system-level power conversion or storage.
- Product role
- None in the module.
- Published range
- 655–680 W
- Electrical layer
- DC module output
- Construction
- Bifacial, Dual-glass
Performance guarantee: 30-year linear output
Wattage figure based on the sourced rated power (680 W) applied to the guaranteed floor; modular/format differences aside, this is the same rated-power spec shown above.
Modelled effective output, year by year
Year 1 to year 25. Rated 680 W at STC.
How this is modelled
Modelled from this panel’s own published first-year (1%) and annual (0.35%/yr) degradation figures, compounded against its 680 W rated (STC) output. This is a datasheet-derived estimate, not a field measurement or a warranty guarantee. Actual output also depends on site irradiance, temperature, soiling and system design.
| Year | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watts | 673 W | 664 W | 652 W | 640 W | 628 W | 616 W |
| % of rated | 99.0% | 97.6% | 95.8% | 94.1% | 92.3% | 90.6% |
Verification & sources
Market context
Global evidencechange in the site menu
Global benchmark. This scorecard is benchmarked globally. A global score does not imply local availability, certification, warranty coverage, or installer compatibility.
Benchmark anchor. The score uses the highest published power bin in the series. No market review has been completed, so no market-scoped range is published. Scored model: AIKO-A680-MAH78Dw · checked 2026-08-18. Evidence.
Sources & references · checked 2026-08-18
Strong evidence coverage
17 of 17 scored criteria link directly to a published source.
Values marked estimated, derived, or not found remain visible on the audit sheet and do not carry the same evidential weight as a linked source. Coverage measures direct links, not an independent guarantee that a claim is correct.
Record revision. Built 2026-08-18 from AIKO's exact datasheet 2408 V1.1, retrieved and text-extracted locally. Published as a global record rather than an Australian one: the CER approved-module export checked 2026-08-12 carries no listing for MAH78Dw in any wattage, and AIKO's Australia-New Zealand residential warranty does not name the code either, while the global Distributed Common Modules instrument does. This is the only module in AIKO's current catalogue with no Australian pathway, so no market has been reviewed rather than a market having been reviewed and found unavailable.
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- Archived copy of the primary sourcePDF ↗
Product record history
Baseline 2026-08-16 · 232 product records
Product record
kind: panel; brand: AIKO; name: Neostar 1U+78 Dual-Glass; model: AIKO-A655-MAH78Dw through AIKO-A680-MAH78Dw (156 half-cells, 6 x 26, N-type ABC rear-contact, bifacial dual glass); scored model AIKO-A680-MAH78Dw; score: 66.9
SourceArchived Source
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- sources/review.solar-zhejiang-aiko-solar-technology-co-ltd-aiko-neostar-1u-78-dual-glass-655-680w-global-datasheet.pdf
This is review.solar's publication history. It does not claim the product changed on the recorded date, and it excludes compatibility, system pairing, installation suitability and relative leaderboard prose. Open the complete JSON record.
Evidence timeline
Recorded verification events for this scorecard. These are evidence checks, not historical score snapshots.
- Core scorecard evidence checked
- Series benchmark evidence checked
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Our reading
Neostar 1U+78 Dual-Glass scores 67, placing 29 of 42 in the Premium Performance class against a class average of 68.2. Its strongest scoring dimension is architecture & design (88), running 6.6 points above the class average on this dimension. Guarantee & Backbone scores 44, the lowest pillar for this product. The class average on guarantee & backbone is 57. Underlying specifications include a module efficiency of 24.3%, N-type ABC cell technology, 15-year product warranty backed by a 30-year performance term.