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
- 530–550 W
- Electrical layer
- DC module output
- Construction
- All-black
Performance guarantee: 30-year linear output
Wattage figure based on the sourced rated power (550 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 550 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 550 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 | 545 W | 537 W | 527 W | 518 W | 508 W | 498 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 exact current rating established for the retained AU scope. Scored model: AIKO-A550-MCE60Mb · checked 2026-08-17. Evidence.
Sources & references · checked 2026-08-17
Strong evidence coverage
16 of 16 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 2026-08-17 from AIKO's current exact datasheet (202602 V4.1), retrieved and text-extracted locally rather than read from the product page, because AIKO's product pages and its own datasheets disagree on published bands. The sheet ladder spans 530-555 W; the retained Australian range is 530-550 W because the CER approved-module export checked 2026-08-12 lists MCE60Mb only across that band, expiring 2029-01-04.
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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 3S60 Full Black; model: AIKO-A530-MCE60Mb through AIKO-A550-MCE60Mb (120 half-cells, N-type ABC rear-contact); scored model AIKO-A550-MCE60Mb; score: 68.3
SourceArchived Source
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- sources/review.solar-zhejiang-aiko-solar-technology-co-ltd-aiko-neostar-3s60-full-black-530-550w-au-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
- AU market evidence checked
- Series benchmark evidence checked
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Our reading
Neostar 3S60 Full Black scores 68, placing 14 of 27 in the Premium Performance class against a class average of 69.5. Its strongest scoring dimension is architecture & design (83), above the class average of 83. Sustainability scores 46, the lowest pillar for this product. The class average on sustainability is 56. Underlying specifications include a module efficiency of 24.8%, N-type ABC cell technology, 25-year product warranty backed by a 30-year performance term.