The assessment
How it scores, by category
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
- 395–415 W
- Electrical layer
- DC module output
- Construction
- Not recorded
Performance guarantee: 30-year linear output
Wattage figure based on the sourced rated power (415 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, at 30°C and 1000 W/m². Rated 415 W at STC.
How this is modelled
Compounds this panel’s own published first-year (2%) and annual (0.5%/yr) degradation figures against its 415 W rated (STC) output, then derates for the ambient and irradiance selected. Output is scaled roughly linearly with irradiance (1000 W/m² against the 1000 W/m² STC reference). This is the dominant real-world effect at low light, whether from cloud, shading or soiling. Output is then further derated for heat, from this panel’s own NOCT (45°C) and temperature coefficient (-0.35%/°C), giving an estimated cell temperature of 61°C at that ambient and irradiance. A datasheet-derived estimate, not a field measurement or a warranty guarantee: it does not account for this panel’s own low-light efficiency response (a separate, less-consistently-published spec), or for wind and system design. See NOCT and temperature coefficient in the glossary.
Control panel
| Year | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watts | 355 W | 348 W | 339 W | 330 W | 321 W | 312 W |
| % of rated | 85.6% | 83.8% | 81.6% | 79.5% | 77.3% | 75.1% |
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. California lists bins to 435 W that no Boviet datasheet documents; the series range is fixed to the documented 395 to 415 W and the scored bin is its maximum. Scored model: BVM7609M-415-H-HC-BF-DG · checked 2026-08-04. Evidence.
Sources & references · checked 2026-09-01
Strong evidence coverage
28 of 28 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 a guarantee that a claim is correct.
How far the evidence reaches
2 of 5 questions with checkable rows have a row beyond the maker's claim.
- Output1 of 6 checkable rows beyond the maker's claimMaker-only: 4 maker's commitments
- Endurance1 of 7 checkable rows beyond the maker's claim
- SafetyNot scored for panels
- Backing2 checkable rows, none beyond the maker's claimMaker-only: 3 maker's commitments
- Fit1 checkable row, not beyond the maker's claimMaker-only: 3 design facts
- Footprint2 checkable rows, none beyond the maker's claim
- Third-party source
- Certified or regulator-listed
- Manufacturer claim
- Reviewed absence
Each bar is one question's checkable rows for this product at true share, stronger tiers first; hatching marks a reviewed absence: not published, we looked. Maker-only rows (warranty terms and design facts that rest on the maker's own documents) are counted under each question, never dropped. review.solar has measured none of these rows itself. How the evidence puzzle works
Record correction. Corrected 2026-10-23: Carbon footprint / EPD moves from 'Not published' to 'Carbon footprint / corporate ESG stated (no EPD)'. The row's own source, Boviet's EPD EPDITALY0800, covers a different product that shares the BVM7609M stem, the TOPCon BVM7609M-BF variant rated 400 to 440 W, not this PERC dual-glass model, so decision D5 of 22 October 2026 credits it at that band (55); the row had printed 'Not published'. Datasheet V7 of 14 January 2026, warranty BV-QA-15 revision A0 of 13 February 2024. First-market DE overlay review 2026-09-01: official German catalogues recorded; existing United States overlay and scores unchanged. Salt-mist evidence reviewed 4 October 2026: the exact 415 W PERC BF-DG V7 sheet dated 14 January 2026 is available through the official Inox Solar Americas host. It declares IEC 61701 salt-mist testing without a published severity level, certificate or report identifier, standard revision, test duration or measured loss. The declaration applies to this PERC BF-DG family; results from the TOPCon BF variant, BVM7612M or other power bins are not transferred. Corrected 2026-10-21: this note previously said existing Australian overlays were unchanged; the record carried none.
- Sourced valuesData card →
- Archived copy of the primary sourcePDF ↗
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- Energy yield evidenceThird-party test ↗
Product record history
7 changes to this record · 280 products changed in this update
Carbon footprint / EPD: Evidence status
- Before
- Reviewed absence
- After
- Sourced
PID (IEC TS 62804)
- Before
- Independently tested / certified
- After
- Third-party tested / certified
Source revision
- After this change
- Corrected 2026-10-23: Carbon footprint / EPD moves from 'Not published' to 'Carbon footprint / corporate ESG stated (no EPD)'. The row's own source, Boviet's EPD EPDITALY0800, covers a different product that shares the BVM7609M stem, the TOPCon BVM7609M-BF variant rated 400 to 440 W, not this PERC dual-glass model, so decision D5 of 22 October 2026 credits it at that band (55); the row had printed 'Not published'. Datasheet V7 of 14 January 2026, warranty BV-QA-15 revision A0 of 13 February 2024. First-market DE overlay review 2026-09-01: official German catalogues recorded; existing United States overlay and scores unchanged. Salt-mist evidence reviewed 4 October 2026: the exact 415 W PERC BF-DG V7 sheet dated 14 January 2026 is available through the official Inox Solar Americas host. It declares IEC 61701 salt-mist testing without a published severity level, certificate or report identifier, standard revision, test duration or measured loss. The declaration applies to this PERC BF-DG family; results from the TOPCon BF variant, BVM7612M or other power bins are not transferred. Corrected 2026-10-21: this note previously said existing Australian overlays were unchanged; the record carried none.
The previous text is not reproduced here: both versions run to a full research paragraph. Both are in the JSON record linked below.
Primary datasheetThird-party energy yield: Evidence sources
- Before
- https://scorecard.pvel.com/methodology/; https://scorecard.pvel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024-PV-Module-Reliability-Scorecard.pdf
- After
- https://scorecard.pvel.com/methodology/; https://web.archive.org/web/20250820221334/https://scorecard.pvel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024-PV-Module-Reliability-Scorecard.pdf
Carbon footprint / EPD
- Before
- Not published
- After
- Carbon footprint / corporate ESG stated (no EPD)
1 change to this record · 30 products changed in this update
Source revision
- After this change
- Datasheet V7 of 14 January 2026, warranty BV-QA-15 revision A0 of 13 February 2024. First-market DE overlay review 2026-09-01: official German catalogues recorded; existing United States overlay and scores unchanged. Salt-mist evidence reviewed 4 October 2026: the exact 415 W PERC BF-DG V7 sheet dated 14 January 2026 is available through the official Inox Solar Americas host. It declares IEC 61701 salt-mist testing without a published severity level, certificate or report identifier, standard revision, test duration or measured loss. The declaration applies to this PERC BF-DG family; results from the TOPCon BF variant, BVM7612M or other power bins are not transferred. Corrected 2026-10-21: this note previously said existing Australian overlays were unchanged; the record carried none.
The previous text is not reproduced here: both versions run to a full research paragraph. Both are in the JSON record linked below.
Primary datasheet
1 change to this record · 30 products changed in this update
Source revision
- After this change
- Datasheet V7 of 14 January 2026, warranty BV-QA-15 revision A0 of 13 February 2024. First-market DE overlay review 2026-09-01: official German catalogues recorded; existing United States overlay and scores unchanged. Salt-mist evidence reviewed 4 October 2026: the exact 415 W PERC BF-DG V7 sheet dated 14 January 2026 is available through the official Inox Solar Americas host. It declares IEC 61701 salt-mist testing without a published severity level, certificate or report identifier, standard revision, test duration or measured loss. The declaration applies to this PERC BF-DG family; results from the TOPCon BF variant, BVM7612M or other power bins are not transferred.
The previous text is not reproduced here: both versions run to a full research paragraph. Both are in the JSON record linked below.
Primary datasheet
1 change to this record · 22 products changed in this update
Carbon footprint / EPD: Evidence sources
- Before
- https://www.epditaly.it/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/EPD-of-Boviet-Photovoltaic-Modules_20240828.pdf
- After
- https://bovietsolar.com/wp-content/uploads/Boviet-Solar_ESG-Report-2024.pdf; https://www.epditaly.it/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/EPD-of-Boviet-Photovoltaic-Modules_20240828.pdf
3 changes to this record · 9 products changed in this update
US Warranty scope
- After this change
- United States; a 12-year product and 30-year performance warranty guaranteeing 98% after year one, 0.5% maximum annual decline and 83.5% at year 30. The remedy at Boviet's option is repair, replacement or residual market value, transportation is covered on documented and pre-approved claims, and installation, removal and reinstallation costs are excluded. Cover transfers while the modules remain at the original location. The warranty document's claims clause directs owners to an address and email listed in the document, but lists only the website, and no United States telephone number is published anywhere on Boviet's site, so the claim path runs through a web form. These figures follow the Double Glass warranty BV-QA-15. On 7 October 2026 Boviet's commercial and industrial product page listed this module code as single glass with a transparent back, although the code and the datasheet describe double glass, and linked the Transparent Back warranty BV-QA-16 instead; the file linked there states a 0.45% maximum annual decline and 84.95% at year 30, as the datasheet does, while the BV-QA-16 file on the product resources page states 0.5% and 83.5%. None of these warranty documents prints the model code, so which warranty governs this exact module is not publicly established.
The previous text is not reproduced here: both versions run to a full research paragraph. Both are in the JSON record linked below.
US market evidenceFinancial strength & warranty backing+3 in JSON recordUS Certifications
- After this change
- The datasheet certifies UL 61730, IEC 61215 and IEC 61730 with UL 61730 fire performance Type 29, and cites IEC TS 62804-1 PID testing. Boviet publishes no UL or IEC product certificates on its site, only SGS ISO management-system certificates.; The exact BVM7609M-415-H-HC-BF-DG is on the California Energy Commission PV Module List with UL 61730 safety certification, 415 W nameplate, described as a 108 half-cut cell double glass bifacial module, with a listing date of 11 December 2024; the whole 18-row family shares that date. The Commission's row (list read 7 October 2026, stated unchanged since 1 October 2026) records Voc 38.47 V, Isc 13.51 A, Vmp 32.37 V and Imp 12.83 A, which differ from the datasheet's 415 W column at STC of 37.86 V, 13.74 A, 32.16 V and 12.91 A; neither source explains the difference, and no electrical value from either source is scored here.
The previous text is not reproduced here: both versions run to a full research paragraph. Both are in the JSON record linked below.
US market evidenceFinancial strength & warranty backing+3 in JSON recordUS Support Note
- After this change
- Boviet's United States business was acquired by INOX Solar Americas, LLC, backed by INOX Clean Energy of the INOXGFL Group, in a transaction Boviet announced in May 2026 as an approximately 750 million dollar sale expressly motivated by foreign entity of concern alignment, with completion reported that month; the Vietnamese parent's exchange filing put the module company consideration at up to 254 million dollars with the cell project excluded, and the warranty on this product is still issued by the Vietnamese entity. Module assembly at Greenville, North Carolina began April 2025 at a stated 2 GW capacity, the datasheet carries both Made in USA and Made in Vietnam badges without saying which site builds which bin, the family EPD names the Vietnam plant, and the United States cell factory is unopened with commissioning expected by December 2026, so cells remain imported. Boviet's contact page, read on 7 October 2026, lists Inox Solar Americas headquarters and PV module and cell production at 1125 Sugg Parkway, Greenville, North Carolina and prints no other address; there is no installer or distributor locator.
The previous text is not reproduced here: both versions run to a full research paragraph. Both are in the JSON record linked below.
US market evidenceFinancial strength & warranty backing+3 in JSON record
6 changes to this record · 1 product changed in this update
Salt mist (IEC 61701): Evidence status
- Before
- Reviewed absence
- After
- Sourced
Salt mist (IEC 61701)
- Before
- Not Listed
- After
- Certified (IEC 61701), severity not published
Salt mist (IEC 61701): Evidence sources
- Before
- https://bovietsolar.com/wp-content/uploads/1_Vega_BVM7609M-395-415W-H-HC-BF-DG.pdf
- After
- https://inoxsolar.us/wp-content/uploads/1_Vega_BVM7609M-395-415W-H-HC-BF-DG.pdf
Source revision
- After this change
- Datasheet V7 of 14 January 2026, warranty BV-QA-15 revision A0 of 13 February 2024. First-market DE overlay review 2026-09-01: official German catalogues recorded; existing Australian and United States overlays and scores unchanged. Salt-mist evidence reviewed 4 October 2026: the exact 415 W PERC BF-DG V7 sheet dated 14 January 2026 is available through the official Inox Solar Americas host. It declares IEC 61701 salt-mist testing without a published severity level, certificate or report identifier, standard revision, test duration or measured loss. The declaration applies to this PERC BF-DG family; results from the TOPCon BF variant, BVM7612M or other power bins are not transferred.
The previous text is not reproduced here: both versions run to a full research paragraph. Both are in the JSON record linked below.
Primary datasheet
5 changes to this record · 152 products changed in this update
Source revision
- Before
- Datasheet V7 of 14 January 2026, warranty BV-QA-15 revision A0 of 13 February 2024
- After
- Datasheet V7 of 14 January 2026, warranty BV-QA-15 revision A0 of 13 February 2024. First-market DE overlay review 2026-09-01: official German catalogues recorded; existing Australian and United States overlays and scores unchanged.
DE Support Note
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- bovietsolar.com/de redirects to a global solutions page, not a German product catalogue, and does not name BVM7609M-415-H-HC-BF-DG.
DE Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://bovietsolar.com/de/; https://bovietsolar.com/solutions/designed-to-deliver
2 changes to this record · 109 products changed in this update
5 changes to this record · 118 products changed in this update
Third-party energy yield: Evidence sources
- Before
- https://scorecard.pvel.com/top-performers/
- After
- https://scorecard.pvel.com/methodology/; https://scorecard.pvel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024-PV-Module-Reliability-Scorecard.pdf
Third-party energy yield: Evidence status
- Before
- Reviewed absence
- After
- Sourced
Third-party energy yield
- Before
- Not independently yield-tested
- After
- Brand or series yield-tested; exact model not covered
6 changes to this record · 65 products changed in this update
Encapsulant chemistry: Evidence sources
- Before
- https://bovietsolar.com/wp-content/uploads/1_Vega_BVM7609M-395-415W-H-HC-BF-DG.pdf
- After
- No longer recorded
9 changes to this record · 106 products changed in this update
Damp heat extended (2000h): Evidence sources
- Before
- https://bovietsolar.com/wp-content/uploads/1_Vega_BVM7609M-395-415W-H-HC-BF-DG.pdf
- After
- No longer recorded
Awards: Evidence sources
- Before
- https://bovietsolar.com/wp-content/uploads/1_Vega_BVM7609M-395-415W-H-HC-BF-DG.pdf
- After
- No longer recorded
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.
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- DE market evidence checked
- US market evidence checked
- Series benchmark evidence checked
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Our reading
Vega BVM7609M scores 61, placing 42 of 66 in the Global Tier-1 class against a class average of 63.8. Its highest-scoring dimension is architecture & design (74), above the class average of 72. Efficiency & Yield scores 52, the lowest pillar for this product. The class average on efficiency & yield is 61. Underlying specifications include a module efficiency of 21.25%, 12-year product warranty backed by a 30-year performance term.
Dietreich Farquharson · review.solar