The assessment
How it scores, by category
Market position
The data
HJT module
Produces DC electricity at the roof. It contains no system-level power conversion or storage.
- Product role
- None in the module.
- Published range
- 440–465 W
- Electrical layer
- DC module output
- Construction
- Bifacial, Dual-glass
What the documents establish
Published evidence, source-reviewed non-disclosure and unresolved questions remain separate from the product score.
Performance guarantee: 30-year linear output
Wattage figure based on the sourced rated power (465 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 465 W at STC.
How this is modelled
Compounds this panel’s own published first-year (1%) and annual (0.3%/yr) degradation figures against its 465 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 (44°C) and temperature coefficient (-0.24%/°C), giving an estimated cell temperature of 60°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 | 422 W | 417 W | 410 W | 404 W | 397 W | 391 W |
| % of rated | 90.7% | 89.6% | 88.2% | 86.8% | 85.5% | 84.1% |
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. The score is anchored to HiT-H465CE-BF(ZB), the highest current Australian approved bin. Contractual warranty criteria are withheld. Scored model: HiT-H465CE-BF(ZB) · checked 2026-08-02. Evidence.
Sources & references · checked 2026-09-01
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.
How far the evidence reaches
- OutputManufacturer claim5 rows in the rings4 warranty terms beside the rings
- EnduranceCertified or regulator-listed1 of 2 rows in the rings beyond claim
- SafetyNot assessed for panels
- BackingWarranty terms: the maker's commitment3 warranty terms beside the rings
- FitManufacturer claim1 row in the rings2 design facts beside the rings
- FootprintNot assessed for panels
Rings, outside in: manufacturer claim, certified or regulator-listed, third-party source. The centre is review.solar's own measurement, empty for every product today. Warranty terms and design facts that rest on the maker's own word are counted beside the rings; a reviewed absence, or one that reaches beyond the maker's claim, stays in them. How the evidence puzzle works
Record revision. HD Hyundai HeteroMax CE-BF(ZB) residential datasheet dated 2025-02-18; current AC Solar Warehouse availability listing, live exact-family warranty copy and exact CEC entries checked 2026-08-03. First-market US and DE overlay review 2026-09-01: official regional catalogues recorded; Australian overlays and scores unchanged.
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- Independent energy yieldNot stated in reviewed documentsThe public documents reviewed for this record do not state this value. A published or independent source is requested.Offer a source
Product record history
One earlier entry recorded a source recheck rather than a change to the published figure, and is not listed here. Every entry remains in the evidence record.
6 changes to this record · 10 products changed in this update
AU Evidence sources
- Before
- https://acsolarwarehouse.com/documents/content/wrAne20xT0Wgag1BRUk6Ywo16f; https://acsolarwarehouse.com/download-center-hyundai; https://cleanenergycouncil.org.au/industry-programs/products-program/modules; https://static1.squarespace.com/static/64f73229c557984ac17e63ee/t/6806f460ca07b62d31c0ddac/1745286253268/HD_Hyundai_Energy_Solutions_PV%2BModule_Residential_CE-BF%28ZB%29_Datasheet%2825.02.18%29.pdf
- After
- https://acsolarwarehouse.com/documents/content/wrAne20xT0Wgag1BRUk6Ywo16f; https://acsolarwarehouse.com/download-center-hyundai; https://cer.gov.au/document/cec-approved-pv-modules-0; https://cleanenergycouncil.org.au/industry-programs/products-program/modules; https://static1.squarespace.com/static/64f73229c557984ac17e63ee/t/6806f460ca07b62d31c0ddac/1745286253268/HD_Hyundai_Energy_Solutions_PV%2BModule_Residential_CE-BF%28ZB%29_Datasheet%2825.02.18%29.pdf
DE Evidence sources
- Before
- https://eng.hd-hyundaies.co.kr/api/common/fileDownload.do?id=57CEAF9FE9BD582EE0630100007FE070; https://eng.hd-hyundaies.co.kr/business/module.do
- After
- https://eng.hd-hyundaies.co.kr/api/common/fileDownload.do?id=57CEAF9FE9BD582EE0630100007FE070; https://eng.hd-hyundaies.co.kr/api/common/fileDownload.do?id=5A8FFD30799FC3C7E0630100007F8D96; https://eng.hd-hyundaies.co.kr/business/module.do
DE Warranty conditions
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- labour: No labour allowance is stated. Clauses 3.D and 3.E place installation, removal, reinstallation, discarding and packaging costs on the customer.; registration: No product-registration condition is stated in the Hyundai Limited Warranty valid from 1 July 2026. Clause 5 requires written notice to the authorised reseller or distributor (or to Hyundai if none exists), the original invoice with serial and model numbers and supporting evidence no later than 14 days after the defect occurred, and Hyundai's written authorisation before any return.; remedy: Clauses 1 and 2: for a product defect, at Hyundai's sole option, repair or replacement, a refund of the purchase price paid to Hyundai less 3.3% annual depreciation, or a refund of the current market price of an equivalent module. For a power shortfall verified and agreed by Hyundai, at its sole discretion, additional modules, repair or replacement, the same depreciated refund, or a refund of the lost power multiplied by the current market price of an equivalent module. The performance warranty covers front-side output only and its remedy is provided once for the failed module (clause 2.A); clauses 1 and 2.B state that these remedies are exclusive.; removal reinstallation: Clauses 3.D and 3.E: installation, removal, reinstallation, discarding and packaging costs are paid by the customer and are not covered by Hyundai.; transferability: Clause 4: a subsequent owner at the original installation site is treated as the customer only if the modules remain installed in their original location and have not been moved, reinstalled, disassembled or materially altered after initial installation. That owner has no greater rights than the original end customer, is limited to the unexpired warranty period, and Hyundai may require reasonable evidence of the ownership succession or transfer and that the modules have remained at the original location. Except as expressly permitted, the warranty is not assignable by the customer, and clause 3.B(g) excludes modules moved from the original place of installation.; transport: Clause 3.D: if Hyundai chooses to collect replaced modules it pays the return shipping, and it pays reasonable transport to the relevant area for repair or replacement. Insurance, taxes, duties, demurrage, customs costs and costs arising from the customer's failure to cooperate are the customer's, as is all shipping if the collected modules are found not covered; visible transit damage must be notified within 30 days of delivery (clause 3.J).
DE Warranty scope
- Before
- Germany; no German warranty naming HiT-H465CE-BF(ZB) was attached, so six-field terms are not transferred from the Australian instrument.
- After
- Germany; the Hyundai Limited Warranty valid from 1 July 2026, attached to the maker's [EMEA/APAC] CE-BF(ZB) catalogue entry, names HiT-HxxxCE-BF(ZB) from 425 W to 470 W, including HiT-H465CE-BF(ZB), and provides 30-year product and performance terms. It covers only modules sold directly by Hyundai or through its authorised local distributors that carry a legible Hyundai logo and serial number, and only modules installed within the sales area, which the document does not define (clause 3.I). The document does not name Germany or any other country, is governed by Korean law (clause 8) and states that Hyundai may revise its terms without prior notice. Whether it is the instrument supplied with modules sold in Germany, or governs modules supplied before 1 July 2026, is not publicly established. Its terms differ from the Australian instrument and are not transferred from it.
AU Certifications
- Current text
- The CEC approved PV modules list, as published by the Clean Energy Regulator (export of 24 September 2026), includes HiT-H440CE-BF(ZB) through HiT-H465CE-BF(ZB) against IEC 61215:2021, each fire tested, approved 30 April 2025 with expiry 30 April 2028.
The previous text is not reproduced here: both versions run to a full research paragraph. Both are in the JSON record linked below.
Primary datasheetBifacial design+3 in JSON recordAU Warranty scope
- Current text
- Australia; a live exact-family Hyundai warranty copy on AC Solar Warehouse's domain, valid from 1 November 2024, expressly names HiT-HxxxCE-BF(ZB), including the scored 465 W code. It provides 30-year product and performance terms, repair, replacement or refund remedies, and limited authorised return and replacement transport. Installation, removal and reinstallation remain the customer's cost. The copy identifies Platform Energy Pty Ltd as importer and applies to original and subsequent owners while the modules remain at the original site. On 7 October 2026 AC Solar Warehouse's download page listed the CE-BF(ZB) warranty under a different file name, 'Hyundai Limited Warranty_AC SOLAR TRADING PTY LTD (final).pdf', and that link returned HTTP 404, so the file was not read. The maker's EMEA/APAC catalogue entry links a later Hyundai Limited Warranty valid from 1 July 2026 that names HiT-HxxxCE-BF(ZB) from 425 W to 470 W. Whether either of those documents governs current Australian supply is not publicly established, so the terms recorded here are those of the copy valid from 1 November 2024.
The previous text is not reproduced here: both versions run to a full research paragraph. Both are in the JSON record linked below.
Primary datasheetBifacial design+3 in JSON record
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DE Warranty confirmation
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- unconfirmed
10 changes to this record · 152 products changed in this update
US Support Note
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- HD Hyundai's official module catalogue marks NF(BK), NJ and NI families as US. It does not list HiT-H465CE-BF(ZB). Those US series are not transferred onto this CE-BF(ZB) record.
Source revision
- Before
- HD Hyundai HeteroMax CE-BF(ZB) residential datasheet dated 2025-02-18; current AC Solar Warehouse availability listing, live exact-family warranty copy and exact CEC entries checked 2026-08-03
- After
- HD Hyundai HeteroMax CE-BF(ZB) residential datasheet dated 2025-02-18; current AC Solar Warehouse availability listing, live exact-family warranty copy and exact CEC entries checked 2026-08-03. First-market US and DE overlay review 2026-09-01: official regional catalogues recorded; Australian overlays and scores unchanged.
DE Warranty scope
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- Germany; no German warranty naming HiT-H465CE-BF(ZB) was attached, so six-field terms are not transferred from the Australian instrument.
US Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://eng.hd-hyundaies.co.kr/business/module.do
DE Support Note
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- The official HD Hyundai module catalogue labels CE-BF(ZB) as EMEA/APAC and names HiT-H465CE-BF(ZB) inside 450-470 W. Manufacturer listing is established; distributor inventory is not inferred. LE-FB and US NF(BK) families are different identities and are not transferred.
DE Certifications
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- The official [EMEA/APAC] CE-BF(ZB) catalogue and datasheet name HiT-H450CE-BF(ZB) through HiT-H470CE-BF(ZB), including HiT-H465CE-BF(ZB).
DE Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://eng.hd-hyundaies.co.kr/api/common/fileDownload.do?id=57CEAF9FE9BD582EE0630100007FE070; https://eng.hd-hyundaies.co.kr/business/module.do
2 changes to this record · 109 products changed in this update
5 changes to this record · 118 products changed in this update
Independent energy yield: Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://scorecard.pvel.com/methodology/; https://scorecard.pvel.com/top-performers/; https://scorecard.pvel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022-PVEL-PV-Module-Reliability-Scorecard-Summary.pdf; https://scorecard.pvel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024-PV-Module-Reliability-Scorecard.pdf
Independent energy yield
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- No public independent yield result found in reviewed sources
Independent energy yield: Evidence status
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- reviewed_absence
1 change to this record · 65 products changed in this update
3 changes to this record · 106 products changed in this update
1 change to this record · 7 products changed in this update
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.
- DE market evidence checked
- Core scorecard evidence checked
- US market evidence checked
- Australian certification source identity verified
- AU market evidence checked
- Series benchmark evidence checked
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Our reading
HeteroMax CE-BF(ZB) 48-cell scores 65, placing 50 of 53 in the Premium Performance class against a class average of 67.9. Its strongest scoring dimension is performance & degradation (81), above the class average of 79. Sustainability scores 46, the lowest pillar for this product. The class average on sustainability is 52. Underlying specifications include a module efficiency of 23.3%, Heterojunction (HJT) cell technology, 30-year product warranty backed by a 30-year performance term.
Dietreich Farquharson · review.solar