Jinko Solar

Updated on: 13/10/2014

Jinko Solar works on a vertically integrated model, producing crystalline ingots, wafers, cells, and crystalline PV panels. The company is one amongst to show the fastest growth rates in  Chinese Solar Panel Industry and has one of the lowest cost solar panel production process. Jinko is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. It has 1.2 GW capacity.

JinkoSolar has an international presence with factories in Shangrao and Haining, the global marketing center located in the modern business area of Pudong, Shanghai. There are European representative offices in Munich, Switzerland, Bologna and Montepellier, a US office in San Francisco and logistics warehouses in Europe. Jinko has a wide customer base in more than 10 countries, including Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, France, the Czech Republic, Israel, the United States, Japan, Australia and China.

Jinko Solar has a wide product range – producing Modules, Cells & Wafers. They all come in Monocrystalline & Multicrystalline makes.

Jinko Solar Modules

Jinko Solar modules are produced with nanotechnology-based silicon ink and processing platform and are UL, CSA, CEC, TÜV, VDE, MCS and CE certified. The PV modules can be widely applied in projects covering on-grid and off-grid systems for Residential, Commercial, Utility applications. The modules are designed to resist high wind pressure, snow loads, extreme temperatures and strict mechanical loading tests.

Classification of Jinko Solar Panels

A) Standard Module

1. JKM265P-60

Polycrystalline

• No. of Cells – 60
• Weight – 18.5 kg
• Efficiency – up to 16.19%
• Output – up to 265 Wp
• Low light intensity performance – good
• Anti-reflective coating
• Withstands high wind loads (2400 Pascal) and snow loads (5400 Pascal)
• High salt mist and ammonia resistance

Ideal for residential rooftop, commercial, public building, agricultural and industrial flat roofs to large scale ground-mounted solar plants.

2. JKM310P-72

Polycrystalline

• No. of Cells – 72
• Weight – 26.5 kg
• Efficiency – up to 15.98%
• Output – up to 310 Wp
• Performance in low-light irradiance environment – good
• Withstands high wind loads (2400Pascal)

3. JKM210M-72

Monocrystalline

• No. of Cells – 72
• Weight – 14.0 kg
• Efficiency – up to 16.45%
• Output – up to 210 Wp
• Anti-reflective coating
• Withstands high wind loads (2400Pascal) and snow loads (5400 Pascal)

4. JKM270M-60

Monocrystalline

• No. of Cells – 60
• Weight – 18.5 kg
• Efficiency – up to 16.5%
• Output – up to 270 Wp
• High salt mist and ammonia resistance
• Low light performance – good
• Withstands high wind loads (2400Pascal) and snow loads (5400 Pascal)

Ideal for places with space constraint, for example residential and commercial rooftop.

5. JKM275M-96

Monocrystalline

• No. of Cells – 96
• Weight – 19.5 kg
• Efficiency – up to 16.14%
• Output – up to 275 Wp
• Anti-reflective coating
• Withstands high wind loads (2400Pascal) and snow loads (5400 Pascal)

6. JKM315M-72

Monocrystalline

• No. of Cells – 72
• Weight – 26.5 kg
• Efficiency – up to 16.23%
• Output – up to 315 Wp
• Performance in low-light irradiance environment – good
• Withstands high wind loads (2400Pascal)

B) Eagle Module

1) JKM270PP-60

Polycrystalline

• No. of Cells – 60
• Weight – 18.5 kg
• Efficiency – up to 16.5%
• Output – up to 270 Wp
• Withstands wind/snow loads up to 5,400 Pa

Ideal for installations in regions of high temperature and high humidity.

2) JKM315PP-72

Polycrystalline

• No. of Cells – 72
• Weight – 26.5 kg
• Efficiency – up to 16.23%
• Output – up to 315 Wp
• Withstands high wind loads (2400Pascal) and snow loads (5400 Pascal)

Ideal for installations in coastal or agricultural areas.

C) Smart Module

1) M Series – Ideal for any rooftop orientation and solar power plant applications.

2) T Series

3) S Series

All Smart Modules come in two makes:

i) Polycrystalline

• No. of Cells – 60
• Weight – 18.5 kg
• Efficiency – up to 16.5%
• Output – up to 270 Wp

ii) Polycrystalline

• No. of Cells – 72
• Weight – 26.5 kg
• Efficiency – up to 16.23%
• Output – up to 315 Wp

You can also visit the company’s website for more details.

Costs & Affordability

Jinko Solar is amongst the most cheap solar panel brands in the world.  The prices the solar panels being sold are around $156 per 260 watt module, wholesale price for larger projects. For retail rates, the cost is generally 20% more.  Jinko Solar is one of the lowest cost solar panel manufacturer in China. Since it is a small company hence it sells at a much cheaper cost.

There were issues regarding pollution a couple of years ago, a brook got contaminated with waste from one of its factories, that set off violent protests. This questioned the company’s environmental credibility. Jinko’s shares lost 42% of their value in a week in the aftermath of the incident. However Jinko apologized for the spill, despite not formally accepting responsibility and made compensation payments to local farmers.

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