It started as a rating system to measure the credit worthiness of solar panel brands for the banking and other financial institutions.
Bloomberg tier 1 solar panels list 2016.
Tier 1 in a nutshell.
You can read the full methodology on bloomberg new energy finance s website here.
Comprised of existing sources already made publicly available on the internet this latest tier 1 solar panels list 2020 is available in an easily indexable fashion for your convenience.
Tier 1 is a term created by bloomberg with no criteria of quality in the selection process.
Bloomberg q4 2016 company ranking tier 1 pv module makers release 2017 04 10 company news bloomberg new energy finance has developed a tiering system for pv module makers based on bankability to create a transparent differentiation between the hundreds of manufacturers of solar modules on the market.
Bloomberg does not audit manufacturing facilities or product.
Therefore the tier 1 list of solar panel manufacturers changes quarterly.
Bloomberg new energy finance bnef tracks the bankability of solar panel manufacturers through their tier 1 panel lists.
The official origin of the phrase tier 1 solar panels comes from bloomberg new energy finance.
Tier 1 is simply an investigation by bloomberg new energy finance that entails the solar panel manufacturer needing to show that 6 different finance houses have backed projects of over 1 5mwp of solar a fairly large solar farm within the last 2 years.