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A.B. Energy vs Amerisolar - solar panel manufacturer comparison

A.B. Energy
Germany Founded 1996
Read the A.B. Energy review
VS
Amerisolar
China Founded 1993
Read the Amerisolar review
At a glance

Amerisolar has the broader catalog (27 vs 0 models).

Both catalogues are read from the manufacturers' own datasheets. A brand is not scored against the market here, only against the other brand on this page.

Panel models
0 27
Highest power
0 Wp 665 Wp
Best efficiency
- 22.8%
Average efficiency
- 21.1%
Bifacial share
0% 0%
Average warranty
- 30 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
A.B. Energy

ABO Energy is a renewable energy company that develops and constructs renewable energy projects, focusing on wind, solar, and storage facilities. They offer turnkey solutions and have connected several gigawatts of nominal output to the grid. The company is active internationally and is committed to driving the energy...

Founded
1996
Headquarters
Wiesbaden, Germany
Employees
1,400
Amerisolar

Amerisolar, operating under Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing Group, is a professional solar PV module manufacturer with over 30 years of experience in production and quality control. The company operates manufacturing facilities across China, the USA, Vietnam, South Korea, and other countries, and serves markets...

Founded
1993
Headquarters
Shanghai, China
Annual capacity
9 GW/year
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric A.B. Energy Amerisolar
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 0 27+27
Max Power 0 W 665 W+665 W
Avg Power 0 W 546 W+546 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency - 22.83%
Avg Efficiency - 21.12%
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient - -0.340%/°C
Bifacial Share 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Avg Warranty - 30.0 yrs

An average over a catalogue describes the range a manufacturer publishes, not the module you would buy. A brand with two flagship panels and eighty older ones averages worse than one that has retired its back catalogue.

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What each of them builds

Cell technology across the market
Efficiency spread
Share of each catalogue in every efficiency band
Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

Amerisolar offers more 600W+ panels (22% of lineup)

A.B. Energy cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture
Amerisolar cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (74%)

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The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand
A.B. Energy all models
No panels from this manufacturer are in the database yet.
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Written summary

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Amerisolar is an American-branded solar module supplier operating under Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing (USA) Co., Ltd., with origins dating to 1993 and manufacturing facilities spread across China, Vietnam, Korea, and the United States. The company has accumulated a range of international certifications - including TUV, UL, ETL, MCS, and IEC - and claims bankability with several recognized financial institutions such as Bank of China, Deutsche Bank, and Wells Fargo. While Amerisolar has cited production capacity in the multi-gigawatt range in its own marketing materials, independent confirmation of its BloombergNEF Tier 1 designation has not appeared in publicly accessible industry databases as of mid-2025. A.B. Energy, by contrast, appears to be a much smaller and more regionally focused entity. Multiple searches returned only an Italian company by that name whose core business is cogeneration systems, along with a brief ENF Solar listing as a seller - not a panel manufacturer - based in Italy. No credible third-party review, bankability assessment, or product datasheet for A.B. Energy as a photovoltaic panel brand could be confirmed. On institutional footprint, Amerisolar holds the stronger documented position by a wide margin.

Amerisolar's catalog is generally positioned toward budget-to-mid-range commercial and off-grid applications, with monocrystalline PERC modules forming the bulk of available product lines that reviewers on EnergySage and SolarReviews have examined. The panels are frequently described as serviceable for residential rooftop systems, marine and RV installations, and small commercial ground mounts where cost efficiency matters more than cutting-edge cell technology. No confirmed TOPCon or HJT production line for Amerisolar has surfaced in recent trade press. For A.B. Energy, the absence of independently verified product families, efficiency data, or installer feedback makes any technology-level comparison impossible to substantiate.

For a typical buyer in 2025, Amerisolar represents a known quantity with documented certifications and an established, if mixed, track record - suitable primarily for cost-sensitive projects where top-tier bankability is not a hard requirement. A.B. Energy cannot be evaluated on the same terms given the near-total absence of verifiable manufacturer-level data, and prospective buyers should independently verify whether the brand even produces panels before considering it.

Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-08

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Something missing from a catalogue? Both lists are built from the datasheets in the database. If a model is absent, it has not been ingested yet.

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Comparisons are computed from manufacturer datasheets held in the ComparePV database and may not reflect a brand's complete current lineup. Nothing on this page is paid placement.