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A.B. Energy vs CW Enerji - solar panel manufacturer comparison

A.B. Energy
Germany Founded 1996
Read the A.B. Energy review
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CW Enerji
Turkey Founded 2010
Read the CW Enerji review
At a glance

CW Enerji has the broader catalog (15 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 15
Highest power
0 Wp 550 Wp
Best efficiency
- 21.4%
Average efficiency
- 20.5%
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
CW Enerji

CW Enerji is a Turkish solar panel manufacturer and energy solutions provider established in 2010, headquartered in Antalya. The company produces monocrystalline and TopCon N-Type solar panels with an annual capacity of 1.8 GW, and also offers energy storage, EV charging, and heat pump solutions. It is publicly traded...

Founded
2010
Headquarters
Antalya, Turkey
Annual capacity
1-2 GW/year
Employees
1000-2000
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric A.B. Energy CW Enerji
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 0 15+15
Max Power 0 W 550 W+550 W
Avg Power 0 W 475 W+475 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency - 21.36%
Avg Efficiency - 20.51%
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient - -0.357%/°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
A.B. Energy cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture
CW Enerji cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (100%)

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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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CW Enerji is a Turkish solar panel manufacturer headquartered in Antalya, founded in 2010, with an annual production capacity of approximately 1.8 GW. Its panels reach international markets including the United States under the CW Energy USA brand, where Turkish-origin modules currently enter tariff-free - a meaningful commercial advantage over Chinese-made equivalents. CW Enerji appears on EnergySage's marketplace and carries a credible public profile, though no independent confirmation of BloombergNEF Tier 1 status was found in publicly available sources. A.B. Energy is a small Italian firm listed on the ENF Solar directory primarily as an energy equipment seller; it draws on the shareholders' background in electrical and electronic systems but does not appear to operate as a volume solar panel manufacturer with documented production scale or bankability ratings. By institutional footprint, CW Enerji is the substantially larger and better-documented entity.

CW Enerji's catalog spans a wide power range, from compact low-wattage modules suited to off-grid or DIY applications up to high-wattage panels in the 600-675 W class for utility-scale ground mounts. EnergySage notes that the company's top residential module reaches up to 23.04% efficiency, backed by a 12-year product warranty and a 30-year performance guarantee retaining at least 80% of rated output - terms broadly in line with mid-to-premium market standards. The specific dominant cell technology across CW Enerji's lineup is not uniformly confirmed in reviewed sources, though its efficiency range is consistent with advanced PERC or N-type TOPCon architectures. A.B. Energy's product scope as a solar panel supplier remains too thinly documented to characterize reliably.

For a buyer comparing these two names in 2025, CW Enerji is the clear default. It offers a verifiable track record, competitive pricing aided by tariff advantages in the US market, a broad product range covering residential through utility applications, and third-party visibility on platforms like EnergySage. A.B. Energy does not present the same level of market presence or manufacturing credentials, making it difficult to recommend as a like-for-like alternative.

Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-09

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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.