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

A.B. Energy
Germany Founded 1996
Read the A.B. Energy review
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Renewsys
India Founded 2011 Tier 1
Read the Renewsys review
At a glance

Renewsys has the broader catalog (45 vs 0 models). Renewsys leans bifacial (100% of lineup).

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 45
Highest power
0 Wp 650 Wp
Best efficiency
- 23.6%
Average efficiency
- 22.6%
Bifacial share
0% 100%
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
Renewsys

RenewSys is the first integrated manufacturer of Solar PV Modules and its key components - Encapsulants, Backsheets, and Solar PV Cells. Established in 2012, RenewSys is the renewable energy arm of the ENPEE Group, a diversified global conglomerate. They have manufacturing facilities in Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

Founded
2011
Headquarters
Mumbai, India
Annual capacity
2.5 GW/year
Employees
1,071
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric A.B. Energy Renewsys
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 0 45+45
Max Power 0 W 650 W+650 W
Avg Power 0 W 542 W+542 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency - 23.64%
Avg Efficiency - 22.57%
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient - -0.294%/°C
Bifacial Share 0 (0%) 45 (100%)+100 pp
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

Renewsys skews to higher efficiency: 24% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

Renewsys offers more 600W+ panels (36% of lineup)

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

Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</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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RenewSys is an Indian solar PV manufacturer founded in 2011 in Mumbai, operating as part of the Enpee Group, an industrial conglomerate with roots dating to 1961. The company has grown into one of India's most integrated solar producers, with module manufacturing capacity reported at approximately 5.5 GW and a high-efficiency cell line of around 4.5 GW under installation at its facilities in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Patalganga. RenewSys modules have undergone bankability audits by DNV GL and carry reinsurance from Munich RE, and the company appears on third-party Tier 1 solar panel lists. It exports to more than 50 countries and maintains representative offices in the United States and the Middle East. A.B. Energy, by contrast, is a small Italian company - listed on ENF Solar as a seller and distributor rather than a panel manufacturer - that appears to source and resell modules from established brands such as REC Solar, JA Solar, Trina Solar, and LONGi. No independent production capacity, cell technology ownership, or bankability certification could be confirmed for A.B. Energy through available sources. On institutional footprint alone, RenewSys is in an entirely different tier.

In terms of product offering, RenewSys manufactures its own Deserv line of modules, with recent launches centered on n-type TOPCon bifacial dual-glass panels in the 600 W to 625 W range, targeting utility-scale ground-mount projects as well as large commercial rooftops, particularly within India's domestic content requirement framework for government-backed schemes. A.B. Energy, operating as a distributor, does not offer a proprietary panel family; buyers purchasing through A.B. Energy are ultimately buying products made by the brands it carries, so performance and warranty terms depend entirely on whichever third-party manufacturer is chosen.

For a buyer evaluating these two names side by side, the framing matters: RenewSys is a manufacturer with a verifiable supply chain, certified components, and growing international reach, while A.B. Energy functions as a regional Italian intermediary. A buyer seeking panels directly from a traceable, bankable manufacturer should lean toward RenewSys; a buyer working through A.B. Energy is effectively choosing from that distributor's stocked brands rather than comparing it as a peer product.

Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-20

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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.