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

A.B. Energy
Germany Founded 1996
Read the A.B. Energy review
VS
Yingli
China Founded 1998 Tier 1
Read the Yingli review
At a glance

Yingli has the broader catalog (196 vs 0 models). Yingli leans bifacial (57% 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
0 196
Highest power
0 Wp 735 Wp
Best efficiency
- 24.1%
Average efficiency
- 21.3%
Bifacial share
0% 57%
Average warranty
- 28 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
Yingli

Yingli Solar, also known as Yingli Green Energy, is a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated PV manufacturers. The company develops, manufactures, and sells PV modules to a wide range of markets. Yingli's mission is to provide affordable green energy for all.

Founded
1998
Headquarters
Baoding, Hebei, China
Annual capacity
2.45 GW/year
Employees
9000+
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric A.B. Energy Yingli
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 0 196+196
Max Power 0 W 735 W+735 W
Avg Power 0 W 524 W+524 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency - 24.10%
Avg Efficiency - 21.28%
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient - -0.330%/°C
Bifacial Share 0 (0%) 112 (57%)+57 pp
Avg Warranty - 27.9 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

Yingli skews to higher efficiency: 21% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

Yingli offers more 600W+ panels (37% of lineup)

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

Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (32%)

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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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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.