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AIKO vs APsystems - solar panel manufacturer comparison

AIKO
China Founded 2009 Tier 1
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APsystems
China Founded 2010
Read the APsystems review
At a glance

AIKO has the broader catalog (144 vs 0 models). AIKO leans bifacial (24% 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
144 0
Highest power
805 Wp 0 Wp
Best efficiency
25.2% -
Average efficiency
23.7% -
Bifacial share
24% 0%
Average warranty
30 yrs -
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
AIKO
Founded
2009
Headquarters
Shanghai, China
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
APsystems

APsystems (Altenergy Power System, operating as Yuneng Technology) is a global manufacturer specializing in multi-module microinverters, energy storage systems, and rapid shutdown devices for residential and commercial solar installations. Founded in Silicon Valley in 2010 and now headquartered in China with a major...

Founded
2010
Headquarters
Jiaxing, China
Employees
500-1000
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric AIKO APsystems
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 144+144 0
Max Power 805 W+805 W 0 W
Avg Power 581 W+581 W 0 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 25.20% -
Avg Efficiency 23.65% -
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.271%/°C -
Bifacial Share 35 (24%)+24 pp 0 (0%)
Avg Warranty 29.5 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

AIKO skews to higher efficiency: 85% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

AIKO offers more 600W+ panels (60% of lineup)

AIKO cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: Back Contact (83%)

APsystems cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture
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The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand
APsystems 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.