AIKO vs Epax Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison
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.
The two companies
- Founded
- 2009
- Headquarters
- Shanghai, China
- Listed
- SZSE: 600732
- Tier 1 bankable
- Yes
Epax Solar is an owner-managed wholesaler for photovoltaic components. They reliably supply solar installers across Germany and Europe with a wide product portfolio, thanks to direct manufacturer partnerships and efficient logistics. Epax Solar is committed to clean energy generation and sustainability.
- Founded
- 2019
- Headquarters
- Deggendorf, Germany
- Employees
- 1-10
Catalogue against catalogue
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.
What each of them builds
AIKO skews to higher efficiency: 85% of lineup is 23%+
AIKO offers more 600W+ panels (60% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>Back Contact</strong> (83%)
The flagships
Written summary
Epax Solar is a German company headquartered in Deggendorf, Bavaria, operating as an owner-managed, family-run photovoltaic wholesale distributor rather than a primary panel manufacturer. The company supplies solar installers and contractors across Germany and the wider European market with a broad range of PV components - modules, inverters, storage systems, and mounting hardware - sourced from partner manufacturers. No BloombergNEF Tier 1 bankability designation has been documented for Epax Solar, and no independently verified annual production capacity in gigawatts applies, as the firm does not operate its own large-scale cell or module fabrication. AIKO Solar, by contrast, is a Chinese manufacturer founded to develop and commercialize its proprietary all-back-contact cell technology, and by Q1 2025 the company reported approximately 20 GW of annual module production capacity. AIKO achieved BloombergNEF Tier 1 status in Q3 2024, confirming that its modules have been used in bankable, non-recourse financed projects worldwide. On institutional footprint, AIKO holds a substantially stronger position.
AIKO's product families center on N-type ABC (all-back-contact) modules, with lines such as Neostar targeting premium residential rooftops and the Infinite and Navigator series addressing commercial and industrial ground-mount applications. A March 2025 pv-magazine report noted a 500 W C&I back-contact module rated at 25% efficiency, and a February 2025 report documented a 480 W residential panel at 24.3% module efficiency - figures independently verified by industry press. Epax Solar, as a distributor, does offer panels under its own brand label, with ENF Solar listing models in roughly the 375-460 W range, but cell technology, efficiency ratings, and underlying manufacturer details are not transparently published, making direct technical comparison difficult.
For a typical buyer in 2025 looking for a bankable, high-efficiency panel with documented warranties and third-party validation, AIKO is the clearer choice. Epax Solar serves a different function - it is primarily a B2B distribution channel for the German and European installer trade, not a competing panel brand in the same sense. The two are not directly interchangeable: one is a vertically integrated module manufacturer with a global footprint, the other is a regional wholesaler.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-05-14
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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.