AIKO vs Lina Energy - solar panel manufacturer comparison
AIKO has the broader catalog (144 vs 37 models). AIKO leads on peak efficiency at 25.20%.
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
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- Founded
- 2017
- Headquarters
- Lancaster, United Kingdom
- Employees
- 28
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%)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (30%)
The flagships
Written summary
Lina Energy is a small renewable-energy company founded around 2016 and headquartered in Bulgaria, with additional offices in Jordan and China. It operates primarily as an EPC contractor and system integrator - engineering, procuring, and commissioning solar installations across residential, commercial, and utility segments - rather than as a volume module manufacturer. It does not appear on any BloombergNEF Tier 1 Solar Module Maker list, and its annual revenues remain in the low single-digit millions of dollars. AIKO, by contrast, traces its manufacturing roots to Shanghai in the late 1990s and has grown into a vertically integrated, globally traded PV producer with roughly 20 GW of annual cell and module production capacity as of early 2025. AIKO achieved BloombergNEF Tier 1 status in Q3 2024, placing it among the top fraction of the roughly 17,000 solar companies worldwide in terms of bankability. In terms of institutional footprint, AIKO is the substantially larger and more established manufacturing entity.
On the product side, Lina Energy offers a modest catalogue of mono- and polycrystalline modules in the 280 W to 450 W range, suited to small-scale rooftop and off-grid builds in its home markets. AIKO's flagship offering is built around its proprietary ABC (All Back Contact) N-type cell technology, which moves every conductor to the rear of the cell to maximise light absorption. Mass-production cell efficiencies have consistently topped Taiyangnews global rankings since early 2023, and AIKO set a mass-production module efficiency record of 24.4% in mid-2025. The company backs its panels with a 30-year performance warranty and took first place in the 2025 SolarQuotes Installers' Choice Awards in Australia. AIKO panels are positioned at the premium end of the market and suit buyers who want maximum power density - particularly useful on constrained roof spaces.
For most buyers in 2025, AIKO is the more defensible choice: it carries Tier 1 bankability, a verifiable technology lead, and genuine global distribution. Lina Energy may suit project developers who are specifically procuring EPC services in Southeast Europe or the Middle East, but it is not a like-for-like competitor in the global panel market.
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.